The fifth starting day of the €200 Mini Irish Open Championship has closed with a very respectable 724 entries and the top 15% will cash whereas the top 8% secure their berth for Day 2 on Monday with the min-cash yet to be determined. That would be the top 109 finishers in the money and 58 contenders going through, as many 20-minute levels will be played to reach the latter number.
Level 12 is already underway with blinds of 1,000-2,000 and there will be a 20-minute break at the end of this level. More than half of the field is already out as approximately 337 players have chips at their disposal.
In the meanwhile, the bubble has burst in the 2024 Irish Open €1,150 Main Event and three players chopped two min-cashes as they were all eliminated on separate tables during hand-for-hand play. Since then, more than three dozen players already headed to the payout desk to collect €1,760 for their efforts.