Paparo Falls to Irish Open Main Event Champ
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Domenico Paparo opened to 5,000 from early position and was called by Manuel De Sousa from the hijack. The 2024 Irish Open Main Event Champion, Tero Laurila, three-bet to 25,000 from the cutoff, which folded out the button and the blinds. Paparo called ahead of De Sousa returning his cards to the dealer.
On the A♦J♣8♦ flop, Paparo check-raised to 30,000 over a bet of 15,000. Laurila quickly moved all in as the bigger stack, and Paparo called off the 40,000 more he had behind.
Domenico Paparo: A♥K♣
Tero Laurila: J♠8♠
Paparo had top pair, top kicker, but was behind Laurila's two pair. The 9♣ turn was no help to Paparo, who departed after Laurila improved to a full house on the J♥ river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
Busted |