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Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
2024 Irish Poker Festival
€3,000 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2024 Irish Poker Festival
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
€3,000
Prize Pool
€753,330
Total Entries
285
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
21
Players Left
11
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Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
14 players reached the end of Level 8. They are on a 15-minute break and will play two more levels tonight before wrapping up.
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Simon Wilson raised to 2,200 under the gun with Mindaugas Kriauciunas, John Dwyer, and Espen Myrmo all making the call.
The 3♣Q♣9♥ flop was checked to Dwyer on the button, and he bet 4,100. Only Wilson called.
The two players checked the 8♥ turn for the Q♦ to hit the river. Wilson bet 4,000 and Dwyer reluctantly called.
Wilson flipped over Kx9x for two pair and Dwyer mucked his hand.
At the other table, Christian Dressler was eliminated. Dressler is no longer able to reenter during Day 1a as there is a maximum of one reentry per player, per flight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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185,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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100,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
58,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
42,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Temur Aliev jammed for 12,700 from the hijack. Alan Gilmore in the small blind three-bet all-in for 35,100, and he made the big blind fold.
Temur Aliev: A♣2♣ 
Alan Gilmore: A♥Q♣
Aliev was lucky enough to hit two pair on 7♥5♦2♥8♠5♥ to secure a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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27,400
9,400
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9,400 |
|
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22,400
9,300
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9,300 |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Alec Torelli raised to 2,000 from under the gun with only Michael Dwyer defending his big blind.
The 4♠Q♥3♦ flop saw Dwyer check-call a bet of 1,500 from Torelli.
Both players checked the 8♠ turn and the 9♠ dropped on the river. Dwyer led out for 4,000 and Torelli quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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170,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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130,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The action was picked up with roughly 9,000 in the middle on a board that read 5♥J♥A♣. Andzej Bilat bet 3,100 from early position with Mindaugas Kriauciunas folding from the cutoff, and John Dwyer calling on the button.
Bilat checked the 7♥ turn and faced a bet of 5,600 from Dwyer. Bilat took a few moments before making the call.
Bilat checked again on the 7♠ river and Dwyer bet 11,100. Bilat thought it over for a while before he folded and surrendered the pot to Dwyer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
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70,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
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25,000
10,000
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10,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Bobby Willis in the big blind found himself at risk for 37,500 against Michael Dwyer on the button.
Bobby Willis: A♦5♦
Michael Dwyer: A♠K♠
The board of 9♥J♣Q♥4♥9♣ was no help for Willis, who shook Dwyer’s hand before making his way to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
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Busted | |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Picking up the action on a board of 6♠8♠K♦4♦ with 46,700 in the pot, Simon Wilson in the cutoff decided to go all-in with a bigger stack than Andzej Bilat on the button.
Bilat went into the tank, but eventually chose to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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170,000
37,000
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37,000 |
|
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35,000
35,000
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35,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Andzej Bilat just called from the small blind and Conor Bergin raised to 4,000 out of the big blind. Bilat called.
Bilat led out for 2,000 on the 8♥5♠4♠ flop and Bergin called.
Both players checked the K♥ turn to see the Q♠ fall on the river. This was checked through again and Bilat flipped over two pair with Q♣8♣ and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
58,000
3,600
|
3,600 |
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Mantas Stikelis in middle position opened to 2,000, then called after Michael Dwyer in the small blind three-bet to 8,500.
Dwyer continued for 11,000 on the 8♥3♦4♥ flop, then moved all-in for approximately 40,000 on the K♦ turn. Stikelis called the flop, but folded on the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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82,000
11,500
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11,500 |
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58,000
12,000
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12,000 |
