€350 Main Event Day 1a | 2024 International Poker Open

10-24-2024 00:23 UTC

Walsh Keeps Firing

Tim Baker

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Luke Walsh raised to 6,000 under the gun and Pablo Villena defended out of the big blind.

Villena check-called a bet of 10,000 from Walsh on the 8♦5♣4♠ flop.

Villena checked again on the 10♦ turn and faced a bet of 30,000 from Walsh. Villena briefly thought over his decision, but ultimately settled on a fold.

At another table Niall Mullan was seen leaving his seat and has been eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Walsh	225,000 5,000	5,000
Pablo Villena	135,000 15,000	15,000
Niall Mullan	Busted

Tags: Luke Walsh Pablo Villena

10-24-2024 00:13 UTC

Murphy Takes From Mullan

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Tim Baker

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Thomas Murphy raised under the gun to 6,000 and Niall Mullan defended fro the big blind.

Mullan check-called a bet of 7,000 from Murphy on the pjc7c8s] flop.

Both players checked the 2♠ turn and K♠ down to the river. Murphy showed 10♥10♦ for a pair of tens and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niall Mullan	74,000 7,500	7,500
Thomas Murphy	65,000

Tags: Niall Mullan Thomas Murphy

10-24-2024 00:03 UTC

Lee Check-Shoves on Flanagan

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Tim Baker

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Matthew Flanagan raised the button to 7,000 with Steven Lee and Luke Walsh calling from the blinds.

The action checked to Flanagan on the 5♦J♣10♠ flop and he bet 8,000. Lee called, but Walsh folded.

Lee checked again on the Q♣ turn and Flanagan bet 13,000. Lee check-shoved for Flanagan's remaining 70,000 and after doing a bit of inventory, Flanagan folded his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Lee	400,000 100,000	100,000
Luke Walsh	220,000 20,000	20,000
Matthew Flanagan	70,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Luke Walsh Matthew Flanagan Steven Lee

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

10-23-2024 23:48 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Walsh	240,000 65,000	65,000
Raymond Wheatley	190,000 37,000	37,000
Eamonn O'Reilly	60,000 95,000	95,000

O'Reilly Checks it Down With Big Slick

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Tim Baker

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Eamonn O'Reilly opened to 11,000 from the hijack with only Steven Lee calling from the button.

The two players checked a board of 4♠5♠10♦5♦9♦ all the way to the river and O'Reilly took down the pot with A♥K♥ for ace-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Lee	300,000 40,000	40,000
Eamonn O'Reilly	155,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Eamonn O'Reilly Steven Lee

10-23-2024 23:37 UTC

Player Kicked Out of MUG; Find Out Who Won Our $10,000 NAPT Gold Pass | PokerNews Podcast #861

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Tim Baker

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

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Speaking of Resorts World, they offer highlights from the recent PokerNews Podcast Meet-Up Game (MUG), which proved to be a lot of fun and attracted some familiar faces. See pictures and video clips from what turned out to be a very entertaining evening.

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10-23-2024 23:31 UTC

Ward Doubles With Cowboys

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Tim Baker

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Thomas Murphy raised the cutoff to 5,000 and Pablo Villena three-bet to roughly 50,000 from the small blind. Joe Ward instantly shoved for 68,000 from the big blind which saw Murphy fold, but Villena call.

Joe Ward : K♥K♦ All in
Pablo Villena : J♠J♦

Ward was poised to double-up with his kings if he could fade a jack. The board ran out 9♦6♦3♥6♠2♣ to give Ward the winner with a pair of kings and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Ward	140,000 74,000	74,000
Pablo Villena	120,000 81,500	81,500
Thomas Murphy	65,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Pablo Villena Joe Ward Thomas Murphy

10-23-2024 23:21 UTC

Burke Takes From Campbell

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Tim Baker

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Niall Campbell bet 3,000 from the small blind on a flop of 5♣A♣3♦ with John Burke calling from the big blind.

Both players quickly checked the K♣ turn for the 9♦ to fall on the river. Campbell checked, Burke bet 5,000, and Campbell instantly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niall Campbell	145,000 12,000	12,000

John Burke	110,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: John Burke Niall Campbell

10-23-2024 23:10 UTC

Updated Chip Counts After Break

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Tim Baker

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Lee	340,000 185,000	185,000
Veaceslav Jumir	235,000 20,000	20,000

Raymond Wheatley	227,000 23,000	23,000
Pablo Villena	201,500 26,500	26,500
Richard O'Neill	175,000 60,000	60,000
Luke Walsh	175,000 30,000	30,000
Niall Campbell	157,000 15,000	15,000

Eamonn O'Reilly	122,000 16,000	16,000
Matthew Flanagan	110,000 10,000	10,000
Martin Mcalevey	107,500 37,500	37,500
Padraig Burns	107,000 78,700	78,700
John Burke	107,000 66,500	66,500
Owen Mullan	94,000 46,000	46,000
Niall Mullan	81,500 51,500	51,500
Joe Ward	66,000 49,000	49,000
Thomas Murphy	60,000 18,000	18,000

Lampis Bachos	34,500 20,500	20,500