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

10-31-2024 17:45 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
Niels Buch	146,500 3,500	3,500

Marius Bareisis	88,500 33,500	33,500
Gytis Lazauninkas	88,500 4,500	4,500
Joni Rantamaki	87,600 2,400	2,400

Joseph Wrafter	68,500 18,500	18,500
Sandro Taddei	64,500 9,500	9,500
Conor O'Driscoll	62,500 3,700	3,700
Roope Tarmi	53,900 1,900	1,900
Panagiotis Mavritsakis	52,200 7,200	7,200
Niall Farrell	50,600 20,800	20,800

Keith Cummins	50,000
Cedric Danneker	50,000
Audrius Daugvilavicius	50,000
Raul Martinez	50,000
Simeon Tsonev	50,000
Kazimieras Sileikis	48,000 12,000	12,000
Janet Kosloff	43,400 39,900	39,900

Ricardas Lukauskas	41,600 600	600
Vasilijus Piskunovas	41,500 18,000	18,000
Colm Chan	40,400 22,300	22,300
Pawel Madynski	39,400 32,600	32,600
Daniel Wilson	32,300 17,700	17,700
Michel Molenaar	29,400 22,600	22,600

Darren Harbinson	16,500 8,500	8,500

O'Driscoll Double Barrels

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Connor O'Driscoll raised to 1,200 from early position with Niels Buch defending out of the big blind.

Buch checked the A♠9♣9♦ flop and O'Driscoll put out a continuation-bet of 500. Buch called and they headed to a turn.

The J♥ fell on the turn and Buch check-folded to a bet of 2,000 from O'Driscoll.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niels Buch	144,000 2,500	2,500

Conor O'Driscoll	65,000 2,500	2,500

Tags: Connor O'Driscoll Niels Buch

10-31-2024 18:16 UTC

Molenaar Wins a Multi-Way Pot

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Michel Molenaar raised to 1,000 on the button with Marius Bareisis calling out of the small blind, and Panagiotis Mavritsakis defending from the big blind.

The three players checked the 6♥7♣9♦ flop to see the 3♥ fall on the turn.

Bareisis led out for 2,800, which both Mavritsakis and Molenaar called.

The 9♠ came on the river and three players checked. Mavritsakis showed 7♥6♦ for a counterfeited two pair, and lost to Molenaar's 8♥7♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Bareisis	84,000 4,500	4,500
Panagiotis Mavritsakis	48,000 4,200	4,200
Michel Molenaar	36,000 6,600	6,600

Tags: Marius Bareisis Michel Molenaar Panagiotis Mavritsakis

10-31-2024 18:18 UTC

Martinez Runs Into O'Driscoll's Straight

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

The action was picked on a board of J♥10♣6♠Q♣ with 35,200 in the pot. Conor O'Driscoll under the gun moved all-in for 32,500, and he was called by Raul Martinez in the cutoff who found himself at risk for 29,900.

Raul Martinez: 10♥10♦ All in
Conor O'Driscoll: A♠K♥

Martinez flopped a set, but O'Driscoll hit a straight on the turn. The K♦ completed the board and Martinez was eliminated. He reentered the tournament since then.

Player	Chips	Progress
Conor O'Driscoll	97,600 32,600	32,600
Raul Martinez	Busted

Tags: Conor O'Driscoll Raul Martinez

10-31-2024 18:22 UTC

Danneker Catches Sileikis Bluffing

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Cedric Danneker opened to 1,000 from the cutoff and was called by Pawel Madynski in the small blind, but Kazimieras Sileikis in the big blind squeezed to 5,000. Danneker was the only one to call.

The dealer fanned a flop of 6♣Q♠8♥ and Sileikis continued for 4,200. Danneker clicked back to 9,000 and was called.

Both players checked the 5♥ turn leading to the A♣ river where Sileikis bet 21,000. Danneker went into the tank and eventually called with 9♦9♥, catching Sileikis bluffing with 8♠7♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cedric Danneker	80,000
Pawel Madynski	33,000
Kazimieras Sileikis	7,900

Tags: Cedric Danneker Kazimieras Sileikis Pawel Madynski

10-31-2024 18:29 UTC

Cummins Wins a Battle of the Blinds

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

The action was picked up on the turn with the board reading A♣6♠8♥2♣. With around 12,000 in the pot, Keith Cummins checked from the small blind and Roope Tarmi bet 9,000 out of the big blind. Cummings check-raised to 25,000 and Tarmi reluctantly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith Cummins	50,000
Roope Tarmi	38,000 15,900	15,900

Tags: Roope Tarmi Keith Cummins

10-31-2024 18:32 UTC

Some More Arrivals

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamie Dwan	50,000 50,000	50,000
Padraig O'Neill	50,000 50,000	50,000

Raul Martinez	50,000 50,000	50,000
Mindaugas Kriauciunas	50,000 50,000	50,000

10-31-2024 18:39 UTC

Life Outside Poker: Eugene Katchalov Returns to Both Ukraine and Poker

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

10-31-2024 18:44 UTC