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

Nov 01, 2024

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.

Tags: Andy Black Leo Worthington-Leese Michael Sklenicka

Nov 01, 2024

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.

Tags: Michael Sklenicka Noel Murphy

Nov 01, 2024

New Entrants

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Maxime Taldir

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Nov 01, 2024

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.

Tags: Niall Farrell Paudie Cusack

Nov 01, 2024

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♠.