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

11-01-2024 12:56 UTC

A Small Pair is Good Enough for Sklenicka

Maxime Taldir

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Recent EPT Cyprus Eureka Main Event champion Leo Worthington-Leese raised to 300 from the cutoff. Both players in the blinds called.

The dealer fanned a flop of Q♦6♥8♣ which was checked by all three players. On the 2♦ however, Andy Black in the big blind bet 500. Worthington-Leese folded, but Michael Sklenicka in the small blind check-raised to 2,200. Black called.

The 8♠ brought no more action and Sklenicka flipped over K♦6♦ for a pair to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Sklenicka	53,000 19,000	19,000
Leo Worthington-Leese	48,000 2,000	2,000

Andy Black	27,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Andy Black Leo Worthington-Leese Michael Sklenicka

11-01-2024 12:45 UTC

Murphy Takes From Sklenicka

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Maxime Taldir

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Noel Murphy raised to 300 from the hijack and he faced Michael Sklenicka, who defended from the big blind.

Both of them checked the 8♥Q♠7♦ flop leading to the 3♠ turn, where Sklenicka bet 800. Murphy called.

Sklenicka fired a second barrel of 1,000 on the A♦ river, but Murphy raised to 3,500. It didn't take long for Sklenicka to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noel Murphy	65,000 15,000	15,000
Michael Sklenicka	34,000 15,500	15,500

Tags: Michael Sklenicka Noel Murphy

11-01-2024 12:34 UTC

New Entrants

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Maxime Taldir

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Adair	50,000 50,000	50,000
Gytis Lazauninkas	50,000 50,000	50,000
Roope Tarmi	50,000 50,000	50,000
Leo Worthington-Leese	50,000 50,000	50,000

Phillip Hardy	50,000
George McKeever	50,000 50,000	50,000
Noel Murphy	50,000 50,000	50,000
Dermot Blain	50,000 50,000	50,000
Larry Ryan	50,000 50,000	50,000

11-01-2024 12:32 UTC

Cusack Chips Up

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Playing five-handed, Niall Farrell raised to 300 under the gun with only Paudie Cusack calling from the big blind.

Cusack check-called a bet of 500 from Farrell on the 8♠K♣9♣ flop.

The turn got checked through for the J♥ to come on the river. Cusack bet 1,200 and Farrell quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paudie Cusack	52,000 1,500	1,500
Niall Farrell	49,000 49,000	49,000

Tags: Niall Farrell Paudie Cusack

11-01-2024 12:31 UTC

Todd Takes From Black

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Maxime Taldir

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

After an open to 400 by the player under the gun, Andy Black called from the cutoff, then called again when Alex Todd on the button three-bet to 2,000.

On a flop of 2♠8♦9♣, Todd continued for 1,700. Black quickly check-called to find the 10♦ turn where he led out for 4,000. Todd made the call.

Black fired a second barrel of 8,000 on the K♠ river. Todd went into the tank but called with A♦10♠ for a pair, and he won the pot against Black's 4♣4♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Todd	65,000 65,000	65,000
Andy Black	34,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Alex Todd Andy Black

11-01-2024 12:22 UTC

Cusack Takes the First Pot

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

On one of the first hands of the day, Paudie Cusack raised to 200 from the button and Michael Sklenicka defended out of the big blind.

Sklenicka check-called a bet of 200 from Cusack on the Q♠2♦8♦ flop.

The turn came the 9♣ and Sklenicka check-folded to a bet of 700 from Cusack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paudie Cusack	50,500 500	500
Michael Sklenicka	49,500 500	500

Tags: Paudie Cusack Michael Sklenicka

11-01-2024 12:06 UTC

Early Entrants

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Paudie Cusack	50,000 50,000	50,000
Rafael Golka	50,000 50,000	50,000
Phillip Hardy	50,000 50,000	50,000
Padraig Parkinson	50,000 50,000	50,000
Michael Sklenicka	50,000 50,000	50,000
Zille Die Brille	50,000