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.
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The five players have returned to their seats as the final table of the 2026 Irish Open continues.
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.
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.
Level: 40
Blinds: 800,000/1,600,000
Ante: 1,600,000
Danilo Donnini opened his button to 3,200,000. Oliver Gayko then pushed in his stack of 14,500,000 from the small blind, and Donnini made a quick call to put his neighbor at risk.
Oliver Gayko: A♥Q♠
Danilo Donnini: K♥J♣
Gayko flopped top pair on 4♥Q♣2♠, although the 10♦ turn gave Donnini some extra outs. The river fell the innocent J♥, however, and Gayko secured his double-up against the chipleader.
Danilo Donnini opened to 3,200,000 under the gun. Narcis Nedelcu flat-called on the button and called Donnini's continuation-bet of 3,400,000 on the 7♠6♦7♦ flop.
Donnini sized up to 10,600,000 on the Q♠ turn. Nedelcu stuck in more calling chips, and the 3♦ turn completed the board. Donnini used one of his time banks before he checked and saw Nedelcu quickly check back.
Donnini could only table ace-high with A♦J♣, leaving Nedelcu to take the pot with A♥Q♦ for queens and sevens.
Danilo Donnini bumped it up to 3,200,000 in the cutoff, and Narcis Nedelcu called in the small blind. Donnini bet 4,100,000 on the following 8♠4♥J♠ flop, which Nedelcu check-called.
The remainder of the 7♥J♥ board was checked down. Donnini showed K♣Q♥ for king-high, but Nedelcu had the better high-card hand with A♣10♠ to take another pot off Donnini.
Narcis Nedelcu made it 3,500,000 to go on the button. Daryl McAleenan defended his big blind, after which both players knuckled the table on the 6♦8♥3♦ flop.
McAleenan tossed in a bet of 2,500,000 on the subsequent 8♠ turn, and Nedelcu called to the Q♣ river. McAleenan fired a second barrel, worth 3,500,000, and Nedelcu again called before his shot clock ran out.
McAleenan tabeled trip eights with 8♣7♠, and Nedelcu tapped the table before he added his A♣7♣ to the muck.
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