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

04-03-2026 18:33 UTC+1

Secchiaroli Shove Gets Through

Stewart Morrison

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

Valerio Secchiaroli opened to 2,000 preflop, and saw two players call. Jamie Walden from the button, and the player in the big blind.

When the dealer spread a 4♥Q♠5♣ flop, Secchiaroli moved all in for 13,100. Both Walden and the big blind promptly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamie Walden	54,500 1,500	1,500

Valerio Secchiaroli	21,600 900	900

Tags: Jamie Walden Valerio Secchiaroli

04-03-2026 18:23 UTC+1

Alexander Coolered By Yip

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Stewart Morrison

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

The action was joined as James Alexander was all-in at risk, and standing over the table, watching the board run out. It was Rebecca Yip who had him on the ropes.

James Alexander: 10♥10♣ All in
Rebecca Yip: J♠J♦

The 7♦10♦J♣ flop had seen both players flop a set, and, unfortunately for Alexander, the 6♣ turn and 8♦ river were unable to save him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rebecca Yip	89,000 89,000	89,000
James Alexander	Busted

Tags: James Alexander Rebecca Yip

04-03-2026 18:21 UTC+1

Bamford Bluffs Into Aces

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Frank Visser

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

Matteo Zanardi checked the 5♠4♥Q♠9♠ turn from the small blind to Jordan Bamford in late position, who added 10,500 to the pot of 30,000 with a bet.

Zanardi took some time before calling, after which the 6♥ river completed the board. Zanardi checked again, prompting Bamford to put his opponent all-in for 27,000.

Zanardi quickly called. Bamford could only show ace-high with his A♦J♦, leaving Zanardi to take the pot with A♠A♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matteo Zanardi	105,000 105,000	105,000
Jordan Bamford	49,000

Tags: Jordan Bamford Matteo Zanardi

04-03-2026 18:12 UTC+1

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Ward	130,000 110,000	110,000
Gilbert Black	95,000 95,000	95,000
Lewis Aikman	85,000

Tags: Gilbert Black Lewis Aikman

04-03-2026 18:09 UTC+1

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

04-03-2026 18:00 UTC+1

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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Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

04-03-2026 17:30 UTC+1

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.

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04-03-2026 17:23 UTC+1

Break Time

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Stewart Morrison

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The remaining players are taking a 30-minute break.

04-03-2026 17:22 UTC+1

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.