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

Oct 31, 2024

Lukauskas Chips Up

Tim Baker

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Ricardas Lukauskas raised from the button to 1,000 with Sandro Taddei and Niels Buch calling out of the blinds.

Taddei checked the 6♣4♦3♦ flop and Buch led out for 400. Lukauskas raised to 2,000, which forced a fold from Taddei, but a call from Buch.

Buch check-called a bet of 2,600 from Lukauskas on the J♦ turn.

The two players checked the J♥ river and Buch turned over 7x6x for a pair of sixes. However, this was no good against the 10♣10♥ of Lukauskas, who dragged in the pot.

Tags: Niels Buch Ricardas Lukauskas Sandro Taddei

Oct 31, 2024

Bareisis Picks Off Rantamaki's Bluff

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Tim Baker

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Marius Bareisis raiesd to 900 from under the gun. Joni Rantamaki called from the cutoff and Michel Molenaar defended out of the big blind.

The 2♠6♥7♦ flop got checked around for the 10♥ to fall on the turn. The action checked to Rantamaki and he bet 2,300. Molenaar folded, but Bareisis called.

Bareisis checked when the 5♦ came on the river and faced a bet of 6,700 from Rantamaki. Bareisis pondered for quite some time before he made the call.

Rantamaki showed ace-high with A♠9♠. Bareisis flipped over 4♦4♠ for pocket fours and won the pot.

Tags: Joni Rantamaki Marius Bareisis Michel Molenaar

Oct 31, 2024

Farrell Caught Bluffing

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

While the defending champion Michel Molenaar was joining the field, Niall Farrell opened to 900 from the cutoff and he was called by Vasilijus Piskunovas in the big blind.

On a flop of 6♦4♥6♠, Piskunovas led out for 800. Farrell called, then both players checked the 5♥ turn.

The A♠ river completed the board and after Piskunovas checked, Farrell bet 3,000. Piskunovas didn't seem happy to call with A♦9♣, but he did so and caught Farrell bluffing with 9♦8♠.

Tags: Michel Molenaar Niall Farrell Vasilijus Piskunovas

Oct 31, 2024

Lazauninkas Wins With Jacks

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Tim Baker

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Darren Harbinson raised to 800 from the cutoff with Janet Kosloff calling from the button before Gytis Lazauninkas squeezed to 4,000 out of the big blind. Harbinson called, but Kosloff folded.

Lazauninkas continued with a bet of 3,000 on the K♦2♦2♠ flop. Harbinson called to see a turn.

The Q♣ turn and 4♠ river got checked down by both players and Lazauninkas took down the pot with J♠J♥.

Tags: Darren Harbinson Gytis Lazauninkas Janet Kosloff

Oct 31, 2024

Tarmi Puts Sileikis in the Blender

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Tim Baker

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The action was picked up with around 4,000 in the middle. and with the board reading 6♣6♠3♥. After Roope Tarmi checked from the big blind, and Joni Rantamaki checked from under the gun, Kazimieras Sileikis bet 1,000 from middle position. Tarmi check-raised to 4,100, which got a fold from Rantamaki, but a call by Sileikis.

Tamri led out for 9,300 upon seeing the K♣ fall on the turn, and after doing a bit of inventory, Sileikis folded his hand.

Tags: Joni Rantamaki Kazimieras Sileikis Roope Tarmi

Oct 31, 2024

Tersanszki and Taddei Split

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Colm Chan raised to 800 from the hijack. He was called by Marius Tersanszki on the button and by Ricardas Lukauskas and Sandro Taddei, both in the blinds.

Taddei led out on a flop of Q♥6♠J♠ with a bet of 1,500. Chan called, but Tersanszki decided to raise to 6,000. He made Lukauskas and Chan fold while Taddei was the only one to call.

The A♥ was checked the by both players, and the river was a brick and didn't change anything either.

Taddei flipped over 10♦9♠ for a missed straight draw. Tersanszki had the exact same hand, so they split the pot.

Tags: Colm Chan Marius Tersanszki Ricardas Lukauskas Sandro Taddei

Oct 31, 2024

A Few More Entries

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Tim Baker

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Oct 31, 2024

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.