€600 Main Event Day 1a | 2024 Galway Poker Festival

01-05-2024 01:09 UTC

O'Sullivan Hits Wild Runout to Eliminate Buckley in Dying Minutes

Frank Visser

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

James O'Sullivan raised to 13,000 from early position and found one caller in Mark Buckley in middle position. The two went off to a flop of J♠2♣7♠, on which O'Sullivan continued for 15,000.

Buckley then raised to 33,000 before O'Sullivan responded with a three-bet to 75,000. Buckley took some time before announcing his all-in for 195,000 total.

O'Sullivan let out a big sigh and pondered the situation for a couple of minutes. Eventually, he slammed in calling chips to put his opponent at risk.

Mark Buckley: 9♠8♠
James O'Sullivan: A♣K♦

Miraculously, O'sullivan's ace-high was still the best hand after four bets went in on the flop. Buckley celebrated as the 10♦ brought him his straight, but O'Sullivan had the last laugh as he hit a three-outer for Broadway when the Q♦ river completed the board.

Buckley left the tournament area with a disgusted look on his face, while O'Sullivan secured a monster chip lead at the end of Day 1a.

Player	Chips	Progress
James O'Sullivan	731,000 311,000	311,000

Mark Buckley	Busted
Mitchell Hynam	Busted
Jamie Cusack	Busted

Tags: James O'Sullivan Mark Buckley

01-05-2024 00:43 UTC

Pre-Break Eliminations

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Frank Visser

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Niall McAree	Busted
Andrew Toole	Busted
Conal Prendergast	Busted
Kyle Rafferty	Busted
Christoforos Charvatis	Busted

01-04-2024 23:55 UTC

Bucur Busts Chevalier

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Frank Visser

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Liam Chevalier was all-in for 35,500 chips from the small blind and at risk against Constantine Bucur, who looked him up from early position.

Liam Chevalier: Q♠6♦
Constatine Bucur: Q♦Q♣

It was the worst-case scenario for Chevalier, and he was drawing dead on the 2♦4♠2♠7♥ turn. He stood up and packed his belongings while the meaningless 5♦ river completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Constantine Bucur	200,000 89,000	89,000
Liam Chevalier	Busted
John Farrell	Busted
Richard O'Neill	Busted
Mark Kilkelly	Busted

Tags: Constantine Bucur Liam Chevalier

01-04-2024 23:35 UTC

Tuit Joins the Rail

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Frank Visser

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The action folded to Zeik Tuit in the small blind, and he pushed all in for his final 45,000 chips. Lande Dejonghe sat in the big blind and made a swift call to put his opponent at risk.

Zeik Tuit: Q♠4♠
Lander Dejonghe: A♣7♠

Dejonghe paired his seven on the 8♣3♥7♣ flop and was upgraded to two pair on the 9♥A♦ runout.

Tuit was sent home late on Day 1a, as were many others before him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lander Dejonghe	250,000 95,000	95,000
Zeik Tuit	Busted
Ian Gascoigne	Busted
Coilin Conroy	Busted
Alan Gilmore	Busted
John Keown	Busted

Tags: Lander Dejonghe Zeik Tuit

01-04-2024 23:11 UTC

Field Gets Thinner

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Frank Visser

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc MacDonnell	Busted
David Costello	Busted
Liam McVeigh	Busted
Oliver Hutchins	Busted
Gerard Keenan	Busted
Peter Murphy	Busted
Gary Blackwood	Busted
Justin Linnane	Busted
Thomas Gallagher	Busted
John Ward	Busted

01-04-2024 22:47 UTC

Post-Break Bust-Outs

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin McCarthy	Busted
Padraig O'Neill	Busted

Justin Boyle	Busted
Bartlomiej Grabowski	Busted
Dylan Yip	Busted
Tarka Roche	Busted
Aidan McIntyre	Busted

01-04-2024 20:50 UTC

Farrell Makes Charvatis Reenter

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Matthew Greig made a bet of 8,000 from under the gun on a board of 4♦6♦5♥5♣. John Farrell then called from the next seat over before Christoforos Charvatis shoved all in for 29,500 from middle position.

Greig quickly got out of the way, but Farrell went into the tank.

"I've got a flush draw and trips, I can't fold," he ultimately concluded before slamming in some calling chips.

John Farrell: 7♦5♦
Christoforos Charvatis: A♣6♣

Farrell already had the best hand, as Charvatis was drawing to just a six. The 3♠ river sealed his fate as he headed to the reentry desk.

Farrell, meanwhile, expanded his stack to two and a half starting stacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Farrell	121,000 57,000	57,000
Christoforos Charvatis	50,000 14,300	14,300
Matthew Greig	49,000 -14,000	-14,000

Tags: Christoforos Charvatis John Farrell Matthew Greig

01-04-2024 19:13 UTC

Black in the Lead After Eliminating O'Connor

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Jacquie O'Connor was down to just 6,500 chips, which she pushed in from early position. The action then folded to Andy Black in the small blind, who made the call to put O'Connor at risk.

Jacquie O'Connor: K♠J♣
Andy Black: 10♥10♦

Black flopped a set on 10♣3♦4♦, but O'Connor turned some outs on the 9♥ turn. Her straight did not come in on the 5♠ river, however, resulting in her elimination.

Black, on the other hand, raked in even more chips as the Irish poker legend and Irish Poker Tour ambassador was sitting on more than twice the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andy Black	119,500 70,500	70,500
Jacquie O'Connor	Busted

Tags: Andy Black Jacquie O'Connor