€1,150 Main Event | 2026 Irish Open

5 hours 28 minutes ago

Luca Bernardi Eliminated in 15th Place (€27,710)

Stewart Morrison

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Oliver Gayko opened the action with a shove for 5,500,000 from early position. Luca Bernardi then moved his stack of 4,300,000 into the middle too. Table big stack, Isaac Barker, was the only other player to get involved, putting two players at risk of elimination.

Luca Bernardi: 9♣9♥ All in
Oliver Gayko: A♦J♣ All in
Isaac Barker: Q♠Q♣

The 10♣2♠K♥ flop kept the pocket queens ahead, but the A♣ turn saw Gayko leapfrog into the lead.

The 5♦ river completed the board, seeing Gayko near triple up, but Bernardi was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Barker	21,300,000 5,700,000	5,700,000
Oliver Gayko	16,550,000 6,850,000	6,850,000
Luca Bernardi	Busted

Tags: Isaac Barker Luca Bernardi Oliver Gayko

5 hours 32 minutes ago

Steve O'Dwyer Eliminated in 16th Place (€24,120)

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Frank Visser

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer open-jammed for 4,200,000 under the gun. It folded to Vasyl Palandiuk on the button, who called to take the pot to a heads up showdown.

Steve O'Dwyer: K♦K♣ All in
Vasyl Palandiuk: A♥J♦

O'Dwyer just needed to fade an ace to double up, but the Q♥A♠Q♣ brought one on the felt. The 8♠ turn was no help to O'Dwyer, and the A♦ river improved Palandiuk to a full house.

Palandiuk raked in the last of O'Dwyer's chips as the 2022 champion departed the record-breaking 2026 edition of the Irish Open Main Event in 16th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vasyl Palandiuk	25,680,000 5,200,000	5,200,000
Steve O'Dwyer	Busted

Tags: Steve O'Dwyer Vasyl Palandiuk

5 hours 33 minutes ago

Twomey Rivers Winner

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Frank Visser

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Narcis Nedelcu made it 1,000,000 to go under the gun. Matthew Twomey was interested in a flop and called in the next seat over.

Twomey called Nedelcu's continuation-bet of 800,000 on the 5♠6♣2♥ flop, after which both players checked the Q♦ turn. The A♣ river saw Nedelcu toss in the minimum bet of 500,000, which Twomey snapped off.

Nedelcu showed K♦K♣ for a pair of kings, but Twomey had rivered a pair of aces with A♠9♠ to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Twomey	20,500,000 1,950,000	1,950,000
Narcis Nedelcu	18,600,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Tags: Matthew Twomey Narcis Nedelcu

5 hours 37 minutes ago

Feature Table Chip Counts

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Frank Visser

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Danilo Donnini	34,780,000 19,930,000	19,930,000

Vasyl Palandiuk	20,480,000 5,995,000	5,995,000
Francesco Gisolfi	19,930,000 2,030,000	2,030,000
Marios Papazois	17,280,000 1,920,000	1,920,000
Daryl McAleenan	16,850,000 4,700,000	4,700,000
Jarkko Suokas	14,900,000 700,000	700,000
Weijie Zheng	7,950,000 4,450,000	4,450,000
Steve O'Dwyer	4,200,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

5 hours 44 minutes ago

Gerard Carbo Eliminated in 17th Place (€24,120)

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Frank Visser

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Narcis Nedelcu made it 1,150,000 in the cutoff. Small blind Gerard Carbo then three-bet to 7,325,000 in the small blind, leaving only 200,000 behind.

Nedelcu just called, after which Carbo's final chips were committed on the K♥Q♦5♠ flop.

Gerard Carbo: J♣10♣ All in
Narcis Nedelcu: 9♠9♦

Carbo had flopped an open-ender for some extra outs in the flip, although the 5♥ turn reduced his number of outs.

The 4♠ river remained clean for Nedelcu's nines, and he shipped the pot to eliminate Carbo in 17th place and leave two tables in play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Narcis Nedelcu	20,800,000 10,150,000	10,150,000

Gerard Carbo	Busted

Tags: Gerard Carbo Narcis Nedelcu

5 hours 49 minutes ago

Kenneth Svendsen Eliminated in 18th Place (€20,960)

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Stewart Morrison

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Danilo Donnini got the ball rolling with a raise to 800,000 from early position. This picked up calls from Weijie Zheng in the cutoff, Vasyl Palandiuk in the small blind, and Kenneth Svendsen in the big blind.

The dealer spread a 10♥3♥9♠ flop, which saw action check to the Zheng. After assembling some chips, he put 1,200,000 into the middle, which Palandiuk called in the small blind. Svendsen then opted to raise to 4,300,000 from the big blind, leaving just 300,000 behind.

The action folded back to Palandiuk, who moved all in, and Svendsen called.

Kenneth Svendsen: 10♣8♥ All in
Vasyl Palandiuk: K♠10♠

Svendsen was going to need some help if he was to survive, but the deck didn't have any help in store.

The 7♦ turn offered hope, but the 2♥ river was a brick that saw Svendsen eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vasyl Palandiuk	26,475,000 1,925,000	1,925,000
Kenneth Svendsen	Busted

Tags: Danilo Donnini Kenneth Svendsen Vasyl Palandiuk Weijie Zheng

Level: 35

Blinds: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 500,000

5 hours 59 minutes ago

Mael Chicot Eliminated in 19th Place (€20,960)

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Stewart Morrison

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Seeing a raise to 800,000 ahead of him, Mael Chicot moved all in for 6,725,000. The action folded back to Edward Dunphy, the original raiser, who called.

Mael Chicot: 10♠10♣ All in
Edward Dunphy: A♠Q♥

The window card on the A♣7♦4♦ had Chicot in a world of trouble. There was no change in fortunes, either, as the board was completed with the J♦ turn and the 3♣ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edward Dunphy	15,100,000 7,100,000	7,100,000
Mael Chicot	Busted

Tags: Edward Dunphy Mael Chicot

6 hours ago

Ali Abdulzahra Eliminated in 20th Place (€20,960)

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Frank Visser

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Isaac Barker open-raised to 800,000 from middle position. Matthew Twomey flatted his button before Ali Abdulzahra pushed in his remaining 3,600,000 in the big blind.

Barker called, while Twomey decided to get out of the way.

Ali Abdulzahra: 4♠4♣ All in
Isaac Barker: 7♥7♣

Abdulzahra flopped a full house on A♥A♣4♥ and seemed to be doubling up once more. However, Barker's rail erupted as the 7♦ hit the turn, upgrading Barker to a higher full house.

Abdulzahra did not hit quads on the 8♦ river, spelling the end of his tournament run in 20th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Barker	27,000,000 5,500,000	5,500,000
Matthew Twomey	18,550,000 2,450,000	2,450,000
Narcis Nedelcu	10,650,000 2,450,000	2,450,000

Ali Abdulzahra	Busted

Tags: Ali Abdulzahra Isaac Barker Matthew Twomey

6 hours 7 minutes ago

Nedelcu Goes Big on River

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Frank Visser

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Gerard Carbo dropped in a raise to 800,000 under the gun. Narcis Nedelcu flat-called in the small blind before Matthew Twomey came along in the big blind.

The 6♣8♠3♦ flop and 5♣ turn were checked by the trio. Nedelcu then pushed in 2,700,000 on the 8♦ river, folding out Twomey.

Carbo went into the tank, however, and flicked in a call after spending a time bank.

Nedelcu tabled 6♠6♥ for a full house, and Carbo's cards swiftly hit the muck in defeat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Twomey	16,100,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Narcis Nedelcu	13,100,000 5,300,000	5,300,000

Gerard Carbo	6,600,000 3,700,000	3,700,000

Tags: Gerard Carbo Matthew Twomey Narcis Nedelcu