Level 34
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
The final nine players have been sent on a 25-minute break before the final table will commence.
2024 Irish Open
€1,150 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
2024 Irish Open
Buy-in
€1,150
Prize Pool
€3,152,175
Entries
3,233
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Entries
14
Players Left
1
Level 34
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Hiep Ninh raised to 700,000 under the gun and the action folded to Konstantinos Vatseris in the big blind, who called all-in for his final 575,000 chips.
Konstantinos Vatseris: Q?7? 
Hiep Ninh: Q?10?
Both players paired their queen on the 8?K?Q? flop, but Ninh's kicker remained ahead on the 5?6? runout, making Vatseris the final table bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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18,000,000
3,000,000
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3,000,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 34
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Oliver Boyce raised to 600,000 from under the gun before Konstantinos Vatseris made it 1,350,000 on the button. Boyce then jammed all in for 5,100,000 once the action folded back to him and Vatseris made the call after the chips had been counted.
Oliver Boyce: K?Q?
Konstantinos Vatseris: 8?8?
Boyce paired up on the 4?K?4? flop and faded an eight on the 2?6? runout. He doubled up to an eight-figure stack while Vatseris was left with just over four big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,000,000
4,600,000
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4,600,000 |
|
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875,000
-5,250,000
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-5,250,000 |
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Level 34
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Robert Shanley raised all in from under the gun for a total of 1,250,000 chips. The action folded to Konstantinos Vatseris in the big blind, and he immediately stuck in a call.
Robert Shanley: K?8?
Konstantinos Vatseris: A?K?
Shanley needed an eight or some spades to survive, but neither came on the J?3?5?9?7? runout and Vatseris' ace-high eliminated Shanley in 11th place, leaving the Main Event on the bubble of the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,125,000
-550,000
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-550,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 34
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Stephen Groom limped in from the small blind and David Tous checked his option in the big blind. The pair then checked through the A?7?K? flop as well as the 5? turn.
On the Q? river, Groom bet 650,000 and Tous announced a raise to 2,700,000. Groom then three-bet shoved all in, covering the 13,800,000 stack of Tous by a hair.
Tous went deep into the tank but eventually surrendered his hand.
"Show one black card," Tero Laurila pleaded, but Groom's cards went face down into the muck as he stacked up the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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17,700,000
4,300,000
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4,300,000 |
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11,100,000
-1,025,000
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-1,025,000 |
Level: 34
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
Level 33
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Stephen Groom had flat-called an earlier open in the cutoff before Brian Moore made a huge three-bet to 2,600,000 on the button, around half his stack. The action folded to Groom, who back-raise shoved all in, covering the last overseas player standing.
Moore counted his chips and decided he could not fold as he put in the call for his tournament life.
Brian Moore: A?5?
Stephen Groom: A?A?
"We just need to fade spades," Groom told his rail, and he did just so on the 6?2?10?9?3? runout. The big pot was shipped Grooom's way, who crossed the eight-figure mark while leaving Moore stranded in 12th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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13,400,000
6,550,000
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6,550,000 |
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Busted |
Level 33
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Vidmantas Beliauskas raised to 600,000 as first to act and Brian Moore pumped it up to 1,600,000 from the small blind. Beliauskas stuck in a call, leaving around the same amount behind.
The flop fell Q?6?K? and Moore put Beliauskas all in for his final 1,525,000 chips. The Lithuanian made the call and the cards were tabled.
Vidmantas Beliauskas: A?J?
Brian Moore: A?Q?
Moore had a big lead with his pair of queens, and Beliauskas did not his his Broadway draw on the 5? turn. The 10? river made him the straight, however, and he celebrated with his rail as he secured a huge double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,750,000
825,000
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825,000 |
|
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5,300,000
-4,300,000
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-4,300,000 |
Level 33
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Padraig Parkinson raised to 700,000 from the cutoff with 10?5? and Georgios Tsouloftas just called from the small blind with A?A?.
The 10?7?7? flop was dealt and a very quick all in and call followed after Tsouloftas checked to Parkinson.
The 8? turn and 4? river ended the Irish poker legend's run in the Irish Open Main Event as he is on his way to the cash desk to collect €24,660.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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13,000,000
6,900,000
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6,900,000 |
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Busted |
Level 33
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Konstantinos Vatseris raised from the cutoff with Q?4? to 550,000 and it folded to Hiep Ninh in the big blind who defended with A?2?.
The flop fell 9?9?6? and a quick check by Ninh followed. Vatseris continued with a bet of 450,000 and Ninh called to see the K? on the turn.
Ninh knocked on the table to check again and Vatseris bet 1,050,000. Ninh considered all of his options, counting his stack multiple times, to ultimately call again.
The A? river completed the board and Ninh checked for the third time. Vatseris wasn't ready to slow down and asked how much Ninh was playing behind before firing another bet of 2,250,000.
After about 90 seconds Ninh put the calling chips in the middle with the words "even ace-high I would've called" and his pair of aces was good to take down the big pot to propel himself in the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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15,000,000
5,300,000
|
5,300,000 |
|
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6,675,000
-2,200,000
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-2,200,000 |
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