€600 Main Event | 2024 Galway Poker Festival

Jan 07, 2024

O'Donoghue O'Done

Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Adrian O'Donoghue open-jammed his final 210,000 chips from the hijack. Joseph Mullen sat in the button and asked for a count before rejamming, causing the other players to get out of the way.

Adrian O'Donoghue: Q♣9♦
Joseph Mullen: A♠A♥

It was a tall task for O'Donoghue and one he would not complete when he was drawing dead after the turn on the 3♥5♦2♣7♥10♦ runout. O'Donoghue pocketed €1,800 for his Main Event run, which finished in 38th place.

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Jan 07, 2024

Other Receivers of €1,600

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Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Jan 07, 2024

Hynam Triples Up; Daugvilavicius Knocks Out Redden

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Richard Hayes

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Aidan Redden had moved all in for 315,000 and Audrius Daugvilavicius had re-jammed for around 1,600,000. Mitchell Hynam also moved his stack of 285,000 into the middle, with Hynam and Redden at risk.

Mitchell Hynam: A♠A♥
Aidan Redden: Q♥Q♦
Audrius Daugvilavicius: K♥K♦

In a true cooler each player had woken up with monster hands and Hynam was loving life as he looked set to replenish his stack.

The runout of J♦2♣7♥8♥8♠ changed nothing and handed Hynam the pot, while Daugvilavicius knocked out Redden and took the small side pot, which was little consolation.

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Jan 07, 2024

Onwuka Fizzles Out

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Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Francis Onwuka jammed in his 350,000 chips from the cutoff and was called by John Hanaphy in the big blind, who played only a little more.

Francis Onwuka: A♠8♦
John Hanaphy: A♠10♥

Hanaphy's ace-ten high remained the best hand on the 9♣Q♣J♥2♣4♠ runout, resulting in Onwuka's departure.

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Jan 07, 2024

Diaz-Caneja Does Not Make Dinner

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

Juan Diaz-Caneja moved in for 475,000 from the small blind and received a quick call from big blind Jorden Verbraeken.

Juan Diaz-Caneja: 8♣7♠
Jorden Verbraeken: A♦4♠

The A♣2♣4♦ flop gave Verbraeken two pair, but the 3♥ turn brought some chop outs. The J♠ river did not bring them, however, and the Spanish player took his exit in 50th place.

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Jan 07, 2024

Tononi Gets Big Slick Again to Bust Condron

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Richard Hayes

Level 21 : Blinds 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

Jonathan Condron moved all in from early position for 299,000.

Action folded round to Ivan Tononi in the small blind who moved all-in for around 700,000 to put Condron at risk.

Jonathan Condron: A♥8♥
Ivan Tononi: A♠K♠

Condron's ace was dominated by his opponent and the 4♣9♦4♥5♦3♥ runout resulted in him heading for the exit.

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Jan 07, 2024

No Dinner Break for These Players (€1,500)

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

Jan 07, 2024

Tononi Wins One

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

Stephen Callaghan squeezed in his stack of 100,000 in from the button and Ivan Tononi, who was the initial raiser, rejammed to create a heads up showdown.

Stephen Callaghan: 10♥9♥
Ivan Tononi: A♥K♦

Tononi was confident in winning the all-in as he had already lost the previous three of the day. The board indeed ran out 3♠6♣J♥5♦Q♦, giving him the win and eliminating Callaghan.

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Jan 07, 2024

Flynn Busts Hayes

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Richard Hayes

Level 21 : Blinds 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

Kevin Hayes had moved all in from early position for 296,000 and Jamie Flynn called in the cutoff to put Hayes at risk.

Kevin Hayes: A♦8♦
Jamie Flynn: A♠Q♦

Hayes was dominated with a worse ace and remained behind after the Q♣8♠6♣7♦2♣ runout, his pair of eights not enough to prevent Flynn scooping the pot with a pair of queens and moving above the 1 million mark.

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Jan 07, 2024

Robinson Busts Madynski

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Richard Hayes

Level 21 : Blinds 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

The board read K♠5♣5♠J♣ with around 350,000 in the pot.

Pawel Madynski had checked to PokerNews Ambassador Lukas Robinson, who overbet jammed for 570,000. Madynski had around 280,000 left behind and was in the tank.

Madynski eventually made the call and was at risk.

Pawel Madynski: Q♠10♠
Lukas Robinson: A♦Q♥

Robinson only had ace-high and a gutshot but still had the best hand, although Madynski's up and down straight draw and spade flush draw meant he had plenty of outs with one card to come.

However the 10♦ river gave Robinson the straight and sent Madynski to the exit.

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