€3,000 Main Event
Day 1b Started
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
Entries
285
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
38
Players Left
18
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The 2024 Irish Poker Festival continues today with Day 1b of the Main Event, Kicking off at 1 p.m. Last night’s Day 1a had a total of 21 entries, and after ten hours of poker, Alec Torelli bagged the chip lead. He finished the night with an impressive stack of 268,000, making him one of only three players so far to break into the six-figure chip margin.
This €3,000 buy-in Main Event is being held at the luxurious Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin, Ireland, and boasts a €700,000 guaranteed prize pool. Today's flight is expected to have a larger field than yesterday, all in the hopes of finding a bag and tag at the end of the night and bringing a healthy stack through to Day 2, which plays out on Saturday, November 2.
Day 1a Survivors
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alec Torelli | United States | 268,000 | 168 |
| 2 | Simon Wilson | Ireland | 165,200 | 103 |
| 3 | Michael Dwyer | Ireland | 113,000 | 71 |
| 4 | Karl Hedderman | Ireland | 86,000 | 54 |
| 5 | Seamus Cahill | Ireland | 82,900 | 52 |
| 6 | John Dwyer | United States | 80,000 | 50 |
| 7 | Espen Myrmo | Norway | 73,200 | 46 |
| 8 | Conor Bergin | Ireland | 62,100 | 39 |
| 9 | Alan Gilmore | Ireland | 40,900 | 26 |
| 10 | Andzej Bilat | Lithuania | 38,500 | 24 |
| 11 | Temur Aliev | Georgia | 31,900 | 20 |
Day 1b of the Main Event begins at 1 p.m., marking the second of four opening flights. Players will start with 50,000 in chips, and each level will run for 60 minutes. The goal is to play through ten levels, with late registration remaining open until end of the second level on Day 2. Reentries are allowed once per flight if necessary.
The opening level sees blinds starting at 100/100 with a big blind ante of 100, meaning players start with 500 big blinds.
Once play has finished for flight 1b, the surviving players will join those who made it through from the other three flights plus any late arrivals for Day 2, scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 2.
€3,000 Main Event Remaining Schedule
| Date | Day | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 31 Oct | Day 1b | 1:00 p.m. |
| Fri 1 Nov | Day 1c | 12:00 p.m. |
| Day 1d | 8:00 p.m. | |
| Sat 2 Nov | Day 2 | 1:00 p.m. |
| Sun 3 Nov | Final Day | 12:00 p.m. |
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There is a slightly delayed start as players begin to take their seats.
Cards are in the air and play has started for Day 1b of the €3,000 Irish Poker Festival Main Event.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Playing three-handed, Bryson Wittke raised to 300 from the button and Marius Tersanszki three-bet to 1,000 from the small blind. Wittke called
Tersanszki bet 1,000 on the J♥3♦9♦ flop and Wittke called.
Tersanszki bet 2,000 when the 7♥ fell on the turn and was met by a raise to 8,000 by Wittke. Tersanszki pondered briefly, then made the call.
Tersanszki checked upon seeing the 3♣ hit the river and Wittke fired out a bet of 14,000. Tersanszki thought for around a minute, before eventually sliding in the call.
Wittke flipped over a busted draw with Q♥8♥, which couldn't beat the K♦K♣ of Tersanszki for an overpair to the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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75,000
25,000
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25,000 |
|
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Roope Tarmi limped from the small blind and Bryson Wittke raised to 400 out of the big blind. Tarmi called.
Tarmi checked the J♥5♣3♣ flop and Wittke put out a continuation-bet of 300. Tarmi check-raised to 1,200, which Wittke called.
The Q♥ fell on the turn and Tarmi opted to check-call a bet of 2,000 from Wittke.
The A♣ river got checked through and Tarmi took down the pot with A♥5♦ for a rivered two pair, as Wittke showed 9♠9♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
54,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
|
21,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
