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

10-23-2024 15:29 UTC

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Level 3 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

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10-23-2024 15:11 UTC

First Break

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The players are now on a 20-minute break,

10-23-2024 15:06 UTC

More Entrants

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Rafferty	30,000 30,000	30,000
Thomas Berniunas	30,000 30,000	30,000
Vytautas Aganauskas	30,000 30,000	30,000
Massimo Pacini	30,000 30,000	30,000
Eamonn O'Reilly	30,000
Robertas Gludkinas	30,000 30,000	30,000

10-23-2024 15:04 UTC

O'Neill Gains Momentum

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Mahmood Rasheed raised to 1,000 from early positon with Cosmin Croitoru calling out of the hijack before Richard O'Neill squezzed to 3,600 from the big blind. Rasheed and Croitoru both called.

All three players chose to check the 2♣7♣2♥ flop to see the 9♥ hit the turn. O'Neill put out a delayed continuation-bet of 5,000, which prompted two quick folds from his opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mahmood Rasheed	44,000 29,000	29,000
Richard O'Neill	33,000 33,000	33,000
Cosmin Croitoru	18,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Cosmin Croitoru Mahmood Rasheed Richard O'Neill

10-23-2024 14:54 UTC

Wards Takes From Roelofsen

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The action was picked up with the flop reading 10♣4♣3♦. Joe Ward checked from under the gun and Koen Roelofsen bet 2,000 out of the cutoff. Ward quickly called.

Both players checked the 8♥ turn and 5♥ river. Ward flipped up A♣10♦ for top pair and Roelofsen mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Ward	45,000 14,300	14,300
Koen Roelofsen	24,500 5,500	5,500

Tags: Joe Ward Koen Roelofsen

10-23-2024 14:45 UTC

Li Turns the Nuts

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

After two limps, Barry Connell raised to 1,000 from the cutoff. Chenchen Li called on the button and Cosmin Croitoru called from middle position.

When it checked to Connell on the J♣K♠8♦ flop, he continued with a bet of 1,100. Li called, but Croitoru folded.

Connell fired again on the 9♦ turn, this time for 2,200. Li called again.

Upon seeing the 2♥ hit the river, Connell slowed down and checked. Li bet 6,000 and Connell called. Li flipped over the nuts with Q♣10♦ and pulled in a healthy-sized pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chenchen Li	43,000 13,000	13,000
Cosmin Croitoru	36,000 17,000	17,000
Barry Connell	17,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Barry Connell Cosmin Croitoru Li Turns

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

10-23-2024 14:28 UTC

Aghasi Holds on With Top Pair

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Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

The action was picked up on a flop of 2♥10♦Q♥. Kermani Aghasi and Paul Fox had checked to Kevin Killeen, who bet 1,000 from the button. Aghasi called from the big bling, but Fox folded.

Aghasi checked again on the 5♣ turn and Killeen bet 3,000. Aghasi instantly called to see the 3♣ fall on the river. Both players checked and Aghasi took down the pot with Q♦J♦ for a pair of queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kermani Aghasi	41,000 13,000	13,000
Paul Fox	28,000 28,000	28,000
Kevin Killeen	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Kevin Killeen Paul Fox

10-23-2024 14:17 UTC

More Late Arrivals

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Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Colm Chan	30,000 30,000	30,000
Mark Gough	30,000 30,000	30,000
Koen Roelofsen	30,000 30,000	30,000
Craig Connick	30,000 30,000	30,000
Steven Lee	30,000 30,000	30,000
Martin Mcalevey	30,000 30,000	30,000
Mark Millar	30,000
Chris Murphy	30,000 30,000	30,000
Wang Chan	30,000 30,000	30,000
Chenchen Li	30,000 30,000	30,000
Audrius Daugvilavicius	30,000 30,000	30,000

10-23-2024 14:10 UTC

Zidonis Has Mullan Pipped

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Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

The action was picked up on a flop of 7♦8♦A♦. Marius Zidonis bet 800 from middle position and Niall Mullan called the small blind.

The 2♠ turn saw Mullan check-call another bet from Zidonis, this time for 1,500.

The two players were happy to check down the 8♥ river and Mullan flipped up 10♦10♠ for a pair of tens but was second best to the J♠J♦ of Zidonis for a slightly higher pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Zidonis	34,000 7,000	7,000
Niall Mullan	24,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Marius Zidonis Niall Mullan