Fabian Rolli opened to 500,000 in the hijack. Chipleader Nikolaos Angelou defended his big blind before check-calling Rolli's continuation-bet of 450,000 on the K♠2♣7♠ flop.
The J♠ turn and Q♠ river were checked down. Rolli flashed AxJx for a pair of jacks, but Angelou had the lowest possible flush with his 4♦2♠ and was awarded even more chips.
The final table had only played preflop hands in this level when Nikolaos Angelou raised to 500,000 under the gun, and Florian Duta called in the small blind.
Angelou continued for 350,000 on the 8♥Q♠Q♣ flop, which Duta check-called. Angelou sized up to 1,100,000 on the Q♦ turn, this time seeing Duta make a quick check-fold as he gave up on the pot.
The final table of the €1,150 Luxon Mystery Bounty at the 2025 Irish Open, sponsored by PokerStars and Paddy Power Poker, is set in stone. The record-setting field of 1,222 entries has been whittled down to eight players, who will return to the halls of the Royal Dublin Society at 1 p.m. local time to battle it out for the top prize of €102,600, the lion's share of the €595,725 prize pool.
The last Irishman standing is Patrick Eagers, who sits in the middle of the pack with 6,450,000 chips, worth 32 big blinds at the start of play. Eagers is a regular on the Irish circuit, playing almost exclusively in his home country, and has racked up no fewer than six tournament wins since 2023. Notably, Eagers has also cashed the Irish Open Main Event for three years in a row and is looking to extend his streak this year.
However, Eagers faces some stiff competition as regulars Nils Pudel (6,550,000), Fabian Rolli (6,550,000), Tobias Peters (5,200,000), and Florian Duta (4,625,000) have made their way to Day 4 as well, not to mention Nikolaos Angelou, who holds a dominating chiplead with a stack of 19,550,000, more than twice as much as his nearest contender Yannick Jobin, who will sit down with 8,100,000. The shortest stack belongs to Estonian Maksim Petrov, whose 4,000,000 equals exactly 20 big blinds.
Final Table Seating and Chip Counts
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Nikolaos Angelou
Greece
19,550,000
98
2
Yannick Jobin
Switzerland
8,100,000
41
3
Maksim Petrov
Estonia
4,000,000
20
4
Patrick Eagers
Ireland
6,450,000
32
5
Fabian Rolli
Switzerland
6,550,000
33
6
Florian Duta
Romania
4,625,000
23
7
Nils Pudel
Germany
6,550,000
33
8
Tobias Peters
Netherlands
5,200,000
26
Nikolaos Angelou
Eagers is guaranteed his second-bet career cash, having locked up €12,280 for his final table appearance, while a spot in the top four would mean a new high score for him, and winning the tournament would double his total lifetime earnings. The mystery bounties for this event mirrored the cash payouts, and two of the five-figure bounties are still up for grabs for the final eight, including the second-biggest of €63,680, which might have interesting implications for all-in situations.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
1
€102,600
2
€63,860
3
€45,620
4
€35,080
5
€27,000
6
€20,785
7
€15,980
8
€12,280
The cards go in the air at 1 p.m. local time, with one hand left to play with blinds at 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 big blind ante. The next level will be 125,000/250,000 (250,000) and will last for 60 minutes, as will subsequent levels until the final three have been reached. At that point, the clock will be reduced to 40 minutes for the remainder of the tournament, which will also happen if a deal has been agreed upon with more than three players remaining.
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