2026 Irish Open
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Stephen Dillon limped in under the gun without having seen his cards, after which Jakub Juklicek raised to 2,400 as next to act. Kamil Lakomy called in the hijack, and Dillon also called once it had folded back to him.
Juklicek tossed in another 2,400 on the 8♦10♦6♠ flop. Dillon immediately called, but was notified that he had acted out of turn. Dillon apologized as he thought it was heads up, after which Lakomy moved all in for 13,900.
Dillon wanted to rejam but was informed he could only call due to his action out of turn, so he called. Juklicek also called and snap-called Dillon when he shoved in his stack of 33,000 on the Q♠ turn.
Kamil Lakomy: 10♣7♣
Stephen Dillon: Q♦2♦
Jakub Juklicek: J♥9♦
No diamond arrived on the 2♥ river. Juklicek's straight remained the nuts, and he shipped the big pot to knock out both opponents and cross four starting stacks in chips.
Shane Egan three-bet all in for 10,500 in the cutoff, and was looked up by Kristof Everaerts in the big blind. The original raiser got out of the way, and the pair showed down.
Shane Egan: A♥K♠
Kristof Everaerts: Q♦Q♣
Egan received no help on the 9♥7♦7♠9♣5♦ runout, sending him to the rail a few minutes before the break.
The players have been sent on another 20-minute break.
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Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
With 18,500 in the pot, Xoan Miguez bet 5,500 from the big blind on the Q♣5♦Q♥ flop. Eric Kitain called in the hijack, and did so too when Miguez sized up to 9,000 on the 8♦ turn.
The 2♦ river was then checked to showdown, where Miguez tabled J♥J♦ for the winning hand.