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

04-01-2026 12:57 UTC+1

Slay Slays Sysko

Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With a massive 23,300 already in the pot, Kelly Slay checked the 3♥A♠2♥5♠ turn over to Richard Sysko. Sysko then moved all in for about 37,000, sending Slay into the tank.

After a couple of moments, Slay called, covering her opponent.

Richard Sysko: 2♠2♦ All in
Kelly Slay: A♥9♥

Slay had flush outs against Sysko's set, and one of them arrived on the 4♥ river. An unhappy Sysko stormed out of the tournament room, while Slay raked in the massive pot.

"I didn't come here to fold," Slay shrugged as she stacked up the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kelly Slay	105,000 105,000	105,000
Richard Sysko	Busted

Tags: Kelly Slay Richard Sysko

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

04-01-2026 12:41 UTC+1

Forman and Boatman First Players Out

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

After some preflop action, Miroslav Forman had made it 5,300 on the button. Benjamin Kuch then put him all-in for 20,300 in total, and Forman called after some internal debate.

Miroslav Forman: A♥K♠ All in
Benjamin Kuch: Q♠Q♥

Kuch won the classic flip on the 7♣10♥6♣4♠4♥ runout, sending Forman to an early exit.

Some minutes prior, Barny Boatman became the very first player to be eliminated from Day 1b.

Player	Chips	Progress
Virgilio Di Cicco	92,000 92,000	92,000
Benjamin Kuch	82,500 82,500	82,500
Barny Boatman	Busted

Miroslav Forman	Busted

Tags: Barny Boatman Benjamin Kuch Miroslav Forman

04-01-2026 12:29 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Bixi Yao	50,000 50,000	50,000
Andrew Hulme	50,000 50,000	50,000
Steven Tool	50,000 50,000	50,000
Nikolai Mamut	50,000 50,000	50,000
Chrisy Taylor	50,000 50,000	50,000
Barny Boatman	50,000 50,000	50,000

Michael Dwyer	50,000

Petrov Takes It on River

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Maksim Petrov had opened in the cutoff when Dmitrii Sokolov tossed in a three-bet to 1,000 from the small blind. Petrov came along to the Q♥6♠Q♦ flop, where he called Sokolov's continuation-bet of 2,000.

Sokolov sized up to 3,000 on the 10♣ turn, but checked the K♦ river once Petrov tossed in another called. Petrov then took the initiative with a bet of 6,000, which won him the pot as Sokolov quickly mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksim Petrov	56,200
Dmitrii Sokolov	44,000

Tags: Dmitrii Sokolov Maksim Petrov

04-01-2026 12:12 UTC+1

Rocket Start for Colhoun

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Nicolas Bokowski opened the action with a raise to 300 under the gun. Ian Dowling called on the button, as did Guillaume Molinod in the small blind.

James Colhoun then upped the ante to 1,900 in the big blind, which Bokowski and Molinod called.

Molinod checked the 9♦10♠9♥ flop over to Colhoun, who tossed in a bet of 1,200. Bokowski and Molinod both called to the Q♥ turn, which then checked around.

The 2♣ river prompted Molinod to toss in a hefty bet of 6,500. Colhoun quickly called before Bokowski gave up on the pot and mucked his cards.

Molinod tabled Q♠J♦ for queens and nines, but Colhoun won the sizable pot as he showed A♥A♣ for aces and nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Colhoun	63,000 63,000	63,000
Ian Dowling	49,700 49,700	49,700
Nicolas Bokowski	45,900 4,100	4,100
Guillaume Molinod	40,400 40,400	40,400

Tags: Guillaume Molinod Ian Dowling James Colhoun Nicolas Bokowski

04-01-2026 12:10 UTC+1

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

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04-01-2026 12:04 UTC+1

Early Entries

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Guillermo Gordo	50,000
Robbie Bull	50,000
Adrian Ionescu	50,000
David Docherty	50,000
Soraya Estrada	50,000
Cory Desmond	50,000
Nicolas Bokowski	50,000
Jonas Degen	50,000
Peter Kvisthammar	50,000
Dara O'Kearney	50,000
Trevor Reardon	50,000
Brandon Harris	50,000
Andy Black	50,000
Jeroen Leuver	50,000
Waheed Ashraf	50,000