2024 Galway Poker Festival

€600 Main Event
Day: 1ef
Event Info
2024 Galway Poker Festival
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a6
Prize
€83,500
Event Info
Buy-in
€600
Prize Pool
€434,075
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

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

Jarlath Kilgallon and Mark Kilkelly were heads up on a flop of 947 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.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jarlath Kilgallon
Jarlath Kilgallon
70,000
Profile photo of Mark Kilkelly
Mark Kilkelly
25,500
25,500
25,500

Tags: Mark KilkellyJarlath Kilgallon

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Gagliano Triples Up

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 5Q8 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: KK
Robert Elkin: 66

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.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Robert Elkin ie
Robert Elkin
100,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Anthony Gaughan ie
Anthony Gaughan
42,500
7,500
7,500
Profile photo of Antonino Gagliano it
Antonino Gagliano
18,900
18,900
18,900

Tags: Anthony GaughanAntonino GaglianoRobert Elkin

Wilson Doubles Versus Trips

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

Eugeniu Barbaros checked from the small blind on a completed board of 89A10A. 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 QJ for a straight, and Barabros was forced to show his A6 for the losing trip aces.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Charles Wilson ie
Charles Wilson
70,200
35,200
35,200
Profile photo of Eugeniu Barbaros md
Eugeniu Barbaros
37,500

Tags: Charles WilsonEugeniu Barbaros

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Steele Bends Under Pressure

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Matthew Campbell and Jenny Steele were heads up on a flop of 106A. 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.

Player Chips Progress
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Matthew Campbell
69,500
Profile photo of Jenny Steele
Jenny Steele
63,000

Tags: Jenny SteeleMatthew Campbell

Murphy Busts in Four-Way Affair

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Four players were on a turn of 87J9. 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: 106
Sergej Agafonov: Q10

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.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sergej Agafonov ie
Sergej Agafonov
118,000
Profile photo of Shaun Dooley ie
Shaun Dooley
66,000
31,000
31,000
Profile photo of Sam Haughton ie
Sam Haughton
56,000
56,000
56,000
Profile photo of Gary Murphy ie
Gary Murphy
Busted

Tags: Gary MurphySam HaughtonSergej AgafonovShaun Dooley

Early Eliminations and Assorted Counts

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sebastian-Ionut Mihai ro
Sebastian-Ionut Mihai
156,000
103,000
103,000
Profile photo of Tom Parsons gb
Tom Parsons
142,500
142,500
142,500
PaddyPower Poker
Profile photo of Emmett Mullin ie
Emmett Mullin
118,400
118,400
118,400
Profile photo of Shane Crosby ie
Shane Crosby
115,000
115,000
115,000
Profile photo of Christoforos Charvatis gr
Christoforos Charvatis
109,000
71,000
71,000
Profile photo of Charles Wilson ie
Charles Wilson
102,000
102,000
102,000
Profile photo of Nicholas Newport ie
Nicholas Newport
55,000
55,000
55,000
Profile photo of Paul Carr ie
Paul Carr
49,000
49,000
49,000
Profile photo of Dara O'Kearney ie
Dara O'Kearney
38,600
7,100
7,100
WPT Global
Profile photo of Cyril Doherty ie
Cyril Doherty
Busted
Profile photo of Kyle Rafferty ie
Kyle Rafferty
Busted
Profile photo of Andrey Cruz ie
Andrey Cruz
Busted
Profile photo of Graeme Watts ie
Graeme Watts
Busted
Profile photo of Sean Dolan ie
Sean Dolan
Busted