€600 Main Event | 2024 Galway Poker Festival

Jan 07, 2024

Mullen Makes It More Than Double

Frank Visser

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

David Costello raised to 17,000 from early position, receiving calls from Rainer Ziermann in middle position and Emmett Scott on the button. The action then folded to Joseph Mullen in the big blind, who jammed all in for 100,000 chips.

Costello made the call with the covering stack, while the other players got out of the way.

Joseph Mullen: 8♠8♥
David Costello: K♣Q♣

Costello turned some extra outs on 5♥2♥J♣9♦, but the 7♥ river remained clean for Mullen's eights, seeing him win the pot.

Tags: David Costello Emmett Scott Joseph Mullen Rainer Ziermann

Jan 07, 2024

Robinson Sets Trap and Secures Double Up

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Richard Hayes

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Olivier Lattrez opened from early position and PokerNews Ambassador Lukas Robinson called on the button. Action folded to Aidan Redden in the small blind who produced a three-bet jam for 268,000.

Lattrez got out of the way and Robinson called, with Robinson at risk.

Lukas Robinson: A♣A♥
Aidan Redden: Q♣Q♠

Robinson had set the trap by flatting pocket aces preflop and it had worked perfectly as Redden woke up with a monster hand behind.

The runout of 9♣J♠9♥4♥10♠ did not assist Redden and he was left with crumbs as Robinson secured a timely double up.

Redden actually thought he had busted and had walked away from the table before being called back by his tablemates.

Tags: Aidan Reddan Lukas Robinson Olivier Lattrez

Jan 07, 2024

Eliminations Are Racking Up

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Jan 07, 2024

Trotman-Dickenson Downed in Flip

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Thomas Trotman-Dickenson was down to around ten big blinds when he got his stack in the middle from middle positon and was looked up by Robert Fairhurst in the small blind.

Thomas Trotman-Dickenson: A♦Q♥
Robert Fairhurst: J♠J♣

Fairhurst's jacks held on the low board of 7♦3♠9♥5♣7♥, sending his fellow countryman to the rail.

Tags: Robert Fairhurst Thomas Trotman-Dickenson

Jan 07, 2024

Turn Over-Bet Works for Kular

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Richard Hayes

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Around 170,000 was in the middle already with the board reading 5♠7♠8♥4♣ when Sanjit Kular put out a bet of 250,000 from middle position versus Konrad Milkiewicz on the button.

Milkiewicz was in the tank and thought for some time before eventually mucking his hand, leaving him with 10 big blinds, while Kular scooped a substantial pot.

Tags: Konrad Milkiewicz Sanjit Kular

Jan 07, 2024

Onwuka Doubles Through Henderson

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Richard Hayes

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Francis Onwuka was all-in and at risk having been called by Stephen Henderson.

Francis Onwuka: Q♣Q♥
Stephen Henderson: 8♥8♠

Onwuka was in a dominating position and Henderson could not find any assistance on the 7♣Q♥6♥6♦9♠ runout, Onwuka securing the double up with a set of queens.

Tags: Francis Onwuka Stephen Henderson

Jan 07, 2024

Kehoe Gets Paid Massively

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Stephen Kehoe and Kyle Rafferty were heads up on a flop of 9♣7♦6♣. Kehoe checked from the small blind and Rafferty added 38,000 chips to the 42,000 pot from under the gun. Kehoe then raised to 100,000, and Rafferty called after a long tank.

The 10♥ turn then was put on the felt and Rafferty check-called a smaller 42,000 bet from Kehoe. On the subsequent J♦ river, Rafferty checked again and this time Kehoe put forth 123,000 chips, most of his stack.

Rafferty assembled the required chips and put them in for a call. Kehoe showed 10♦8♦ for a flopped straight, and Rafferty's cards hit the muck, accompanied by an expletive from his mouth.

Kehoe soared up the leaderboard by winning this pot, while Rafferty was left with just six big blinds.

Tags: Kyle Rafferty Stephen Kehoe

Jan 07, 2024

Early Eliminations

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Jan 07, 2024

O'Reilly Spikes Two Outer to Send O'Rourke Packing

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Richard Hayes

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

PokerNews picked up the action with stacks already in the middle and cards on their back, with Neil O'Reilly and Conor O'Rourke the relevant players and O'Rourke at risk.

Conor O'Rourke: Q♥Q♦
Neil O'Reilly: 7♠7♥

O'Rourke was in a dominating position and seemed safe after the K♥9♣10♦ flop, but the 7♦ rolled off on the turn to propel O'Reilly into the lead with a set of sevens and O'Rourke could not find the queen or jack he required on the 5♣ river.

Tags: Conor O'Rourke Neil O'Reilly

Jan 07, 2024

Dineen Eliminated in Brutal Fashion

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Trevor Dineen got his final chips in the middle from the small blind against Daryl McAleenan in the hijack.

Tevor Dineen: A♣J♥
Daryl McAleenan: A♥5♣

Dineen was looking good to double up, but the 5♦5♥J♦ flop saw McAleenan take the lead with trips. Dineen could still hit a jack to scoop the pot, but it did not arrive on the 7♥ turn or 10♣ river.

He left the tournament dejectedly, while McAleenan chipped up to an average stack.

Tags: Daryl McAleenan Trevor Dineen