€3,000 Main Event | 2024 Irish Poker Festival

11-04-2024 01:35 UTC

Joni Rantamaki Eliminated in 2nd Place (€113,000)

Tim Baker

Level 32 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Mark Buckley shoved from the button and Joni Rantamaki called for his last 800,000 from the big blind.

Joni Rantamaki: 10♦4♣ All in
Mark Buckley: A♦3♦

Buckley would be crowned champion of the 2024 Irish Poker Festival Main Event if he could hold with ace-high. The flop fell 7♣5♣2♣ which offered Rantamaki with a flush draw. The turn came the 3♥ to give Rantamaki even more outs with a straight draw. However, a brick K♠ hit the river and Buckley was the winner of the IPF Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Buckley	14,250,000 900,000	900,000
Joni Rantamaki	Busted

Tags: Joni Rantamaki Mark Buckley

11-04-2024 00:32 UTC

Sean Hegarty Eliminated in 4th Place (€50,000)

Maxime Taldir

Level 31 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Joni Rantamaki in the small blind took purple chips from his stack and raised to 1,680,000, more than Sean Hegarty's stack. Hegarty looked at his cards, went into the tank and called, being at risk for approximately 1,500,000.

Sean Hegarty: Q♦10♣ All in
Joni Rantamaki: 5♦4♠

Hegarty was in the lead, but Rantamaki flopped a pair on 4♣3♦J♠. The 2♦2♣ runout gave him two pair and sent Hegarty to the rail in 4th place for €50,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joni Rantamaki	6,200,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Sean Hegarty	Busted

Tags: Joni Rantamaki Sean Hegarty

11-03-2024 22:36 UTC

Niall Farrell Eliminated in 5th place (€38,000)

Tim Baker

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Niall Farrell raised to 200,000 from the cutoff before Sean Hegarty three-bet the 475,000 from the button. After it got back to Farrell, he four-bet shoved for roughly 1,500,000. Hegarty pondered briefly before making the call.

Niall Farrell: 10♣10♥ All in
Sean Hegarty: A♣Q♠

Hegarty had been saved by ace-queen at the start of the final table, and would need some more help from it again if he was to eliminate Farrell. The board ran out 7♠J♣5♦2♠A♠ to give Hegarty the winner with a pair of aces on the river, sending Farrell out the door in fifth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Hegarty	6,100,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Niall Farrell	Busted

Tags: Niall Farrell Sean Hegarty

11-03-2024 22:12 UTC

Leo Worthington-Leese Eliminated in 6th Place (€31,500)

Tim Baker

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Leo Worthington-Leese got his last 765,000 into the middle from the button with Sean Hegarty being the player trying to send him to the rail.

Leo Worthington-Leese: K♦9♣ All in
Sean Hegarty: 2♥2♦

Worthington-Leese just had to hit something on the runout to beat the deuces of Hegarty. The board came J♦7♣3♠A♠A♦, which kept Hegarty ahead with deuces, and sent Worthington-Leese to the cahsier's desk in sixth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Hegarty	4,200,000 350,000	350,000
Leo Worthington-Leese	Busted

Tags: Leo Worthington-Leese Sean Hegarty

11-03-2024 18:53 UTC

Ignotas Tamasauskas Eliminated in 7th Place (€27,500)

Maxime Taldir

Level 26 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Conor O'Rourke opened to 100,000 from middle position and he was called by Ignotas Tamasauskas to his left. Sean Hegarty in the big blind squeezed to 450,000 and made O'Rourke fold, but Tamasauskas quickly announced "all-in" for 1,500,000. Hegarty looked at his cards and called.

Ignotas Tamasauskas: A♠K♦ All in
Sean Hegarty: Q♦Q♥

Hegarty's queens held on 10♦3♠6♠10♠J♦ and Tamasauskas was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Hegarty	4,200,000 2,360,000	2,360,000
Conor O'Rourke	2,150,000 -125,000	-125,000
Ignotas Tamasauskas	Busted

Tags: Conor O'Rourke Ignotas Tamasauskas Sean Hegarty

11-03-2024 17:39 UTC

Ignas Navickas Eliminated in 8th Place (€24,000)

Tim Baker

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Ignas Navickas raised to 80,000 from the hijack before Conor O'Rourke three-bet to 180,000 from the button. When it folded back to Navicka, he four-bet jammed for 770,000 total. O'Rourke called.

Ignas Navickas: 10♣10♠ All in
Conor O'Rourke: A♥Q♠

Navicka was the shortest stack at the final table and needed to win this race to change that. The runout of K♠A♦6♦K♣3♦ meant that O'Rourke won the hand with a pair of aces and Navicka was out in eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Conor O'Rourke	2,350,000 650,000	650,000
Ignas Navickas	Busted

Tags: Conor O'Rourke Ignas Navickas

11-03-2024 16:47 UTC

Florian Fuchs Eliminated in 9th Place (€20,500)

Tim Baker

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Niall Farrell raised to 80,000 from early position before Florian Fuchs shoved for roughly 450,000 from the button. After the blinds folded, Farrell snap-called.

Florian Fuchs: J♥J♦ All in
Niall Farrell: K♦K♥

Fuchs was unfortunate to run into Farrell's Cowboys and needed some help from the dealer to continue his run in the event. However, the board ran out 9♥10♣2♣10♦Q♥ to give Farrell the winner, and Fuchs was the first elimination at the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niall Farrell	1,450,000 645,000	645,000

Florian Fuchs	Busted

Tags: Florian Fuchs Niall Farrell

11-03-2024 16:09 UTC

Richard Ashby Eliminated in 10th Place (€17,500)

Maxime Taldir

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Richard Ashby moved all-in for 300,000 from the cutoff, Niall Farrell three-bet all-in with a bigger stack and he made the blinds fold.

Richard Ashby: K♦10♣ All in
Niall Farrell: K♣J♣

The board of 5♥8♣2♥6♣4♥ was no help for Ashby, who was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niall Farrell	805,000 -5,000	-5,000

Richard Ashby	Busted

Tags: Niall Farrell Richard Ashby

11-03-2024 15:36 UTC

Alec Torelli Eliminated in 11th Place (€15,000)

Maxime Taldir

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Alec Torelli opened to 60,000 from the button, and he was called by Joni Rantamaki in the small blind. Leo Worthington-Leese in the big blind three-bet to 275,000, then Torelli moved all-in for approximately 700,000. Rantamaki folded, but Worthington-Leese snap-called.

Alec Torelli: A♣7♣ All in
Leo Worthington-Leese: J♥J♣

"Good game," Torelli said after Worthington-Leese flopped a set on 10♥A♠J♦8♦2♥. Finishing in 11th place, he wins €15,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Worthington-Leese	1,700,000 805,000	805,000

Alec Torelli	Busted

Tags: Alec Torelli Joni Rantamaki Leo Worthington-Leese

11-03-2024 15:26 UTC

Vasilijus Piskunovas Eliminated in 12th Place (€13,000)

Tim Baker

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

With Vasilijus Piskunovas forced all-in from the big blind for his last 5,000, Sean Hegarty raised to 60,000 from the hijack and Mark Buckley called out of the small blind.

The two players checked all the way to the river on a runout of A♦Q♥5♥4♠8♠. Buckley checked, Hegarty bet 40,000, and after Buckley folded, the cards were revealed with Piskunovas at risk.

Vasilijus Piskunovas: K♠3♥ All in
Sean Hegarty: K♣K♥

Piskunovas had king-high and was eliminated by Hegarty's pocket kings.