€3,000 Main Event Day 1b | 2024 Irish Poker Festival

10-31-2024 15:04 UTC

O'Driscoll Wins With Aggression

Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Niels Buch raised to 600 under the gun and Connor O'Driscoll three-bet to 2,000 from middle position. When it folded back to Buch he called.

Buch check-called a bet of 1,500 from O'Driscoll on the 9♦6♠3♦ flop.

The 2♥ hit the turn and Buch led out for 1,400. O'Driscoll raised to 5,500 and Buch tank-folded his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niels Buch	58,000 8,000	8,000

Conor O'Driscoll	58,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Connor O'Driscoll Niels Buch

10-31-2024 15:09 UTC

Break Time

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Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day.

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

10-31-2024 15:30 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Tersanszki	77,000 24,000	24,000
Roope Tarmi	75,000 23,500	23,500
Niels Buch	69,800 11,800	11,800

Sandro Taddei	68,100 18,100	18,100
Conor O'Driscoll	66,200 8,200	8,200
Pawel Madynski	64,000 13,000	13,000
Niall Farrell	55,000 5,000	5,000

Gytis Lazauninkas	53,000 3,000	3,000
Vasilijus Piskunovas	53,000 24,000	24,000
Darren Harbinson	50,000 50,000	50,000
Kazimieras Sileikis	50,000 50,000	50,000
Joni Rantamaki	48,000 2,000	2,000

Janet Kosloff	47,400 4,100	4,100

Panagiotis Mavritsakis	45,000
Colm Chan	39,200 6,800	6,800
Ricardas Lukauskas	38,300 6,700	6,700
Mallory Frere	10,000 40,000	40,000

Farrell's Spidey Senses on Point

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

The action was picked up after there had already been an early position raise, before Niall Farrell three-bet to roughly 2,200 from middle position. After a few folds, Joni Rantamaki cold four-bet to 7,700 from the big blind. The initial raiser folded, but Farrell made the call.

The 5♠7♦3♣ flop saw Rantamaki choose to check-call a bet of 4,000 from Farrell.

Both players checked the Q♣ turn for the 7♠ to fall on the river. Rantamaki, checked again, and after thinking for a while, Farrell checked behind.

Rantamaki, showed A♠A♦, which won him the pot because Farrell flipped up KxKx. Farrell avoided losing the majority of his stack with the second best starting hand in the game.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joni Rantamaki	56,000 8,000	8,000

Niall Farrell	44,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Joni Rantamaki Niall Farrell

10-31-2024 15:49 UTC

Kosloff Takes From Lazauninkas

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Gytis Lazauninkas raised to 800 from the cutoff and he was called by Janet Kosloff, who defended from the big blind.

Lazauninkas continued for 600 on the 7♠10♦A♥ flop, but Kosloff didn't back down and called. She even led out for 1,200 on the Q♠ turn. Lazauninkas made the call.

The 4♣ completed the board and Kosloff fired a second barrel of 2,200. Lazauninkas went into the tank, but folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gytis Lazauninkas	49,300 3,700	3,700
Janet Kosloff	47,000 400	400

Tags: Gytis Lazauninkas Janet Kosloff

10-31-2024 15:52 UTC

Madynski Takes From Tarmi

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Roope Tarmi raised from the button to 900 with Pawel Madynski defending out of the big blind.

Madynski check-called a bet of 1,100 from Tarmi on the 5♦6♥3♣ flop.

The 9♠ dropped on the turn and Madynski led out for 2,500. Tarmi called.

Madynski bet 6,800 when the 10♣ came on the river and Tarmi reluctantly folded and forfeited the pot to Madynski.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pawel Madynski	72,000 8,000	8,000
Roope Tarmi	67,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Pawel Madynski Roope Tarmi

10-31-2024 16:07 UTC

A Better Kicker for Rantamaki

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Roope Tarmi opened from the hijack then called after Joni Rantamaki in the cutoff three-bet to 3,500.

The dealer fanned a flop of 5♥5♣10♣ and Rantamaki bet 1,700. Tarmi check-called, then both players checked the 4♦ turn.

The A♠ completed the board and Tarmi bet 11,100. It didn't take too long for Rantamaki to call with A♦K♦ and to beat Tarmi's A♥Q♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joni Rantamaki	84,000 28,000	28,000

Roope Tarmi	48,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Joni Rantamaki Roope Tarmi

10-31-2024 16:12 UTC

Tersanszki Check-Raises Taddei

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

From early position, Marius Tersanszki raised to 1,600 with only Sandro Taddei calling from the button.

The two players checked the Q♣10♥5♥ flop to see the Q♠ fall on the turn. Tersanszki, checked, and Taddei fired out a bet of 1,000. Tersanszki check-raised to 5,000 and Taddei snap-folded.