2024 Galway Poker Festival

€600 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2024 Galway Poker Festival
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♦6♣
Prize
€83,500
Event Info
Buy-in
€600
Prize Pool
€434,075
Total Entries
833
Places Paid
84
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
198
Players Left
1
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Toole Loses Battle of Short Stacks

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

Tomas Geleziunas and Andrew Toole got their chips in the middle in a blind-on-blind battle, with Toole being the one at risk with his stack of 275,000.

Andrew Toole: A♣8♥
Tomas Geleziunas: A♥10♥

Geleziunas paired his ten on the 5♠10♠6♠ flop and left Toole drawing dead on the 5♦ turn. The K♦ river did not matter anymore and Toole sought the exit while Geleziunas chipped up to 15 big blinds.

Tags: Andrew TooleTomas Geleziunas

Hynam Takes Pot from Flynn

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

Action was folded to Mitchell Hynam on the button who opened to 100,000, with Jamie Flynn defending his big blind.

Flynn check-called a bet of 80,000 from Hynam on the flop of 8♥7♥J♦.

The 8♦ turn was checked through by both players.

On the 10♠ turn Flynn checked to Hynam, who put out a bet of 220,000. After some thought Flynn called. Hynam turned over Q♥9♥ for a rivered straight and Flynn mucked his hand.

Tags: Jamie FlynnMitchell Hynam

MacDonnell Leads After Cracking Wedde's Aces

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

Several T-100,000 chips were already in the pot when Gunnar Wedde's 825,000 remaining chips went in from early position on the J♦6♦3♣10♣ turn. His opponent was Marc MacDonnell, who had the covering stack and looked him up.

Gunnar Wedde: A♥A♣
Marc MacDonnell: Q♦3♦

Wedde was in the lead with his overpair, but MacDonnell had a pair and a flush draw for outs on the river. The 8♦ fell on the river and Wedde let out a groan as MacDonnell's flush draw came in.

He had no option but to collect his payout while MacDonnell soared in the ranks and grabbed the chip lead with a stack of more than 100 big blinds.

Tags: Gunnar WeddeMarc MacDonnell

Tononi Forces Lynch Fold

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

Action folded to Ivan Tononi on the button, who opened to 90,000. Kieran Lynch was in the small blind and produced a small three-bet to 200,000.

Tononi almost immediately four-bet all-in for a further 1,300,000, which covered Lynch. Lynch let out an expletive as Tononi's chips made their way into the middle, and after some further consideration, Lynch folded.

Tags: Ivan TononiKieran Lynch

Three Buy-Ins Collected for These Finishers (€1,800)

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

Dervan Dusts O'Flynn

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

Ian O'Flynn raised all in for 350,000 from early position, and he was looked up by Francis Dervan in the cutoff.

Ian O'Flynn: A♦7♥
Francis Dervan: A♣Q♣

Dervan ended up making a flush on the 2♣K♠3♥K♣10♣ board, sending O'Flynn home at the final four tables of the tournament.

Tags: Francis DervanIan O'Flynn

Scott Sends Henderson Packing

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

Emmett Scott opened in early position and was faced with a three-bet jam from Day 1c chip leader Stephen Henderson to 375,000. Scott made the quick call to put Henderson at risk.

Stephen Henderson: A♠8♥
Emmett Scott: K♠K♦

Henderson needed to find an ace and the 5♦J♠K♣ flop left his hopes hanging by a thread. The J♦ turn confirmed his fate giving Scott the full house and sending Henderson to the rail after the Q♦ river.

Tags: Emmett ScottStephen Henderson

O'Donoghue O'Done

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.

Tags: Adrian O'DonoghueJoseph Mullen