€1,150 Main Event Day 1b | 2026 Irish Open

Apr 01, 2026

Bernstein Busts in Classic Flip

Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Mark Johnston raised to 4,000 in the hijack. Alexander Bernstein upped the ante to 11,000 on the button, which Johnston clicked back to 26,000.

Bernstein then five-bet jammed for 72,000, and Johnston flicked in a quick call.

Alexander Bernstein: A♠K♥ All in
Mark Johnston: Q♥Q♦

Bernstein stood up as Johsnton flopped a set on 6♥A♦Q♣, and his elimination was confirmed after the 3♣ turn. The 8♣ river did not matter anymore as Johnston was sent the sizable pot.

Tags: Alexander Bernstein Mark Johnston

Apr 01, 2026

Ahuja Left Short

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Mo Xu raised to 4,000 in early position, prompting Yurii Zabrodotskyi to commit his 51,500 on the button. Ankit Ahuja then reshoved from the big blind, and Xu let his hand go after some thought.

Yurii Zabrodotskyi: 9♠9♣ All in
Ankit Ahuja: A♣Q♦

Ahuja failed to pair up on the 3♥5♥3♦4♠8♦ board, seeing Zabrodotskyi double up. Ahuja, meanwhile, was left with 18 big blinds as a result.

Tags: Ankit Ahuja Mo Xu Yurii Zabrodotskyi

Apr 01, 2026

Clarke Stacks Granados in Blinds

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Heads up to the 6♣2♦8♣ flop, James Clarke bet 6,000 from the small blind. Alberto-Alejandro Granados then pushed in his stack of 42,500 from the big blind, and Clarke called with the covering stack after some deliberation.

Alberto-Alejandro Granados: 9♠8♠ All in
James Clarke: Q♠Q♥

The 10♥ turn gave Granados some extra outs, but the K♥ river was not one of them. He was sent to the exit, his chips being added to Clarke's stack.

Tags: James Clarke Alberto-Alejandro Granados

Apr 01, 2026

More Eliminations

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Apr 01, 2026

Wilson Chips Up Through Table Leader

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Frank Visser

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Arriving on the A♥Q♠K♥2♥ turn, Simon Wilson checked from middle position to Fabio De Lima, who placed a bet of 25,000 into the pot of 45,000. Wilson took a few seconds before flicking in a call.

The Q♦ river quickly checked to showdown, where De Lima tabled A♦J♥ for aces and queens. Wilson had rivered a full house with his K♦Q♣, however, and was awarded the chips in the pot.

Tags: Fabio De Lima Simon Wilson

Apr 01, 2026

Assorted Chip Counts

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Frank Visser

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Apr 01, 2026

Ciarrocchi Cruising Through Day 1b

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Frank Visser

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Anton Herrmann raised to 5,000 under the gun, seeing Vincent Ciarrocchi and Michael Rossiter call in the blinds.

The 3♦5♦6♦ flop checked to Herrmann, who continued with a bet of 3,000. Ciarrocchi called before Rossiter mucked his cards.

Herrmann sized up to 12,000 on the 3♥ turn. Ciarrocchi check-called again, after which the 3♣ river was knuckled to showdown. Ciarrocchi showed A♦2♦ for the flopped flush, and Herrmann returned his cards to the muck in defeat.

One hand later, Ciarrocchi opened his button to 6,000 and took down the blinds and antes.

"Look at this hand," he gleefully said as he showed A♥K♦ for Big Slick.

Tags: Anton Herrmann Big Slick Michael Rossiter Vincent Ciarrocchi

Apr 01, 2026