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6 April 2026 | by Dominic Clementson

Macovei Falls in 9th Place

[caption id="attachment_54117" align="alignnone" width="1250"] Neculai Macovei[/caption] Level 19: 10k/20k (20k) Entries: 15/131 Neculai Macovei and Ionut Sandu, found themselves all in, with the former covered. Macovei: [th][tc] Sandu: [jd][jc] The board unfurled [6s][2h][8d]   [8s]   [kc] and Macovei exited the arena...

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6 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

Alberto Parenti Eliminated in 7th Place (€25,900)

[caption id="attachment_53976" align="alignnone" width="1250"] Alberto Parenti[/caption] Level 41: 1,000,000/2,000,000 (2,000,000) Entries: 6/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 Alberto Parenti moved all in for 13,200,000 from the Lo-jack. Action folded to chip leader David Penly, who decided he received a reasonable price to...

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6 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

Karadimos Doubles Through Agel

[caption id="attachment_53968" align="alignnone" width="1250"] Petros Karadimos[/caption] Level 41: 1,000,000/2,000,000 (2,000,000) Entries: 7/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 Action folded to Sami Agel in the Small Blind, who moved all in. Seated in the Big Blind, Petros Karadimos made the call, being the...

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6 April 2026 | by Dominic Clementson

Simpson Downed in 11th

[caption id="attachment_54123" align="alignnone" width="1250"] Ian Simpson[/caption] Level 18: 8k/16k (16k) Entries: 11/131 The board was out and showing [jh][9h][5s]   [4d]   [qd]. Ian Simpson was all in and called by Javier Bris. Simpson: [qh][8d] Bris: [jd][9d] Bris' two pair was good...

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6 April 2026 | by Jan Kores

Valentin Imperatore Wins the PLO 6-Max for €15,185

Valentin Imperatore has emerged as the last Omaha champion crowned at the 2026 Irish Open. Imperatore took down the €550 PLO 6-Max tournament, closing it out at 11pm when he defeated Balazs Somodi heads up. The victory earned the Frenchman...

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6 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

Ahmed Abdella Eliminated in 8th Place (€19,920)

[caption id="attachment_53985" align="alignnone" width="1250"] Ahmed Abdella[/caption] Level 40: 800,000/1,600,000 (1,600,000) Entries: 7/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 Chip leader David Penly min-raised to 3,200,000 from UTG+1 before Ahmed Abdella moved all in for 20,300,000. After pondering for a minute or two, Penly...

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6 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

Nagreckis Doubles Through Karadimos

[caption id="attachment_53989" align="alignnone" width="1250"] Aleksandras Nagreckis[/caption] Level 40: 800,000/1,600,000 (1,600,000) Entries: 8/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 Action folded to Petros Karadimos, who min-raised to 3,200,000 on the Button. Aleksandras Nagreckis moved all in for 6,500,000 from the Small Blind, and Karadimos...

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6 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

Garrett Boyle Eliminated in 9th Place (€15,320)

[caption id="attachment_53978" align="alignnone" width="1250"] Garrett Boyle[/caption] Level 40: 800,000/1,600,000 (1,600,000) Entries: 8/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 Action folded to Garrett Boyle, who open-shoved 13,000,000 on the Button. Sami Agel peeked at his hole cards in the Big Blind, then made the...

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6 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

Garrett Survives

[caption id="attachment_53978" align="alignnone" width="1250"] Garrett Boyle[/caption] Level 39: 600,000/1,200,000 (1,200,000) Entries: 9/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 Short-stacked Garrett Boyle moved all in for 4,000,000 from UTG+1. Petros Karadimos three-bet to 7,000,000 from the Hi--jack, and the two contestants soon tabled their...

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6 April 2026 | by Dominic Clementson

Final 12 Chip Counts

[caption id="attachment_53657" align="alignnone" width="1250"] Javier Bris[/caption] Level 17: 6k/12k (12k) Entries: 12/131 Now the heads-up phase has finished, the blind levels have been dialled back. Here are the chip counts of our final dozen players. Javier Bris: 1,666,000 Mo Xu:...