€1,150 Main Event | 2026 Irish Open

11 hours 16 minutes ago

River Sees Two Chop Killeen's Money

Stewart Morrison

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Kevin Killeen opened the action with a raise to 500,000 from early position. Both Michael Prendergast on the button and Jarkko Suokas in the big blind called.

Killeen continued for 575,000 on the 3♦4♣2♠ flop, and both his opponents called.

The J♠ turn joined the board, and when action checked over to Prendergast, he bet 1,500,000. Suokas called, but Killeen folded.

When the 6♥ river completed the board, Suokas took over the betting lead, putting 5,000,000 into the middle. Prendergast wasted no time before he called.

Suokas flipped over 9♠5♠ for a rivered straight. Prendergast also had a straight, showing he had flopped it with A♣5♣.

As such, the players chopped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jarkko Suokas	15,850,000 650,000	650,000
Michael Prendergast	7,450,000 650,000	650,000
Kevin Killeen	1,300,000 3,200,000	3,200,000

Tags: Jarkko Suokas Kevin Killeen Michael Prendergast

11 hours 18 minutes ago

Ferrari Takes Two From Wilson

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Frank Visser

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Manuel Ferrari opened to 500,000 under the gun, and Dan Wilson called in the cutoff. Ferrari checked the 7♦J♦5♠ flop over to Wilson, who placed a bet of 525,000.

Ferrari put in a raise to 1,400,000, winning him the pot as Wilson laid his cards down.

The next hand, Wilson raised to 500,000 in the hijack. Ferrari defended his big blind before he check-called Wilson's continuation-bet of 325,000 on the 3♥4♥A♦ flop.

The 6♦ turn then checked through to the 8♥ river, where Ferrari led out with a bet of 1,400,000. Wilson quickly folded, forfeiting another pot to his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Ferrari	8,500,000 2,550,000	2,550,000
Dan Wilson	5,925,000 1,775,000	1,775,000

Tags: Dan Wilson Manuel Ferrari

11 hours 29 minutes ago

Post-Dinner Counts

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Frank Visser

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Luca Bernardi	23,650,000 1,790,000	1,790,000
Vasyl Palandiuk	17,975,000
Jarkko Suokas	15,200,000 12,525,000	12,525,000
Weijie Zheng	14,400,000 3,050,000	3,050,000
Mael Chicot	13,000,000 2,700,000	2,700,000
Gerard Carbo	11,900,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Gilbert Black	10,500,000 6,050,000	6,050,000
Edward Dunphy	9,900,000 3,500,000	3,500,000
Oliver Gayko	9,700,000 6,350,000	6,350,000
Danilo Donnini	8,375,000 475,000	475,000

Danny Verheij	7,800,000 800,000	800,000
Dan Wilson	7,700,000
Francesco Gisolfi	7,400,000 400,000	400,000
Cristian Ivanus	7,300,000 950,000	950,000
Daryl McAleenan	7,055,000 3,445,000	3,445,000
Thomas Kilgannon	7,000,000 950,000	950,000
Narcis Nedelcu	7,000,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Marios Papazois	7,000,000 505,000	505,000
Michael Prendergast	6,800,000 1,605,000	1,605,000
Steve O'Dwyer	6,575,000 350,000	350,000

Kenneth Svendsen	6,300,000 900,000	900,000
Manuel Ferrari	5,950,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Isaac Barker	5,850,000 875,000	875,000
Seamus Cahill	5,200,000 5,745,000	5,745,000
Kevin Killeen	4,500,000 2,715,000	2,715,000

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Level: 32

Blinds: 100,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

12 hours 12 minutes ago

Doug Polk Breaks Silence on The Lodge Raid | PokerNews Podcast #949

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Frank Visser

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

In the 949th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Ben Ludlow do an emergency show to react to the long-awaited video by Doug Polk in which he discusses the raid on his Texas card club. The Lodge. Find out what the large shareholder had to say, his timeline of events, and where things currently stand.

Plus, what did Doug think about the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) theory, some reasons players should remain optimistic for a positive outcome, and why Thursday, April 9, is an important date to remember.

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12 hours 25 minutes ago

Dinner Time

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Frank Visser

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

The 30 remaining contenders have been sent on a 55-minute dinner break.

The Main Event is expected to resume around 7:50 p.m. local time.

12 hours 26 minutes ago

Bernardi Doubles in Four-Bet Pot, Ships Biggest Pot of the Tournament

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Frank Visser

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Danny Verheij opened the action with a raise to 400,000 in the hijack. Ali Abdulzahra then three-bet to 1,300,000 in the cutoff, and Luca Bernardi put in a four-bet to 2,500,000 on the button.

Verheij quickly got out of the way, but Abdulzahra called to see the J♥4♠A♥ flop. Abdulzahra checked, Bernardi fired a bet of 1,200,000, and Abdulzahra called.

The 5♣ turn saw Bernardi size up to 2,500,000. Abdulzahra check-called once more, after which he went into the tank on the Q♦ river.

After a while, he decided to move all in. Bernardi snap-called his 4,280,000 remaining chips and tabled A♠A♣ for top set. Abdulzahra could not believe his eyes as he showed J♠J♦ for a lower set.

The massive pot was shipped to Bernardi, who doubled up to become the first player to cross the 20-million mark. Abdulzahra, meanwhile, saw his big stack whittled down to just 12 and a half big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luca Bernardi	21,860,000 10,260,000	10,260,000
Danny Verheij	8,600,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Dan Wilson	7,700,000 50,000	50,000
Matthew Twomey	4,500,000 400,000	400,000
Alessandro Predaroli	3,900,000 1,720,000	1,720,000
Ali Abdulzahra	2,500,000 10,500,000	10,500,000

Tags: Ali Abdulzahra Big Blinds Danny Verheij Luca Bernardi

12 hours 28 minutes ago

Ponciano Jams Into Palandiuk's Cowboys

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Frank Visser

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Victor Ponciano opened under the gun, prompting Vasyl Palandiuk to three-bet to 1,00,000 in the next seat over. The action folded back to Ponciano, who four-bet all in for 4,300,000. Palandiuk quickly called with the covering stack.

Victor Ponciano: A♠Q♦ All in
Vasyl Palandiuk: K♥K♦

Ponciano went looking for an ace, but none were to be found on the 9♦2♥9♥J♥10♦ runout. He headed to the exit as Palandiuk chipped up further, seizing the tournament chip lead with a stack of nearly 18,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vasyl Palandiuk	17,975,000 3,775,000	3,775,000
Victor Ponciano	Busted

Tags: Vasyl Palandiuk Victor Ponciano

12 hours 30 minutes ago

Palandiuk Finishes Dynes Off

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Stewart Morrison

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Having already clashed recently, Vasyl Palandiuk and Vincent Dynes were at it again.

Palandiuk opened to 400,000, and Dynes, directly to his left, moved all in for 2,830,000.

When the action returned to Palandiuk, he called.

Vincent Dynes: J♠8♠ All in
Vasyl Palandiuk: K♦Q♥

The Q♦K♥A♠ flop kept Dynes in the fight, but the K♠ turn confirmed his fate as Palandiuk improved to a full house.

The A♦ river completed the board and Dynes was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vasyl Palandiuk	14,200,000 3,330,000	3,330,000
Vincent Dynes	Busted

Tags: Vasyl Palandiuk Vincent Dynes

12 hours 35 minutes ago

Palandiuk Soars, Dynes Left Short

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Stewart Morrison

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

With roughly 2,000,000 chips already in the pot, and a flop showing 4♠9♥6♥, Vasyl Palandiuk manoeuvred his remaining 4,505,000 into the middle from the button, versus Vincent Dynes in the small blind.

Vasyl Palandiuk: J♠J♣ All in
Vincent Dynes: J♥9♦

The 8♥ gave Palandiuk concern, but the 7♠ river was a brick, seeing him scoop in a huge pot.