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

04-05-2026 21:48 UTC+1

Thomas Kilgannon Eliminated in 23rd Place (€18,250)

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Frank Visser

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

Thomas Kilgannon was all-in in the small blind for 3,975,000, and had been looked up by Narcis Nedelcu in the cutoff.

Thomas Kilgannon: K♣Q♥
Narcis Nedelcu: 6♠6♥

Kilgannon took a big lead on the 10♠Q♣2♦ flop, but Nedelcu earned the checkmark on the 6♣ turn, courtesy of his newly acquired set.

The 8♥ river was dealt as a formality, and Kilgannon gathered his belongings before he left the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cristian Ivanus	18,550,000 1,250,000	1,250,000
Luca Bernardi	17,530,000 6,120,000	6,120,000
Narcis Nedelcu	16,780,000 3,780,000	3,780,000

Matthew Twomey	14,250,000 10,050,000	10,050,000
Ali Abdulzahra	4,380,000 55,000	55,000
Isaac Barker	3,800,000 2,050,000	2,050,000
Thomas Kilgannon	Busted

Tags: Narcis Nedelcu Thomas Kilgannon

04-05-2026 21:33 UTC+1

Danny Verheij Eliminated in 24th Place (€15,870)

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Frank Visser

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

Danny Verheij made it 600,000 to go in early position. Ali Abdulzahra three-bet to 1,500,000 in the cutoff, after which Cristian Ivanus committed his stack of 5,825,000 in the big blind.

Verheij called off for his stack of 5,200,000, and, after some minutes in the tank, Abdulzahra called as well, covering both opponents

Danny Verheij: A♦K♦ All in
Cristian Ivanus: 10♠10♥ All in
Ali Abdulzahra: A♥K♠

Ivanus flopped top set on 2♣10♦9♦. Verheij had a flush draw to work with, but Ivanus made a full house instead on the 5♥5♠ runout. Ivanus nearly tripled up, while Verheij had to take his exit in 24th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cristian Ivanus	17,300,000 10,000,000	10,000,000
Ali Abdulzahra	4,325,000 1,325,000	1,325,000
Danny Verheij	Busted

Tags: Ali Abdulzahra Cristian Ivanus Danny Verheij

04-05-2026 21:32 UTC+1

Papazois Smacks River to Stay Alive

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Stewart Morrison

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

Marios Papazois opened to 600,000 from early position, and found himself facing a three-bet to 1,800,000 from Oliver Gayko in the cutoff. When the action folded back to Papazois, he four-bet shoved for roughly 3,000,000. Gayko wasted no time and made the call.

Marios Papazois: A♦Q♦ All in
Oliver Gayko: K♥K♦

The flop brought more ways to win for Papazois, coming down 8♦6♠J♦.

That wasn't his only route to survival, though, as the Q♣ turn and Q♥ river improved him to trips, seeing the pot pushed in his direction.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marios Papazois	6,750,000 250,000	250,000
Oliver Gayko	3,000,000 6,700,000	6,700,000

Tags: Marios Papazois Oliver Gayko

04-05-2026 21:01 UTC+1

Killeen Knocked Out Before Final Three Tables

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Frank Visser

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

Kevin Killeen got his stack of 7,950,000 in on the button, being covered by Michael Prendergast in middle position.

Kevin Killeen: A♥K♦ All in
Michael Prendergast: 9♥9♦

Prendergast looked on tensely as the 3♣6♠Q♥7♠10♠ board was fanned. With no aces or kings about, Prendergast's nines won the pot.

He let out a sigh of relief and sat back down, while Killeen was eliminated in 25th place, one spot before the final three tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Prendergast	16,900,000 9,450,000	9,450,000
Kevin Killeen	Busted

Tags: Kevin Killeen Michael Prendergast

04-05-2026 20:41 UTC+1

Wilson Will Not Win Second Irish Open Title

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Frank Visser

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Danilo Donnini made it 500,000 to go in the hijack. 2016 champion Dan Wilson then three-bet to 3,000,000 on the button, leaving 500,000 behind.

Vasyl Palandiuk called and revealed A♣Q♣ once Donnini got out of the way, not realizing that Wilson had chips behind. The floor was called over, and a flop was ordered to be dealt, with Palandiuk playing his hand face-up.

Palandiuk then put Wilson all-in on the K♣J♣4♠ flop, and Wilson could only laugh as he called off.

Dan Wilson: J♠J♦ All in
Vasyl Palandiuk: A♣Q♣

The 7♠ turn was safe for Wilson's jacks, but the 5♣ river completed Palandiuk's flush. Wilson was knocked out in 27th place, narrowly missing out on the final three tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vasyl Palandiuk	20,000,000 4,100,000	4,100,000
Weijie Zheng	18,000,000 3,600,000	3,600,000
Danilo Donnini	11,000,000 1,550,000	1,550,000

Dan Wilson	Busted

Tags: Dan Wilson Danilo Donnini Vasyl Palandiuk

04-05-2026 20:38 UTC+1

Dunphy Eliminates Cahill

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Stewart Morrison

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Edward Dunphy opened to 525,000 from under the gun before calling the all-in of Seamus Cahill in the cutoff for 4,025,000.

Seamus Cahill: A♣J♦ All in
Edward Dunphy: A♦Q♠

The best hand preflop remained ahead on the 4♠2♣6♥A♥K♠ runout, and Cahill was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edward Dunphy	17,900,000 3,600,000	3,600,000
Seamus Cahill	Busted

Tags: Edward Dunphy Seamus Cahill

04-05-2026 20:29 UTC+1

O'Dwyer Flops Broadway to Double

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Frank Visser

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Kenneth Svendsen opened to 500,000 in the hijack. Steve O'Dwyer then moved in his stack of 4,150,000 in the cutoff, and Svendsen called after receiving a count.

Steve O'Dwyer: K♠Q♠ All in
Kenneth Svendsen: 8♦8♣

O'Dwyer flopped the nuts on A♥10♠J♥, although the A♠ turn gave Svendsen some outs. He did not hit a boat on the 2♥ river, however, and the 2022 Irish Open champion doubled to an average stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	8,900,000 2,325,000	2,325,000

Kenneth Svendsen	2,300,000 4,000,000	4,000,000

Tags: Kenneth Svendsen Steve O'Dwyer

04-05-2026 20:02 UTC+1

River Sees Two Chop Killeen's Money

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Stewart Morrison

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Kevin Killeen opened the action with a raise to 500,000 from early position. Both Michael Prendergast on the button and Jarkko Suokas in the big blind called.

Killeen continued for 575,000 on the 3♦4♣2♠ flop, and both his opponents called.

The J♠ turn joined the board, and when action checked over to Prendergast, he bet 1,500,000. Suokas called, but Killeen folded.

When the 6♥ river completed the board, Suokas took over the betting lead, putting 5,000,000 into the middle. Prendergast wasted no time before he called.

Suokas flipped over 9♠5♠ for a rivered straight. Prendergast also had a straight, showing he had flopped it with A♣5♣.

As such, the players chopped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jarkko Suokas	15,850,000 650,000	650,000
Michael Prendergast	7,450,000 650,000	650,000
Kevin Killeen	1,300,000 3,200,000	3,200,000

Tags: Jarkko Suokas Kevin Killeen Michael Prendergast

04-05-2026 18:52 UTC+1

Bernardi Doubles in Four-Bet Pot, Ships Biggest Pot of the Tournament

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Frank Visser

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Danny Verheij opened the action with a raise to 400,000 in the hijack. Ali Abdulzahra then three-bet to 1,300,000 in the cutoff, and Luca Bernardi put in a four-bet to 2,500,000 on the button.

Verheij quickly got out of the way, but Abdulzahra called to see the J♥4♠A♥ flop. Abdulzahra checked, Bernardi fired a bet of 1,200,000, and Abdulzahra called.

The 5♣ turn saw Bernardi size up to 2,500,000. Abdulzahra check-called once more, after which he went into the tank on the Q♦ river.

After a while, he decided to move all in. Bernardi snap-called his 4,280,000 remaining chips and tabled A♠A♣ for top set. Abdulzahra could not believe his eyes as he showed J♠J♦ for a lower set.

The massive pot was shipped to Bernardi, who doubled up to become the first player to cross the 20-million mark. Abdulzahra, meanwhile, saw his big stack whittled down to just 12 and a half big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luca Bernardi	21,860,000 10,260,000	10,260,000
Danny Verheij	8,600,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Dan Wilson	7,700,000 50,000	50,000
Matthew Twomey	4,500,000 400,000	400,000
Alessandro Predaroli	3,900,000 1,720,000	1,720,000
Ali Abdulzahra	2,500,000 10,500,000	10,500,000

Tags: Ali Abdulzahra Big Blinds Danny Verheij Luca Bernardi

04-05-2026 18:50 UTC+1

Ponciano Jams Into Palandiuk's Cowboys

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Frank Visser

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Victor Ponciano opened under the gun, prompting Vasyl Palandiuk to three-bet to 1,00,000 in the next seat over. The action folded back to Ponciano, who four-bet all in for 4,300,000. Palandiuk quickly called with the covering stack.

Victor Ponciano: A♠Q♦ All in
Vasyl Palandiuk: K♥K♦

Ponciano went looking for an ace, but none were to be found on the 9♦2♥9♥J♥10♦ runout. He headed to the exit as Palandiuk chipped up further, seizing the tournament chip lead with a stack of nearly 18,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vasyl Palandiuk	17,975,000 3,775,000	3,775,000
Victor Ponciano	Busted

Tags: Vasyl Palandiuk Victor Ponciano