The action was picked up on the 4♠9♣7♠K♦ turn, where Robert Hogan fired 15,000 chips into the pot of 25,000, seeing Mohammed Sajawal quickly call on the button.
Hogan then pushed all in on the 5♦ river, and Sajawal snap-called for his remaining 15,000.
Hogan tabled 7♥7♦ for a set of sevens, and Sajawel whipped out his phone to take a picture of his bested 4♥4♣ before he headed to the rail.
Tero Laurila was up to roughly two starting stacks when he raised to 800 in middle position. Jamie Walden then three-bet to 2,400 in the cutoff, and Laurila called after inquiring about his opponent's stack.
Laurila check-called Walden's continuation-bet of 1,500 on the Q♥3♦A♠ flop, checking again when the 7♦ arrived on the turn. Walden pushed in a massive bet of 10,000, and Laurila mucked his cards after some thought.
Tommy Nyberg limped in from under the gun, which prompted Robert Kiersey to raise to 1,200, directly to his left. The action folded back to Nyberg, who called.
Kiersey continued for 1,400 on the 5♠K♥6♦ flop, which was enough to take down the pot.
One hand prior, Kiersey eliminated one of his tablemates, getting pocket kings in preflop versus ace-king and holding.
In the big blind, Chris Johnson checked the 9♦J♣8♦K♦ turn over to Stephen Sherlock in middle position. Sherlock fired 2,000 into the pot of 5,000, which Johnson raised to 6,000.
Sherlock quickly called, only to be met with a giant bet of 20,000 from Johnson on the 5♠ river. Sherlock took some moments before folding A♠K♠ face up, granting the pot to Johnson.
With both the €5,000 High Roller and the €10,000 Super High Roller titles already under his belt this week, Roope Tarmi has taken his seat in the Main Event. The Finnish pro is looking to win an unprecedented third trophy at the 2026 Irish Open.
With about 25,000 in the middle, big blind Vytautas Krasauskas checked the 4♣J♥A♥8♦10♠ completed board over to Kyle Soakell on the button. Soakell tossed in a tiny bet of 3,500, and Krasauskas immediately flicked in a calling chip.
Soakell showed A♣J♣ for top two pair, being shipped the pot when Krasauskas mucked his cards.
A few tables over, Dejan Jakovljevic had raised in the hijack when Luke Nieuwenhuis three-bet to 2,800 on the button. Jakovljevic responded with a four-bet to 9,500, and Nieuwenhuis moved all in for just over a starting stack after a small tank.
Jakovljevic spent some time in thought before folding and surrendering the pot to his fellow Dutchman.
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."
