€3,000 Main Event | 2024 Irish Poker Festival

11-03-2024 17:39 UTC

Ignas Navickas Eliminated in 8th Place (€24,000)

Tim Baker

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Ignas Navickas raised to 80,000 from the hijack before Conor O'Rourke three-bet to 180,000 from the button. When it folded back to Navicka, he four-bet jammed for 770,000 total. O'Rourke called.

Ignas Navickas: 10♣10♠ All in
Conor O'Rourke: A♥Q♠

Navicka was the shortest stack at the final table and needed to win this race to change that. The runout of K♠A♦6♦K♣3♦ meant that O'Rourke won the hand with a pair of aces and Navicka was out in eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Conor O'Rourke	2,350,000 650,000	650,000
Ignas Navickas	Busted

Tags: Conor O'Rourke Ignas Navickas

11-03-2024 17:41 UTC

15-Minute Break

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Maxime Taldir

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The seven remaining players are now on a 15-minute break. The next break will be a 40-minute dinner break.

11-03-2024 17:51 UTC

Updated Chip Counts

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Maxime Taldir

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Joni Rantamaki	3,500,000

Conor O'Rourke	2,390,000 40,000	40,000
Leo Worthington-Leese	2,070,000

Sean Hegarty	1,840,000 360,000	360,000
Mark Buckley	1,830,000 20,000	20,000
Ignotas Tamasauskas	1,350,000 15,000	15,000
Niall Farrell	1,345,000 105,000	105,000

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

11-03-2024 18:07 UTC

Tamasauskas Win it With a Turn Bet

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Tim Baker

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Ignotas Tamasauskas raised the button to 100,000 and Leo Worthington-Leese defended out of the big blind.

The two players checked the 2♥6♦A♣ flop to see the 10♦ hit the turn. Worthington-Leese opted to check again, and Tamasauskas bet 225,000. Worthington-Leese instantly folded and Tamasauskas pulled in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Worthington-Leese	1,850,000 220,000	220,000

Ignotas Tamasauskas	1,450,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Leo Worthington-Leese Ignotas Tamasauskas

11-03-2024 18:21 UTC

Tamasauskas Takes From Rantamaki

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Maxime Taldir

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Joni Rantamaki opened to 100,000 from under the gun and he faced Ignotas Tamasauskas who defended from the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of A♦8♠2♠ and Rantamaki continued for 60,000. Tamasauskas called, then both players checked the J♣ turn leading to the A♣ river.

Tamasauskas led out for 110,000 and Rantamaki called. But his cards went into the muck after Tamasauskas flipped over Q♦Q♠ for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joni Rantamaki	3,000,000 500,000	500,000

Ignotas Tamasauskas	1,800,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Ignotas Tamasauskas Joni Rantamaki

11-03-2024 18:24 UTC

Farrell Takes From Rantamaki

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Tim Baker

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Niall Farrell raised to 100,000 from early position with Joni Rantamaki defending from the big blind.

Rantamaki check-called a bet of 100,000 from Farrell on the 7♥10♣4♠ flop.

The 4♥ hit the turn and Rantamaki led out for 150,000. Farrell called.

Both players checked the Q♦ river and Rantamaki turned over J♠7♠ for a pair of sevens. This was second best to the 9♥9♠ of Farrell for a pair of nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joni Rantamaki	2,700,000 300,000	300,000

Niall Farrell	1,675,000 330,000	330,000

Tags: Joni Rantamaki Niall Farrell

11-03-2024 18:41 UTC

Buckley Holds On With Sixes

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Tim Baker

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Mark Buckley called from the small blind before Conor O'Rourke raised to 200,000 out of the big blind. Buckley called.

Both players checked the K♠J♦7♥ flop to see the K♣ fall on the turn. Buckley checked and O'Rourke bet roughly 250,000. Buckley called.

The A♣ river got checked through and Buckley took down the pot with 6♦6♠ for a pair of sixes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Buckley	2,400,000 570,000	570,000
Conor O'Rourke	2,275,000 115,000	115,000

Tags: Mark Buckley Conor O'Rourke

11-03-2024 18:53 UTC

Ignotas Tamasauskas Eliminated in 7th Place (€27,500)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Conor O'Rourke opened to 100,000 from middle position and he was called by Ignotas Tamasauskas to his left. Sean Hegarty in the big blind squeezed to 450,000 and made O'Rourke fold, but Tamasauskas quickly announced "all-in" for 1,500,000. Hegarty looked at his cards and called.

Ignotas Tamasauskas: A♠K♦ All in
Sean Hegarty: Q♦Q♥

Hegarty's queens held on 10♦3♠6♠10♠J♦ and Tamasauskas was sent to the rail.