€600 Main Event | 2024 Galway Poker Festival

01-07-2024 16:26 UTC

Other Min-Cashers (€1,400)

Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Neil O'Reilly	Busted
Richard O'Neill	Busted
Dylan Yip	Busted
Constantine Bucur	Busted
Alan Trueick	Busted
Marcus McHale	Busted
Jay O'Toole	Busted
Jamie Cunningham	Busted
Pat Walsh	Busted
Eoghan MacGabhann	Busted
Jude Ainsworth	Busted
Huy Hang	Busted
Kieran O'Riordan	Busted
James O'Brien	Busted
Gerard Keenan	Busted
Colin Doyle	Busted
Alan Swan	Busted
Stephan Campbell	Busted

01-07-2024 16:09 UTC

Crowley Can Go Collect

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Ken Crowley open-jammed for 148,000 from early position and Jamie Flynn in the seat next to him rejammed for around 500,000 chips. The rest of the table folded and a showdown was ordered.

Ken Crowley: A♠Q♥
Jamie Flynn: A♣K♥

Crowley pleaded for a queen, but a king came instead on the 3♥7♠K♣ flop. The 3♦ turn had him drawing dead, and the 2♣ river sent him off to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamie Flynn	728,000 77,000	77,000
Ken Crowley	Busted

Tags: Jamie Flynn Ken Crowley

01-07-2024 16:03 UTC

McAleenan Flips to Min-Cash

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Daryl McAleenan squeezed all in for 160,000 chips from the small blind and he was called by Bram Kuppens on the button.

Daryl McAleenan: A♦K♣
Bram Kuppens: 8♥8♣

McAleenan could not hit either of his cards on the 6♣7♦Q♣9♣J♥ runout, and his stack was sent Kuppen's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bram Kuppens	955,000 405,000	405,000

Daryl McAleenan	Busted

Tags: Bram Kuppens Daryl McAleenan

01-07-2024 15:50 UTC

Blayney Rivered to Bubble Galway Poker Cup Main Event

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Richard Hayes

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The bubble has just burst here in the Main Event.

Glenn Keogh opened to 32,000 in the cutoff and was faced with a three-bet jam by Matthew Blayney to 236,000 in the small blind. Keogh made the call to put Blayney at risk.

Matthew Blayney: A♠Q♥
Glenn Keogh: A♣J♦

Blayney was in a dominating position but the players seemed set for a chopped pot after the board ran out K♥9♦9♣K♣.

Keogh called for a jack as the dealer prepared to put out the river, and sure enough the J♣ rolled off to seal a painful exit for Blayney.

Keogh meanwhile chipped up to a huge stack of 1,500,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Glenn Keogh	1,500,000 580,000	580,000
Matthew Blayney	Busted

Tags: Glenn Keogh Matthew Blayney

01-07-2024 15:41 UTC

Murphy Soft Bubbles, Ainsworth Survives

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Frank Visser

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Juan Diaz-Caneja raised from early position before Colette Murphy jammed all in for 241,000 from the next seat over. The action folded back to Diaz-Caneja, who quickly called.

Once all other tables finished play, a showdown was ordered.

Juan Diaz-Caneja: K♦K♣
Colette Murphy: A♥K♥

No ace appeared on the 8♣Q♦4♥3♣4♠ board, resulting in Murphy finishing two spots before the money.

On another table, Jude Ainsworth was all-in for his final 16,000 chips against Huy Hang.

Jude Ainsworth: Q♠10♦
Huy Hang: 4♥4♦

Ainsworth paired his ten on the 3♥6♥10♣ flop, and while the 5♠ turn brought a sweat, the A♣ river remained clean as the bubble kept going.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Diaz-Caneja	805,000 420,000	420,000
Huy Hang	460,000 110,000	110,000
Jude Ainsworth	64,000 -157,000	-157,000
Colette Murphy	Busted

Tags: Colette Murphy Huy Hang Juan Diaz-Caneja Jude Ainsworth

01-07-2024 15:31 UTC

Connolly Busts as Clock Paused for Hand for Hand

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Richard Hayes

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Kevin O'Malley opened to 32,000 in the cutoff and Willo Connolly three-bet jammed from the button for 134,000.

O'Malley comfortably covered Connolly but took some time over his decision before making the call.

Willo Connolly: A♣8♥
Kevin O'Malley: K♥10♣

Connolly was ahead but that soon changed after the K♣J♦6♦ flop left Connolly drawing to an ace, which did not arrive on the J♣ turn and 10♠ river.

Connolly exited and the tournament director announced that the clock would be paused for bubble play. 86 players currently remain with 84 paid.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin O'Malley	750,000 370,000	370,000
Willo Connolly	Busted

Tags: Kevin O'Malley Willo Connolly

01-07-2024 15:18 UTC

Fewer Eliminations Happening as Play Slows Down

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Frank Visser

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Murphy	Busted
Justin Boyle	Busted
Yue Wang	Busted
Stewart Samuels	Busted
William Stephenson	Busted
Jamie Murphy	Busted

01-07-2024 15:00 UTC

Gascoigne Gone Pre-Bubble

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Frank Visser

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Ian Gascoigne got his final 200,000 or so chips in from the small blind against Matthew Greig on the button and was at risk.

Ian Gascoigne: 6♥6♦
Matthew Greig: J♠J♥

Greig's bigger pair held comfortably while the board ran out 10♠8♣4♠Q♦4♦, sending Gascoigne home some ten places before the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Greig	990,000 115,000	115,000
Ian Gascoigne	Busted

Tags: Ian Gascoigne Matthew Greig

01-07-2024 14:22 UTC

Start-of-Day Chipleader Among Pre-Break Eliminations

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
James O'Sullivan	Busted

Sarbjit Kular	Busted

Liam McVeigh	Busted
Robbie Bryant	Busted
Luke Byrne	Busted
Robert McDowell	Busted
Keith Brennan	Busted
Darren Nolan	Busted
Elizabeth Kelly	Busted
Bostjan Mozic	Busted
Spiral Cor	Busted
Jaye Renehan	Busted
Derrick Wall	Busted
Aidan Connolly	Busted
Jan Verbraeken	Busted
Colm Chan	Busted
Rainer Ziermann	Busted
Declan McNamara	Busted
David Costello	Busted
Ernest Lydon	Busted
Adam Shaw	Busted
Turlough McHugh	Busted
Joshua Bruce	Busted
James Faughnan	Busted