€600 Main Event | 2024 Galway Poker Festival

Jan 07, 2024

Brosnahan Fades Outs

Frank Visser

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Douglas Culligan and Denis Brosnahan were battling over 800,000 chips on a flop of 5♥7♣9♠. Culligan bet 500,000 chips from the big blind before Brosnahan jammed for 1,635,000 chips.

Culligan spent a few minutes in the tank before slamming in some calling chips to put his opponent at risk.

Denis Brosnahan: Q♣Q♦
Douglas Culligan: 9♦8♥

Culligan's top pair did not improve versus the overpair of Brosnahan on the 10♦4♦ runout, and he double up his opponent while being left with six big blinds.

Tags: Denis Brosnahan Douglas Culligan

Jan 07, 2024

Tarka Roche Eliminated in 14th Place (€4,500)

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Richard Hayes

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

After being left short-stacked following the previous hand, Tarka Roche moved all in for his final 1,100,000 from middle position and was looked up by Tomas Geleziunas in the small blind.

Tarka Roche: A♦8♥
Tomas Geleziunas: A♥A♠

Roche was extremely unfortunate to run into Geleziunas' pocket aces, and the J♠6♠Q♠2♣3♠ runout provided no miracle for him.

Tags: Tarka Roche Tomas Geleziunas

Level: 28

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

Jan 07, 2024

Austin Crowe Eliminated in 15th Place (€3,800)

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Richard Hayes

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Action was folded to Austin Crowe on the button, who moved all in for 960,000.

Tarka Roche re-jammed from the small blind for 2,500,000, and both players were amazed when Ivan Tononi in the big blind quickly moved all in for 1,255,000. Roche covered both players.

Austin Crowe: A♦2♥
Ivan Tononi: A♠Q♠
Tarka Roche: A♣9♥

Tononi's ace-queen was dominating the worse aces of his opponents, and the K♦7♦J♠Q♦3♥ runout saw him scoop a significant pot with a pair of queens.

Crowe headed for the exit, while Roche was left with just over ten big blinds.

Tags: Austin Crowe Ivan Tononi Tarka Roche

Jan 07, 2024

Jamie Whyte Eliminated in 16th Place (€3,300)

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Richard Hayes

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The short-stacked Jamie Whyte defended his big blind versus the under the gun open of Shean Lai.

Whyte check-raised to 500,000 versus Lai's continuation bet of 100,000 on the 10♠4♠3♦ flop, leaving himself only 35,000 behind. Lai called mistakenly thinking Whyte had moved all-in and almost turned over his hand before being informed Whyte had chips left.

Whyte put his last 35,000 in the middle on the 2♠ turn and Lai called.

Jamie Whyte: Q♦4♦
Shean Lai: J♣10♥

Whyte was behind with a pair of fours against Lai's pair of tens, and the K♣ river confirmed his exit.

Tags: Jamie Whyte Shean Lai

Jan 07, 2024

Geleziunas "Can't Win a Flip"

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Frank Visser

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Tomas Geleziunas raised to 210,000 from under the gun before Denis Brosnahan got his stack of 1,105,000 in the middle from the next seat over. The action folded back to Geleziunas, who called with the covering stack.

Denis Brosnahan: 7♠7♣
Tomas Geleziunas: A♣K♥

No ace or king appeared on the 5♥J♠2♠6♦5♣ runout, and Geleziunas paid his neighbor while complaining about his coin-flipping abilities.

Tags: Denis Brosnahan Tomas Geleziunas

Jan 07, 2024

Kings Good for Lai

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Richard Hayes

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Shean Lai opened to 225,000 from the button and Tarka Roche defended his big blind.

The J♥8♣10♥ flop was checked through by both players.

Roche check-called a bet of 300,000 from his opponent on the 2♥ turn.

The river rolled off the J♣ and Roche again checked to Lai. Lai put out a bet of 475,000. After some thought Roche called and mucked his hand after he was shown K♥K♠ by Lai for a pair of kings.

Tags: Shean Lai Tarka Roche

Jan 07, 2024

Final Two Table Redraw

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Frank Visser

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
30	1	Shean Lai	Ireland	3,135,000	31
30	2	Austin Crowe	Ireland	1,460,000	15
30	3	Tarka Roche	Ireland	3,305,000	33
30	4	Ivan Tononi	Italy	1,605,000	16
30	5	John Hanaphy	Ireland	2,665,000	27
30	6	Robert Fairhurst	Ireland	1,670,000	17
30	7	Marc MacDonnell	Ireland	4,350,000	44
30	8	Jamie Whyte	United Kingdom	1,150,000	12

31	1	Derek Baker	Ireland	2,440,000	24
37	2	Tomas Geleziunas	Lithuania	4,785,000	48
37	3	Denis Brosnahan	Ireland	1,355,000	14
37	4	Shane O'Connell	Ireland	4,425,000	44
37	5	Douglas Culligan	Ireland	2,815,000	28
37	6	Cathal Shine	Ireland	2,550,000	26
37	7	Barry McMahon	Ireland	2,545,000	25
37	8	Audrius Daugvilavicius	Lithuania	1,525,000	15