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

1 day 23 hours ago

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Hamilton	Busted
Gary Streetly	Busted
Andrius Smigelskas	Busted
Gareth Hamilton	Busted
Ian Hamilton	Busted

Gerard Fenech	Busted
Nikolai Mamut	Busted
Adrien Burgniard	Busted
Carlo Citrone	Busted

Prendergast Pounces on Montgomery

Frank Visser

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

John Montgomery pushed all his 720,000 chips in from early position. It folded to Michael Prendergast in the big blind, who called with the covering stack.

John Montgomery: A♦2♦ All in
Michael Prendergast: J♠J♥

No ace arrived on the Q♦4♠K♠Q♥3♦ board, marking Montgomery's elimination from the Irish Open Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Prendergast	2,850,000 720,000	720,000
John Montgomery (UK)	Busted

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1 day 23 hours ago

Baby Flush Does the Job

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Stewart Morrison

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

Ashkan Ahmedov opened the action up from the hijack, raising to 120,000. Both Alessandro Predaroli, on the button, and Michael Hooper, in the big blind, called.

The action checked to Predaroli on the button, who placed a bet of 150,000. Hooper folded, but Ahmedov called.

Both players checked on the K♣ turn, and the dealer completed the board with the 5♠.

Once again, both players checked. Ahmedov flipped over A♦4♣, and Predaroli responded by tossing his cards towards the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ashkan Ahmedov	3,400,000 180,000	180,000
Michael Hooper	3,400,000 1,695,000	1,695,000
Alessandro Predaroli	1,070,000 30,000	30,000

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1 day 23 hours ago

Tulica Finds Kings to Double

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Stewart Morrison

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

The action was joined as Iani Tulica was all in and at risk on a board of 3♠9♠8♣. One seat to his left, Joerg Schneegass was the player to have him at risk.

Iani Tulica: K♥K♦ All in
Joerg Schneegass: A♥9♦

The 7♦ turn and 10♠ river completed the board, seeing Tulica double his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Iani Tulica	2,020,000 855,000	855,000
Joerg Schneegass	540,000 1,365,000	1,365,000

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1 day 23 hours ago

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	6,500,000 2,125,000	2,125,000

Dan Wilson	4,605,000 1,890,000	1,890,000
Chris Johnson	Busted

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1 day 23 hours ago

MacLeod Survives in Style

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Stewart Morrison

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

Craig MacLeod moved all in from under the gun for 315,000, which only Marko Adam called on the button.

Craig MacLeod: Q♥10♥ All in
Marko Adam: A♦J♠

The monotone 7♥K♥6♥ flop saw MacLeod immediately improve to a flush.

The 8♥ turn and 6♣ river completed the board, and MacLeod scooped in a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marko Adam	1,050,000 320,000	320,000
Craig MacLeod	800,000 1,050,000	1,050,000

Tags: Craig MacLeod Marko Adam

1 day 23 hours ago

Caffrey Calls to Eliminate Collins

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Frank Visser

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

Ben Collins open-shoved his 580,000 chips in from middle position. Daniel Caffrey tossed in a call in the cutoff before the rest of the table got out of the way.

Ben Collins: A♠8♠ All in
Daniel Caffrey: A♣K♣

Collins received no help on the 7♦10♣2♦J♣ flop and turn, and the 8♣ river completed Caffrey's flush to set Collins' elimination in stone.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Caffrey	3,110,000 898,000	898,000
Ben Collins	Busted

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1 day 23 hours ago

Pontos Spikes Wheel to Survive

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Stewart Morrison

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

Panteleimon Pontos moved all in for 580,000, and Seamus Cahill called in the big blind, putting him at risk.

Panteleimon Pontos: A♣5♣ All in
Seamus Cahill: A♠K♥

Pontos found himself dominated, but the 9♣3♥2♠4♦3♠ board saw him improve to a straight, earning him a full double up.

At the same time, on a neighbouring table, Joerg Schneegass was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seamus Cahill	3,600,000 455,000	455,000
Panteleimon Pontos	1,250,000 520,000	520,000
Joerg Schneegass	Busted

Tags: Panteleimon Pontos Seamus Cahill

1 day 23 hours ago

Remaining Level 26 Eliminations

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Marko Adam	Busted
Sonia Shashikhina	Busted
Philip Baker	Busted
Craig MacLeod	Busted
Thomas Avgustin	Busted
Daniel Kenyon	Busted
Silviu Baltateanu	Busted
Rene Middelberg	Busted
Raphael Verdugo	Busted