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

01-05-2024 21:15 UTC

Harrington Over-Bets Herself Back to Start

Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Mark MacNabb opened for 3,000 from under the gun and the action folded to Katie Harrington in the big blind. She made a three-bet to 9,000, which received a quick call from her opponent.

The flop fell 3♦J♣10♦ and Harrington jammed in her stack of 26,800 chips. "You've got it," MacNabb exclaimed while mucking his cards.

Harrington was kind enough to show the table her K♥K♣ as the pot was shipped in her direction.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark MacNabb	103,000
Katie Harrington	46,600

Tags: Katie Harrington Mark MacNabb

01-05-2024 21:11 UTC

Cunningham Shows Unconventional Hand

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Tom Parsons raised to 2,400 from the cutoff and his nemesis Barry McMahon reraised to 7,200 from the button. Jamie Cunningham then jammed all-in from the big blind for roughly 35,000 chips, and the action was back on Parsons.

Parsons thought about it for a good while but settled on a fold, and McMahon quickly followed suit. Elated, Cunningham showed the aggressive players 10♠6♦ for an airball, much to the amusement of the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barry McMahon	74,000 21,000	21,000
Tom Parsons	59,000 12,500	12,500

Jamie Cunningham	46,500 46,500	46,500

Tags: Barry McMahon Jamie Cunningham Tom Parsons

01-05-2024 21:01 UTC

Hai Enters Danger Zone

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Yuan Hai open-raised from under the gun before Dylan Yip shoved all-in for 11,400 from the cutoff. The action folded back to Hai, who made the call to put Yip at risk.

Dylan Yip: 5♥5♣
Yuan Hai: 4♥4♦

Yip's dominating pocket pair held as the board ran out 2♥9♠3♦Q♥J♠, and he doubled up to a more manageable stack. Hai, meanwhile was left with less than 15 big blinds to play with.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Yip	25,800 25,800	25,800
Yuan Hai	17,500

Tags: Dylan Yip Yuan Hai

01-05-2024 20:54 UTC

Parsons Gets Five-Bet

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Tom Parsons raised from the button and Barry McMahon made it 8,600 to go from the small blind. Parsons then four-bet to 18,000 before McMahon shoved all-in, covering Parsons' stack of 64,500.

Parsons quickly let his hand go without much thought, surrendering the pot to McMahon.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barry McMahon	95,000
Tom Parsons	46,500 24,500	24,500

Tags: Barry McMahon Tom Parsons

01-05-2024 20:47 UTC

More Eliminations

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Damien Gallagher	Busted
Jonas Olali	Busted
Simon Wilson	Busted
Michal Plichta	Busted
Razvan Aflacailor	Busted

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

01-05-2024 20:43 UTC

Verbraeken Turns on O'Brien

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Frank Visser

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

Gerard O'Brien got his stack of 15,500 in the middle from early position and was called by Jan Verbraeken in the cutoff, who had the covering stack.

Gerard O'Brien: K♠Q♦
Jan Verbraeken: A♠Q♠

O'Brien stood up, but he flopped top pair on 4♣K♦10♥. The J♠ saw Verbraeken turn Broadway, however, and O'Brien was left to just chop outs. The 10♠ river did not bring them, and he said his goodbyes to his former table mates.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan Verbraeken	67,000 17,000	17,000
Gerard O'Brien	Busted

Tags: Gerard O'Brien Jan Verbraeken

01-05-2024 20:34 UTC

Holmes Hero Calls Carr's Seven-Deuce

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Frank Visser

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

John Holmes raised preflop and found one caller in Paul Carr. On the subsequent 6♣5♣8♥ flop, Holmes continued for 3,500 and Carr raised to 9,500. Holmes put in the call and the A♠ was turned.

Holmes retook the betting lead with a bet of 14,000, and Carr put in the same amount for a call. On the 8♠ river, Holmes checked, after which Carr shoved in his stack of 23,700.

Holmes thought it over for a good while but eventually flicked in a call.

"You win," Carr exclaimed, as he flashed his 7♦2♦ for a busted straight draw.

"I have king-high," Holmes stated as he turned over his K♦Q♣ for the winning hand. He scooped a huge pot and left the table amazed by his daring call.