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

3 days 17 hours ago

Forde Five-Bets in Blinds

Frank Visser

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

Stephen Forde limped in from the small blind, seeing Carl Brain make it 8,500 in the big blind. Forde wanted to call but threw in too many chips and accidentally made a minimum raise instead.

Brain then four-bet to 31,000, but Forde forewent the passive route this time and jammed all in for 133,000.

"I know you weren't trying to angle me," Brain said as he smiled and laid down his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carl Brain	243,000
Stephen Forde	166,000

Tags: Carl Brain Stephen Forde

3 days 17 hours ago

Rodriguez Checks it Back

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Stewart Morrison

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

Jose-Luis Rodriguez opened to 6,000 in early position, which only Thomas Venet called in the small blind.

Venet opted to check-call a bet of 10,000 on the 5♣Q♠7♠ flop, but then chose to lead out for 11,000 on the 6♣ turn. Rodriguez wanted to play for more, though, and put in a raise to 35,000, which Venet called.

Both players checked on the 5♥ river, and when Rodriguez flipped over Q♣10♣, Venet returned his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose-Luis Rodriguez	163,000 163,000	163,000
Thomas Venet	96,000 7,700	7,700

Tags: Jose-Luis Rodriguez Thomas Venet

3 days 17 hours ago

Van De Zande's Fold Impresses Campbell

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Frank Visser

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

Niall Campbell opened to 5,000 in the hijack, and Matthieu Van De Zande called on the button. The two went heads up to the 2♦6♠6♥ flop, which they checked through. The 7♠ turn saw Campbell bet 5,500, which Van De Zande quickly called.

Campbell then piled in 25,000 on the 6♦ river. Van De Zande took a minute to think things through before he folded. Campbell rewarded him by showing 7♥7♦ for sevens full, prompting Van De Zande to claim he folded 8♣7♣.

"Wow, that might be the best fold I've ever seen," an amazed Campbell said as he stacked up his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Doherty	270,000
Matthieu Van De Zande	260,000 15,000	15,000
Niall Campbell	175,000

Tags: Niall Campbell Mattheiu Van De Zande

3 days 17 hours ago

Recently Ousted

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Florian Duta	Busted
Fintan Hand	Busted
Bjorn Muller	Busted
Liam McVeigh	Busted
Edwin Roycroft	Busted
Carlo Wolters	Busted
Alain Riss	Busted
Terelle Tavares	Busted
James Hall	Busted
Loic Francois	Busted
Youssafi Khalil	Busted
Fabian Bartuschk	Busted

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

3 days 17 hours ago

Docherty Doubles

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Stewart Morrison

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

Marcus McHale opened to 6,000 under the gun, which a player on his left flat called. When the action folded to David Docherty, he moved all in for 56,000. McHale called, and the second player folded.

David Docherty: 8♠8♣ All in
Marcus McHale: A♥J♦

Both players connected with the flop, but crucially, Docherty flopped a set on 8♥J♣Q♦ to take a commanding lead.

The 10♦ offered McHale a new way to win, but the 6♠ river was unforthcoming, and he paid Docherty his double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Docherty	125,500 300	300
Marcus McHale	85,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: David Docherty Marcus McHale

3 days 16 hours ago

Big Stacks in the Room

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Harbinson	435,000 175,000	175,000
Ian Hamilton	415,000 345,000	345,000

Kristian Svanbom	380,000 380,000	380,000

Tyrell Soleyn	375,000 16,500	16,500
Sushil Krishan	370,000 370,000	370,000
Jan Vunderer	360,000 360,000	360,000

3 days 16 hours ago

Estudillo Runs Into Kings

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Stewart Morrison

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

When the action folded to Ivan Estudillo in middle position, he put his stack of roughly 49,000 into the middle. Denis Quinn, in the cutoff, then followed suit, committing his stack of 51,000, as well. No other players got involved before Estudillo received the bad news.

Ivan Estudillo: K♠Q♣ All in
Denis Quinn: K♥K♦

There was no miracle waiting for Estudillo in the deck. The 6♠9♣3♥7♦5♣ board was as clean as it comes for Quinn, who scooped in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denis Quinn	107,500 107,500	107,500
Ivan Estudillo	Busted

Tags: Denis Quinn Ivan Estudillo

3 days 16 hours ago

Schiralli Takes From Milhomem

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Frank Visser

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

Andrey Milhomem made a minimum raise to 6,000 in the small blind, which Massimo Schiralli three-bet to 23,500 in the big blind.

Schiralli fired 11,000 on the 10♦6♦2♦ flop to see Milhomem check-call. Schiralli then sized up to 19,000 on the 8♣ turn, which was enough to win the pot as Milhomem mucked his cards

Player	Chips	Progress
Massimo Schiralli	165,000 165,000	165,000
Andrey Milhomem	145,000
William Fitzpatrick	93,500 93,500	93,500
George McKeever	63,000 63,000	63,000

Tags: Andrey Milhomem Massimo Schiralli

3 days 16 hours ago

Hamilton and Fowler Tangle in Huge Pot

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Stewart Morrison

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

The action was joined with a board dealt to a J♠8♠4♦5♥ turn, and roughly 32,000 in the pot.

James Fowler put a bet of 21,000 into the middle from the hijack, but was met with a raise to 55,000 from Ian Hamilton on the button. Fowler made the call, and the two headed to a river.

That river was the 3♣, and when Fowler checked, Hamilton moved all in, covering his opponent's remaining 165,000.

Fowler took his time to come to a decision, ultimately choosing to return his cards to the dealer and surrender the chips in the middle.