€600 Main Event Day 1a | 2024 Galway Poker Festival

01-04-2024 20:08 UTC

Hutchins Catches Huge Bluff for Double-Up

Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On a board of 2♥K♦6♠10♠, Oliver Hutchins checked from the small blind to Kevin O'Malley on the button. O'Malley then fired a big over-bet of 9,700 into the pot of 5,500 chips. Hutchins tanked for a bit before confirming the amount and putting in the call.

On the board-completing 10♦ river, Hutchins checked once more. O'Malley slid in 50,000 chips, enough to put Hutchins all-in. Hutchins thought it over for a while but ended up tossing in a calling chip.

O'Malley showed his A♥2♦ for bottom pair, after which Hutchins tabled his K♠J♠ for top pair. O'Malley's bluff was caught, leaving him with a stack of roughly 15 big blinds, while Hutchins doubled up to more than two starting stacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oliver Hutchins	106,900 56,900	56,900
Kevin O'Malley	9,500 58,500	58,500

Tags: Kevin O'Malley Oliver Hutchins

01-04-2024 19:57 UTC

O'Malley Gets It Through

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Kevin O'Malley and Gunnar Wedde were heads up on a flop of 8♥9♥4♥. With around 5,000 chips in the middle, O'Malley checked from under the gun after which Wedde fired a bet of 2,500. O'Malley then raised to 9,000 and Wedde put in a call.

On the 2♣ turn, O'Malley announced himself all in, covering the 28,500 chips Wedde had behind. Wedde weighed his options for a bit, but ultimately decided on a fold, leaving himself with around 50 big blinds to play with.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin O'Malley	68,000 18,000	18,000
Gunnar Wedde	28,500 17,500	17,500

Tags: Gunnar Wedde Kevin O'Malley

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

01-04-2024 19:40 UTC

The Room Starts to Fill

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Oliver Hutchins	50,000 50,000	50,000
Stephan Kehoe	50,000
Charlie Porter	50,000 50,000	50,000
Conal Prendergast	50,000 50,000	50,000
Tarka Roche	50,000 50,000	50,000
John Ward	50,000 50,000	50,000
Simon Langan	Busted

01-04-2024 19:35 UTC

Black Finds Rockets

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Arriving on the river on 10♣K♦7♦Q♥6♠, Andy Black made a sizable bet of 9,500 from the cutoff, into a pot that had grown to roughly 12,000 chips.

His opponent was Constantine Bucur on the button, who threw in a reluctant call. Black then tabled A♥A♣ for pocket aces, after which Bucur's cards hit the muck.

Another pot was sent Black's way as he ended up with a stack of more than 300 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andy Black	136,000 16,500	16,500
Constantine Bucur	69,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Andy Black Constantine Bucur

01-04-2024 19:25 UTC

Baker Puts In a Three-Bet

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Mark Kilkelly made a raise to 1,600 from under the gun before being faced with a three-bet to 4,100 from Derek Baker in the cutoff. The action folded back to Kilkelly, who put in the call.

The dealer put the 7♠4♠8♦ flop on the felt, which Kilkelly checked. Baker continued with a bet of 4,300, resulting in a fold from his opponent and awarding him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Derek Baker	63,700 13,700	13,700
Mark Kilkelly	36,000 11,900	11,900

Tags: Derek Baker Mark Kilkelly

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

01-04-2024 19:18 UTC

More Fresh Faces

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Derek Baker	50,000
Trevor Dineen	50,000 50,000	50,000
John Farrell	50,000 50,000	50,000
Ian Gascoigne	50,000 50,000	50,000
Gerard Keenan	50,000 50,000	50,000
Justin Linnane	50,000 50,000	50,000
Aidan McIntyre	50,000 50,000	50,000
Kevin O'Malley	50,000 50,000	50,000
Gerard O'Sullivan	50,000 50,000	50,000

01-04-2024 19:13 UTC

Black in the Lead After Eliminating O'Connor

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Jacquie O'Connor was down to just 6,500 chips, which she pushed in from early position. The action then folded to Andy Black in the small blind, who made the call to put O'Connor at risk.

Jacquie O'Connor: K♠J♣
Andy Black: 10♥10♦

Black flopped a set on 10♣3♦4♦, but O'Connor turned some outs on the 9♥ turn. Her straight did not come in on the 5♠ river, however, resulting in her elimination.

Black, on the other hand, raked in even more chips as the Irish poker legend and Irish Poker Tour ambassador was sitting on more than twice the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andy Black	119,500 70,500	70,500
Jacquie O'Connor	Busted

Tags: Andy Black Jacquie O'Connor

01-04-2024 19:04 UTC

Gilligan Lets It Go

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

On a flop of A♦J♣Q♣, Ronan Gilligan made a bet of 1,000 from under the gun, and Mark Kilkelly check-called from the small blind.

The 5♣ turn saw Kilkelly check again, after which Gilligan fired a bet of 2,500. Kilkelly then swiftly pushed all his chips in the middle, covering the 33,500 stack of Gilligan.

Gilligan let out an expletive, took a few more looks at his cards, and threw them into the muck.

"It's too many big blinds," he added after the hand.