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

5 days 17 hours ago

Bilyk Battles Jarefjall

Frank Visser

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Nils Jarefjall raised to 6,000 in the cutoff and called when Nikolay Bilyk made it 15,000 to go on the button. The flop fell 8♦K♠3♦, on which Jarefjall check-called Bilyk's continuation-bet of 7,000.

The Q♦ turn and 9♣ river then checked to showdown, where Jarefjall tabled J♦J♣ for a pair of jacks. Bilyk had turned the higher pair with his A♣Q♣, however, and was awarded the small pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pascal Baumgartner	240,000
Ben Miller	231,000
Nikolay Bilyk	155,000
Chris Dowling	155,000 81,700	81,700
William Leen	125,000
Richard Koppel	115,000 115,000	115,000
Jim Reid	96,000
Nils Jarefjall	65,000

Tags: Nikolay Bilyk Nils Jarefjall

5 days 17 hours ago

Toledo's Kings Hold After Scary Flop

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Frank Visser

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

With around 25,000 already in the pot, Kare Hallamaa got his stack of 53,500 in from the small blind on the 2♠5♠3♣ flop and was at risk against Nicholas Toledo in the big blind.

Kare Hallamaa: A♠10♠ All in
Nicholas Toledo: K♥K♣

Hallamaa had an overcard, a flush draw, and a gutshot straight draw to work with, but none of his outs arrived on the 8♣9♣ runout, marking his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Toledo	260,000
Kare Hallamaa	Busted

Tags: Kare Hallamaa Nicholas Toledo

5 days 17 hours ago

Bokowski Busts Stepuchin

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Frank Visser

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Nicolas Bokowski made it 6,500 on his button and called when Frank Stepuchin three-bet to 20,000 from the big blind.

Stepuchin quickly pushed in his remaining 62,000 chips on the K♣6♠Q♥ flop, and Bokowski made a swift call with the covering stack.

Frank Stepuchin: A♦10♠ All in
Nicolas Bokowski: K♥7♥

Bokowski's top pair became two pair on the 9♠7♣ runout, sending Stepuchin to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Bokowski	270,000 70,000	70,000
Frank Stepuchin	Busted

Tags: Frank Stepuchin Nicolas Bokowski

5 days 17 hours ago

Defending Champion Among Recent Railbirds

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Frank Visser

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Wilson	Busted

Eero Abbey	Busted
William Leen	Busted
Alex van der Swaluw	Busted
Daniel Pastor	Busted
Ankit Ahuja	Busted
Jonas Degen	Busted
Jack Hardcastle	Busted
Carlo Wolters	Busted
Jeroen Leuver	Busted

5 days 17 hours ago

McAleer's Aggression Rewarded

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Frank Visser

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Three-way to the 8♦10♥4♣ flop, with around 25,000 in the middle, Michael McAleer pushed in his stack of 45,000 from the small blind.

Daniel Smiljkovic spent some time in the tank before he rejammed, causing Satelle to move out of the way.

Michael McAleer: A♣8♣ All in
Daniel Smiljkovic: 10♦9♠

Smiljkovic had flopped the higher pair, but McAleer improved to trips on the 8♠Q♣ runout to take the pot and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Smiljkovic	160,000

Michael McAleer	115,000 115,000	115,000
Gary Satelle	75,000

Tags: Daniel Smiljkovic Michael McAleer Gary Satelle

5 days 17 hours ago

Final Break of Day 1b

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Frank Visser

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The players have been sent on their last 20-minute break of the night.

When they return, two more 40-minute levels will be played before Day 1b wraps up.

5 days 17 hours ago

Flashback: Simon Wilson Wins Record-Breaking 2025 Irish Open Main Event

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Frank Visser

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Easter Monday is an important day to many around the world, and for 22-year old Simon Wilson, this day became a lot more special. He topped a record breaking field of 4,562 players that entered the 2025 installment of the Irish Open €1,150 Main Event at the Royal Dublin Society to claim a whopping €600,000 for his first-place finish from the €4,447,950 prize pool that was amassed over four unique flights.

Wilson is a local lad, hailing from the town of Ashbourne, which is no more than a 30-minute drive north from the centre of Dublin. He had a hearty rail supporting him throughout the final table play, filled with friends and family members who enthusiastically sang and chanted for hours.

"It feels incredible to win" said Wilson when talking to PokerNews. "This year it was a massive festival, more of an EPT sized field and with the standard of play, it was a lot tougher than some of the other tournaments. I've had wins in my career but to win besides my friends and family with my Mum and Dad watching at home I can't describe it, it is just incredible."

2025 Irish Open Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Simon Wilson	Ireland	€600,000
2	Umberto Ruggeri	Italy	€316,000
3	Ignotas Kirsis	Lithuania	€225,000
4	Georgios Skarparis	Cyprus	€170,000
5	Michel Karim	Sweden	€130,000
6	Brandon Harris	United Kingdom	€100,000
7	Panteleimon Pontos	Greece	€77,500
8	Robert Fluereci	Romania	€59,030
9	Joe O'Donaill	Ireland	€45,800

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Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

5 days 16 hours ago

Late-Night Counts

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Gavin Sardini	525,000 445,000	445,000
Abel Pruchon	510,000
Vincent Ciarrocchi	426,000
Hamza Nasir	410,000 15,000	15,000
Nils Mallon	398,000
Terelle Tavares	350,000 221,000	221,000
Ladislao Dalfo	350,000 27,000	27,000
Nikolay Bilyk	345,000 190,000	190,000
Georgios Alexandropoulos	345,000 70,000	70,000
Pierre Basely	340,000 98,000	98,000
Richard Koppel	325,000 210,000	210,000
Danilo Donnini	320,000 96,000	96,000

Henrik Hoerwing	312,000 13,000	13,000
Nicolas Bokowski	311,000 41,000	41,000
Fabio De Lima	310,000 10,000	10,000
Peter Kvisthammar	310,000 65,000	65,000
Benjamin Kuch	304,000 79,000	79,000
Arjen Weel	291,000 163,000	163,000
Conor O'Driscoll	290,000 240,000	240,000
George Devlin	280,000 15,000	15,000
Dragutin Kulusic	280,000 118,000	118,000
Leo Worthington-Leese	260,000 37,000	37,000
Connor Budden	243,000 6,000	6,000
Steffen Gjelseth	237,000 35,000	35,000
Padraig O'Neill	236,000 65,000	65,000

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5 days 16 hours ago

Chegusov Three-Bet Jams Flop

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

With around 35,000 in the pot, Ivan Chegusov bet 8,000 on the K♦5♠7♠ flop from the big blind. Michele Dargenio raised to 23,000 on the button, to which Chegusov responded with a three-bet all-in worth 107,000.

Dargenio requested a count, but quickly folded his cards when he heard the correct amount.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michele Dargenio	300,000
Ivan Chegusov	165,000

Tags: Ivan Chegusov Michele Dargenio