2024 Galway Poker Festival

€600 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2024 Galway Poker Festival

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a6
Prize
€83,500
Event Info
Buy-in
€600
Prize Pool
€434,075
Entries
833
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
198
Players Left
1

Start-of-Day Chipleader Among Pre-Break Eliminations

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
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James O'Sullivan
Busted
Day 1A Chip Leader
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Sarbjit Kular
Busted
Day 1F Chip Leader
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Liam McVeigh
Busted
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Robbie Bryant
Busted
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Luke Byrne
Busted
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Robert McDowell
Busted
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Keith Brennan
Busted
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Darren Nolan
Busted
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Elizabeth Kelly
Busted
Profile photo of Bostjan Mozic ie
Bostjan Mozic
Busted
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Spiral Cor
Busted
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Jaye Renehan
Busted
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Derrick Wall
Busted
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Aidan Connolly
Busted
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Jan Verbraeken
Busted
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Colm Chan
Busted
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Rainer Ziermann
Busted
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Declan McNamara
Busted
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David Costello
Busted
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Ernest Lydon
Busted
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Adam Shaw
Busted
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Turlough McHugh
Busted
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Joshua Bruce
Busted
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James Faughnan
Busted

Flynn Finds Kings in Huge All-In

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

Jamie Flynn raised to 25,000 from early position before Gareth McMahon shipped in his stack of 119,000 from middle position. Juan Diaz-Caneja then tanked a while from the cutoff before rejamming, covering the entire table.

The action folded back to Flynn who snap called for 251,000, much to the dismay of the other two players.

Gareth McMahon: JJ
Jamie Flynn: KK
Juan Diaz-Caneja: QQ

All three players had premiums, but when Flynn hit a full house on the 434K runout, his opponents were both drawing dead. McMahon took his exit as the J river put some salt in his wound, while Flynn raked in a massive pot of over 50 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
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Jamie Flynn
651,000
492,000
492,000
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Juan Diaz-Caneja
385,000
-88,000
-88,000
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Gareth McMahon
Busted

Tags: Gareth McMahonJamie FlynnJuan Diaz-Caneja

McAleenan Doubles Through Hedley

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

Daryl McAleenan had moved all in for 99,000 and been called by Andrew Hedley, with McAleenan at risk.

Daryl McAleenan: KQ
Andrew Hedley: 77

Hedley was ahead in a race and was still ahead on the 243 flop, but the K turn gave McAleenan the lead with a pair of kings and the 8 river changed nothing to hand McAleenan the double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Andrew Hedley
280,000
-134,000
-134,000
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Daryl McAleenan
228,000
-5,000
-5,000

Tags: Andrew HedleyDaryl McAleenan

McKiernan Hits Quads to Be Eliminated

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

Enda McKiernan got his 240,000 chips in the middle from the small blind against Gerard Wynne on the button.

Enda McKiernan: JJ
Gerard Wynne: AA

Both players hit four of a kind on the KKKK5 board, but Wynne's ace kicker gave him the best hand.

McKiernan laughed about the situation as he took his exit well before the money.

Player Chips Progress
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Gerard Wynne
510,000
230,000
230,000
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Enda McKiernan
Busted

Tags: Gerard WynneEnda McKiernan

O'Brien Doubles Through Costello

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

Stacks were already in the middle and cards were on their backs in a hand between Gerard O'Brien and David Costello, with O'Brien at risk.

Gerard O'Brien: JJ
David Costello: AK

O'Brien's pocket jacks were ahead and remained so after the 26Q38 runout, giving O'Brien a double-up and leaving Costello with less than ten big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
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Gerard O'Brien
472,000
247,000
247,000
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David Costello
100,000
-200,000
-200,000

Tags: David CostelloGerard O'Brien

Sweeney Out-Flushes Dejonghe

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

Lander Dejonghe had open-raised to 24,000 preflop and Dylan Sweeney made the call from the big blind. The Q79 flop was then dealt and Dejonghe continued for 25,000.

Sweeney came out with a check-raise to 82,000, after which Dejonghe shoved for 305,000. Sweeney asked for a count but made the call before it could be completed to put his opponent at risk.

Lander Dejonghe: 98
Dylan Sweeney: KJ

Dejonghe was ahead with his pair of nines, but the 2 turn had him drawing dead. The 10 river gave Sweeney a straight in addition to his flush, and Dejonghe's lesser flush was added to the muck.

A huge pot for Sweeney, who ended up with roughly double the average stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Dylan Sweeney
737,000
424,000
424,000
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Lander Dejonghe
Busted

Tags: Lander DejongheDylan Sweeney

O'Neill Takes From Hynes

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

Richard O'Neill opened under the gun to 25,000 and received a call from Aidan Hynes in middle position.

O'Neill continued with a bet of 25,000 on the A4K flop and Hynes called.

O'Neill fired again on the 6 turn, putting put a bet of 55,000. Hynes asked if O'Neill would show if he folded and O'Neill confirmed he would. Hynes mucked his hand and O'Neill turned over A5 for a pair of aces.

Player Chips Progress
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Richard O'Neill
460,000
259,000
259,000
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Aidan Hynes
205,000
205,000
205,000

Tags: Aidan HynesRichard O'Neill

Level: 18

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Baker Knocks Out Milkiewicz

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Konrad Milkiewicz had moved all-in and been called by Derek Baker in the small blind, with Milkiewicz at risk.

Konrad Milkiewicz: QJ
Derek Baker: 1010

Milkiewicz was racing against Baker's pair of tens, but no help arrived on the 493K2 runout, sending Milkiewicz to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Derek Baker
370,000
239,000
239,000
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Konrad Milkiewicz
Busted

Tags: Derek BakerKonrad Milkiewicz