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5 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Shane Merrigan Eliminated in 24th Place (€2,260)

[caption id="attachment_52102" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Shane Merrigan[/caption] Level 23: 25,000/50,000/50,000 Entries: 23/911 Prize Pool: €441,835 Shane Merrigan moved all in from under the gun for 205,000, and was looked up by Nikolaos Mastrantonas on the button. Shane Merrigan: [Qc][Jd] Nikolaos Mastrantonas:...

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5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Down to the Last 20 Players

Level 15: 20/108 Entries Remain Blinds: 4,000-8,000/8,000 Prize Pool: €288,090 Audrius Navickas was all-in preflop with around 12 big blinds and he had a flip holding the [Jd] [Jc], up against the [Ac] [Qs] of Max Burney. The [Ah] [Js]...

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5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

No More Stack for Mister Grodek

Level 15: 21/108 Entries Remain Blinds: 4,000-8,000/8,000 Prize Pool: €288,090 Stanislaw Grodek started the day with the most chips but not many things went his way in the three hours since. He was chipped down to only 104,000 in the...

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5 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Further Departures

[caption id="attachment_29965" align="alignnone" width="1707"] Liam McVeigh[/caption] Level 23: 25,000/50,000/50,000 Entries: 25/911 Prize Pool: €441,835 Brian McCool (€2,260), Fionn Sherry (€2,260), Mike Koch (€1,960) and Liam McVeigh (€1,960) have all fallen short of the final three tables.

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5 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Double for Van Houwelingen via Ashraf

Level 23: 25,000/50,000/50,000 Entries: 26/911 Prize Pool: €441,835 Floyd van Houwelingen jammed from the button for 285,000, and was looked up by Waheed Ashraf. Floyd van Houwelingen: [7d][7s] Waheed Ashraf: [Qc][Jd] It was off to the races, and van Houwelingen...

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5 April 2026 | by Jen Mason

Last Chance Saloo-N (Final Turbo Flight in the €250 Mini Irish Open)

This is it: if you've missed Days 1A-1M somehow, then your last chance to make the money in the €250 Mini Irish Open  (15% of the field) or Day 2 (5% of the field) is Turbo 1N. Just 15 minute...

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5 April 2026 | by Dominic Clementson

Edwards Out in 9th After Flop of the Day

[caption id="attachment_52023" align="alignnone" width="1200"] James Edwards[/caption] Level 20: 10k/25k (25k) Entries: 9/161 James Edwards went all in for around 320,00 and was called by India Loader, who covered. Edwards: [6h][d] Loader: [ks][kh] There was a sharp intake of breath as...

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5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Courtney Finds Aces at the Perfect Time

[caption id="attachment_47049" align="aligncenter" width="1250"] Padraig O'Neill[/caption] Level 15: 22/108 Entries Remain Blinds: 4,000-8,000/8,000 Prize Pool: €288,090 Following a min-raise to 12,000 by Stephen Courtney, Padraig O'Neill jammed for around 120,000 and Courtney beat him into the pot. Padraig O'Neill: [6c]...

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5 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Murphy Jams River

[caption id="attachment_25473" align="alignnone" width="2560"] Thomas Murphy[/caption] Level 22: 20,000/40,000/40,000 Entries: 28/911 Prize Pool: €441,835 A very substantial pot of around 900,000 had gathered on a board of [8d][5s][4h][Ts][7s], in a hand between Eugeniu Barbaros on the button, and Thomas Murphy...

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5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Tool Eliminated by Johnson

[caption id="attachment_46478" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Steven Tool[/caption] Level 14: 23/108 Entries Remain Blinds: 3,000-6,000/6,000 Prize Pool: €288,090 In a single-raised pot that was checked to the [Jh] [Ts] [7c] [9h] [Kd] river, Brandon Harris checked again from under the gun. Luciano...