€10,000 Super High Roller Day 1 | 2025 Irish Open

04-16-2025 22:21 UTC

Cazacu Relieved With Ladies

Frank Visser

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Mengshi Tian opened the action from middle position with a raise to 5,000. Michel Molenaar called in the hijack before Adrian Cazacu three-bet to 22,000 in the cutoff.

John Duthie called cold in the big blind, folding out Tian. Molenaar put in a call as well, however, and the trio saw a flop of K♣J♣2♣. It checked to Cazacu, who continued for 25,000.

Both Duthie and Molenaar made quick folds, after which Cazacu let out a sigh of relief as he tabled Q♠Q♥.

Tian, meanwhile, claimed to have folded king-jack preflop. "You don't fold when you run like this," Cazacu advised the chipleader of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mengshi Tian	630,000 20,000	20,000

Adrian Cazacu	310,000 90,000	90,000
Michel Molenaar	125,000 55,000	55,000
Samuel Ju	105,000 5,000	5,000
Steve O'Dwyer	90,000 10,000	10,000

John Duthie	80,000 124,000	124,000
Stephen Song	34,500 33,500	33,500

Tags: Adrian Cazacu John Duthie Mengshi Tian Michel Molenaar

04-16-2025 22:09 UTC

Two Reentries and a Fresh Face

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Frank Visser

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Ju	100,000 100,000	100,000
Severi Palmu	100,000 100,000	100,000
Ludvig Sterner	100,000

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

04-16-2025 22:08 UTC

Glazer Makes Nguyen Run Out of Time

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Christopher Nguyen and Jordan Glazer were heads-up on a turn of Q♦Q♠9♥5♥. With the pot amounting to 40,000, Nguyen fired a bet of 35,000 from under the gun.

Glazer called to the 4♠ river, where he saw his opponent check to him. Glazer then wagered about half his stack, around 65,000, which sent Nguyen into the tank.

Nguyen spent all of his time banks thinking the situation over. Eventually, he folded before his final shot clock ran out, granting the pot to Glazer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan Glazer	243,000 38,000	38,000
Christopher Nguyen	210,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Christopher Nguyen Jordan Glazer

04-16-2025 21:57 UTC

Ju and Palmu Bust Second Bullet

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The action was picked up on a blind-on-blind turn of 10♥4♣J♥4♥, with around 37,000 in the pot. Samuel Ju checked to Timo Kamphues, who fired a bet of 20,000.

Ju then moved all in for 90,000, getting snap-called by his opponent.

Samuel Ju: K♠K♣ All in
Timo Kamphues: 5♥3♥

Ju needed to fill up to stay alive, but the 6♣ river brought him no relief, seeing him book his second exit of the day.

Simulteanously, Severi Palmu was also eliminated after having bought in a second time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timo Kamphues	262,000 162,000	162,000
Samuel Ju	Busted
Severi Palmu	Busted

Tags: Samuel Ju Severi Palmu Timo Kamphues

04-16-2025 21:49 UTC

Helppi Three-Bets Preflop and Flop

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Christopher Nguyen opened to 4,200 under the gun. It folded to Juha Helppi in the big blind, who upped the ante to 18,500. Nguyen stuck in a call, after which he was faced with a bet of 13,000 on the 8♦6♠Q♥ flop.

He raised to 35,000, which Helppi clicked back to 60,000. Nguyen called, and did so too when Helppi put in 23,200 on the 8♣ turn.

The 4♣ river saw Helppi shove all in for 36,500, but he was met with a quick fold from Nguyen, who gave up the big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juha Helppi	242,900 102,900	102,900

Christopher Nguyen	238,000 62,000	62,000
Jordan Glazer	205,000 35,000	35,000
Anton Bergstrom	165,000 30,000	30,000

Duff Charette	110,000 30,000	30,000
Jonathan Proudfoot	90,000 90,000	90,000
Severi Palmu	75,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Christopher Nguyen Juha Helppi

04-16-2025 21:41 UTC

Wilson Wins Blind-on-Blind

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Simon Wilson raised his small blind to 6,000, seeing Roope Tarmi defend his big blind.

Tarmi called Wilson's bet of 4,500 on the K♣7♥2♣ turn before the Irishman sized up to 18,800 on the J♠ turn.

Another call followed from Tarmi, after which the J♥ river was checked down. Wilson tabled K♥6♣ for kings and jacks and was awarded the pot when Tarmi added his cards to the muck.