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

3 days 22 hours ago

Sootla Wants All of It

Stewart Morrison

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Ranno Sootla opened to 1,700 from the gun, which picked up one caller before the action folded to Kimberly Durham in the big blind. Durham three-bet to 5,700 before seeing Sootla return in kind, four-betting to 12,700. The initial caller folded, but Durham called.

On a board of 7♣4♥3♥, Durham checked before folding when Sootla put her all in, for her remaining 13,500.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ranno Sootla	82,500 82,500	82,500

Kimberly Durham	13,500 13,500	13,500

Tags: Kimberly Durham Ranno Sootla

3 days 22 hours ago

Khalil Bests Muller's Big Slick

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Youssafi Khalil made a sizable raise to 2,700 under the gun. It folded to Bjorn Muller on the button, who upped the ante to 7,000. Khalil called to the 3♥J♣9♦ flop, which both players checked.

Khalil then bet 3,000 on the 10♥ turn. Muller tossed in a quick call, after which the 2♣ river was checked to showdown. Khalil tabled A♠J♠ for top pair, and Muller showed his A♣K♠ before it was mucked.

"At least your bad beat story will be on PokerNews," Will Kassouf, also present at the table, said to Muller as the pot was dragged to Khalil.

Player	Chips	Progress
Youssafi Khalil	90,000
Bjorn Muller	70,600
Will Kassouf	44,400 19,600	19,600

Tags: Bjorn Muller Will Kassouf Youssafi Khalil

3 days 21 hours ago

Neeson Spikes the River

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Stewart Morrison

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The action began with Angela Rogan limping in early position, which tempted Stephen Neeson to follow suit, hoping to see a cheap flop from the small blind. Mikael Magnusson put an end to the fun in the big blind, though, raising to 2,400. Neither Rogan nor Neeson folded, and the three went to a flop.

The action checked through on the monotone 7♣9♣10♣ flop, giving Neeson the green light to take over the betting lead on the K♥ turn. His wager of 4,000 was enough to remove Magnusson from the pot, but it couldn't shake Rogan out.

The 8♠ river completed the board, and both players checked.

Neeson turned over J♥8♥ to show his bluff on the turn had paired up on the river. That was enough to claim the pot as Rogan flipped over 6♠6♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Neeson	83,000
Mikael Magnusson	16,100
Angela Rogan	15,400

Tags: Angela Rogan Mikael Magnusson Stephen Neeson

3 days 21 hours ago

Smith Doubles After Huge Flop Action

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Keegan Smith in early position and Kamil Karaoglu in late position were on a K♥9♣4♣ flop. With only 5,200 in the pot, Karaoglu had put in 23,000, which Smith raised all-in to 51,700.

Karaoglu spent some time in the tank, then called with the covering stack.

Keegan Smith: 9♠9♦ All in
Kamil Karaoglu: K♦Q♠

The 4♠ turn provided Karaoglu with outs, but Smith's full house remained best on the A♥ river to drag the big pot and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keegan Smith	108,600
Kamil Karaoglu	17,000

Tags: Kamil Karaoglu Keegan Smith

3 days 21 hours ago

Break Time

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Stewart Morrison

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The remaining players are taking a 30-minute break.

3 days 21 hours ago

Doug Polk Breaks Silence on The Lodge Raid | PokerNews Podcast #949

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

In the 949th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Ben Ludlow do an emergency show to react to the long-awaited video by Doug Polk in which he discusses the raid on his Texas card club. The Lodge. Find out what the large shareholder had to say, his timeline of events, and where things currently stand.

Plus, what did Doug think about the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) theory, some reasons players should remain optimistic for a positive outcome, and why Thursday, April 9, is an important date to remember.

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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Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

3 days 21 hours ago

Chip Counts and Eliminations

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Fluereci	254,300 24,300	24,300
Rosemary Mullan	245,000
Tyrell Soleyn	242,000
George Steltman	240,900
David Older	240,000
Colin Horgan	230,000
Jacqueline Cachia	217,000
Tahar Said	214,400
Isaac Borghouts	210,000 147,000	147,000
Patrick Bechtel	204,000
Jamie Flynn	203,000 203,000	203,000
Max Lohse	202,000
Darren Harbinson	200,000 150,000	150,000
Daniel Vasser	193,000 129,000	129,000
Jan Bendik	160,700 110,700	110,700

Tero Laurila	159,000 64,000	64,000
Laurent Vauquelin	144,000 700	700
Ana De Buen	138,000
David Docherty	125,800 75,800	75,800
Roope Tarmi	120,000 69,900	69,900
Carlo Wolters	120,000 70,000	70,000
Tommy Nyberg	120,000 92,600	92,600
Terelle Tavares	110,300 60,300	60,300
Fintan Hand	110,000 5,000	5,000
Nikolai Mamut	110,000 60,000	60,000

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3 days 21 hours ago

Sinclair Takes From Marboeuf

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Stewart Morrison

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With a pot of 7,800 in the middle, and a flop of 6♥J♠8♥ face up on the table, Cameron Sinclair put out a bet of 3,100 from middle position. David Marboeuf called on the button, but the big blind, who was also in the pot, folded.

The A♣ turn joined the board, and when Sinclair continued for 5,000, Marboeuf returned his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Marboeuf	58,000
Cameron Sinclair	50,600

Tags: Cameron Sinclair David Marboeuf

3 days 21 hours ago

Aikman Shoves on Black

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Arriving on the 8♣A♦8♠ flop with 16,000 already in the middle, Gilbert Black bet 7,100 from the small blind. Lewis Aikman was on the button and called, after which the 7♠ turn was dealt.

Black sized up to 15,000, but instantly folded when Aikman announced his all-in.