Day 1b of The Irish Poker Festival Main Event Kicks Off at 1 p.m.
The 2024 Irish Poker Festival continues today with Day 1b of the Main Event, Kicking off at 1 p.m. Last night’s Day 1a had a total of 21 entries, and after ten hours of poker, Alec Torelli bagged the chip lead. He finished the night with an impressive stack of 268,000, making him one of only three players so far to break into the six-figure chip margin.
This €3,000 buy-in Main Event is being held at the luxurious Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin, Ireland, and boasts a €700,000 guaranteed prize pool. Today's flight is expected to have a larger field than yesterday, all in the hopes of finding a bag and tag at the end of the night and bringing a healthy stack through to Day 2, which plays out on Saturday, November 2.
Day 1a Survivors
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alec Torelli | United States | 268,000 | 168 |
| 2 | Simon Wilson | Ireland | 165,200 | 103 |
| 3 | Michael Dwyer | Ireland | 113,000 | 71 |
| 4 | Karl Hedderman | Ireland | 86,000 | 54 |
| 5 | Seamus Cahill | Ireland | 82,900 | 52 |
| 6 | John Dwyer | United States | 80,000 | 50 |
| 7 | Espen Myrmo | Norway | 73,200 | 46 |
| 8 | Conor Bergin | Ireland | 62,100 | 39 |
| 9 | Alan Gilmore | Ireland | 40,900 | 26 |
| 10 | Andzej Bilat | Lithuania | 38,500 | 24 |
| 11 | Temur Aliev | Georgia | 31,900 | 20 |
Day 1b of the Main Event begins at 1 p.m., marking the second of four opening flights. Players will start with 50,000 in chips, and each level will run for 60 minutes. The goal is to play through ten levels, with late registration remaining open until end of the first level on Day 2. Reentries are allowed once per flight if necessary.
The opening level sees blinds starting at 100/100 with a big blind ante of 100, meaning players start with 500 big blinds.
Once play has finished for flight 1b, the surviving players will join those who made it through from the other three flights plus any late arrivals for Day 2, scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 2.
€3,000 Main Event Remaining Schedule
| Date | Day | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 31 Oct | Day 1b | 1:00 p.m. |
| Fri 1 Nov | Day 1c | 12:00 p.m. |
| Day 1d | 8:00 p.m. | |
| Sat 2 Nov | Day 2 | 1:00 p.m. |
| Sun 3 Nov | Final Day | 12:00 p.m. |
Be sure to keep your eyes glued to PokerNews for all of the latest updates from the IPF Main Event as players battle it out for a place on Day 2.