€1,150 Main Event Day 3 | 2026 Irish Open

04-05-2026 23:39 UTC+1

Mael Chicot Eliminated in 19th Place (€20,960)

Stewart Morrison

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Seeing a raise to 800,000 ahead of him, Mael Chicot moved all in for 6,725,000. The action folded back to Edward Dunphy, the original raiser, who called.

Mael Chicot: 10♠10♣ All in
Edward Dunphy: A♠Q♥

The window card on the A♣7♦4♦ had Chicot in a world of trouble. There was no change in fortunes, either, as the board was completed with the J♦ turn and the 3♣ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edward Dunphy	15,100,000 7,100,000	7,100,000
Mael Chicot	Busted

Tags: Edward Dunphy Mael Chicot

04-05-2026 23:38 UTC+1

Ali Abdulzahra Eliminated in 20th Place (€20,960)

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Frank Visser

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Isaac Barker open-raised to 800,000 from middle position. Matthew Twomey flatted his button before Ali Abdulzahra pushed in his remaining 3,600,000 in the big blind.

Barker called, while Twomey decided to get out of the way.

Ali Abdulzahra: 4♠4♣ All in
Isaac Barker: 7♥7♣

Abdulzahra flopped a full house on A♥A♣4♥ and seemed to be doubling up once more. However, Barker's rail erupted as the 7♦ hit the turn, upgrading Barker to a higher full house.

Abdulzahra did not hit quads on the 8♦ river, spelling the end of his tournament run in 20th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Barker	27,000,000 5,500,000	5,500,000
Matthew Twomey	18,550,000 2,450,000	2,450,000
Narcis Nedelcu	10,650,000 2,450,000	2,450,000

Ali Abdulzahra	Busted

Tags: Ali Abdulzahra Isaac Barker Matthew Twomey

04-05-2026 23:28 UTC+1

Manuel Ferrari Eliminated in 21st Place (€18,250)

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Stewart Morrison

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Manuel Ferrari opened to 4,000,000 under the gun, which accounted for almost his entire stack. One seat to his left, Danilo Donnini moved all in for 26,525,000. The action folded back to Ferrari, who put his remaining 300,000 into the middle.

Manuel Ferrari: A♥J♣ All in
Danilo Donnini : A♣K♣

Ferrari found himself in an undesirable position, at risk and dominated.

There was no help to be found as the dealer spread the Q♠2♣Q♣5♠6♠ board across the felt.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Ferrari	Busted

Tags: Danilo Donnini Manuel Ferrari

04-05-2026 23:24 UTC+1

Abdulzahra Survives Again

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Frank Visser

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Ali Abdulzahra pushed in 1,475,000 in the cutoff, leaving only a single T-25,000 chip behind. Luca Bernardi called on the button, and Abdulzahra's final chip flew in on the J♥Q♥J♦ flop.

Ali Abdulzahra: 4♠4♦ All in
Luca Bernardi: A♠7♦

Abdulzahra's pocket pair became a full house on the J♠ turn, and the 10♦ river remained safe for him to win yet another all-in.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luca Bernardi	6,100,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Ali Abdulzahra	4,000,000 2,500,000	2,500,000

Tags: Ali Abdulzahra Luca Bernardi

04-05-2026 22:59 UTC+1

Barker Doubles With Quads

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Frank Visser

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

It folded to Luca Bernardi in the small blind, who limped in. Isaac Barker checked his option in the big blind and called Bernardi's bet of 400,000 on the 6♦J♣J♠ flop.

Bernardi sized up to 1,500,000 on the J♥ turn. Barker tossed in more calling chips, seeing the 2♦ river complete the board.

Bernardi completed his triple barrel with a bet of 3,000,000. Barker spent some time in the tank before he made the minimum raise to 6,0000,000, leaving only 50,000 behind.

Bernardi weighed his options for a while, but deemed his odds too good and called. Barker tabled J♦2♠ for quad jacks, and Bernardi's cards quickly hit the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Barker	17,050,000 9,250,000	9,250,000
Luca Bernardi	10,000,000 6,025,000	6,025,000

Tags: Isaac Barker Luca Bernardi

04-05-2026 22:56 UTC+1

Gayko Stuns Dunphy with Two Outer

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Stewart Morrison

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Oliver Gayko slid a bet of 4,200,000 into the middle, which was 375,000 shy of being his whole stack. The action folded to Edward Dunphy, who called, thinking that Gayko was all in.

Once the confusion was cleared up, the dealer spread a 7♣7♥5♥ flop, and Dunphy bet enough to cover the stake of Gayko. Gayko called, and the cards were revealed.

Oliver Gayko: J♠J♦ All in
Edward Dunphy: K♣K♦

It wasn't what Gayko was hoping to see, left with just two outs to survive.

The 5♠ turn was unforthcoming, but the miracle J♣ river came to his rescue.

Gayko scooped in the huge pot, and Dunphy was left stunned.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oliver Gayko	9,700,000 5,125,000	5,125,000
Edward Dunphy	6,500,000 5,300,000	5,300,000

Tags: Edward Dunphy Oliver Gayko

04-05-2026 22:43 UTC+1

Prendergast Puts Gisolfi to the Test

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Stewart Morrison

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Michael Prendergast raised to 800,000 from the cutoff, which only Francesco Gisolfi called in the big blind.

On a K♥9♠3♠ flop, Gisolfi check-called a bet of 500,000.

The turn brought the 4♦, and this time Gisolfi check-called a more substantial 2,100,000.

There was no slowing down from Prendergast on the K♦ river. When Gisolfi checked for a third time, he moved all in, covering Gisolfi's stack of 3,725,000.

Gisolfi used a time extension whilst deciding the best course of action, and then called.

Prendergast flipped over 8♣7♣, which was no good versus the K♠5♦ of Gisolfi.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francesco Gisolfi	14,850,000 6,350,000	6,350,000
Michael Prendergast	9,650,000 8,775,000	8,775,000

Tags: Francesco Gisolfi Michael Prendergast

04-05-2026 22:07 UTC+1

Abdulzhara Fires into the Abyss, Barker the Beneficiary

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Stewart Morrison

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Isaac Barker opened the action with a raise to 600,000 from early position, which gathered calls from Matthew Twomey on the button and Ali Abdulzahra in the big blind.

The dealer spread a 10♠10♦7♣ flop, and action checked through.

The A♠ turn joined the board, and the action checked through once again.

The dealer completed the board with 8♣, which prompted Abdulzhara to lead for 3,925,000. Barker called off his remaining stack of 3,800,000, and Twomey folded.

Abdulzhara flipped over 6♦4♦, which had run into the full house of Barker, who had A♥A♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Twomey	18,600,000 600,000	600,000
Isaac Barker	9,850,000 5,450,000	5,450,000
Ali Abdulzahra	300,000 4,830,000	4,830,000

Tags: Ali Abdulzahra Isaac Barker Matthew Twomey

04-05-2026 22:05 UTC+1

Gilbert Black Eliminated in 22nd Place (€18,250)

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Stewart Morrison

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

When the action folded to Gilbert Black on the button, he moved all in for roughly 3,000,000. Jarkko Suokas called in the big blind, and Black was officially at risk.

Gilbert Black: Q♥4♠ All in
Jarkko Suokas: A♣10♣

Suokas hit the 2♣A♥6♣ flop hard, and the A♠ turn even harder.

Black was already drawing dead, but Suokas improved to a flush on the 4♣ river regardless.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jarkko Suokas	19,800,000 3,950,000	3,950,000
Gilbert Black	Busted

Tags: Gilbert Black Jarkko Suokas

04-05-2026 22:00 UTC+1

Three Twos for Twomey

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Frank Visser

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Narcis Nedelcu raised his button to 700,000. Matthew Twomey called in the small blind, after which the 7♥10♣2♦ flop was checked by both players.

Twomey checked again on the 8♦ turn. Nedelcu retook the initiative with a bet of 1,200,000, which Twomey called.

The 7♠ river saw Twomey lead out for 2,300,000. Nedelcu snap-called, but his A♠A♦ were no match for the 2♠2♣ of Twomey, who had flopped a set and rivered a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Twomey	19,200,000 4,950,000	4,950,000
Narcis Nedelcu	11,830,000 4,950,000	4,950,000

Tags: Matthew Twomey Narcis Nedelcu