2024 Galway Poker Festival

€600 Main Event
Day: 1ef
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Event Info
2024 Galway Poker Festival
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♦6♣
Prize
€83,500
Event Info
Buy-in
€600
Prize Pool
€434,075
Total Entries
833
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1ef
Entries
262
Players Left
72
Players Left 1 / 833
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Diamonds Are Kilgallon's Best Friend

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

Jarlath Kilgallon and Mark Kilkelly were heads up on a flop of 9♦4♦7♦ when Kilgallon made a 4,300 bet into the pot of 9,000 from under the gun. Kilkelly sat next to him and quickly made the call.

Kilgallon then put 5,800 in the middle on the 3♠ turn, and another call followed from Kilkelly. The A♦ river brought the fourth diamond on board, but it did not scare Kilgallon, who completed his triple barrel with a bet of 7,200.

"Ah, go on then," groaned Kilkelly while he threw his cards into the muck, surrendering the pot to his neighbor.

Tags: Mark KilkellyJarlath Kilgallon

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Some More Oustings

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

Gagliano Triples Up

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

Anthony Gaughan raised to 2,500 from the cutoff, and Robert Elkin called from the button. Antonino Gagliano then went all in for 5,800 from the big blind, after which Gaughan four-bet to 11,000.

Elkin still came along, creating a side pot on the 5♣Q♠8♥ flop. Both players subsequentially checked before Elkin was the first to bet on the 7♣ turn. Gaughan quickly check-folded, leading to a showdown between the other two players.

Antonino Gagliano: K♠K♥
Robert Elkin: 6♥6♦

Gagliona was still ahead with his overpair, but Elkin had an open-ended straight draw. The 5♦ river paired the board, however, resulting in Gagliano tripling up to a stack of 19 big blinds.

Tags: Anthony GaughanAntonino GaglianoRobert Elkin

Wilson Doubles Versus Trips

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

Eugeniu Barbaros checked from the small blind on a completed board of 8♦9♦A♥10♥A♠. Charles Wilson then jammed in his 24,100 stack from middle potion for a bet which was slightly larger than the pot.

Barbaros asked for a count, shrugged his shoulders, and tossed in a calling chip. Wilson showed Q♣J♣ for a straight, and Barabros was forced to show his A♣6♠ for the losing trip aces.

Tags: Charles WilsonEugeniu Barbaros

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

More Arrivals

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Steele Bends Under Pressure

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Matthew Campbell and Jenny Steele were heads up on a flop of 10♣6♥A♠. Campbell checked from the big blind to Steele, who sat under the gun.

She then fired 11,500 chips into the pot of 19,000, after which Campbell shoved all in for 39,000. Campbell asked for a count but folded soon after she received it, granting the pot to her opponent.

Tags: Jenny SteeleMatthew Campbell

Murphy Busts in Four-Way Affair

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Four players were on a turn of 8♥7♠J♠9♠. Sam Haughton checked from the small blind and Sergej Agafonov then made a bet of 5,000 from the big blind. Shaun Dooley called from middle position before Gary Murphy jammed all-in for 35,000 from the cutoff.

Agafonov made a quick call, while the other two players got out of the way, creating a heads up showdown.

Gary Murphy: 10♦6♦
Sergej Agafonov: Q♣10♥

Both players turned a straight, but Agafonov had the higher one. The K♥ river did not bring a chop, and Murphy said his goodbyes before leaving the tournament area.

Tags: Gary MurphySam HaughtonSergej AgafonovShaun Dooley

Early Eliminations and Assorted Counts

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
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