2026 Irish Open
When Daniel Vasser moved all in for 48,000, only Kenneth Broad called, putting Vasser at risk.
Daniel Vasser: K♦Q♥
Kenneth Broad: 5♠5♣
The board was good for Broad up to the J♠6♥4♥2♦ turn, but the Q♣ river saw Vasser snatch the lead and secure a double up.
As the pot was being pushed in the opposite direction, Broad shared that not long before, he had got pocket aces in preflop versus ace-king, but had been rivered by a Broadway straight, a pot that would have left him with roughly 1,500,000 in chips.
Heads up to the J♣8♥6♥ flop, Kalman Dohany checked under the gun to Day 1a chipleader Massimiliano Cordeschi in the next seat over. Cordeschi fired a bet of 40,000 into the pot of about 105,000.
Dohany then raised to 130,000, and Cordeschi moved all in for 355,000 after a lot of thought. Dohany only needed a few seconds before he called with the covering stack.
Massimiliano Cordeschi: Q♥J♠
Kalman Dohany: A♥J♦
Dohany's ace kicker remained in play on the 6♣4♣ runout, scooping the pot and sending Cordeschi to the rail.
Arriving on the 4♠3♥8♥ flop, Christoph Huber checked it over from the hijack to Michael Casson in the cutoff. Cason bet 50,000, which Huber raised to 130,000.
Casson stuck in a call after some thought, after which the 6♠ hit the turn. Huber quickly moved all in, putting his opponent at risk for 340,000.
Casson went deep into the tank, eventually relinquishing his cards to the dealer to forfeit the pot to Huber.
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Robert McDowell moved all in for 155,000, and only David Clarke called in the big blind.
Robert McDowell: Q♣J♣
David Clarke: A♠10♠
The 4♣5♦7♠ flop offered very little help for McDowell, but the Q♦ turn came to his rescue, seeing him take the lead.
The 3♦ river completed the board, ensuring McDowell survived, but left Clarke short.
A few hands later, Clarke lost another all in, this time it saw him eliminated.
Gavin Sardini in the big blind, Ivan Svitlychnyi in middle position, and Mandu Sansonnens on the button had gathered 330,000 in the middle when they went to the 4♦3♠9♦ flop. It checked to Sansonnens, who fired a bet of 65,000.
Sardini called before Sansonnens got out of the way and mucked. The J♠ turn then quickly checked through to the 10♠ river. Sardini took the initiative by betting 75,000, being snap-called by Sansonnens.
Sardini tabled K♥Q♥ for a rivered straight, and a frustrated Sansonnens slammed his cards into the muck in defeat.