€3,000 Main Event | 2024 Irish Poker Festival

11-03-2024 22:59 UTC

Rantamaki Fires Big on the Turn

Tim Baker

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Sean Hegarty raised to 240,000 from the cutoff with Joni Rantamaki defending out of the big blind.

The two players checked the 5♠7♦8♦ flop to see the 10♥ come on the turn. Rantamaki led out for 450,000 and Hegarty tank-folded his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Hegarty	5,900,000 200,000	200,000
Joni Rantamaki	2,650,000 215,000	215,000

Tags: Sean Hegarty Joni Rantamaki

Level: 30

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

11-03-2024 22:39 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Hegarty	6,100,000
Conor O'Rourke	3,595,000 595,000	595,000
Joni Rantamaki	2,435,000 735,000	735,000

Mark Buckley	2,110,000 110,000	110,000

15-Minute Break

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Maxime Taldir

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Only four players remain, and they are currently on a 15-minute break.

11-03-2024 22:36 UTC

Niall Farrell Eliminated in 5th place (€38,000)

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Tim Baker

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Niall Farrell raised to 200,000 from the cutoff before Sean Hegarty three-bet the 475,000 from the button. After it got back to Farrell, he four-bet shoved for roughly 1,500,000. Hegarty pondered briefly before making the call.

Niall Farrell: 10♣10♥ All in
Sean Hegarty: A♣Q♠

Hegarty had been saved by ace-queen at the start of the final table, and would need some more help from it again if he was to eliminate Farrell. The board ran out 7♠J♣5♦2♠A♠ to give Hegarty the winner with a pair of aces on the river, sending Farrell out the door in fifth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Hegarty	6,100,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Niall Farrell	Busted

Tags: Niall Farrell Sean Hegarty

11-03-2024 22:28 UTC

Hegarty Extends his Lead

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Maxime Taldir

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Sean Hegarty opened to 200,000 from the cutoff and he received a call by Mark Buckley on the button.

Both of them checked all the way through a board of Q♥7♠7♣3♥, but on the 2♠ river, Hegarty bet 325,000.

Buckley went into the tank and called, but didn't reveal his cards after Hegarty flipped over 4♦4♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Hegarty	4,800,000 600,000	600,000
Mark Buckley	2,000,000 540,000	540,000

Tags: Sean Hegarty Mark Buckley

11-03-2024 22:12 UTC

Leo Worthington-Leese Eliminated in 6th Place (€31,500)

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Tim Baker

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Leo Worthington-Leese got his last 765,000 into the middle from the button with Sean Hegarty being the player trying to send him to the rail.

Leo Worthington-Leese: K♦9♣ All in
Sean Hegarty: 2♥2♦

Worthington-Leese just had to hit something on the runout to beat the deuces of Hegarty. The board came J♦7♣3♠A♠A♦, which kept Hegarty ahead with deuces, and sent Worthington-Leese to the cahsier's desk in sixth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Hegarty	4,200,000 350,000	350,000
Leo Worthington-Leese	Busted

Tags: Leo Worthington-Leese Sean Hegarty

11-03-2024 22:03 UTC

Worthington-Leese and Hegarty Split

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Maxime Taldir

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Leo Worthington-Leese opened to 600,000 from the cutoff. Sean Hegarty three-bet all-in from the small blind, and Worthington-Leese called with his 215,000 remaining chips.

Leo Worthington-Leese: A♥Q♥ All in
Sean Hegarty: A♦Q♣

Both players had the same hand, so they split the pot on K♠Q♦A♠9♣3♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Hegarty	3,850,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Leo Worthington-Leese	915,000 245,000	245,000

Tags: Leo Worthington-Leese Sean Hegarty

11-03-2024 21:50 UTC

Cowboys Help O'Rourke to Double

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Tim Baker

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Leo Worthington-Leese raised to 200,000 under the gun before Conor O'Rourke shoved for 1,430,000 from the small blind. Worthington-Leese called and the cards were revealed.

Conor O'Rourke: K♦K♥ All in
Leo Worthington-Leese: 10♣10♠

O'Rourke was way ahead with pocket kings and just needed to fade a te to survive. The board ran out A♣J♥2♣K♠A♠ to give O'Rourke the winner with a full house, and now Worthington-Leese was the table short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Conor O'Rourke	3,000,000 1,775,000	1,775,000
Leo Worthington-Leese	1,160,000 1,040,000	1,040,000

Tags: Conor O'Rourke Leo Worthington-Leese

11-03-2024 21:43 UTC

Farrell Doubles Through Buckley

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Maxime Taldir

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Niall Farrell opened to 600,000 from under the gun. Mark Buckley, in the cutoff, took all of his purple chips worth 100,000 each and placed the pile in front of him, raising to 1,300,000. Farrell called, putting himself at risk with his remaining 815,000.

Niall Farrell: 7♣7♥ All in
Mark Buckley: A♥8♣

Farrell didn't look happy when he discovered Buckley's hand. But on 5♠9♣2♦5♦6♣, his pair held and he doubled up.