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

10-31-2024 22:07 UTC

Lombardozzi Flops the Nuts

Tim Baker

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Padraig O'Neill raised to 2,200 from the button with only Leo Lombardozzi calling from the small blind.

The two players checked the 8♠7♣10♣ flop to see the A♦ hit the turn. Lombardozzi checked, and O'Neill bet 4,000. Lombardozzi, check-shoved for 18,200, which Lombardozzi called.

Leo Lombardozzi: J♣9♣ All in
Padraig O'Neill: A♠K♠

Lombardozzi had flopped the nuts and had O'Neill drawing dead. The 10♥ fell on the river and Lombardozzi doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Lombardozzi	42,000 3,000	3,000
Padraig O'Neill	24,000 2,800	2,800

Tags: Leo Lombardozzi Padraig O'Neill

10-31-2024 22:16 UTC

O'Neill Doubles Through Lombardozzi

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Maxime Taldir

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Leo Lombardozzi opened from the cutoff, then called after Padraig O'Neill in the big blind moved all-in for 16,000.

Padraig O'Neill: A♣Q♥ All in
Leo Lombardozzi: A♥10♣

On a board of K♥K♦6♣2♣9♠, 2023 EPT Prague champion O'Neill secured a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Padraig O'Neill	33,500 9,500	9,500

Leo Lombardozzi	24,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Leo Lombardozzi Padraig O'Neill

10-31-2024 22:26 UTC

Kosloff Shoves the Flop

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Tim Baker

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Marc MacDonnell raised to 2,200 under the gun with Janet Kosloff calling from the small blind before Vasilijus Piskunovas squeezed to 9,500 from the big blind. Both Piskunovas and MacDonnell called.

When the dealer laid out the 9♣10♣6♥ flop, Kosloff immediately shoved for roughly 50,000. Piskunovas and MacDonnell folded, and Kosloff pulled in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Janet Kosloff	80,000 7,000	7,000

Marc MacDonnell	80,000 30,000	30,000
Vasilijus Piskunovas	61,000 16,300	16,300

Tags: Vasilijus Piskunovas Marc MacDonnell Janet Kosloff

10-31-2024 22:30 UTC

Danneker Four-Bets

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Tim Baker

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Leo Lombardozzi rasised to 2,000 from early position before Panagiotis Mavritsakis three-bet to 4,800 from the next seat. Cedric Danneker then cold four-bet to 10,200 from the hijack and got folds from everyone at the table, including Lombardozzi and Mavritsakis.

At another table Mindaugas Kriauciuna was seeing leaving the tournament area after his QxQx got cracked by the 8x8x of his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Panagiotis Mavritsakis	110,000 43,000	43,000
Cedric Danneker	45,000 13,500	13,500
Leo Lombardozzi	27,000 3,000	3,000
Mindaugas Kriauciunas	Busted

Tags: Cedric Danneker Leo Lombardozzi Mindaugas Kriauciuna Panagiotis Mavritsakis

10-31-2024 22:37 UTC

Tsonev and Molenaar Split the Pot

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Maxime Taldir

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Simeon Tsonev opened to 2,400 from the cutoff and he was called by Jamie Dwan on the button. Michel Molenaar in the small blind three-bet to 14,000, then Tsonev raised for almost all of his stack. Dwan folded, Molenaar moved all-in and Tsonev snap-called.

Michel Molenaar: A♥Q♦ All in
Simeon Tsonev: A♠Q♠

Molenaar took his chips back after the dealer fanned a flop of K♥5♠Q♣. However the 8♠ turn gave a flush draw to Tsonev. But the Q♥ river completed the board and they split the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simeon Tsonev	127,000 23,000	23,000
Michel Molenaar	56,500 13,500	13,500

Tags: Jamie Dwan Michel Molenaar Simeon Tsonev

10-31-2024 22:41 UTC

Final Break

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Tim Baker

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

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

10-31-2024 22:50 UTC

Chip Counts Heading into Last Two Levels

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Tim Baker

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Niels Buch	242,100 102,100	102,100

Conor O'Driscoll	163,000 2,000	2,000
Joni Rantamaki	150,500 16,300	16,300

Simeon Tsonev	129,500 2,500	2,500
Keith Cummins	124,000 36,000	36,000
Ricardas Lukauskas	116,500 10,500	10,500
Panagiotis Mavritsakis	115,000 5,000	5,000
Marc MacDonnell	92,000 12,000	12,000
Marius Bareisis	91,000 22,000	22,000
Audrius Daugvilavicius	89,000 14,000	14,000
Janet Kosloff	81,000 1,000	1,000

Vasilijus Piskunovas	65,000 4,000	4,000
Jamie Dwan	62,200 8,200	8,200
Cedric Danneker	58,500 13,500	13,500
Daniel Wilson	58,000 12,000	12,000
Chris Dowling	51,500 51,500	51,500
Michel Molenaar	51,500 5,000	5,000

Sandro Taddei	31,200 17,800	17,800
Pawel Madynski	27,900 20,500	20,500
Joseph Wrafter	27,500 27,500	27,500
Padraig O'Neill	24,300 9,200	9,200

Leo Lombardozzi	21,000 6,000	6,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

10-31-2024 23:06 UTC

Top Pair for Bareisis

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Maxime Taldir

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Ricardas Lukauskas opened to 2,400 from early position and he was called by both players in the blinds.

He continued for 2,500 on the K♥4♠2♦ flop. Michel Molenaar in the small blind check-called, as well as Marius Bareisis in the big blind.

All three players checked the 9♥ turn, and the J♠ river brought no more action.

Molenaar flipped over 5♣5♥ for a pair, but Bareisis had top pair with K♦8♣. Lukauskas sent his cards into the muck and Bareisis scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ricardas Lukauskas	111,000 5,500	5,500
Marius Bareisis	103,000 12,000	12,000
Michel Molenaar	44,000 7,500	7,500

Tags: Marius Bareisis Michel Molenaar Ricardas Lukauskas

10-31-2024 23:14 UTC

Mavritsakis Keeps Chipping Up

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Tim Baker

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Panagiotis Mavritsakis raised to 2,500 under the gun with Cedric Danneker calling from the next position and Leo Lombardozzi defending out of the big blind.

The three players checked the 7♠A♠9♥ flop to see the 4♦ hit the turn. Lombardozzi checked, Mavritsakis bet 3,200, and both players folded.