Gerard Carbo raised to 24,000 from middle position, which only Nicholas Newport called in the cutoff.
On a 7♣6♥7♥ flop, Carbo continued for 32,000, which saw Newport surrender, tossing his cards towards the muck.
Shane McElhinney had pushed his 183,000 chips in from the big blind and was called by Oliver Hutchins in early position, who was harboring a big stack.
Shane McElhinney: A♠K♥ 
Oliver Hutchins: K♦Q♣
Both players flopped top pair on 10♣K♣9♦, and nothing changed on the 9♥ turn. Hutchins rivered two pair on the Q♠ river, however, providing a sour exit for McElhinney.
When the action folded to Runar Runarsson in the small blind, he moved all in, covering the stack of Dean Dowling in the big blind.
Dowling looked at his cards and put his remaining 26,000 into the middle.
Dean Dowling: Q♥10♣
Runar Runarsson: A♥3♠
The deck favoured Runarsson on this occasion, as the board ran out 8♥4♣3♦9♦A♠, and was Dowling eliminated.
Tomas Flanagan in the big blind and Daniel Kenyon in early position had gathered 175,000 in the pot when they reached the 5♦2♠10♠A♦5♣ river. Flanagan checked to Kenyon, who slid in a hefty bet of 150,000.
Flanagan let out a groan as he went over the hand out loud. Not long after, he flicked in chips for a call.
Much to Flanagan's dismay, Kenyon turned over 10♦10♣, one of the hands Flanagan had put his opponent on during his soliloquy. Flanagan added his cards to the muck, and the pot was shipped Kenyon's way.
In a year that the Irish Open announced it would visit the world, the world came to visit it.
Players from 60 different countries entered this year's €1,150 Main Event, with a diverse selection of nationalities represented.
It is no surprise that Ireland leads the field with 28% of participants, closely followed by the United Kingdom at 25%.
Rounding out the podium, players hailing from Germany accounted for 4.24% of the field.
Level: 19
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
When the action folded to reigning champion Simon Wilson, he moved all in for 86,000. There was little to sweat about, as each player behind him promptly returned their cards to the dealer.
The very next shuffle, Amar Amlani found himself forced all in from the big blind, with just 7,000 chips in his stack. Wanja Postel raised from the cutoff, putting him at risk.
Amar Amlani: Q♦9♠
Wanja Postel: A♥4♥
There 8♣2♠4♣8♥K♦ board offered Amlani no help at all, as he shook each of his tablemates' hands before heading to the payout desk.
Going to the 10♥7♦3♠A♠ turn, Daniel Smiljkovic checked from the small blind to David Marboeuf in the cutoff, who bet 30,000 into the pot of 85,000. Smiljkovic then raised all in, and Marboeuf quickly called off his stack of 215,000.
Once the cameras and the tournament director had arrived, the players tabled their cards.
David Marboeuf: 10♦10♣
Daniel Smiljkovic: J♠8♠
Smiljkovic had plenty of outs to crack the set of Marboeuf, but the river fell the innocuous 6♥ to decide the pot in Marboeuf's favor.
Marboeuf doubled up, after which it was announced that all remaining players were in the money as Brian Quigley, Niall Grace, and Yan Song had busted at the same time to burst the bubble. Each received €1,200 as they split two min-cashes.
With 738 players remaining in the €1,150 Irish Open Main Event, and just 735 making the money, the tournament clock has been paused, and hand-for-hand play has begun.
A reminder that the minimum payout will be €1,800.
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