{"id":121886,"date":"2021-04-08T09:30:46","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T09:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog?p=121886"},"modified":"2021-04-08T09:30:46","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T09:30:46","slug":"veksler-victorious-in-the-irish-open-main-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/veksler-victorious-in-the-irish-open-main-event.html","title":{"rendered":"Veksler Victorious in the Irish Open Main Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Pavel Veksler<\/strong> is the <strong>2021 Irish Open Main Event<\/strong> champion! The Ukrainian outlasted a star-studded field of 1,880 entrants in the \u20ac1,100 buy-in tournament and secured a life-changing \u20ac265,999.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.twitch.tv\/?video=978933292&amp;parent=www.partypoker.com\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>2021 Irish Open Main Event Final Table Results<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Player<\/th>\n<th>Country<\/th>\n<th>Prize<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Pavel Veksler<\/td>\n<td>Ukraine<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac265,999*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Stoyan Obreshkov<\/td>\n<td>Bulgaria<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac224,768*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Franco Spitale<\/td>\n<td>Argentina<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac135,482<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Andreas Berggren<\/td>\n<td>Sweden<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac89,896<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Eduards Kudrjavcevs<\/td>\n<td>Estonia<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac61,228<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Julian Adamson<\/td>\n<td>Germany<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac46,742<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Victor Bonifacio<\/td>\n<td>Brazil<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac36,241<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Justin Ouimette<\/td>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac28,776<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Justus Held<\/td>\n<td>Austria<\/td>\n<td>\u20ac22,480<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>*reflects a heads-up deal<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=SpunkySourStorkFrankerZ--kCDFKRIgTvDHHoQ&amp;parent=www.partypoker.com\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The final nine players traded blows for the best part of two hours before one of them busted out. <strong>Justus Held<\/strong> became the first casualty of the final table during the 600,000\/1,200,000\/150,000a level. <strong>Eduards Kudrjavcevs<\/strong> min-raised to 2,400,000 under the gun with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ac.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/th.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">, <strong>Stoyan Obreshkov<\/strong> three-bet to 6,480,000 from the next seat along with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/jc.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/tc.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">, and the action folded to Held in the big blind. Held only had 516,385 chips left after paying the big blind, and they went into the middle holding <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/kd.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/4s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">. Kudrjavcevs folded leaving the five community cards to fall <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/3c.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/8c.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/6h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/js.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/7h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">.<\/p>\n<h2>MILLIONS Online Mini Main Event Winner Ducks Out<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=EnchantingCrunchyEagleShadyLulu-Lt0T2MuvIiOjfnwG&amp;parent=www.partypoker.com\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Justin Ouimette<\/strong> fell in eighth-place, the Canadian unable to match his heroics from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/justin-ouimette-wins-millions-online-mini-main-event.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MILLIONS Online Mini Main Event<\/strong><\/a>. Ouimette came unstuck shortly after Held crashed out. Ouimette opened with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/qs.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/th.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> under the gun, making it 4,400,000 to go, leaving only 1.5 big blinds behind. <strong>Pavel Veksler<\/strong>, to Ouimette&#8217;s immediate left, called with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ac.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/jc.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">, and <strong>Victor Bonifacio<\/strong> called from the small blind with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ah.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/jd.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">. A flop reading <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/8h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/4d.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/tc.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> saw Bonifacio check, Ouimette bet all but 200,000 of his stack into the 15,720,000 pot, and Veksler decided to flat call. Bonifacio also called. The rest of Ouimette&#8217;s stack went into the middle on the <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ad.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> turn and both his opponents called. The <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/2c.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> river was checked by Bonifcio and Veksler. Game over for Ouimette.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=BombasticHeadstrongFungusPJSugar-gvcS5X6qyTC-xama&amp;parent=www.partypoker.com\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Bonifacio was the next player out of the door, his seventh-place finish securing a \u20ac36,241 prize. The action folded to the Brazilian in the cutoff, and he min-raised to 2,800,000 with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/as.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/kc.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">. Unfortunately for Bonifacio, <strong>Franco Spitale<\/strong> woke up on the button with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ad.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ac.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> and three-bet to 6,580,000. Bonifacio responded with an all-in four-bet, which Spitale snapped off. Spitale&#8217;s aces held to send Bonifacio to the showers.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=CalmSassyCaribouCeilingCat-8YmnvOCdhWr_zZWb&amp;parent=www.partypoker.com\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Sixth place and \u20ac46,742 went to Germany&#8217;s <strong>Julian Adamson<\/strong>. Veksler min-raised to 3,200,000 from the cutoff with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ad.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/qc.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> and called when Adamson jammed from the small blind for 22,276,779 with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/jc.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/jh.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">. Veksler caught an ace on the flop and a queen on the river to reduce the player count by one.<\/p>\n<h2>Relative Cooler Hand Five-Handed<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=CrepuscularSingleCobblerPraiseIt-5vUsc9DNCFgqkPqd&amp;parent=www.partypoker.com\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Estonia&#8217;s Kudrjavcevs saw his tournament end in fifth-place, a finish worth \u20ac61,228. Kudrjavcevs bowed out against <strong>Andreas Berggren<\/strong> during the 800,000\/1,600,000\/200,000a level. Kudrjavcevs raised to 3,200,000 with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ac.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/qc.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> from under the gun, Berggren raised all with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ah.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/kh.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">, and Kudrjavcevs called off the 25,858,072 chips he had behind. Berggren&#8217;s kicker came into play as the board ran <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/3h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/6s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/2d.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/6d.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/tc.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=AggressiveAdventurousSandwichStrawBeary-jV8OE7dDKRZLS1YI&amp;parent=www.partypoker.com\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>That hand propelled Berggren into the chip lead, yet he was still the next player out of the door. Veksler opened to 4,600,000 with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/9h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/9c.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> before calling when Berggren re-raised all-in for 67,558,834 with the inferior <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/6d.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/6c.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">. None of the five community cards came to Berggren&#8217;s rescue and he headed into the night with an \u20ac89,896 score to console himself with.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=WrongLightPidgeonDogFace-61P85EIawgvwMgFK&amp;parent=www.partypoker.com\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The final three players were now guaranteed a six-figure score for the \u20ac1,100 investment, and it was Spitale who got his hands on the first of those big prizes. Spitale claimed the \u20ac135,482 third-place prize when he got his chips in with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/3d.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/3s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> and ran into the <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ah.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ad.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> of Obreshkov.<\/p>\n<p>Veksler held a substantial 253,552,828 to 122,066,547 chip lead over Obreshkov, but the Bulgarian was far from giving up on his chance to become the 2021 Irish Open champion. The pair struck a deal that left \u20ac10,000 extra for the eventual champion, and it was Veksler who bagged that additional prize.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=TrustworthyPoisedShingleJonCarnage-6SHKoJ8pFRR2UcgD&amp;parent=www.partypoker.com\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The final hand occurred during the 1,250,000\/2,500,000\/315,000a level. Veksler ripped it in with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/qs.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/6s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> and Obreshkov called off his 13.5 big blinds with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ah.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/kc.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">. The board ran <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/7s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/9d.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/2h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/js.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/6h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> to hand the title to Veksler!<\/p>\n<h3>Love poker? Join party!<\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019re ready to jump into the action, then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/en\/download\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>click here to download partypoker and get started<\/strong>!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you already have an account with us, click here to <a href=\"https:\/\/promo.partypoker.com\/en\/promo\/launch\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>open partypoker and hit the tables!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pavel Veksler is the 2021 Irish Open Main Event champion! The Ukrainian outlasted a star-studded field of 1,880 entrants in the \u20ac1,100 buy-in tournament and secured a life-changing \u20ac265,999. 2021 Irish Open Main Event Final Table Results Place Player Country Prize 1 Pavel Veksler Ukraine \u20ac265,999* 2 Stoyan Obreshkov Bulgaria \u20ac224,768* 3 Franco Spitale Argentina<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/veksler-victorious-in-the-irish-open-main-event.html\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":121889,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[300,1141],"tags":[152,184,1424,1425],"yst_prominent_words":[32923,32922,42078,4138,6501,8981,41596,2371,2313,37076,8983],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121886"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121886"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121886\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":121924,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121886\/revisions\/121924"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121886"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=121886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}