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

4 days 20 hours ago

Lommerud Crosses Six Figures

Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Yngve Lommerud in the big blind, Patrice Boudet under the gun, and Barny Boatman in middle position had built a pot of 27,500 when they went to the Q♠7♥4♥Q♥ turn. Lommerud bet 10,000, seeing Boudet call and Boatman fold.

Lommerud sized up to 25,000 on the 5♦ river. Boudet gave it some more thought, eventually settling on a fold to forfeit the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yngve Lommerud	105,000 105,000	105,000
Patrice Boudet	55,000
Barny Boatman	40,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Barny Boatman Patrice Boudet Yngve Lommerud

4 days 20 hours ago

Gruicic Doubles With Ducks

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Three-way to a K♦2♠9♦ flop with around 5,000 in the middle, Sean Foley checked in the big blind before Ian Bosley bet 3,200 under the gun. Stribor Gruicic then upped the ante to 8,000, folding out Foley.

Bosley called to the 7♥ turn, however, which he checked over to Gruicic. Gruicic piled in a bet of 13,000 and quickly called when Bosley put him all-in for 38,400 in total.

Stribor Gruicic: 2♦2♣ All in
Ian Bosley: A♥K♥

Gruicic's bottom set had already locked up the pot, and the inconsequential 6♦ river was dealt before he was shipped his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Foley	100,000
Stribor Gruicic	98,000
Ian Bosley	36,000

Tags: Ian Bosley Sean Foley Stribor Gruicic

4 days 20 hours ago

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Newport	50,000
Terry Jordon	50,000
Mark Rubbathan	50,000 50,000	50,000

Jamie Flynn	50,000
Andreas Putz	50,000
Elias Fisz	50,000
Tjenno Eskes	50,000 50,000	50,000
Dean Lyall	50,000 50,000	50,000
Scott Margereson	50,000

Jonas Degen	50,000 50,000	50,000

Ward Catches Power's Bluff for Huge Double-Up

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Raymond Power in the big blind and Joe Ward on the button had gathered 25,000 in the pot when they went to the J♠10♠2♦ flop. Both players checked, prompting Power to bet 14,000 on the 7♥ turn.

Ward instantly called to the 10♦ river, where Power shoved all in. Ward's stack of 59,400 was slightly covered, and he took some time to think things through.

After about 30 seconds, Ward slammed in a call. Power tried to muck his cards, but the dealer revealed K♥9♥ for an attempted bluff.

Ward had called with K♣J♦ for jacks and tens, and he took down the enormous pot to be among the leaders in the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Ward	171,800 171,800	171,800
Marius Tersanszki	120,000
Glen Gaines	65,000 65,000	65,000
Mark Wagstaff	51,000 51,000	51,000
Piotr Byczek	41,000 41,000	41,000
Dara O'Kearney	26,500 700	700
Jamie Dale	22,000 22,000	22,000
Raymond Power	2,500 2,500	2,500

Tags: Joe Ward Raymond Power

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

4 days 20 hours ago

Henri Wagner

100,000 27,000

Table 19Seat 3

4 days 20 hours ago

Van Wersch Sends Paramthellis to the Rail

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Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

With 17,700 in the pot, the dealer fanned the 5♣6♣J♠ for Raoul van Wersch in the big blind and Vasileios Paramythellis in the cutoff. Van Wersch checked to Paramythellis, who bet 7,500.

Van Wersch called to the 8♥ turn and checked it. Paramythellis then put in a bet of 20,500, leaving only 5,200 behind. After some thought, Van Wersch decided to put his opponent all-in, and he received a quick call.

Vasileios Paramythellis: A♣4♣ All in
Raoul van Wersch: 10♠10♣

Van Wersch faded his opponent's outs on the 4♥ river, leaving him without chips and sending him to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raoul van Wersch	122,000 72,000	72,000
Vasileios Paramythellis	Busted

Tags: Raoul van Wersch Vasileios Paramythellis

4 days 20 hours ago

Assorted Counts, Entries, and Eliminations

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Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Stribor Gruicic	172,000 74,000	74,000
Florian Bock	110,000 110,000	110,000
Julien Dupre	87,500 33,500	33,500

Andrei Chiriliuc	78,000 78,000	78,000
Raymond McKenna	50,000 50,000	50,000
Parker Talbot	50,000 50,000	50,000
Longmao Fan	50,000 50,000	50,000
Pascal Vos	50,000
Frank Stepuchin	50,000 50,000	50,000

Stephen Kehoe	50,000 50,000	50,000
Florian Duta	50,000 50,000	50,000
Philipp Wendelin	40,000 40,000	40,000
Damian Albers	2,500 2,500	2,500
Ankit Ahuja	Busted
Darren Harbinson	Busted
Guillermo Gordo	Busted
Jim Reid	Busted

4 days 20 hours ago

The State Of Poker In Texas | PokerNews Podcast #950

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Chad Holloway

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

In the 950th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Ben Ludlow are back to talk about the latest in the poker world starting with an exclusive interview as Texas Card House (TCH) CEO Ryan Crow talks about the tate of Texas poker, TCH's perspective on the raid at Doug Polk's The Lodge, and whether or not the planned World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit will continue as planned. Plus, Crow shares details on a new, multi-episode documentary, The Battle for Texas Poker. Here's your chance to see the trailer!

From there, the crew discusses the viral preflop pocket kings fold by Kristen Foxen, Paul Phua & Ben Tollerene winning Triton titles, and the WSOP is back on ESPN! Plus, Garrett Adelstein announced that he is releasing a poker book diving into the infamous J4 hand against Robbi Jade Lew on Hustler Casino Live (HCL), among other things.

Finally, Chino Rheem found more PokerGO Tour success, Brandon Wilson's heater continued, and big plans are in store next week for the PokerNews Podcast at the WSOP Europe.

Find out all about those stories and more in this week's episode of the PokerNews Podcast! Oh, and be sure to check out the audio version of the PokerNews Podcast that is available on all major podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and SoundCloud.

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4 days 19 hours ago

Van Tuijl Takes It on Turn

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Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Milan van Tuijl made it 1,300 in the cutoff and called when Kalle Salmela three-bet to 4,600 in the big blind. Salmela continued for 5,500 on the J♣9♠3♣ flop, and Van Tuijl called to the Q♦ turn.

Salmela slowed down and checked, prompting Van Tuijl to slide in a bet of 15,400. Salmela quickly released his cards, and the pot was sent Van Tuijl's way.