Level: 40
Blinds: 800,000/1,600,000
Ante: 1,600,000
Level: 40
Blinds: 800,000/1,600,000
Ante: 1,600,000
Narcis Nedelcu raised A♣7♥ to 4,000,000 in the small blind, and Vasyl Palandiuk called in the big blind with 10♥8♥.
The two players checked the 9♦7♣K♥ flop. Nedelcu took another look at his cards before he checked again on the 4♣ turn. Palandiuk then aggressed with a bet of 3,600,000, and Nedelcu tossed in a quick call.
When the 5♣ river arrived, Nedelcu announced an all-in worth almost twice the pot. Palandiuk did not have much of a decision with ten-high, and he consequently returned his cards to the muck.
Oliver Gayko moved all in for 17,100,000 in the small blind, and Narcis Nedelcu jumped up from his seat as he snap-called in the big blind.
Oliver Gayko: A♥Q♥
Narcis Nedelcu: A♦Q♦
The hand was guaranteed to be a chop pot after the 6♠2♠2♣ flop, and the 3♣ turn and 7♦ river were dealt for show before the chips were returned to their owners.
The five players have returned to their seats as the final table of the 2026 Irish Open continues.
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Narcis Nedelcu made it 2,500,000 to go under the gun, holding K♥5♥. Vasyl Palandiuk then three-bet to 6,300,000 in the cutoff with K♠K♦, winning the pot when Nedelcu added his cards to the muck.
Palandiuk was sent the chips, and the players were sent on a 15-minute break afterward.
Daryl McAleenan limped in from the small blind, and Danilo Donnini checked in the big blind. After McAleenan checked the 4♣Q♦6♣ flop, Donnini bet 1,500,000.
McAleenan called, after which the 5♥ turn and 9♥ river were checked to showdown. McAleenan showed Q♥J♦ for top pair, besting the 8♥4♠ of Donnini and taking down the pot.
Vasyl Palandiuk made it 2,400,000 under the gun with A♥Q♦. It folded to Danilo Donnini on the button, and the chipleader decided to make it 7,500,000 with 6♠4♠.
Palandiuk spent one of his time extensions before calling, seeing the dealer fan the 6♥7♣4♦ flop. Palandiuk checked to Donnini, who slid in a bet of 10,300,000 with his flopped two pair.
Palandiuk sighed and quickly folded. Donnini stacked up some more chips as he increased his massive lead over the rest of the table.
Danilo Donnini opened his button to 2,400,000. Narcis Nedelcu called in the big blind and check-called Donnini's continuation-bet of 2,800,000 on the 3♦K♠2♠ flop.
After the 4♠ turn checked through, Nedelcu checked the A♦ river as well. Donnini then flicked in a bet of 7,500,000, receiving a quick call from his opponent.
Donnini tabled 9♠6♠ for a flush, and Nedelcu nodded his head as he sent K♣Xx into the muck.
Oliver Gayko found A♣J♣ as first to act and shipped in his stack of 16,500,000, taking down the blinds and antes when the other players folded.
One hand later, Daryl McAleenan looked down at A♣Q♦ on the button and moved all in for 16,400,000. Once again, no one was interested and McAleenan was awarded the chips in the middle without contest.