2024 Galway Poker Festival

€600 Main Event
Day: 1a
1a1b1c1d1ef2
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
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
71
Players Left
15
Players Left 1 / 833
Filter

Filter

Filter By
Sort By
40 Show newer posts

Gilmore Gets It In Good

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Francis Onwuka open-raised to 3,700 from the hijack, and received calls from John Ward, Justin Linnane, and Helen Goberville. By then, the action had reached Alan Gilmore in the big blind, who jammed his stack of 35,200 in the middle.

Onwuka asked for a count and made the call shortly thereafter with a covering stack, while the other three players got out of the way.

Alan Gilmore: Q♠Q♦
Francis Onwuka: J♠J♦

Gilmore was a huge favorite to double up, and he did just so when the board ran out 5♥2♥9♠5♠8♣.

Tags: Alan GilmoreFrancis OnwukaHelen GobervilleJohn WardJustin Linnane

EPT Prague Champ Among New Names

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Farrell Makes Charvatis Reenter

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
John Farrell
John Farrell

Matthew Greig made a bet of 8,000 from under the gun on a board of 4♦6♦5♥5♣. John Farrell then called from the next seat over before Christoforos Charvatis shoved all in for 29,500 from middle position.

Greig quickly got out of the way, but Farrell went into the tank.

"I've got a flush draw and trips, I can't fold," he ultimately concluded before slamming in some calling chips.

John Farrell: 7♦5♦
Christoforos Charvatis: A♣6♣

Farrell already had the best hand, as Charvatis was drawing to just a six. The 3♠ river sealed his fate as he headed to the reentry desk.

Farrell, meanwhile, expanded his stack to two and a half starting stacks.

Tags: Christoforos CharvatisJohn FarrellMatthew Greig

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Baker Takes It on the River

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With 9,500 chips amassed in the middle, Derek Baker checked from the big blind to Keith Touhey on the button. Button then made a bet of 2,200 on the 3♣Q♥9♠Q♣ board, after which Baker raised to 5,800.

Touhey obliged with the extra chips, leading to a 10♠ river being dealt. baker fired another 6,300 in the middle, but this time Touhey quickly folded as he surrendered the pot.

Tags: Derek BakerKeith Touhey

Ward Leads With Success

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

John Ward had open-raised preflop from early position and received a call from Alan Gilmore in the hijack. Cutoff Nicolas Sievers then put in a squeeze to 5,700 chips, which only Ward called.

On the 5♦9♦7♦ flop, it was Ward who bet first, for a sizing of 5,200. Sievers did not give the situation much thought as he quickly added his cards to the muck and surrendered the pot.

Tags: Alan GilmoreJohn WardNicolas Sievers

Updated Chip Counts

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Read full

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Prev 1…345678 Next