€1,150 Main Event Day 2 | 2026 Irish Open

Apr 04, 2026

Kicker Problems Leave Flanagan Short

Stewart Morrison

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Barry Furlong opened to 110,000 from middle position, only to see Tomas Flanagan three-bet to 325,000 from the cutoff. The action folded back to Furlong, who called.

The dealer spread a K♠8♣3♦ flop, and both players checked.

Furlong led out for 250,000 on the 9♠ turn, which Flanagan called.

The Q♥ completed the board, and Furlong put 400,000 into the middle. Again, Flanagan called.

Furlong flipped over K♣J♠, which was enough to beat the K♥10♦ of Flanagan.

Tags: Barry Furlong Tomas Flanagan

Level: 25

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Apr 04, 2026

The End for Evers

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Frank Visser

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Nils Evers committed his 475,000 chips under the gun, and was looked up by Craig MacLeod in middle position.

Nils Evers: A♣9♥ All in
Craig MacLeod: K♠K♥

Evers turned some extra outs on 3♠10♣6♦9♠, but the 10♦ river brought none of them, sending him to the exit.

Tags: Craig MacLeod Nils Evers

Apr 04, 2026

Cendoya Latest to Fall

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Stewart Morrison

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jokin Cendoya raised to 650,000, leaving himself just 15,000 behind. Not realising the bet was not an all-in, Gavin Sardini called and flipped over his cards, revealing ace-king.

The floor was called, and they ruled that the hand would play as normal, just that Cendoya would have the obvious extra information of his opponent's hand.

The dealer spread a king-high 9♣K♥2♣ flop, and Sardini bet 50,000. Cendoya called for his remaining 15,000.

Jokin Cendoya: A♠J♦ All in
Gavin Sardini: A♣K♦

There was no saving grace for Cendoya, as the 4♦ turn and Q♠ river completed the board.

Tags: Gavin Sardini Jokin Cendoya

Apr 04, 2026

Sardini on Piles, Cahill Receives Some Crumbs

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Frank Visser

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

In the cutoff, Gavin Sardini opened to 100,000 off of a huge stack. Seamus Cahill then three-bet to 275,000 on the button, and Sardini called after it had folded back to him.

The Q♣2♠3♦ flop saw Cahill continue for 100,000. Sardini gave it some thought, but opted to muck his cards and grant the pot to his opponent.

Tags: Gavin Sardini Seamus Cahill

Apr 04, 2026

Big Stacks Clash, No Blood Drawn

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Stewart Morrison

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Narcis Nedelcu opened to 100,000 from middle position, which saw Kenneth Svendsen respond with a three-bet to 325,000 from the hijack. The action returned to Nedelcu, who four-bet to 700,000, which Svendsen called.

Both players checked on the 3♠9♦6♠ flop, and the A♠ turn joined the board.

Nedelcu checked, prompting Svendsen to put a bet of 600,000 into the middle. After a moment's consideration, Nedelcu moved all in for 2,200,000. Svendsen didn't love the situation, but called nonetheless.

Narcis Nedelcu: A♣K♦ All in
Kenneth Svendsen: A♦K♣

As it turned out, the two players had the same hand.

The dealer completed the board with the 9♠ before chopping the pot and moving on.

Tags: Kenneth Svendsen Narcis Nedelcu

Apr 04, 2026

Kirsch Doubles to Stay in Contention

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Frank Visser

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Daniel Lewis raised to 80,000 in the hijack. Jeff Kirsch then pushed in his final 410,000 on the button, and John Barker quickly reshoved for 1,220,000 in the small blind.

Lewis went deep into the tank, but eventually decided a fold was best and mucked his cards.

Jeff Kirsch: K♠Q♠
John Barker: A♥J♥

Both players paired on the 5♣K♦A♦ flop, but only Kirsch made two pair on the Q♣ turn. The 6♥ river helped neither player, deciding the pot in Kirsch's favor.

Tags: Daniel Lewis Jeff Kirsch John Barker

Apr 04, 2026

Late-Night Eliminations

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Frank Visser

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Apr 05, 2026

Shoves Goes Unchallenged

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Stewart Morrison

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

On one table, Dan Wilson opened to 100,000 in the hijack and soon found himself facing a three-bet all-in for 495,000 from Philip Baker. The action returned to Wilson, who opted to fold.

One table over, Carlo Citrone opened to 100,000 in middle position and also faced a three-bet. Ali Abdulzahra raised to 250,000 from the cutoff. When the action folded back to Citrone, he took a few moments before moving all in. Before his chips had even been pushed into the middle, Abdulzahra folded.

Tags: Ali Abdulzahra Carlo Citrone Dan Wilson Philip Baker

Apr 05, 2026

Brain Slams Into Ferrari

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Frank Visser

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Manuel Ferrari opened to 100,000 in early position. Carl Brain moved in his stack of 970,000 from the next seat over, and Ferrari snap-called once the action had folded back to him.

Carl Brain: A♥Q♠ All in
Manuel Ferrari: A♦K♣

Brain had some hope at a chop after the 6♣9♥8♥8♣ turn, but the 5♥ river meant Brain had to take his exit.

Tags: Carl Brain Manuel Ferrari