€3,000 Main Event Día 1b | 2024 Irish Poker Festival

2024-10-31 12:00 UTC

Day 1b of The Irish Poker Festival Main Event Kicks Off at 1 p.m.

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The 2024 Irish Poker Festival continues today with Day 1b of the Main Event, Kicking off at 1 p.m. Last night’s Day 1a had a total of 21 entries, and after ten hours of poker, Alec Torelli bagged the chip lead. He finished the night with an impressive stack of 268,000, making him one of only three players so far to break into the six-figure chip margin.

This €3,000 buy-in Main Event is being held at the luxurious Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin, Ireland, and boasts a €700,000 guaranteed prize pool. Today's flight is expected to have a larger field than yesterday, all in the hopes of finding a bag and tag at the end of the night and bringing a healthy stack through to Day 2, which plays out on Saturday, November 2.

Day 1a Survivors

Place	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Alec Torelli	United States	268,000	168
2	Simon Wilson	Ireland	165,200	103
3	Michael Dwyer	Ireland	113,000	71
4	Karl Hedderman	Ireland	86,000	54
5	Seamus Cahill	Ireland	82,900	52
6	John Dwyer	United States	80,000	50
7	Espen Myrmo	Norway	73,200	46
8	Conor Bergin	Ireland	62,100	39
9	Alan Gilmore	Ireland	40,900	26
10	Andzej Bilat	Lithuania	38,500	24
11	Temur Aliev	Georgia	31,900	20

Day 1b of the Main Event begins at 1 p.m., marking the second of four opening flights. Players will start with 50,000 in chips, and each level will run for 60 minutes. The goal is to play through ten levels, with late registration remaining open until end of the second level on Day 2. Reentries are allowed once per flight if necessary.

The opening level sees blinds starting at 100/100 with a big blind ante of 100, meaning players start with 500 big blinds.

Once play has finished for flight 1b, the surviving players will join those who made it through from the other three flights plus any late arrivals for Day 2, scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 2.

€3,000 Main Event Remaining Schedule

Date	Day	Time
Thu 31 Oct	Day 1b	1:00 p.m.
Fri 1 Nov	Day 1c	12:00 p.m.
	Day 1d	8:00 p.m.
Sat 2 Nov	Day 2	1:00 p.m.
Sun 3 Nov	Final Day	12:00 p.m.

Be sure to keep your eyes glued to PokerNews for all of the latest updates from the IPF Main Event as players battle it out for a place on Day 2.

Tags/etiquetas: Alec Torelli Andzej Bilat Espen Myrmo John Dwyer Karl Hedderman Michael Dwyer Seamus Cahill Simon Wilson Temur Aliev

2024-10-31 14:28 UTC

O'Driscoll Takes One

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Maxime Taldir

Nivel 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Moments after Bryson Wittke was eliminated, Ricardas Lukauskas opened to 500 from the cutoff and he was called by both players in the blinds.

He continued for 600 on the 9♥K♦Q♣ flop and was called by Conor O'Driscoll in the small blind. However Janet Kosloff in the big blind check-folded.

Both players checked the 4♣ flop. But on the 9♣ river, O'Driscoll led out for 900. Lukauskas chose to fold after a few seconds, so the pot went into O'Driscoll's direction.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Conor O'Driscoll	54,000 4,000	4,000
Ricardas Lukauskas	50,500 50,500	50,500
Mallory Frere	50,000 50,000	50,000
Janet Kosloff	44,600 5,400	5,400

Bryson Wittke	Eliminado

Tags/etiquetas: Conor O'Driscoll Ricardas Lukauskas

2024-10-31 15:45 UTC

Farrell's Spidey Senses on Point

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Nivel 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

The action was picked up after there had already been an early position raise, before Niall Farrell three-bet to roughly 2,200 from middle position. After a few folds, Joni Rantamaki cold four-bet to 7,700 from the big blind. The initial raiser folded, but Farrell made the call.

The 5♠7♦3♣ flop saw Rantamaki choose to check-call a bet of 4,000 from Farrell.

Both players checked the Q♣ turn for the 7♠ to fall on the river. Rantamaki, checked again, and after thinking for a while, Farrell checked behind.

Rantamaki, showed A♠A♦, which won him the pot because Farrell flipped up KxKx. Farrell avoided losing the majority of his stack with the second best starting hand in the game.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Joni Rantamaki	56,000 8,000	8,000

Niall Farrell	44,000 11,000	11,000

Tags/etiquetas: Joni Rantamaki Niall Farrell

2024-10-31 17:22 UTC

Lukauskas Chips Up

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Nivel 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Ricardas Lukauskas raised from the button to 1,000 with Sandro Taddei and Niels Buch calling out of the blinds.

Taddei checked the 6♣4♦3♦ flop and Buch led out for 400. Lukauskas raised to 2,000, which forced a fold from Taddei, but a call from Buch.

Buch check-called a bet of 2,600 from Lukauskas on the J♦ turn.

The two players checked the J♥ river and Buch turned over 7x6x for a pair of sixes. However, this was no good against the 10♣10♥ of Lukauskas, who dragged in the pot.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Niels Buch	80,000 10,200	10,200

Sandro Taddei	55,000 2,000	2,000
Ricardas Lukauskas	41,000 2,700	2,700

Tags/etiquetas: Niels Buch Ricardas Lukauskas Sandro Taddei

2024-10-31 20:55 UTC

Molenaar Gets Paid by Taddei

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Nivel 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Sandro Taddei raised to 1,600 from early position with Michel Molenaar defending out of the big blind.

Molenaar check-called a bet of 2,500 from Taddei on the 9♦7♠K♦ flop.

Both players checked the 5♦ turn for the 9♣ to hit the river. Molenaar led out for 12,000 and Taddei reluctantly called.

Molenaar showed the winner with Q♦J♦ for a flush, as Taddei flipped over A♠K♠ for top pair.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Michel Molenaar	63,000 10,500	10,500

Sandro Taddei	51,000 9,600	9,600

Tags/etiquetas: Michel Molenaar Sandro Taddei

2024-10-31 22:07 UTC

Lombardozzi Flops the Nuts

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Nivel 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Padraig O'Neill raised to 2,200 from the button with only Leo Lombardozzi calling from the small blind.

The two players checked the 8♠7♣10♣ flop to see the A♦ hit the turn. Lombardozzi checked, and O'Neill bet 4,000. Lombardozzi, check-shoved for 18,200, which Lombardozzi called.

Leo Lombardozzi: J♣9♣ All in
Padraig O'Neill: A♠K♠

Lombardozzi had flopped the nuts and had O'Neill drawing dead. The 10♥ fell on the river and Lombardozzi doubled up.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Leo Lombardozzi	42,000 3,000	3,000
Padraig O'Neill	24,000 2,800	2,800

Tags/etiquetas: Leo Lombardozzi Padraig O'Neill

2024-11-01 00:29 UTC

MacDonnell and Piskunovas Split

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Maxime Taldir

Nivel 10 : Blinds 700/1,400, 1,400 ante

Vasilijus Piskunovas in the cutoff and Marc MacDonnell on the button raised each other and ended up moving all-in, with Piskunovas at risk for approximately 50,000.

Vasilijus Piskunovas: A♥K♥ All in
Marc MacDonnell: A♠K♣

Both players hit top pair on 2♠10♥4♠8♥K♠, so they split the pot.

Jugador	Fichas	Progreso
Marc MacDonnell	104,000 38,000	38,000
Vasilijus Piskunovas	53,000 12,000	12,000

Tags/etiquetas: Marc MacDonnell Vasilijus Piskunovas

2024-11-01 01:30 UTC

Big Lead for Niels Buch after Day 1b of Irish Poker Festival €3,000 Main Event

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Maxime Taldir

Nivel 10 : Blinds 700/1,400, 1,400 ante

Another flight of the 2024 Irish Poker Festival €3,000 Main Event came to an end here at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin, Ireland. After 11 players out of 21 entrants qualified through Day 1a, 18 more players from Day 1b's 38 entries advanced to Day 2.

At the end of the night, Germany's Niels Buch emerged as the chip leader with 290,600 chips. Already in second place at the dinner break, he extended his lead over the final levels. He is followed by a close duo, as Cedric Danneker (160,500) and Keith Cummins (160,400) almost bagged identical stacks of 100 big blinds.

2024 Irish Poker Festival €3,000 Main Event Day 1b Top Ten

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Niels Buch	Germany	290,600	182
2	Cedric Danneker	France	160,500	100
3	Keith Cummins	Ireland	160,400	100
4	Conor O'Driscoll	Ireland	147,700	92
5	Marc MacDonnell	Ireland	140,900	88
6	Simeon Tsonev	Bulgaria	134,000	84
7	Panagiotis Mavritsakis	Greece	107,300	67
8	Jamie Dwan	United Kingdom	101,700	64
9	Marius Bareisis	Lithuania	98,600	62
10	Vasilijus Piskunovas	Lithuania	91,400	57

Day 1b's Action

As on Day 1a, only one table was in play at the start of the day. Bryson Wittke was among the early entrants, but he ran into kings, losing half of his stack within minutes. He ultimately became the day's first elimination.

Triple Crown winner Niall Farrell later joined the field, but his stack kept dwindling. He was eliminated shortly before the dinner break. The same fate awaited Raul Martinez, who was eliminated twice during the day.

Along with Farrell, another EPT champion was in Day 1b: EPT Prague winner Padraig O'Neill. Despite losing a pot to Leo Lombardozzi's straight, he managed to double through the French player. However, it wasn't enough to advance to the next stage, as he was knocked out with ace-queen against Panagiotis Mavritsakis' ace-king shortly before the end of the day. He’ll have to come back tomorrow on Day 1c or Day 1d like Lombardozzi, who tripled up but ultimately became the last player eliminated today.

Unlike them, the defending champion Michel Molenaar managed to find a bag (31,200), though he is last in chips along with Joseph Wrafter (31,200). Looking higher in the chip counts, Conor O’Driscoll (147,700) and Marc MacDonnell (140,900) secured stacks above the average, while Jamie Dwan ended with 101,700. Chris Dowling also qualified for Day 2 (76,300), as did Janet Kosloff (76,200).

Tomorrow, both Day 1c and Day 1d will take place. Day 1c will start at noon local time and follow the same structure as previous flights, with players competing in ten 60-minute levels. The later flight, Day 1d, will start at 8 p.m. with each level lasting 30 minutes.

Be sure to follow PokerNews for live updates and coverage until a champion is crowned!

Tags/etiquetas: Bryson Wittke Cedric Danneker Conor O'Driscoll Jamie Dwan Keith Cummins Leo Lombardozzi Marc MacDonnell Marius Bareisis Niall Farrell Niels Buch Padraig O'Neill Panagiotis Mavritsakis Raul Martinez Simeon Tsonev Vasilijus Piskunovas

Day 1a Survivors

€3,000 Main Event Remaining Schedule

2024 Irish Poker Festival €3,000 Main Event Day 1b Top Ten

Day 1b's Action

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