€1,150 Main Event
Dia 3 Concluído
€1,150 Main Event
Dia 3 Concluído
A thrilling day at the Royal Dublin Society saw the field of the 2025 Irish Open €1,150 Main Event being dwindled down from 218 to just 19 players. They are the only ones standing from a record-breaking field of 4,562, and will come back tomorrow for the final day of the event, battling for the lion's share of the prize pool of €4,447,950.
Italian regular Umberto Ruggeri will have sweet dreams tonight, as he topped the leaderboard after the ten levels of Day 3, bagging 24,675,000 chips on his hunt for the top prize of €600,000. Ruggeri will be looking for his second final table of the festival after finishing fourth in the €5,000 High Roller for €44,700 earlier in the series, adding to his seven figures in lifetime earnings.
Ruggeri is closely followed by Irishman Greg King, who is looking to keep the trophy on home soil during his first-ever Irish Open Main Event cash. King was on the receiving end of a daring three-bet river bluff by Gabriel Rymar, but busted the Polish player near the end of the night to get his chips back and ended with 22,000,000 of them.
Rounding out the podium is Brandon Harris, who doubled up with aces against kings during the final hands of the night to bag 19,600,000, while Day 1b leader Michel Karim continued his impeccable run in the Main Event, securing a top five spot for the third day in a row.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Day 4 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Umberto Ruggeri | Italy | 24,675,000 | 82 |
| 2 | Greg King | Ireland | 22,000,000 | 73 |
| 3 | Brandon Harris | United Kingdom | 19,600,000 | 65 |
| 4 | Michel Karim | Sweden | 19,525,000 | 78 |
| 5 | David Pollock | Ireland | 17,050,000 | 57 |
| 6 | Panteleimon Pontos | Greece | 17,000,000 | 57 |
| 7 | Georgios Skarparis | Cyprus | 16,700,000 | 56 |
| 8 | Robert Fluereci | Romania | 14,850,000 | 50 |
| 9 | Joe O'Donaill | Ireland | 12,850,000 | 43 |
| 10 | Marius Gicovanu | Romania | 11,575,000 | 39 |
With 218 players seated at the start of the day, many had to fall before the final 19 were reached. Third place finisher in the Super High Roller [Removed:548] added €4,760 to his Irish Open earnings for finishing in 164th, while Severi Palmu, who finished in fourth that event, received a pay jump to €5,470 for his 121st place. Brian Altman (118th - €6,270), Irish Open Ambassador Chris Dowling (114th - €6,270), and backgammon grandmaster Zdenek Zizka (106th - €6,270) were all eliminated before the top 100 was reached as well
Marc Macdonnell and Jon Kyte received €8,300 for their 64th and 63rd place, while Canadian superstar Ari Engel lost his last chips in 53rd place for €9,500. 2022 Irish Open champion Steve O'Dwyer received the same amount for his 50th place, as did Daniel Smiljkovic (46th).
The last PokerStars Ambassador in the field was Parker Talbot. Talbot had a promising start, but lost a big pot against Irish regular Simon Wilson. Talbot eventually petered out in 43rd place for €9,500, while Wilson went on to make Day 3 with 10,150,000.
In sight of the final three tables, the field lost Josef Schusteritsch (31st - €12,600) and start-of-day chipleader Michel Molenaar (29th - €12,600), while Carl Shaw (21st - €16,700) and 2013 Irish Open Main Event champion Ian Simpson (20th - €19,200) were eliminated during the final hands of Day 3, with the latter's bust-out ensuring a new Irish Open champion will be crowned this year.
The 19 remaining players will return at 1 p.m. tomorrow, April 21, to crown that champion. Although they are guaranteed to walk away with €19,200, all eyes will be on the six-figure prizes for the top six, and especially so on the grand prize of €600,000.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €600,000 | 9 | €45,800 | |
| 2 | €316,000 | 10-11 | €36,700 | |
| 3 | €225,000 | 12-13 | €30,600 | |
| 4 | €170,000 | 14-15 | €25,500 | |
| 5 | €130,000 | 16-17 | €22,100 | |
| 6 | €100,000 | 18-19 | €19,200 | |
| 7 | €77,500 | |||
| 8 | €59,030 |
The tournament will resume tomorrow in Level 34: 150,000/300,000 with a big blind ante of 300,000. The levels will remain 60 minutes long, with a break after every two levels, until three players remain, at which point they will be reduced to 40 minutes. The Main Event will crown a winner tomorrow, so the returning players might be in for a marathon session.
PokerNews will report the final day of the Main Event from start to finish, so tune back in then to find out who becomes the 2025 Irish Open champion, taking home the prestigious trophy.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
24,675,000
3,275,000
|
3,275,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
22,000,000
4,500,000
|
4,500,000 |
|
|
19,600,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
19,525,000
525,000
|
525,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
17,050,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
|
17,000,000
6,025,000
|
6,025,000 |
|
|
16,700,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
14,850,000
5,200,000
|
5,200,000 |
|
|
12,850,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
|
11,575,000
3,075,000
|
3,075,000 |
|
|
10,150,000 | |
|
|
6,950,000
6,550,000
|
6,550,000 |
|
|
6,375,000
10,850,000
|
10,850,000 |
|
|
6,200,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
5,725,000
2,025,000
|
2,025,000 |
|
|
5,450,000
975,000
|
975,000 |
|
|
5,125,000
1,325,000
|
1,325,000 |
|
|
2,025,000
875,000
|
875,000 |
|
|
1,875,000
3,275,000
|
3,275,000 |
Play has finished for this evening, stay tuned for the recap of today's action
Brandon Harris and Yuriy Boyko put in four raises preflop, eventually having Harris' stack of 9,700,000 at risk in an all-in and call.
Brandon Harris: A♠A♣
Yuriy Boyko: K♥K♦
Harris' aces faced no issues on the 7♦2♠4♠8♣4♦ runout, granting him an enormous double-up on one of the final hands of Day 3.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,000,000
15,300,000
|
15,300,000 |
|
|
2,900,000
6,100,000
|
6,100,000 |
Joe O'Donaill raised to 525,000 under the gun and Ian Simpson called all-in in the hijack for 200,000. Big blind Michel Karim also came along, after which a flop of 5♦4♦9♠ was spread.
Karim checked to O'Donaill, who fired a bet of 275,000. Karim quickly folded, and the cards were shown.
Ian Simpson: K♦J♣
Joe O'Donaill: A♦K♠
Simpson needed a jack to stay alive, but the Q♦3♥ emerged from the deck instead, eliminating the former Main Event winner from the field.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,000,000
8,675,000
|
8,675,000 |
|
|
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|
|
12,000,000
2,800,000
|
2,800,000 |
|
|
Eliminado | |
Simon Wilson opened to 500,000 from the hijack. Carl Shaw moved all in from the big blind and was snap-called.
Carl Shaw: J♠J♣
Simon Wilson: K♣K♥
Shaw flopped a straight draw but couldn't crack the Cowboys across the 10♣8♣7♠2♠8♦ runout and was eliminated.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,150,000
1,450,000
|
1,450,000 |
|
|
Eliminado | |
|
|
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The floor has announced that three more hands will be played before Day 3 wraps up.
Greg King had opened to 575,000 from middle position before being met with an all-in three-bet to 3,350,000 from Minvydas Kersulis on the button. It folded back to King, who weighed his options extensively before deciding to call.
Minvydas Kersulis: 8♠8♦
Greg King: K♠J♦
"He's been good at winning flips," onlookers stated as the 5♣A♥5♥ flop fell. King indeed won the flip as he made two pair on the J♠ turn, defeating Kersulis' eights on the A♣ river and sending him to the rail.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,500,000
6,500,000
|
6,500,000 |
|
|
Eliminado |
David Pollock opened to 700,000 from the hijack. Mitchell Jones moved all in for around 2,500,000. Pollock called.
Mitchell Jones: A♣J♠
David Pollock: 5♣5♦
Pollock flopped a set on K♠5♠9♥, the Q♦ gave Jones straight draw. The A♥ sealed Jones's fate. Pollock and Jones exchanged a fistbump before Jones left the tournament area.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,500,000
4,000,000
|
4,000,000 |
|
|
Eliminado |