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€3,000 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2024 Irish Poker Festival
€3,000 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2024 Irish Poker Festival
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
€3,000
Prize Pool
€753,330
Total Entries
285
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
38
Players Left
18
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Level 10
: Blinds 700/1,400, 1,400 ante
Another flight of the 2024 Irish Poker Festival €3,000 Main Event came to an end here at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin, Ireland. After 11 players out of 21 entrants qualified through Day 1a, 18 more players from Day 1b's 38 entries advanced to Day 2.
At the end of the night, Germany's Niels Buch emerged as the chip leader with 290,600 chips. Already in second place at the dinner break, he extended his lead over the final levels. He is followed by a close duo, as Cedric Danneker (160,500) and Keith Cummins (160,400) almost bagged identical stacks of 100 big blinds.
2024 Irish Poker Festival €3,000 Main Event Day 1b Top Ten
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niels Buch | Germany | 290,600 | 182 |
| 2 | Cedric Danneker | France | 160,500 | 100 |
| 3 | Keith Cummins | Ireland | 160,400 | 100 |
| 4 | Conor O'Driscoll | Ireland | 147,700 | 92 |
| 5 | Marc MacDonnell | Ireland | 140,900 | 88 |
| 6 | Simeon Tsonev | Bulgaria | 134,000 | 84 |
| 7 | Panagiotis Mavritsakis | Greece | 107,300 | 67 |
| 8 | Jamie Dwan | United Kingdom | 101,700 | 64 |
| 9 | Marius Bareisis | Lithuania | 98,600 | 62 |
| 10 | Vasilijus Piskunovas | Lithuania | 91,400 | 57 |
Day 1b's Action
As on Day 1a, only one table was in play at the start of the day. Bryson Wittke was among the early entrants, but he ran into kings, losing half of his stack within minutes. He ultimately became the day's first elimination.
Triple Crown winner Niall Farrell later joined the field, but his stack kept dwindling. He was eliminated shortly before the dinner break. The same fate awaited Raul Martinez, who was eliminated twice during the day.
Along with Farrell, another EPT champion was in Day 1b: EPT Prague winner Padraig O'Neill. Despite losing a pot to Leo Lombardozzi's straight, he managed to double through the French player. However, it wasn't enough to advance to the next stage, as he was knocked out with ace-queen against Panagiotis Mavritsakis' ace-king shortly before the end of the day. He’ll have to come back tomorrow on Day 1c or Day 1d like Lombardozzi, who tripled up but ultimately became the last player eliminated today.
Unlike them, the defending champion Michel Molenaar managed to find a bag (31,200), though he is last in chips along with Joseph Wrafter (31,200). Looking higher in the chip counts, Conor O’Driscoll (147,700) and Marc MacDonnell (140,900) secured stacks above the average, while Jamie Dwan ended with 101,700. Chris Dowling also qualified for Day 2 (76,300), as did Janet Kosloff (76,200).
Tomorrow, both Day 1c and Day 1d will take place. Day 1c will start at noon local time and follow the same structure as previous flights, with players competing in ten 60-minute levels. The later flight, Day 1d, will start at 8 p.m. with each level lasting 30 minutes.
Be sure to follow PokerNews for live updates and coverage until a champion is crowned!
Level 10
: Blinds 700/1,400, 1,400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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290,600
30,600
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30,600 |
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160,500
65,500
|
65,500 |
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160,400
20,400
|
20,400 |
|
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147,700
15,300
|
15,300 |
|
140,900
36,900
|
36,900 |
|
134,000
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
107,300
107,300
|
107,300 |
|
101,700
16,700
|
16,700 |
|
98,600
4,400
|
4,400 |
|
91,400
38,400
|
38,400 |
|
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88,700
57,500
|
57,500 |
|
76,300
26,300
|
26,300 |
|
76,200
48,800
|
48,800 |
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|
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63,200
47,800
|
47,800 |
|
54,600
50,400
|
50,400 |
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46,400
43,600
|
43,600 |
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31,200
12,800
|
12,800 |
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31,200
8,800
|
8,800 |
Level 10
: Blinds 700/1,400, 1,400 ante
The 18 players that made it through the day have bagged up their stacks for the night. A full list of chips counts and a recap of the day''s action will follow shortly.
Level 10
: Blinds 700/1,400, 1,400 ante
The floor staff have announced there will be four more hands before the remaining players bag up for the night.
Level 10
: Blinds 700/1,400, 1,400 ante
Joseph Wrafter raised to 3,000 from the hijack with Janet Kosloff calling from the cutoff and Chris Dowling defending out of the big blind.
The action checked to Kosloff on the J♥8♥6♠ flop and she bet 10,000. Dowling snap-folded, but Wrafter tanked for a while before reluctantly folding his cards. Kosloff showed A♦J♦ for top pair top kicker as she pulled in the pot
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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125,000
71,000
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71,000 |
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50,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
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40,000
12,500
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12,500 |
Level 10
: Blinds 700/1,400, 1,400 ante
Joni Rantamaki raised to 3,000 from the hijack with only Cedric Danneker calling out of the big blind.
Danneker checked the 7♠7♥2♦ flop and Rantamaki bet 1,500. Danneker check-raised to 4,500 which Rantamaki called.
Danneker led out for 12,000 on the Q♦ turn and Rantamaki folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
105,000
36,000
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36,000 |
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95,000
50,000
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50,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 700/1,400, 1,400 ante
Vasilijus Piskunovas in the cutoff and Marc MacDonnell on the button raised each other and ended up moving all-in, with Piskunovas at risk for approximately 50,000.
Vasilijus Piskunovas: A♥K♥ 
Marc MacDonnell: A♠K♣
Both players hit top pair on 2♠10♥4♠8♥K♠, so they split the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
104,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
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53,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 700/1,400, 1,400 ante
Jamie Dwan had just recently shown a bluff with ten-high when he shoved the turn in a hand against Niels Buch.
In this hand, Buch checked from the big blind on a flop of K♦K♥6♠, and faced a bet of 2,600 from Dwan. Buch called.
The two players checked the 8♦ turn for the 2♣ to hit the river. Buch bet 8,000 and Dwan snap-called. Buch flipped over trips with K♣9♣ and Dwan mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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260,000
17,900
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17,900 |
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85,000
22,800
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22,800 |
Level 10
: Blinds 700/1,400, 1,400 ante
The action was picked up with the flop showing 8♣6♥J♦. Keith Cummins checked from the big blind and Joni Rantamaki bet 2,000 from under the gun. Cummins check-raised to 7,500, which Rantamaki called.
Cummins continued with a bet of 13,000 on the 3♠ turn and Rantamaki quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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140,000
10,000
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10,000 |
|
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69,000
81,500
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81,500 |
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