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

04-05-2026 15:47 UTC+1

O'Driscoll Eliminated by Kings

Stewart Morrison

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

In the previous level, action folded to Conor O'Driscoll on the button, who raised to 200,000. When the small blind folded, Gary Whitehead raised to 625,000 from the big blind. O'Driscoll responded by moving all in for 1,760,000, which Whitehead quickly called.

Conor O'Driscoll: A♣Q♣ All in
Gary Whitehead: K♠K♦

The board ran out a very safe 7♥9♦J♦9♥4♥ for Whitehead's pocket kings, and O'Driscoll was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Whitehead	4,460,000 1,465,000	1,465,000
Conor O'Driscoll	Busted

Tags: Conor O'Driscoll Gary Whitehead

04-05-2026 15:38 UTC+1

Worthington-Leese Jams Into Aces, Killeen Chipping Up

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Stewart Morrison

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

In one of the final hands of the last level, Kevin Killeen kicked the action off with a raise to 200,000 from the hijack. Leo Worthington-Leese, in the cutoff, responded by moving all in for 2,170,000. The action returned to Killeen, who wasted no time calling.

Leo Worthington-Leese: K♠J♥ All in
Kevin Killeen: A♥A♣

Worthington-Leese had inadvertently chosen the worst time possible to move all in, running into the pocket aces of Killeen.

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There was newfound hope for Worthington-Leese on the 5♦Q♥K♦ flop, but the deck failed to help any further, as the 7♠ turn and 9♥ completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Killeen	5,800,000 2,850,000	2,850,000
Leo Worthington-Leese	Busted

Tags: Kevin Killeen Leo Worthington-Leese

04-05-2026 15:23 UTC+1

Wilson Finds Aces to Eliminate Hooper

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Frank Visser

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Alessandro Predaroli opened to 200,000 under the gun. Michael Hooper then three-bet jammed for 2,200,000 in the hijack, and Dan Wilson called in the big blind.

Predaroli decided to let his hand go after some time in the tank, after which the remaining duo tabled their cards.

Michael Hooper: A♥K♦ All in
Dan Wilson: A♠A♣

Hooper turned a flush draw on Q♥8♥7♣3♥, but the J♦ river saw Wilson's aces hold to secure the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ashkan Ahmedov	6,500,000 1,440,000	1,440,000
Dan Wilson	6,300,000 3,685,000	3,685,000
Luca Bernardi	5,400,000 345,000	345,000
Alessandro Predaroli	2,250,000 250,000	250,000
Michael Hooper	Busted

Tags: Alessandro Predaroli Dan Wilson Michael Hooper

04-05-2026 14:53 UTC+1

Clossick Hits House to Double, Clay Eliminated

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Stewart Morrison

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

When the action folded to James Clossick on the button, he moved all in for 1,245,000. The small blind folded, but Dean Clay, in the big blind, committed his own 1,100,000 to the middle.

Dean Clay: A♥8♣ All in
James Clossick: K♦J♣

Clossick took a commanding lead on the K♠Q♦K♣ flop, and when the 2♥ turn and J♥ river improved him to a full house, Clay was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Clossick	2,495,000 1,395,000	1,395,000
Dean Clay	Busted

Tags: Dean Clay James Clossick

04-05-2026 14:50 UTC+1

Papazois Wins Three-Way All-In, Eliminates Said

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Frank Visser

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Tahar Said got his 1,070,000 chips in from early position, and Marios Papazois committed his 1,625,000 from the small blind. Kevin Killeen looked them both up with the covering stack.

Tahar Said: 7♥7♦ All in
Marios Papazois: A♠Q♥ All in
Kevin Killeen: K♦K♣

Papazois spiked an ace on the 10♣A♣2♠5♥4♣ board to scoop the pot, eliminating Said and nearly tripling his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marios Papazois	4,420,000 2,220,000	2,220,000
Kevin Killeen	2,950,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Tahar Said	Busted

Tags: Kevin Killeen Marios Papazois Tahar Said

04-05-2026 14:48 UTC+1

Sardini Consolidates Chip Lead

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Stewart Morrison

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Gavin Sardini opened to 210,000 in middle position, which gathered calls from Daniel Caffrey in the hijack and both players in the blinds.

The dealer spread a 3♥A♦8♦ flop, and when the players in the blinds checked, Sardini continued for 450,000. Caffrey called, but the other two players folded.

The Q♦ then joined the board, and Sardini kept his foot down, betting another 450,000. This time, it was enough to shake Caffrey out, as he returned his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gavin Sardini	9,700,000 1,060,000	1,060,000
Daniel Caffrey	3,200,000 685,000	685,000

Tags: Daniel Caffrey Gavin Sardini

04-05-2026 14:05 UTC+1

Zheng Continues to Build

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Stewart Morrison

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Danny Verheij opened to 160,000 from under the gun, and was met with a three-bet to 425,000 from Weijie Zheng in the cutoff. The action folded back to Verheij, who called.

Verheij checked over to Zheng on a 9♥Q♣7♦ flop, who continued with a bet of 325,000. That was enough to secure the pot as Verheij returned his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Weijie Zheng	8,300,000 1,950,000	1,950,000
Danny Verheij	2,950,000 835,000	835,000

Tags: Danny Verheij Weijie Zheng

04-05-2026 13:51 UTC+1

Tononi Spikes Turn to Survive

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Stewart Morrison

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Ivan Tononi raised on the button, and immediately faced an all-in from Jun Miao in the small blind. The big blind folded, and Tononi had a decision to make. His stack of 1,940,000 was less than Miao's, so a call would be for his tournament life. After consideration, he flicked in a chip to call.

Ivan Tononi: A♠10♥ All in
Jun Miao: A♣J♦

It was not the situation Tononi had hoped for, finding his ace dominated.

The [9h6d6f] did little more than offer some opportunities to chop the pot.

However, the dealer then burned and turned the 10♠, seeing Tononi leapfrog Miao into the lead.

The 5♥ completed the board, and Tononi scooped in a double up, as Miao was left with under 20 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Tononi	4,060,000 1,390,000	1,390,000
Jun Miao	1,500,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Big Blinds Ivan Tononi Jun Miao

04-05-2026 13:18 UTC+1

Maybin Doubles Blind Versus Blind

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Stewart Morrison

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

When the action folded to James Clossick in the small blind, he moved all in, covering the 615,000 stack of Michael Maybin in the big blind. Maybin took one look at his cards and called.

Michael Maybin: Q♥Q♣ All in
James Clossick: Q♦9♦

An ideal spot for Maybin to spin up his 8 big blind stack, and when the dealer spread a 3♠4♦A♥2♠K♣ board, he secured the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Maybin	1,340,000 160,000	160,000
James Clossick	1,010,000 490,000	490,000

Tags: James Clossick Michael Maybin

04-05-2026 12:51 UTC+1

Wilson Wins All of Johnson's Chips

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Frank Visser

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Chris Johnson made it 120,000 in the hijack. 2016 Irish Open champion Dan Wilson fired a three-bet to 375,000 in the small blind, to which Johnson responded by moving all in for 1,760,000.

Wilson pondered his options for a little while before he called to put Johnson at risk.

Chris Johnson: A♠K♦ All in
Dan Wilson: A♣Q♣

Johnson's Big Slick was in the lead, but Wilson flopped a royal flush draw on J♣6♠10♣ for a plethora of outs. The 8♠ turn added some more outs to Wilson's arsenal, and the K♥ river completed Broadway to secure the pot in Wilson's favor.

Wilson shipped the big pot, eliminating Johnson and chipping Wilson up to twice the average stack.

Meanwhile, Wilson's fellow Irish Open champion Steve O'Dwyer was seated next to him and had amassed a stack worth over 100 big blinds.