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

11-01-2024 20:45 UTC

Sidhu Four-Bets

Maxime Taldir

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

Kuljinder Sidhu opened to 2,000 from the hijack, and he was called by Tomas Geleziunas on the button.

Gytis Lazauninkas in the big blind three-bet to 10,000, but he saw Sidhu four-betting to 35,500. Geleziunas quickly folded, and so did Lazauninkas.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gytis Lazauninkas	167,000 17,000	17,000
Kuljinder Sidhu	91,000 14,000	14,000
Tomas Geleziunas	30,000 4,500	4,500

Tags: Gytis Lazauninkas Kuljinder Sidhu Tomas Geleziunas

11-01-2024 20:36 UTC

Recent Eliminations

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Tim Baker

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Larry Ryan	Busted
Mark Finnane	Busted
Brian Adair	Busted
Kyle Rafferty	Busted
Rafael Golka	Busted
Paudie Cusack	Busted
Emil Ryadkov	Busted
Gerard Harraghy	Busted
Keith Brennan	Busted
Martin Muldoon	Busted

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

11-01-2024 20:32 UTC

Beginning of Day 1d

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Maxime Taldir

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

The fourth and last flight of the 2024 Irish Poker Festival €3,000 Main Event is starting, with each level lasting 30 minutes.

Ten players registered in this flight at the moment.

11-01-2024 20:22 UTC

Sheth Leads Every Street

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Mircea Rus raised to 1,800 from early position with only Ravi Sheth calling from the big blind.

When the dealer laid out the 4♥5♣3♠ flop, Sheth led out for 1,800 and Rus called.

The turn came the 8♦ and Sheth led out again, this time for 4,800. Rus made the call.

When the 6♥ came on the river, Sheth bet 12,900 and Rus tank-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ravi Sheth	139,000 44,000	44,000
Mircea Rus	55,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Mircea Rus Ravi Sheth

11-01-2024 20:20 UTC

Naim Makes Day Fold

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Maxime Taldir

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Michal Letovanec in the cutoff bet 1,100 and both players in the blinds made the call.

All of them checked the 3♥K♦5♠ flop, but on the 10♣ turn, Ibrahim Naim in the big blind bet 1,500. Only Christopher Day in the small blind called.

On the A♦ river, Day checked, Naim bet 5,000 and he made Day fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ibrahim Naim	54,000 14,600	14,600
Christopher Day	37,000 25,500	25,500
Michal Letovanec	22,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Christopher Day Michal Letovanec

11-01-2024 20:12 UTC

Two Pair for Tuite

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Maxime Taldir

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Colm Tuite opened to 2,000 from under the gun. He was called a first time by Michael Sklenicka in the cutoff, and a second time by Piotr Sloma in the blinds.

All three of them checked the 10♣6♥4♠ flop leading to the 8♣ turn where Sloma bet 1,000. Both Tuite and Sklenicka called.

The 8♦ brought no more action and Tuite revealed A♠6♦ for two pair. Both Sloma and Sklenicka sent their cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Sklenicka	100,000 10,000	10,000
Colm Tuite	71,000 1,000	1,000
Piotr Sloma	1,600 50,400	50,400

Tags: Colm Tuite Michael Sklenicka Piotr Sloma

11-01-2024 20:07 UTC

Sklenicka Wins With King-high

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 9♣4♥10♠. Colm Tuite checked from the big blind and Michael Sklenicka bet 3,600. Tuite made the call.

The A♣ came on the turn and Tuite check-called a bet of 8,000 from Sklenicka.

The 9♦ was checked through and Tuite flipped over queen-high with Q♠J♦. Sklenicka had that beat with K♣J♠ for king-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Sklenicka	90,000 3,600	3,600
Colm Tuite	70,000 7,300	7,300

Tags: Colm Tuite Michael Sklenicka

11-01-2024 19:53 UTC

Rafferty Doubles Through Higgins

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Maxime Taldir

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Kyle Rafferty jammed for 11,700 from the hijack, then Neil Higgins three-bet to 25,000 from the button and he made the blinds fold.

Kyle Rafferty: 5♣5♠ All in
Neil Higgins: A♥K♦

Rafferty's pair held on Q♣7♣4♦4♥3♥ and he secured a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Neil Higgins	61,000 2,000	2,000
Kyle Rafferty	25,400 11,600	11,600

Tags: Neil Higgins Kyle Rafferty

11-01-2024 19:50 UTC

Lazauninkas Busts Two a Flush

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Paul Leckey raised to 1,600 from the hijack with Olga Iermolcheva calling on the button and Gytis Lazauninkas defending out of the big blind.

The K♥J♥10♥ flop was checked around for the 4♦ to come on the turn. Lazauninkas led out for 4,000 and was met by a shove from Leckey for 25,000. Iermolcheva jammed her stack of 60,000 into the middle over the top and Lazauninkas went into the tank. After thinking for a short time, Lazauninkas made the call to put both players at risk.

Olga Iermolcheva: 4♠4♣ All in
Paul Leckey: K♦Q♥ All in
Gytis Lazauninkas: 9♥6♥

Lazauninkas was ahead with a flopped flush, but had to fade another heart or the board pairing to win the pot.

The blank 2♣ hit the river and Lazauninkas' flush won the pot and eliminated two players.