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

01-06-2024 18:06 UTC

Cusack Off to Flying Start

Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

John Brosnan raised to 3,000 as first to act, after which Jamie Cusack three-bet to 3,000 from the next seat over. The action then folded to Sean Cleary in the big blind, who called. Brosnan let his cards go, and a flop of 2♥4♥J♣ was dealt.

Cusack continued for 4,000 chips, and Cleary check-called. On the 9♦ turn, Cleary checked again and Cusack sized up to 10,000.

Cleary spent a while in the tank before reluctantly folding his cards, seeing the pot being sent to his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamie Cusack	58,400 58,400	58,400
John Brosnan	53,000
Sean Cleary	42,600 7,400	7,400

Tags: Jamie Cusack John Brosnan Sean Cleary

01-06-2024 17:55 UTC

Jordaan Doubles Up

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

In a pot containing 7,000 chips, three players went to a flop of 4♣7♣2♥. Leon Jordaan checked from the big blind and Cyril Doherty bet 2,000 from under the gun. Sebastian-Ionut Mihai then raised to 5,500, after which Jordaan three-bet jammed in his stack of 25,500.

Doherty pondered for a while before making the fold, but Mihai came out with a quick call to put his opponent at risk.

Leon Jordaan: 4♠4♥
Sebastian-Ionut Mihai: K♣K♦

Jordaan had flopped a set and was a big favorite against the overpair of Mihai. No king came on the 2♣9♠ runout, securing the double-up for Jordaan, who soared back to more than a starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leon Jordaan	60,000 10,000	10,000
Cyril Doherty	44,000 6,000	6,000
Sebastian-Ionut Mihai	24,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Cyril Doherty Leon Jordaan

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

01-06-2024 17:42 UTC

Linnane Leads Without Result

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Luke Keane open-raised to 600 from the hijack before Daniel Lewis three-bet to 1,600 from the button. Justin Linnane came along from the small blind, and Keane dropped in calling chips as well.

The action was checked to Lewis on the 8♥4♦9♣ flop, after which he made a bet of 2,000. Both of his opponents called and the 6♦ turn was put on the table.

Linnane then promptly led out for 4,500, but both Keane and Lewis called, undeterred by the sudden aggression.

Linnane slowed down and checked the K♣ river, and Keane checked as well. Lewis then bet 7,000 chips, and the other two players quickly let go of the hands, shipping the sizable pot to Lewis.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Lewis	66,200 16,200	16,200
Luke Keane	42,000
Justin Linnane	41,500 8,500	8,500

Tags: Daniel Lewis Justin Linnane Luke Keane

01-06-2024 17:31 UTC

Boyle Sends Goberville to an Early Exit

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Arriving on the turn on 7♥Q♠4♦5♠, a massive pot of roughly 25,000 chips was already in the middle when Helen Goberville got her stack of 37,000 in the middle against Martin Boyle, who played the covering stack.

Helen Goberville: A♣Q♥
Martin Boyle: 4♠4♣

Goberville was already drawing dead with her top pair, and she took her leave as the meaningless 10♦ completed the board. On another table, Patrick Gillespe was also ousted from Day 1e.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Boyle	96,500 46,500	46,500
Helen Goberville	Busted
Patrick Gillespe	Busted

Tags: Helen Goberville Martin Boyle Patrick Gillespe

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

01-06-2024 17:25 UTC

Satellites for Next Irish Poker Tour Stop at Paddy Power Poker

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

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01-06-2024 17:23 UTC

Day 1e Rapidly Growing

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Blaney	50,000
Martin Boyle	50,000
Josh Brosnan	50,000
Shyamrag Charuvil	50,000 50,000	50,000
David Cleary	50,000
Jon Dee	50,000
Sean Dolan	50,000
James Faughan	50,000
Kieran Finn	50,000
Darragh Fitzgerald	50,000
Alan Flannery	50,000
Damien Gallagher	50,000 50,000	50,000
Helen Goberville	50,000 50,000	50,000
Patrick Gillespe	50,000
Niall Hennessy	50,000
Pa O'Donoghue	50,000
Thomas Trotman-Dickenson	50,000
Jason Ward	50,000
Graeme Watts	50,000 19,000	19,000
Kevin Swayne	50,000
Sebastian-Ionut Mihai	50,000

01-06-2024 17:18 UTC

Hannigan Folds Scary River

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Catching the action on a board of 3♠6♠10♥5♥, Joe Hannigan checked from the big blind to his opponent Keith Brennan in the hijack. Brennan then made a pot-sized bet of 2,000, which Hannigan called.

On the subsequent 5♠ river, Brennan sized up just a little bit to 2,500. Hannigan took one last look at the board before check-folding and surrendering the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith Brennan	53,000 3,000	3,000
Joe Hannigan	47,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Joe Hannigan Keith Brennan

01-06-2024 17:08 UTC

Fitzgerald and Nicolcioiu Split the Profit

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Patrick Fitzgerald checked from the small blind on a board of 4♥2♦K♠8♦. Dragos Nicolcioiu followed suit from the big blind before Sarbjit Kular bet 1,000 into the pot of 3,000 from the button.

Both players called and the 2♣ river completed the board. All three players then knuckled the table, leading Fitzgerald to show K♦3♦ for two pair. Nicolcioiu tabled K♣6♣ for the same hand, and Kular mucked his cards.

The dealer placed Fitzgerald cards face-down, but Nicolcioiu was attentive enough to let her know that the eight kicker on the board played, and the pot was chopped accordingly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Fitzgerald	51,000 1,000	1,000
Dragos Nicolcioiu	51,000 51,000	51,000
Sarbjit Kular	47,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Dragos Nicolcioiu Patrick Fitzgerald Sarbjit Kular