Joe Ward checked from the small blind on a flop of Q♠5♥Q♣ and Owen Mullan bet 2,000 out of the big blind. Ward called.
Ward check-called a bet of 5,000 from Mullan on the 7♦ turn.
The 5♣ hit the river and Ward check-folded to a bet of 10,000 from Mullan.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000 | |
|
48,000 |
Luke Walsh raised to 6,000 from the small blind and Raymond Wheatley defended out of the big blind.
Walsh bet 4,000 after the dealer fanned out the 10♥7♣3♥ flop. Wheatley instantly raised to 12,000, which Walsh called.
The 6♥ appeared on the turn and Walsh check-called a bet of 15,000 from Wheatley.
Both players checked the 6♦ river and Wheatley took down the pot with A♦10♣ for a pair of tens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
76,500
|
76,500 |
|
145,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Players are on their last 20-minute break of the day. After this, there will be three more levels before the surviving players bag up and return for Day 2 on Sunday, October 27.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
235,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
|
227,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
201,500
26,500
|
26,500 |
|
175,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
175,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
157,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
|
122,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
110,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
107,500
37,500
|
37,500 |
|
107,000
78,700
|
78,700 |
|
107,000
66,500
|
66,500 |
|
|
94,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
81,500
51,500
|
51,500 |
|
|
66,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
60,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
||
|
34,500
20,500
|
20,500 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
145,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
110,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
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♦ 
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
|
120,000
81,500
|
81,500 |
|
|
65,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
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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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
300,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
155,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
Luke Walsh raised to 6,000 from the cutoff with Raymond Wheatley calling on the button and Eamonn O'Reilly defending out of the big blind.
Walsh continued with a bet of 5,500 on the A♦4♣K♣ flop. Wheatley folded, but O'Reilly called.
O'Reilly checked first when the 9♠ dropped on the turn and then faced a bet of 15,500 from Walsh. O'Reilly quickly folded and Walsh dragged in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
240,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
190,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
60,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
