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The poker community experienced a historic moment at the 2024 Irish Open As you can see, the following is a list of possible candidates. PokerStars Parker Talbot, ambassador of the United States, won his first live poker tournament. Talbot’s journey from his first cash to his first live poker tournament victory spanned 4,363 days, just as the melancholic protagonist of the song endured “seven and fifteen days” in heartache.
Recent Near Misses by Parker Talbot
Talbot removed the monkey from his back in the Luxon Pay â¬5,000 High Roller 8-Max, besting the 111-entry field that featured a stacked final table that included the likes of 2023 WSOP Online Main Event champion Bert Stevens The 2023 EPT Prague main event winner Padraig O’Neill.
Talbot’s victory was sealed when he turned the tables on Fergal O’Cathain, the runner-up, and left him dead after the chips were put in. You can also find out more about the A-Team here.â£4â£7â flop. Talbot, holding ace-four, was up against 7â£5â . The You can also find out more about the A-Team here.⥠The turn was met with a lot of cheers, and Talbot and O’Cathain exchanged a handshake and fist bump as the river cards were dealt.
The top 15 players are making money. Leo Worthington Leese O’Neill’s flipping him out of the bubble and leaving him empty-handed was the last thing he did.
What will happen to TonkaTracker now that he has won the live match? For those who don’t know, the TonkaTracker account is run by Benjamin Spragg The game kept track of Talbot’s inability to win tournaments by counting each day. The meter has been reset to zero. Will it continue for the second win or will the ribbon be tied for life?
Luxon Pay â¬5,000 High Roller 8-Max Final Table Results
| Place | Players | Country | Prizes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parker Talbot | Canada | â¬134,279 |
| 2 | Fergal O’Cathain | Ireland | â¬86,635 |
| 3 | Padraig O’Neill | Ireland | â¬61,885 |
| 4 | Roope Tarmi | Finland | â¬47,605 |
| 5 | Ian Drake | Isle of Man | â¬36,615 |
| 6 | Bert Stevens | Belgium | â¬28,165 |
| 7 | Jamie Dwan | United Kingdom | â¬22,530 |
| 8 | Narcis Olaru | Spain | â¬18,025 |
| 9 | Jani Tuovinen | Finland | â¬15,020 |
Irish Open Main Event Underway
The first starting flight â¬1,150 Irish Open Main Event It is also in the books. Day 1a saw 379 entries reduced to 72 players.
PokerStars Ambassador was one of the players with chips left at the end. Fintan Hand, who was able to get a late night surge and ended up with 252,000 chips at the beginning of Day 2. This is equivalent to 63 big-blinds. Hand is still a long way from the chip leader Pascal Baumgartner, who bagged 329.500 at the end the night.
Baumgartner finished third in the 2018 Irish Open Main Event for â¬100,000, his largest-ever live cash, and has made good strides for another deep run in Dublin. Baumgartner’s closest follower is Niclas Thumm With 322,500 chips Ville Jantunen The third place is rounded out by a stack of 305,000. Simon Wilson On Day 1a, the Irishman who performed best was fourth, with 303.500 in his bag.
The guaranteed prize pool of â¬1,000,000 is already well on its way to being shattered, and Day 1b is expected to make significant progress toward that magic seven-figure number. You can follow all of the live updates on the PokerNews live reporting hub.
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Players | Country | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pascal Baumgartner | Switzerland | 329,500 | 82 |
| 2 | Niclas Thumm | Germany | 322,500 | 81 |
| 3 | Ville Jantunen | Finland | 305,500 | 76 |
| 4 | Simon Wilson | Ireland | 303,500 | 76 |
| 5 | Max Deveson | United Kingdom | 302,000 | 76 |
| 6 | Patrick Larkin | Ireland | 301,500 | 75 |
| 7 | Sebestyen Csoti | Hungary | 283,000 | 71 |
| 8 | Jorge Ramella | Uruguay | 259,000 | 65 |
| 9 | April Wiggins | United States | 257,500 | 64 |
| 10 | Nadja Sautter | Switzerland | 256,000 | 64 |
Stapes’ Close Call; More Winners in the Irish Open
In addition to the High Roller, several other events have been held in Dublin.
Pavel Plotnikov took down the first event of the series, â¬350 NLH 6-Max, for â¬16,401. PokerStars commentator, ambassador Joe “Stapes ” Stapleton put in a deep run in the same event, finishing in fourth place for â¬7,980
Stapes Spanish counterpart Alejandro Romero, who defeated, was also one of the latest winners. The Main Event of last year David Docherty in heads-up in the â¬350 NLH Championship Event.
Edmond Fogarty Mario Niciforo, Michal Havavka have all picked up their own trophies as well coming out on top in the â¬550 PLO Mystery Bounty, â¬250 The Hendon Mob Championship and â¬350 America’s Cup respectively.
| The Event | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prizes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship Event – â¬350 NLH 6-Max | 385 | â¬116,366 | Pavel Plotnikov | â¬16,401 |
| â¬550 PLO Mystery Bounty | 188 | â¬44,650 | Edmond Fogarty | â¬18,960 |
| Championship Event – â¬350 NLH | 64 | â¬19,344 | Alejandro Romero | â¬5,925 |
| â¬250 The Hendon Mob Championship | 599 | â¬125,562 | Mario Niciforo | â¬18,279 |
| â¬5,000 High Roller 8-Max | 111 | â¬514,069 | Parker Talbot | â¬134,279 |
| â¬350 America’s Cup | 495 | â¬149,614 | Michal Havavka | â¬27,042 |
Editor & Live Reporter
Calum joined the PokerNews Team in September 2021, after working for the UK energy industry. He played his very first hand of poker back in 2017 and instantly fell in love. Calum’s most proud poker achievement was winning the only tournament in Las Vegas he ever played, the $60 Flamingo night event.
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