2024 Irish Open

€1,150 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2024 Irish Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
€292,685
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,150
Prize Pool
€3,152,175
Entries
3,233
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
14
Players Left
1

Laurila Floats Like a Butterfly, Stings Like a Bee

Level 40 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Tero Laurila
Tero Laurila

Tero Laurila limped in from the button with K2 and Hiep Ninh checked 65 in the big blind. The flop fell J77 and Laurila continued for 1,200,000 after a check from Ninh.

Ninh then raised to 3,500,000 and Laurila stuck around with his king-high. He hit top pair on the K turn as a reward, and the action went check-check.

The river was the 3 and Ninh tried to buy the pot with a bet of 2,700,000. Laurila made it 9,000,000 to go, however, and Ninh quickly mucked his undercards.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Hiep Ninh ie
Hiep Ninh
50,000,000
-8,000,000
-8,000,000
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Tero Laurila
47,000,000
8,000,000
8,000,000
Day 3 Chip Leader

Tags: Hiep NinhTero Laurila

Mark Johnston Eliminated in 3rd Place (€232,685)

Level 40 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Mark Johnston
Mark Johnston

Mark Johnston jammed all in from the button for 19,000,000 chips and Hiep Ninh reshoved from the small blind. Tero Laurilo folded the big blind and the cards were shown down.

Mark Johnston: 99 All in
Hiep Ninh: AJ

It was a classic race, and Ninh shot ahead on the 42A flop. Johnston could not hit a nine on the 83 runout, and graciously took his exit in third place, taking home €232,685 after the three-way deal.

Mark Johnston
Mark Johnston
Player Chips Progress
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Hiep Ninh
58,000,000
19,000,000
19,000,000
Profile photo of Tero Laurila fi
Tero Laurila
39,000,000
-9,000,000
-9,000,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
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Mark Johnston
Busted

Tags: Hiep NinhMark JohnstonTero Laurilo

Level: 40

Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000

Ante: 1,200,000

Laurila Doubles Up Against Ninh, Grabs Lead

Level 39 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Tero Laurila
Tero Laurila

Tero Laurila raised to 2,000,000 on the button and Hiep Ninh shoved all in from the big blind. Laurila counted his chips and put in a call for his 23,000,000 chips and tournament life shortly after.

Tero Laurila: 1010 All in
Hiep Ninh: 66

Ninh turned some out on J547, but the 2 river bricked out as Laurila doubled through the former chipleader and took that lead from him.

Player Chips Progress
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Tero Laurila
48,000,000
27,000,000
27,000,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
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Hiep Ninh
39,000,000
-22,000,000
-22,000,000

Tags: Hiep NinhTero Laurila

Laurila Creates Gap

Level 39 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Mark Johnston raised to 2,000,000 on the button with AQ and Tero Laurila defended his big blind with J6.

The flop was J3K and Laurila checked to Johnston, who made a bet of 1,400,000 chips. Laurila made the call with his pair of jacks and saw the 9 turn roll off.

Both contestants checked, as did they on the subsequent 8 river. Laurila won the small pot to gain a slight edge over Johnston.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tero Laurila fi
Tero Laurila
21,000,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
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Mark Johnston
13,000,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000

Tags: Mark JohnstonTero Laurila

Level: 39

Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000

Ante: 1,000,000

Ninh Continues Where He Left Off

Level 38 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Mark Johnston limped in from the small blind with A5 and Hiep Ninh checked the big blind with 107. Johnston then bet 800,000 on the JJ7 flop and Ninh made the call.

The J turn went check-check before Johnston fired another 900,000 on the Q river. Ninh quickly called with his full house and he dragged in the pot at showdown.

Player Chips Progress
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Hiep Ninh
61,000,000
3,000,000
3,000,000
Profile photo of Mark Johnston gb
Mark Johnston
14,000,000
-6,000,000
-6,000,000

Tags: Hiep NinhMark Johnston