Level: 28
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
Level: 28
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
Declan Connolly moved all in for 715,000 from the cutoff. It folded to Gary McGinty in the big blind who asked for a count before calling.
Declan Connolly:
Gary McGinty:
The flop came . The turn caused Connolly a great scare as it came the giving McGinty both counterfeit and flush outs. The river was the and Connolly breathed a sigh of relief and doubled up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gary McGinty |
6,950,000
-750,000
|
-750,000 |
Declan Connolly |
1,500,000
785,000
|
785,000 |
Antonio Merone opened from early position and Gary McGinty called from the small blind to get to a heads up flop of .
McGinty check-called a bet of 175,000 from Merone and they saw the hit the turn.
A check from McGinty saw a further bet of 395,000 from Merone and once again McGinty called.
The river was the and a final check from McGinty saw Merone bet 860,000 and a call from McGinty.
Merone showed his flopped set to win a huge pot and even up the stacks.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gary McGinty |
5,600,000
-1,350,000
|
-1,350,000 |
Antonio Merone |
5,400,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
It folded to Declan Connolly who moved all in from the small blind for 1,420,000. Jim O'Callaghan was in the big blind and snap-called.
Declan Connolly:
Jim O'Callaghan:
O'Callaghan had woken up with the Aces but had a sweat on the flop. The turn was the and the river was the . Connolly was eliminated after the dealer counted out O'Callaghan's stack to find his was only 70,000 chips more.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jim O'Callaghan |
2,910,000
1,610,000
|
1,610,000 |
Declan Connolly | Busted |
The remaining five players are going on a one hour dinner break.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Antonio Merone |
6,055,000
655,000
|
655,000 |
Gary McGinty |
5,820,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
Jim O'Callaghan |
2,225,000
-685,000
|
-685,000 |
Sean Prendiville |
1,560,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
Ivan Tononi |
560,000
-540,000
|
-540,000 |
Level: 29
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000
Not long after play resumed Ivan Tononi moved all in for just under five big blinds and it folded to Antonio Merone in the big blind who had a bit of a think
“You can’t really fold, unless they’re really bad.” Tononi said.
Merone called with and Tononi tabled .
The board ran out .
Tononi had to laugh. He’s been card dead all day and flopped a full house with his raggy hand to double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Antonio Merone |
5,500,000
-555,000
|
-555,000 |
Ivan Tononi |
1,000,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
Antonio Merone limped in the small blind and Jim O'Callaghan checked his big blind.
The flop came and Merone bet 100,000. O'Callaghan raised to 350,000 and Merone called.
The turn was the . Merone checked and O'Callaghan overbet jammed for 1,660,000. Merone tanked, counted out the chips to make the call, before sliding it in to the middle.
O'Callaghan tabled with a degree of uncertainty for two pair while Merone held for top pair. The river was the and O'Callaghan doubled up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Antonio Merone |
4,300,000
-1,200,000
|
-1,200,000 |
Jim O'Callaghan |
4,200,000
1,975,000
|
1,975,000 |
Ivan Tononi was all in and at risk of elimination against Gary McGinty.
Tononi:
McGinty:
McGinty told the dealer he was using his, “one time,”
The board ran out .
Another double up for Tononi.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gary McGinty |
4,800,000
-1,020,000
|
-1,020,000 |
Ivan Tononi |
2,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
Ivan Tononi moved all in from the cutoff and Sean Prendiville called decisively in the big blind.
Ivan Tononi:
Sean Prendiville:
The board ran out and Tononi was left with less than ten big blinds.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sean Prendiville |
2,200,000
640,000
|
640,000 |
Ivan Tononi |
950,000
-1,050,000
|
-1,050,000 |