The night before the final table of the 2026 Irish Open, Daryl McAleenan read through dozens of good luck messages on his phone, then put it into airplane mode and didn’t open it again until late the following day, several...
It's not only Irish Open players that love card protectors, so do our photographers - especially Mickey May! From leprachauns to Mickey Mouse, from rubber ducks to minaature Yodas, Irish Open tables feature a huge variety of treasured totems. ...
With an action-packed summer poker season about to kick off, many Irish Open players now have their sights firmly fixed on Vegas. Some of you may well be heading there for the first time, perhaps fuelled by a successful outing...
The Irish Open has always prided itself on attracting every kind of player – whatever their bankroll, from seasoned pros to live poker newbies, the Irish Open welcomes them all. And we were certainly primed for generational grudge matches this...
Players from more than 70 different countries competed at this year’s Irish Open, reflecting the festival’s truly international flavour. Across the world - from Switzerland to South Africa, from Malaysia to Malta, from the snowy climes of Iceland, Finland...
Two Irish Open players have made it to the final day of the €5,300 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo Main Event, one of the most significant events on the international poker calendar. German entrepreneur Samuel Ju, who won the €3k Irish...
Cenk Niğbolu made history at this year’s Irish Open when he became the first ever Turkish champion after taking down the Liam Flood Memorial turbo on the very last day of the festival. Cenk beat a 427-entry field in...
Norwegian player Tobias Napel achieved an extraordinary record at this year’s Irish Open - by cashing in nine different tournaments across the 12-day festival. Napel’s astounding feat - nearly a cash per day - would almost certainly not have...
When he arrived at this year’s Irish Open, German player Sascha Manns was determined to end a run of runner-up finishes and near-misses. His dream came true in the €350 HORSE championship when, after a tough final table and...
Former SCOOP champion _m0ney2_89 from Belarus took down the flagship Celtic Fortune Main Event of the Irish Open Afterparty last night for $35,525. The high-stakes grinder outlasted a huge field of 5,837 entries to snag one of the biggest payouts...
