Following a technical difficulty with the Irish Open website, here is the coverage of the NLHE High Roller from Level 8 to the end of Level 12 when players bagged and tagged for the end of Day 1.
Top Ten Chip Counts Following Break
PAWEL JANUSZ KROL – 187,000
BRIAN ADAM ALTMAN – 176,100
CHENG CHUN – 173,000
CHRISTOPHER NGUYEN – 150,000
SEVERI PALMU – 150,000
LAWRENCE BRANDT – 143,500
KARL SANDOFF – 135,000
MOUNIR TAJIOU – 125,000
THOMAS MIDDLETON – 121,000
NILS MALLON – 118,000
Song’s Jacks Hold to Double Up
Level 8: 800/1,600/1,600
Entries: 70/107
Stephen Song open-raised to 3,500, Tyler Hirschfeld put in a three-bet, then Song moved all in for 62,000. Hirshfeld put in the chips to make the call and players flipped their cards.
Stephen Song:
Tyler Hirschfeld:
The board ran out and Song held with his pocket jacks to win the pot, doubling up his stack.
“How sure were you that you were going to lose when the club came on the turn?”, asked Tajiou Mounir.
“I don’t think he loses that much,” said Hirschfeld.
“You don’t know me well enough,” Song replied. “I lose.”
In other news, Ashton Villa, despite a valiant effort that saw them win the leg 3-2, have just lost out to PSG 4-5 on aggregate.
Stephen Song – 120,000
Tyler Hirschfeld – 105,000
Tonka and Palmu Clash Twice
Level 8: 800/1,600/1,600
Entries: 70/107
Parker ‘Tonka’ Talbot open-raised to 3,000 from the button, Severi Palmu called in the small blind, and Lawrence Brandt called in the big blind.
The flop came and action checked to Tonka, who continued for 1,600. Palmu and Brandt both made the call.
All three players checked it on the turn and the river fell the . All three players checked to showdown. Tonka showed for a pair of tens, Brandt mucked and Palmu had for two pair, queens and tens to win the pot.
A couple of hands later, Tonka raised again, this time for 4,000 from the hijack. Palmy called in the cutoff and the big blind came along.
The flop was and Tonka checked. Palmu bet 5,000 and Tonka called. The turn came the and Tonka led with a small bet of 1,600. Palmu raised it up to 27,000 and Tonka threw his cards in the muck to concede the pot.
Parker Talbot – 95,000
Severi Palmu – 150,000
Lawrence Brandt – 235,000
Oikonomidis Doubles Through Hallaert
Level 9: 1,000/2,000/2,000
Entries: 67/115
Kenny Hallaert open-raised to 4,500 from the hijack and picked up a call from the cutoff and the small blind before Ioannis Oikonomidis three-bet to 21,000 from the big blind. Hallaert then four-bet to 65,000 and action was back on Oikonomidis, who moved all in for 92,000.
Hallaert snap-called with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards, so they did.
Ioannis Oikonomidis:
Kenny Hallaert:
The board ran out and Oikonomidis held with his ace-king high and the pair of fours on board to win the pot, doubling up his stack.
Ioannis Oikonomidis – 190,000
Kenny Hallaert – 50,000
Sterner Sizes Up on River
Level 9: 1,000/2,000/2,000
Entries: 64/123
Action was on the river on a board of and Ludvig Sterner fired out a bet of 38,000, which was well over the size of the pot. Raoul Kanme went into the tank before folding to give Sterner the pot.
Ludvig Sterner – 210,000
Raoul Kanme – 180,000
Eskes Runs Into Kings
Level 9: 1,000/2,000/2,000
Entries: 67/115
Cheng Chen raised to 4,000 from middle position and Tjenno Eskes moved all in from the next seat across for around 40,000. Chen called with the covering stack and players flipped their cards.
Tjenno Eskes:
Cheng Chen:
The board ran out and Chen held with his pocket kings to win the pot, sending Eskes to the rail.
Cheng Chen – 180,000
Tjenno Eskes – 0
Grafton Eliminated on River
Level 10: 1,000/2,500/2,500
Entries: 59/124
Action was on the turn on a board of and Brian Altman and Sam Grafton had around 30,000 each in the middle.
The river came the and Altman pushed in stack of chips to put his opponent all in. Grafton had around 20,000 behind and went into the tank before making the call.
Grafton slammed and got up to leave almost immediately as Altman flipped over for pocket queens, two pair with the deuces on board. He won the pot and Grafton was eliminated.
Brian Altman – 400,000
Sam Grafton – 0
Ruggeri Doubles Up
Level 10: 1,000/2,500/2,500
Entries: 57/126
Umberto Ruggeri was dragging in a big pot after doubling up with versus Nils Mallon’s , presumably after players piled in their chips preflop.
The board ran out and Ruggeri paired his ace on the flop to double up.
Umberto Ruggeri – 150,000
Nils Mallon – 78,000
Linde Counterfeited and Busts to Song
Level 10: 1,000/2,500/2,500
Entries: 54/126
Action was on the flop on a board of and Dylan Linde checked. Stephen Song bet 8,000 and Linde check-raised. Song moved all in with the bigger stack and Linde called for the rest of his chips. Players flipped their cards.
Dylan Linde:
Stephen Song:
The turn brought the to counterfeit Linde’s two pair and the river was the . Song held with his two pair and king kicker to win the pot, sending Linde to the rail.
Stephen Song – 200,000
Dylan Linde – 0
Players Head for 20-Minute Break
Players in the NLHE High Roller are heading for their final 20-minute break of the day. Once the next level starts, late registration will be over.
Top Ten Chip Counts Following Break
BRIAN ALTMAN – 176,100
CHENG CHEN – 173,000
SEVERI PALMU – 150,000
LAWRENCE BRANDT – 143,500
KARL SANDOFF – 135,000
MOUNIR TAJIOU – 125,000
TOM MIDDLETON – 121,000
NILS MALLON – 118,000
KENNY HALLAERT 116,000
ELIAS SUHONEN – 105,000
Schusteritsch on Right Side of Kings Versus Aces
Level 11: 1,500/3,000/3,000
Entries: 69/146
Lawrence Brandt open-raised to 6,000 from early position and picked up two callers, including Josef Schusteritsch, before Severi Palmu three-bet to 18,000 from the big blind. Brandt folded and Schusteritsch moved all in for 53,000, which Palmu called.
Josef Schusteritsch was at risk as the cards were turned.
Josef Schusteritsch:
Severi Palmu:
The board ran out and Schusteritsch held with his pocket aces to win the pot, doubling his stack.
Josef Schusteritsch – 115,000
Severi Palmu – 110,000
Hirschfeld Runs Into Sandoff’s Queens
Level 11: 1,500/3,000/3,000
Entries: 55/146
Catching the action as the chips were piling in the middle with raises and re-raises, Tyler Hirschfeld was all in from late position for 51,000 against Karl Sandoff in the small blind, who had Hirschfeld covered as players flipped their cards.
Tyler Hirschfeld:
Karl Sandoff:
The board ran out and Sandoff held with his pocket queens to win the pot, sending Hirschfeld packing.
Karl Sandoff – 360,000
Tyler Hirschfeld – 0
Johnson Busts to Chen
Level 12: 2,000/4,000/4,000
Entries: 53/146
Following an open-raise from the button, Cheng Chen moved all in from the small blind and Mitchell Johnson moved all in from the big blind. The original raiser folded, leaving two players to flip their cards, with Johnson at risk.
Mitchell Johnson:
Cheng Chen:
The board ran out and Chen paired his queen on the flop, further improving to two pair on the river. He won the pot and Johnson was eliminated from the tournament.
Cheng Chen – 360,0000
Mitchell Johnson – 0
Pudel Puts Pressure on Talbot
Level 12: 2,000/4,000/4,000
Entries: 45/146
Action was on the river on a board of and Parker Talbot checked. Nils Pudel pushed out a bet of 62,500, sending Tonka deep into the tank.
Tonka called over his friend to ask, “should I call?” to which his friend replied that he wasn’t allowed to say. “C’mon, I need help,” said Tonka, who eventually folded his hand and kept hold of his chips.
Parker Talbot – 215,000
Nils Pudel – 90,000
Hulme Flops Set, Sen Turns Straight
Level 12: 2,000/4,000/4,000
Entries: 43/146
Marc Sen open-shoved from middle position for around 30,000 and Andrew Hulme called in the big blind with the covering stack. Players flipped their cards, with Sen at risk.
Marc Sen:
Andrew Hulme:
The board ran out and Hulme made a set of eights on the flop before Sen found what he was looking for with a straight on the turn. Sen won the pot and doubled up his stack.
Marc Sen – 85,000
Andrew Hulme – 78,000
Level 12: 2,000/4,000/4,000
Entries: 43/146
Players Bag and Tag
Players in the NLHE High Roller have bagged and tagged for the end of Day 1. A total of 42 players will return for Day 2.
