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

11-01-2024 12:34 UTC

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

Murphy Takes From Sklenicka

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 12:56 UTC

A Small Pair is Good Enough for Sklenicka

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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 13:01 UTC

Golka Wisely Checks Back

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Brian Adair raised to 300 under the gun with Rafael Golka calling from middle position, Paudie Cusack calling on the button, and Gytis Lazauninkas defending out of the big blind.

Adair continued with a bet of 1,200 on the J♥10♥10♦ flop and only Golka called.

The turn came the 8♥ and Adair check-called a bet of 1,600 from Golka.

Both players checked the 3♦ river and Adair took down the pot with a flush, holding A♦8♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Adair	54,000 4,000	4,000
Paudie Cusack	51,000 1,000	1,000
Gytis Lazauninkas	49,000 1,000	1,000
Rafael Golka	47,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Brian Adair Gytis Lazauninkas Paudie Cusack Rafael Golka

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

11-01-2024 13:04 UTC

Some More Entries

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Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Glenn Keogh	50,000
Jamie Brent	50,000 50,000	50,000
Owen Mulan	50,000 50,000	50,000
Emil Ryadkov	50,000 50,000	50,000

11-01-2024 13:17 UTC

Sklenicka Three-Bets the River

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Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Alex Todd raised to 600 from the cutoff with Roope Tarmi calling out of the small blind, and Michael Sklenicka defending his big blind.

When it checked to Todd on the K♣7♦5♥ flop, he continued with a bet of 700. Tarmi folded, but Sklenicka called.

Sklenicka check-called a bet of 2,500 from Todd on the 10♥ turn.

The 9♥ came on the river and Sklenicka led out 1,400. Todd raised to 11,000, and after pondering for over a minute, Sklenicka three-bet to 33,400. Todd folded and Sklenicka pulled in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Sklenicka	73,000 20,000	20,000
Roope Tarmi	51,000 1,000	1,000
Alex Todd	38,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Alex Todd Michael Sklenicka Roope Tarmi

11-01-2024 13:25 UTC

A Better Kicker for Adair

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Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Zille Die Brille opened to 500 from under the gun and he was called by both Brian Adair on the button and by the big blind.

Die Brille continued for 1,100 on the A♦Q♦5♦ flop. Adair, was the only one to call.

On the 10♠ turn, Die Brille check-called after Adair bet 2,200. Then on the Q♥ river, he led out for 3,200 with A♠6♥ for two pair. Adair eventually made the call with A♣J♥ and won the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Adair	57,000 3,000	3,000
Zille Die Brille	42,600 7,400	7,400

Tags: Brian Adair

11-01-2024 13:35 UTC

Holmberg Makes Murphy Fold

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Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Joel Holmberg opened to 600 from under the gun, then Egidijus Digrys on the button and both players in the blinds called.

All four of them checked the Q♥Q♠4♣ flop leading to the Q♣ turn where Holmberg bet 1,200. He was only called by Noel Murphy in the small blind.

The 3♦ completed the board and Holmberg bet 5,000. Murphy check-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joel Holmberg	60,000 60,000	60,000
Egidijus Digrys	49,000 49,000	49,000
Glenn Keogh	40,000 10,000	10,000
Noel Murphy	39,500 25,500	25,500

Tags: Egidijus Digrys Joel Holmberg Noel Murphy

11-01-2024 13:42 UTC

Todd Folds Kings Preflop

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Tim Baker

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Alex Todd raised to 600 from middle position before Leo Worthington-Leese three-bet to 2,100 from the hijack. Then, Roope Tarmi four-bet to 6,300 from the cutoff.

After it folded back to Todd he five-bet to 12,600. Worthington-Leese wasn't done yet though as he six-bet to 21,000. Tarmi instantly folded, but Todd had a tougher decision. Todd did a bit of inventory, and thought for quite a while before folding KxKx face-up.

Worthington-Leese asked Todd if he wanted to see but Todd declined.