Level: 21
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 24,000
2024 Galway Poker Festival
€600 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 Galway Poker Festival
Buy-in
€600
Prize Pool
€434,075
Entries
833
Level
34
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
198
Players Left
1
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Kevin Swayne jammed his 198,000 chips in the middle and was looked up by Gunnar Wedde, who played a seven-figure stack.
Kevin Swayne: A♠J♠
Gunnar Wedde: 9♠9♥
Swayne flopped some extra outs on K♣Q♦5♥, but the 4♣ turn bricked out. The K♠ river paired board and Swayne took his exit while Wedde added some more chips to his impressive stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Picking the action up on a flop of 5♥A♥5♦, Matthew Greig and Gerard Wynne both had 80,000 in chips in the middle in front of them while Andrew Hedley was pondering his decision. Hedley folded.
The 3♥ turn was checked by both Greig and Wynne.
The river brought the 5♠ and Wynne considered his options momentarily before checking to Greig. Greig put out a bet of 125,000 and Wynne quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,130,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
460,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
|
380,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Kevin Swayne jammed all in for 79,000 from the hijack, receiving a call from Glenn Miller in the small blind.
Kevin Swayne: K♠10♥
Glenn Miller: K♦Q♠
It was looking like Swayne's time to go, but the 3♥6♠2♣10♣ turn disagreed. The 7♦ river did not give Miller the best hand, and Swayne doubled his dire stack.
Both players were left with less than ten big blinds as the Main Event continued.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
198,000
118,000
|
118,000 |
|
162,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
728,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
PokerNews picked up the action on a board of 7♥5♣3♣2♣ with 310,000 in the middle in a hand between Fergal Coyle in the cutoff and Stephen Henderson in the big blind.
Henderson had moved all in on the turn for 258,000 and Coyle was giving his opponent the stare down while pondering his decision.
After a couple of minutes Coyle called the clock on himself. Coyle allowed the clock to get to zero and his hand was mucked, handing Henderson a decent pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
558,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
||
|
420,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
955,000
405,000
|
405,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Brendan O'Halloran open-shoved for 144,000 from the button and received a call from Ivan Tononi in the small blind.
Brendan O'Halloran: K♠J♥
Ivan Tononi: K♦K♣
O'Hallaron's kings faced no trouble on the 2♣A♦4♣6♠7♣ runout, doubling him up.
On another table, Mark Bennett went all in from middle position for 145,000 chips, being looked up by Kevin O'Malley in the big blind.
Mark Bennett: K♠K♣
Kevin O'Malley: A♠Q♠
The board remained ace-free with 9♦J♦10♣3♠6♣, securing the double-up for Bennett.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
570,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
|
366,000
196,000
|
196,000 |
|
328,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
320,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,500,000
580,000
|
580,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000