€600 Main Event
Day 1d Completed
2024 Galway Poker Festival
€600 Main Event
Day: 1d
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1d
2024 Galway Poker Festival
Buy-in
€600
Prize Pool
€434,075
Entries
833
Level
34
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
188
Players Left
44
John Ward Aiming to Follow Up Gort Win in Galway Poker Festival Main Event
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The €600 Galway Poker Festival Main Event's fourth starting flight attracted a total of 188 entries, with 44 players managing to find a bag for Day 2.
Among them is John Ward (385,000), who will be aiming to follow up his victory in the Irish Poker Tour event in Gort in November 2023 with another deep run here.
Bram Kuppens led the way from Day 1d, amassing an impressive stack of 535,000, although Kuppens is still some way behind overall chip leader James O'Sullivan (734,000).
Kuppens was closely followed by Huy Hang (479,000) and Jamie Whyte (416,000).
End of Day 1d Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bram Kuppens | Netherlands | 535000 | 69 |
| 2 | Huy Hang | Ireland | 479,000 | 59 |
| 3 | Jamie Whyte | United Kingdom | 416,000 | 52 |
| 4 | Kieran O'Riordan | Ireland | 410,000 | 51 |
| 5 | Jamie Cunningham | Ireland | 400,000 | 50 |
| 6 | John Ward | Ireland | 385,000 | 48 |
| 7 | Douglas Culligan | Ireland | 363,000 | 45 |
| 8 | Luke Byrne | Ireland | 335,000 | 42 |
| 9 | Robert Fairhurst | Ireland | 323,000 | 40 |
| 10 | Glenn Keogh | Ireland | 287,000 | 34 |
Other notable names who qualified for Day 2 include Mitchell Hynam (225,000), Bostjan Mozic (181,000), Trevor Dineen (108,000) and Irish Poker Tour Pro Robbie Bryant (88,000).
Padraig Parkinson, Conal Prendergast and Nicholas Newport didn't make the cut and will have to fire another bullet if they wish to advance to Day 2.
Late registration in Day 1e is already closed so the final opportunity for players to find a bag for Day 2 will be Day 1f, which commences at 10 p.m. tonight.
Players will have to navigate fifteen 15-minute levels to progress to Day 2. Each player will have a 50,000 starting stack with blinds starting at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante.
Day 2 commences tomorrow at noon local time, with the remaining players returning to battle for the lion's share of the monster prize pool, which currently stands at €398,642.
Be sure to tune into PokerNews for all the coverage of what is certain to be a day of thrills and spills.
Chip Counts for Day 1d Survivors (full)
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
535,000
535,000
|
535,000 |
|
||
|
479,000
479,000
|
479,000 |
|
416,000
416,000
|
416,000 |
|
410,000
287,000
|
287,000 |
|
|
400,000
336,000
|
336,000 |
|
385,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
363,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
335,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
|
323,000
323,000
|
323,000 |
|
|
287,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
276,000
276,000
|
276,000 |
|
259,000
259,000
|
259,000 |
|
252,000
252,000
|
252,000 |
|
252,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
247,000
247,000
|
247,000 |
|
240,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
225,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
225,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
213,000
213,000
|
213,000 |
|
|
210,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
181,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
|
173,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
172,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
|
171,000 | |
|
|
165,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
Players Bagging and Tagging
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Day 1d of the €600 Galway Poker Cup Main Event has concluded with 44 players bagging up for Day 2. Full chip counts and a recap of the day will follow shortly.
McNamara Doubles Through Cummins
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Keith Cummins open-jammed his stack of 130,000 from middle position and was called by Declan McNamara, with McNamara at risk.
Declan McNamara: Q♣Q♠
Keith Cummins: 8♦8♥
McNamara was in great shape for the double up with queens versus Cummins' eights.
The K♥5♥3♥ flop gave Cummins outs to the heart flush draw, but the 3♦ turn and 5♠ river provided no assistance, giving McNamara a valuable double-up in the penultimate hand of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
171,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
52,000
-44,500
|
-44,500 |
Three Hands Left in Day 1d
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The tournament director has just announced the players will play three more hands before play concludes.
McLean Scores Triple Up; Culligan Eliminates Mazilu
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
After being left with crumbs in the previous hand, Allen McLean moved all in from early position for 9,000. Douglas Culligan three-bet to 20,000, before Mihal Mazilu moved all in for 97,000. Culligan quickly called and covered both players.
Allen McLean: A♥K♥
Mihal Mazilu: Q♦Q♠
Douglas Culligan: A♠A♣
Culligan's aces were in great shape versus the queens of Mazilu and ace-king of McLean and continued to be so after the K♦8♦2♥ flop.
However the 4♥ turn brought McLean a flush draw, and the 8♥ rolled off on the river to secure McLean the triple up with the nut flush. Culligan won the significant side pot, sending Mazilu to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
360,000
277,000
|
277,000 |
|
45,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Mazilu Doubles Through McLean
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Allen McLean had moved all in for 56,000 and received a call from Mihal Mazilu, with McLean slightly covering Mazilu.
Mihal Mazilu: J♣J♥
Allen McLean: Q♥10♥
Mazilu was ahead with a pair of jacks and the runout of 4♦7♥8♦2♠8♣ did not alter matters, giving Mazilu a timely double up and leaving McLean with crumbs.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
99,000
-61,000
|
-61,000 |
|
|
9,000
-36,000
|
-36,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Break Time
Level 14
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
The 50 players remaining in Day 1d have just gone on their final ten-minute break of the day.