Picking the action up on the river with the board reading J♥Q♦6♥K♦5♦ and 50,000 in the pot, Douglas Culligan had moved all in for 33,000.
His opponent Finbarr Cornin pondered his options for some time before folding to hand Culligan the pot.
Level: 9
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Picking up the action on the river, Glenn Keogh put out a bet of 50,000 into a pot of 67,000 with the board reading 10♠9♠6♣J♣J♠, which put his opponent, Niall Phelan, to the test for his remaining stack.
Phelan went deep into the tank and spent several minutes agonizing over his decision, picking up his chips sporadically and peering at the board and his opponent. Phelan eventually made the call.
Keogh turned over A♥9♦ for a pair of nines, the ace kicker proving crucial against Phelan's 9♥6♠. Phelan's flopped two pair had unfortunately been counterfeited by the runout.
Keogh raked in a significant pot and Phelan headed for the exit muttering to himself.
Picking the action up in a heads-up pot with 19,200 in the middle and the board reading 10♠5♠9♣5♥, Luo Yehong had put out a bet of 11,000 in position only to be check-raised by Brendan O'Halloran to 30,000. After quite some thought Yehong made the call.
The K♠ river completed the board and O'Halloran moved all in for 58,000 putting Yehong to the test for his remaining stack. Yehong again took considerable time to ponder his decision before eventually folding.
In some table chatter which followed, O'Halloran intimated he had pocket nines for the full house.
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
A button versus big blind battle had developed between Emmett Scott and Niall Phelan, with Scott on the button with 16,500 chips in front of him in the middle, and Niall Phelan producing an all-in for 68,700.
Scott agonized over the decision for some time before reluctantly folding and handing Phelan the pot unopposed.
PokerNews arrived just as Irish poker legend Padraig Parkinson was raking in a pot and Paul Leckey was getting out of his chair.
Leckey had A♦4♥ for a pair of fours on 9♥4♣2♥8♦9♦ while Parkinson held K♥K♠ for a pair of kings.
In a pot between Gintaras Sabaitis in middle position and Adrian Creagh in the cutoff, 19,000 was already in the middle, with the flop reading 9♦A♠7♦.
Sabaitis put out a bet of 8,500 and was called by Creagh.
The 4♠ turn and 2♣ river were checked through by both players.
Sabaitis showed A♣10♣ for a pair of aces, which was good against Creagh's pocket jacks.
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Shaun Dooley had opened under the gun and received calls from Irish Poker Tour Pro Darren Harbinson in middle position and Shane Crosby in the big blind.
Crosby checked to Dooley on the 8♦4♠6♦ flop, who put out a bet of 3,000. Harbinson called as did Crosby.
The K♦ turn was checked through to Harbinson, who took the opportunity to take control of the hand, putting out a bet of 8,300. Crosby folded and Dooley called.
The river brought the K♠ and Dooley checked to Harbinson. Harbinson fired out a bet of 13,000 and Dooley went into the tank before folding, sending the pot to Harbinson.
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