€3,000 Main Event Day 2 | 2024 Irish Poker Festival

11-02-2024 20:55 UTC

McDonnell Shows the Straight

Tim Baker

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Sandro Taddei raised to 12,000 from the hijack with only Duane McDonnell calling from the small blind.

McDonnell check-called a bet of 8,000 from Taddei on the Q♠10♥5♣ flop.

The 10♦ turn got checked through for the K♥ to fall on the river. McDonnell led out for 30,000 and Taddei quickly folded. McDonnell flashed AxJx for a straight as he pulled in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Duane McDonnell	320,000 23,000	23,000
Sandro Taddei	130,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Sandro Taddei Duane McDonnell

11-02-2024 21:00 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
Gytis Lazauninkas	Busted
Paul Carr	Busted
Niels Buch	Busted

Michael Dwyer	Busted

Vladas Tamasauskas	Busted
Christian Dressler	Busted
John Duffy	Busted
Neil O'Reilly	Busted
Larry Ryan	Busted

Proudfoot Chips Up

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Tim Baker

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Jonathan Proudfoot raised to 12,000 from middle position with James Donnelly calling from the small blind and Sandro Taddei defending his big blind.

The 8♥6♥2♠ flop was checked to Proudfoot and he put out a continuation-bet of 15,000. Donnelly and Taddei folded, and Proudfoot pulled in another pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Proudfoot	750,000 361,000	361,000
James Donnelly	220,000 199,000	199,000
Sandro Taddei	52,000 78,000	78,000

Tags: Sandro Taddei Jonathan Proudfoot James Donnelly

11-02-2024 21:18 UTC

Quinn Runs Into Farrell's Kings

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Maxime Taldir

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

While Eoghan O'Dea in the hijack and Niall Farrell in the cutoff were already involved in the pot, Edward Quinn in the small blind raised all-in for 47,000.

The action went back to O'Dea who clicked it up to 82,000. However Farrell wanted more, so he raised 142,000. O'Dea went into the tank and eventually folded.

Edward Quinn: 10♥10♦ All in
Niall Farrell: K♣K♠

Farrell kept the lead all the way through a board of 7♠3♥3♠8♦7♣ and Quinn was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niall Farrell	630,000 20,000	20,000

Eoghan O'Dea	345,000 75,000	75,000
Edward Quinn	Busted

Tags: Edward Quinn Eoghan O'Dea Niall Farrell

11-02-2024 21:36 UTC

McPartland Takes From Dobbins

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Tim Baker

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Sam Dobbins raised to 12,000 from the hijack with only Frankie McPartland defending out of the big blind.

After McPartland checked the A♦9♠10♥ flop, Dobbins bet 8,000. McPartland called.

The 10♣ turn and 4♦ river were checked down by both players. McPartland turned over A♠7♣ for a pair of aces, and Dobbins mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frankie McPartland	400,000 25,000	25,000
Sam Dobbins	200,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Sam Dobbins Frankie McPartland

11-02-2024 21:37 UTC

Two Pair for Golka

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Maxime Taldir

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Ibrahim Naim opened to 12,000 from middle position, and he faced Rafael Golka who called from the hijack.

The dealer fanned a flop of K♣3♣3♠ and after Naim checked, Golka bet 10,000. Naim made the call.

Both players checked the 5♥ river where Naim led out for 6,000. Golka raised to 35,000, putting Naim into the tank. He ultimately called, but sent his cards into the muck after Golka flipped over A♥Q♦ for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafael Golka	575,000 290,000	290,000
Ibrahim Naim	165,000 68,000	68,000

Tags: Ibrahim Naim Rafael Golka

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

11-02-2024 21:53 UTC

Farrell's Small River Bet Gets Paid

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Niall Farrell raised from early position to 16,000 before Florian Fuchs three-bet to 40,000 from the hijack. After it folded back to Farrell, he called.

The dealer fanned out a flop of A♦J♥10♠ and Farrell check-called a bet of 30,000 from Fuchs.

The 9♦ turn got checked through and the A♥ hit the river. Farrell bet 40,000 and Fuchs snap-called.

Farrell flipped over A♠4♠ for trip aces and Fuchs mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niall Farrell	800,000 170,000	170,000

Florian Fuchs	330,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Niall Farrell Florian Fuchs

11-02-2024 22:07 UTC

De Souza Sends Bareisis Home

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Tim Baker

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Marius Bareisis raised to 16,000 from the cutoff before Belarmino De Souza three-bet to 50,000 from the button. After doing a bit of inventory, Bareisis four-bet shoved for roughly 250,000, and De Souza snap-called.

Marius Bareisis; K♣Q♣ All in
Belarmino De Souza: A♣K♦

Bareisis had run into De Souza's Big Slick, so he needed some help from the dealer to survive. The 4♥Q♥J♣ flop gave him some help in the form of top pair. The 2♠ turn didn't change anything, and Bareisis just had to fade a ten or an ace on the river. However, the 10♦ fell to give De Souza a straight and send Bareisis to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Belarmino De Souza	825,000 650,000	650,000
Marius Bareisis	Busted

Tags: Belarmino De Souza Marius Bareisis Marius Bareisis;

11-02-2024 22:16 UTC

Play Has Slowed Down

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Maxime Taldir

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Play has slowed down as the bubble is approaching. However a river was see on a board of A♣A♥9♠5♥J♦ between Jonathan Proudfoot on the button and Panagiotis Mavritsakis in the big blind.

Proudfoot bet on the flop, then fired a second barrel of 42,000 on the turn. Mavritsakis check-called both times.

One after the other, they checked the river and Proudfoot flipped over J♥7♣ for two pair to reach 1,000,000 chips.