2017 PokerStars Festival Dublin

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Festival Dublin

Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Entries
544
Players Left
2
Average Chip Stack
8,160,000
Total Chips
16,320,000
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Michael Mazilu Fires Three Streets

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Michael Mazilu
Michael Mazilu

Daniel Nietrzebka opened for 2,300 and got calls from Michael Mazilu on the button and Zikai Li in the big blind.

The flop was {10-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{j-Clubs} and it was checked to Mazilu who bet 2,000. That didn’t shake either of the other players off and they saw the {7-Spades} hit the turn.

Action was again checked to Mazilu and he raised the price of poker to 4,500. Again both players called.

The river was the {5-Clubs} and it was checked to Mazilu for the last time. He fired again for 11,000 and Li and Nietrzebka surrendered their hands.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Mazilu ie
Michael Mazilu
85,000 23,000
Daniel Nietrzebka pl
Daniel Nietrzebka
45,000 45,000
Zikai Li sg
Zikai Li
28,000 28,000

Tags: Michael Mazilu

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

Sean Foley and Andy Black "Chase the Ace"

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante
Andy Black
Andy Black

At Andy Black and Sean Foley's table, they were floating the idea of putting €20 into a pot each, and the first person to table an ace when they won a pot (at showdown or elsewhere) would win it. Rory Rees was also interested, but in the end, no consensus was agreed.

In the very next hand, Black and Foley clashed on a {q-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} with Black check-calling a bet of 2,200 from his opponent.

The turn was the {k-Clubs} and both players checked. Black flung out a 5,000 bet on the {a-Hearts} river and Foley then raised in position to 12,000. Black called.

Foley showed {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs} for a full house and Black bemoaned being "pipped" and showed {a-Spades}{j-Spades}.

"So we would have chopped the €20," said Foley and Black laughed.

"You would have been the only player to lose money," remarked Black, pointing towards Rees at the far end of the table.

Player Chips Progress
Sean Foley ie
Sean Foley
125,000 28,000
Andy Black ie
Andy Black
47,000 -6,000

Tags: Andy BlackSean Foley

Jon Garde Cracks Kings to Double Up

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Jon Garde moved all in from middle position for 10,200. Seamus Devlin was in the next position and called. The remaining players folded.

Jon Garde: {k-Hearts}{9-Hearts}
Seamus Devlin: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}

Garde got to his feet, put his jacket on and slung his bag over his shoulder. The flop came {j-Clubs}{8-Spades}{7-Hearts} giving him a gutshot.

"Always a sweat," remarked Devlin.

The turn was the {10-Clubs} giving Garde a straight and the river was the {q-Clubs} confirming the Frenchman's double up.

"I should have stood up with you," said Devlin, "I would have won!"

Player Chips Progress
Seamus Devlin ie
Seamus Devlin
40,000
Jon Garde fr
Jon Garde
21,000

Tags: Jon GardeSeamus Devlin

Michael Mazilu Gets Paid

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Mark Buckley opened the action from the cutoff for 1,500 and got a call from Michael Mazilu on the button.

Peter Robertson three-bet out of the small blind to 4,300 and with the big blind and Buckley folding, Mazilu stuck in the calling chips.

The flop was {9-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} and Robertson led for 4,000 which got a call from Mazilu.

The turn was the {5-Diamonds} and Mazilu called a 6,500 bet from Robertson.

The river {8-Spades} saw a check from Robertson and then a 6,500 bet from Mazilu.

Robertson counted out the bet and after some thought made the call.

Mazilu showed him {6-Clubs}{4-Clubs} for the straight and Robertson mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Mazilu ie
Michael Mazilu
62,000 14,000
Peter Robertson au
Peter Robertson
33,000 33,000

Tags: Michael Mazilu

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Chris Moneymaker Chips Up

Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante

With a full board of {4-Spades}{3-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{9-Spades}{j-Spades} out between Team PokerStars Pro Chris Moneymaker and opponent Thomas Gallagher, Moneymaker was sitting with a bet of 10,500 in front of him.

"How much do you have behind?" asked Gallagher.

"That's not a question you want to be asking," came the reply from Moneymaker.

Eventually Gallagher folded, and Moneymaker chipped up midway through level 7.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Gallagher ie
Thomas Gallagher
61,000 -4,000
Chris Moneymaker us
Chris Moneymaker
39,000 5,000

Tags: Chris MoneymakerThomas Gallagher

Sean Foley Leads at Halfway Point Day 1a

Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante

Sean Foley is the man out in front after six of the twelve levels today with just over 100,000.

Victor Ilyukhin is currently second with 85,000 and Thomas Gallagher is in third with 79,000.

Andy Black meanwhile has 53,000, a bit more than the average stack of 39,903, and Chris Moneymaker is just below that as a later registrant with 34,000.

A long way to go yet.

Player Chips Progress
Victor Ilyukhin gb
Victor Ilyukhin
101,000 101,000
Sean Foley ie
Sean Foley
95,000 -20,000
Mark Muldoon gb
Mark Muldoon
85,000 85,000
Chris Wood us
Chris Wood
76,000 76,000
Paul Delaney ie
Paul Delaney
72,000 72,000
Thomas Gallagher ie
Thomas Gallagher
65,000 65,000
Andy Black ie
Andy Black
53,000 20,000
Chris Moneymaker us
Chris Moneymaker
34,000 5,000

Tags: Andy BlackChris Moneymaker