€600 Main Event
Day 1a Started
2024 Galway Poker Festival
€600 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2024 Galway Poker Festival
Buy-in
€600
Prize Pool
€434,075
Entries
833
Level
34
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
71
Players Left
15
Irish Poker Tour Kicks off New Year with Day 1a of €600 Galway Poker Festival Main Event
The fireworks have barely disappeared from the skies, but the 2024 poker calendar already begins with a bang. The Irish Poker Tour has arrived at The Galmont Hotel & Spa for the Galway Poker Festival, and its flagship event, the €600 Galway Poker Cup Main Event, starts today at 6 p.m. local time with Day 1a.
The Main Event of the festival sports a massive €300,000 guaranteed prize pool, as well as an additional €10,000 last-longer bet for all players who have managed to qualify online through the festival's partner, Paddy Power Poker.
The two-day event will have six starting flights, with varying lengths in blind levels. A single reentry is allowed on every flight, leading to plenty of opportunities to secure a seat for Day 2 on Sunday, January 7, on which the clock gets extended as the tournament plays down to a winner.
€600 Galway Poker Cup Main Event Schedule
| Day | Date | Time | Level Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | January 4 | 6 p.m. | 25 Minutes |
| 1b | January 5 | Noon | 30 Minutes |
| 1c | January 5 | 5 p.m. | 30 Minutes |
| 1d | January 6 | Noon | 30 Minutes |
| 1e | January 6 | 5 p.m. | 25 Minutes |
| 1f | January 6 | 10 p.m. | 15 Minutes |
| 2 (Final) | January 7 | Noon | 40 Minutes |
Every player who registers will receive 50,000 chips as their starting stack, leaving plenty of room to play as the blinds kick off with 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. The late registration and reentry period will be open for nine levels, and those who decide to jump in at the last second will start with 25 big blinds. Play will then continue for six more levels until all remaining players bag up for Day 2.
€600 Galway Poker Cup Main Event Day 1a Structure
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 25 Minutes |
| 2 | 100 | 200 | 200 | 25 Minutes |
| 3 | 100 | 300 | 300 | 25 Minutes |
| 4 | 200 | 400 | 400 | 25 Minutes |
| 5 | 300 | 600 | 600 | 25 Minutes |
| Break | 15 Minutes | |||
| 6 | 400 | 800 | 800 | 25 Minutes |
| 7 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 25 Minutes |
| 8 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 25 Minutes |
| 9 | 800 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 25 Minutes |
| Break | 20 Minutes | |||
| 10 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 25 Minutes |
| 11 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 25 Minutes |
| 12 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 25 Minutes |
| 13 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 25 Minutes |
| 14 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 25 Minutes |
| Break | 10 Minutes | |||
| 15 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 25 Minutes |
PokerNews will be providing live reports throughout the Galway Poker Festival Main Event, so make sure to stay tuned to this page to not miss any of the very first poker action of 2024.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
The First Contenders
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000 |
Greig Ships Four-Way Pot
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Jacquie O'Connor limped in as first to act before Matthew Greig raised to 400 from the cutoff. Richie Caulfield called from the button and Andy Black also came along from the small blind.
O'Connor came along as well and the quartet saw a flop of 3♣4♥2♣. Black checked, after which O'Connor led out for 500 chips. Greig made the call, and Caulfield got out of the way before Black paid to see the Q♦ turn as well.
That turn was checked by all three players, and the 8♣ river was as well. Greig tabled his 9♦9♣ for a pair of nines, and both of his opponents mucked their cards, awarding him the early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
52,400
2,400
|
2,400 |
|
|
49,600
-400
|
-400 |
|
|
49,100
-900
|
-900 |
|
|
49,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
More First-Level Entries
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000 | |
|
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
|
50,000 |
Zheng Wins It on the River
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Gunnar Wedde raised to 300 from the hijack and Simon Langan called from the button. Stuart Zheng then made it 1,100 to go from the big blind, and both of his opponents put in calling chips.
On the subsequent 3♦7♥2♠ flop, Zheng continued with a bet of 1,200, receiving two calls once again. On the 3♥ turn, Zheng sized up to 3,500, which was enough to let Wedde go of his hand. Langan, however, paid the amount due and saw the A♥ river roll off.
Zheng then completed his triple barrel with a bet of 5,000. Langan did not think long before making the fold, awarding the sizable pot to Zheng.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
59,100
9,100
|
9,100 |
|
|
46,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
|
45,200
-4,800
|
-4,800 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
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: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
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Greig Puts Hannigan to the Test
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
In a multi-way pot, Matthew Greig bet out 3,000 chips from middle position on a flop of 6♥J♦2♠, and found one caller in Joe Hannigan, who was sitting in the hijack.
Greig then continued for 7,000 on the 8♦ turn, seeing his opponent call once more. On the 3♣ river, Greig eyed Hannigan's stack before putting all his chips in the middle, barely covering the 38,500 chips Hannigan had back.
Hannigan thought it over for a few seconds but quickly folded with a grimace.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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64,700
12,300
|
12,300 |
|
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38,500
-11,500
|
-11,500 |