2024 Irish Poker Festival
Alex Todd opened to 600 from the button, Roope Tarmi in the small blind three-bet to 2,500, Todd four-bet all-in for 18,000 and Tarmi snap-called.
Alex Todd: 8♥8♠
Roope Tarmi: J♦J♣
The board of 10♦6♠5♠7♣K♠ was no help for Todd, who was eliminated.
Gytis Lazauninkas opened to 700 from the button and received a call by Audrius Laimelis in the big bling.
Lazauninkas continued for 1,000 on the 10♦3♠7♣. But after Laimelis check-called, both players only checked the J♦A♣ runout?
First player to reveal his cards, Laimelis showed that he had 10♣8♥ for a pair. Lazauninkas' cards went into the muck.
When it folded to Paul Leckey in the small blind, he raised to 700 and Olga Iermolcheva defended out of the big blind.
Leckey continued with a bet of 1,000 on the A♥7♣J♥ flop. Iermolcheva called.
The two players checked the J♠ turn, and K♦ river. Leckey showed ten-high with 10x4x, but Iermolcheva took down the pot with Q♥2♣ for queen-high.
Bobby James raised to 700 from the hijack before Thomas Murphy three-bet to 3,100 from the small blind. James called.
Murphy continued with a bet of 3,500 on the 9♥J♠6♠ flop. James slid in the call.
Murphy didn't slow down upon seeing the 3♥ come on the turn as he put out a bet of 9,500. James once again made the call.
The 2♣ dropped on the river and Murphy unloaded the clip, shoving for 27,000. James thought it over for quite some time before eventually flicking in the call.
Murphy flipped over 8♥7♥ for eight-high. James had that beat with top pair holding J♥10♥, and Murphy was the first elimination of the day.
Alex Todd opened to 600 from the cutoff and was only called by Lukas Paliulis in the big blind.
On a flop of 6♥K♠5♣, he continued for 600. Palius check-called, then led out for 1,000 on the 6♣ turn. Todd made the call.
Both players checked the 6♦ river and Paliulis revealed 9♥9♠ for a full house to scoop the pot.
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
After the two first levels of the day, the 41 players of the Main Event are on a 15-minute break.
Andy Black raised to 400 from the cutoff with Booby James calling on the button. Martynas Vaskovicius three-bet to 2,500 from the big blind, which only James called.
Vaskovicius continued with a bet of 1,200 on the 2♣A♠3♠ flop. James quickly called.
The Q♥ fell on the turn and after Vaskovicius put out a bet, James snap-folded.