Break Time
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The players have just gone on their first 25-minute break of the day, with 97 players left as we approach the bubble.
2024 Galway Poker Festival
€600 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 Galway Poker Festival
Buy-in
€600
Prize Pool
€434,075
Entries
833
Level
34
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
198
Players Left
1
Start-of-Day Chipleader Among Pre-Break Eliminations
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
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Flynn Finds Kings in Huge All-In
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Jamie Flynn raised to 25,000 from early position before Gareth McMahon shipped in his stack of 119,000 from middle position. Juan Diaz-Caneja then tanked a while from the cutoff before rejamming, covering the entire table.
The action folded back to Flynn who snap called for 251,000, much to the dismay of the other two players.
Gareth McMahon: J♠J♥
Jamie Flynn: K♥K♣
Juan Diaz-Caneja: Q♥Q♣
All three players had premiums, but when Flynn hit a full house on the 4♦3♦4♠K♠ runout, his opponents were both drawing dead. McMahon took his exit as the J♣ river put some salt in his wound, while Flynn raked in a massive pot of over 50 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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651,000
492,000
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492,000 |
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385,000
-88,000
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-88,000 |
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Busted |
McAleenan Doubles Through Hedley
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Daryl McAleenan had moved all in for 99,000 and been called by Andrew Hedley, with McAleenan at risk.
Daryl McAleenan: K♣Q♥
Andrew Hedley: 7♦7♥
Hedley was ahead in a race and was still ahead on the 2♣4♣3♣ flop, but the K♦ turn gave McAleenan the lead with a pair of kings and the 8♠ river changed nothing to hand McAleenan the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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280,000
-134,000
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-134,000 |
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228,000
-5,000
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-5,000 |
McKiernan Hits Quads to Be Eliminated
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Enda McKiernan got his 240,000 chips in the middle from the small blind against Gerard Wynne on the button.
Enda McKiernan: J♠J♦
Gerard Wynne: A♠A♣
Both players hit four of a kind on the K♣K♠K♥K♦5♦ board, but Wynne's ace kicker gave him the best hand.
McKiernan laughed about the situation as he took his exit well before the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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510,000
230,000
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230,000 |
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Busted |
O'Brien Doubles Through Costello
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Stacks were already in the middle and cards were on their backs in a hand between Gerard O'Brien and David Costello, with O'Brien at risk.
Gerard O'Brien: J♣J♠
David Costello: A♣K♦
O'Brien's pocket jacks were ahead and remained so after the 2♥6♠Q♠3♦8♣ runout, giving O'Brien a double-up and leaving Costello with less than ten big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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472,000
247,000
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247,000 |
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100,000
-200,000
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-200,000 |
Sweeney Out-Flushes Dejonghe
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Lander Dejonghe had open-raised to 24,000 preflop and Dylan Sweeney made the call from the big blind. The Q♥7♥9♣ flop was then dealt and Dejonghe continued for 25,000.
Sweeney came out with a check-raise to 82,000, after which Dejonghe shoved for 305,000. Sweeney asked for a count but made the call before it could be completed to put his opponent at risk.
Lander Dejonghe: 9♥8♥
Dylan Sweeney: K♥J♥
Dejonghe was ahead with his pair of nines, but the 2♥ turn had him drawing dead. The 10♦ river gave Sweeney a straight in addition to his flush, and Dejonghe's lesser flush was added to the muck.
A huge pot for Sweeney, who ended up with roughly double the average stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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737,000
424,000
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424,000 |
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Busted |
O'Neill Takes From Hynes
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Richard O'Neill opened under the gun to 25,000 and received a call from Aidan Hynes in middle position.
O'Neill continued with a bet of 25,000 on the A♠4♦K♦ flop and Hynes called.
O'Neill fired again on the 6♣ turn, putting put a bet of 55,000. Hynes asked if O'Neill would show if he folded and O'Neill confirmed he would. Hynes mucked his hand and O'Neill turned over A♣5♣ for a pair of aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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460,000
259,000
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259,000 |
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205,000
205,000
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205,000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Baker Knocks Out Milkiewicz
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Konrad Milkiewicz had moved all-in and been called by Derek Baker in the small blind, with Milkiewicz at risk.
Konrad Milkiewicz: Q♣J♠
Derek Baker: 10♣10♦
Milkiewicz was racing against Baker's pair of tens, but no help arrived on the 4♣9♦3♠K♠2♣ runout, sending Milkiewicz to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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370,000
239,000
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239,000 |
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Busted |