€3,000 Main Event
Day 2 Started
2024 Irish Poker Festival
€3,000 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2024 Irish Poker Festival
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
€3,000
Prize Pool
€753,330
Entries
285
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
130
Players Left
18
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After all four starting flights over the past three days at the Irish Poker Festival, the remaining field finally combines for Day 2 of the €700,000 guaranteed Main Event, getting underway at 1 p.m. local time inside the magnificent Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin, Ireland.
So far, there have been 227 entries into this year's main event, with 117 players bringing a stack through for Day 2. However, with late registration remaining open until the start of Level 13 today, that number is expected to grow and looks likely to surpass last year's field of 286.
Leading the pack heading into Day 2 is Germany's Niels Buch with an enormous stack of 290,600, which he accumulated during Day 1b. Hot on his heels is Leo Worthington-Leese with 288,700, while Alec Torelli rounds out the top three positions with a stack of 268,000.
Day 1a - 1d Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niels Buch | Germany | 290,600 | 182 |
| 2 | Leo Worthington-Leese | United Kingdom | 288,700 | 180 |
| 3 | Alec Torelli | United States | 268,000 | 168 |
| 4 | Ravi Sheth | United Kingdom | 265,600 | 166 |
| 5 | Niall Farrell | United Kingdom | 258,000 | 161 |
| 6 | Raul Martinez | Spain | 250,700 | 157 |
| 7 | Lukas Paliulis | Lithuania | 189,800 | 119 |
| 8 | Tomas Flanagan | Ireland | 183,400 | 115 |
| 9 | Richard Ashby | United Kingdom | 178,000 | 111 |
| 10 | Noel Hayes | Ireland | 173,400 | 108 |
Plenty of other notables are still scattered around the chip counts, including Niall Farrell (258,000), Richard Ashby (178,000), Conor O'Driscoll (147,700), Paul Carr (132,000), Dara O'Kearney (123,100), Michael Dwyer (113,000), Jamie Dwan (101,700), Aidan Quinlan (74,700), Liam Chevalier (73,000), Maria Lampropulos (44,800), and the defending Irish Poker Festival champion Michel Molenaar (31,200).
Play is scheduled to get underway at 1 p.m. local time and will start on Level 11, which features 800/1,600 blinds with a 1,600 big blind ante. Blinds will continue to be 60 minutes in length, and the schedule for Day 2 will be determined as the day progresses.
Shortly after late registration has closed, at the start of Level 13, the official prize pool will be announced and displayed on the screens around the room.
IPF Main Event Flight Entrant Numbers
| Day | Entrants | Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|
| 1a | 21 | 11 |
| 1b | 38 | 18 |
| 1c | 137 | 70 |
| 1d | 31 | 18 |
Keep it locked in right here at PokerNews to follow all the action from Day 2 of the IPF Main Event as players try to make it through to the third and final day tomorrow.
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Level 11
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Cards are in the air for Day 2 of the IPF Main Event.
Level 11
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 |
Level 11
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Alan Trueick on the button found himself at risk for 28,500 against Maria Lampropulos in the hijack.
Alan Trueick: J♣J♠ 
Maria Lampropulos: 9♠9♥
Trueick kept the lead all the way through a board of 3♦Q♥3♥Q♦K♠ and he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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61,000
26,100
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26,100 |
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20,000
24,800
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24,800 |
Level 11
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
When it folded around to Glenn Keogh in the small blind he shoved to put Zille Die Brille all-in from the big blind. Die Brille only had roughly 8,000 remaining in his stack and after looking at his cards, made the call.
Zille Die Brille: A♣5♣
Glenn Keogh: 4♦4♠
It was a flip that Die Brille needed to win to mount a comeback in the main event. The flop of A♥5♥2♥ was great for Die Brille as he took the lead with two pair. The 9♣ turn didn't change anything, but the 4♣ river gave Keogh the winner with a set of fours, sending Die Brille out of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
13,800
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13,800 |
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Busted |
Level 11
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
John Power in middle position opened to 3,600, then called after Liam O'Donoghue to his left three-bet to 11,000.
The dealer fanned a flop of A♦6♥K♠ and O'Donoghue continued for 7,000. Power check-called, then led out for 12,000 on the 2♠ turn. O'Donoghue quickly called.
The J♣ river completed the board and Power moved all-in for 16,300. O'Donoghuen snap-called.
John Power: A♣Q♥
Liam O'Donoghue: A♥K♥
Power with top pair ran into O'Donoghue's two pair and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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Busted |
Level 11
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Gytis Lazauninkas raised to 3,200 from middle position with Keith Touhey calling on the button, Kuljinder Sidhu calling out of the small blind, and Janet Kosloff defending from the big blind.
After Sidhu checked the J♦9♣Q♠ flop, Kosloff bet 15,500 with only Sidhu making the call.
The 3♦ came on the turn which saw Sidhu check again. Kosloff instantly shoved for Sidhu's remaining 30,000, and Sidhu snap-called.
Kuljinder Sidhu: K♦10♥
Janet Kosloff: K♥10♠
Both players had flopped the nuts, and the 7♦ river meant they would chop up Lazauninkas and Touhey's chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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144,000
3,500
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3,500 |
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110,000
3,200
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3,200 |
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80,000
3,800
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3,800 |
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53,000
53,000
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53,000 |
