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6 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Manfred Gunther Grabs Seniors Championship Trophy on Irish Open 2026 Final Day (€20,600)

[caption id="attachment_54211" align="alignnone" width="1200"] 2026 Irish Open Seniors Championship Winner Manfred Gunther[/caption] Level 27: 80,000/160,000/160,000 Entries: 1/346 Prize Pool: €104,042 On the final day of a special 2026 Irish Open, Canadian Manfred Gunther has emerged as the €350 Senior Championship...

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6 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

[caption id="attachment_53966" align="alignnone" width="1250"] Thomas Pietsch[/caption] Level 41: 1,000,000/2,000,000 (2,000,000) Entries: 5/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 Thomas Pietsch moved all in for 6,500,000 UTG. Chip leader David Penly made the call from the Small Blind, and Aleksandras Nagreckis also called from...

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6 April 2026 | by Dominic Clementson

Break time

Level 20: 10k/20k (20k)Entries: 8/131 Players are taking a well-earned break. With the average stack around 45 big blinds, it's unlikely to be the last one tonight... Back with you at 00:07

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6 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

Darren McBrearty Eliminated in 6th Place (€33,665)

[caption id="attachment_53974" align="alignnone" width="1250"] Darren McBrearty[/caption] Level 41: 1,000,000/2,000,000 (2,000,000) Entries: 5/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 Seated UTG, Sami Agel opened to 4,000,000. Darren McBrearty defended his Big Blind. McBrearty donk-shoved 12,300,000 on the [Jh][Tc][Kd] flop, and Agel made the call....

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6 April 2026 | by Dominic Clementson

Macovei Falls in 9th Place

[caption id="attachment_54117" align="alignnone" width="1250"] Neculai Macovei[/caption] Level 19: 10k/20k (20k) Entries: 15/131 Neculai Macovei and Ionut Sandu, found themselves all in, with the former covered. Macovei: [th][tc] Sandu: [jd][jc] The board unfurled [6s][2h][8d]   [8s]   [kc] and Macovei exited the arena...

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6 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

Alberto Parenti Eliminated in 7th Place (€25,900)

[caption id="attachment_53976" align="alignnone" width="1250"] Alberto Parenti[/caption] Level 41: 1,000,000/2,000,000 (2,000,000) Entries: 6/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 Alberto Parenti moved all in for 13,200,000 from the Lo-jack. Action folded to chip leader David Penly, who decided he received a reasonable price to...

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6 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

Karadimos Doubles Through Agel

[caption id="attachment_53968" align="alignnone" width="1250"] Petros Karadimos[/caption] Level 41: 1,000,000/2,000,000 (2,000,000) Entries: 7/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 Action folded to Sami Agel in the Small Blind, who moved all in. Seated in the Big Blind, Petros Karadimos made the call, being the...

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6 April 2026 | by Dominic Clementson

Simpson Downed in 11th

[caption id="attachment_54123" align="alignnone" width="1250"] Ian Simpson[/caption] Level 18: 8k/16k (16k) Entries: 11/131 The board was out and showing [jh][9h][5s]   [4d]   [qd]. Ian Simpson was all in and called by Javier Bris. Simpson: [qh][8d] Bris: [jd][9d] Bris' two pair was good...

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6 April 2026 | by Jan Kores

Valentin Imperatore Wins the PLO 6-Max for €15,185

Valentin Imperatore has emerged as the last Omaha champion crowned at the 2026 Irish Open. Imperatore took down the €550 PLO 6-Max tournament, closing it out at 11pm when he defeated Balazs Somodi heads up. The victory earned the Frenchman...

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6 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

Ahmed Abdella Eliminated in 8th Place (€19,920)

[caption id="attachment_53985" align="alignnone" width="1250"] Ahmed Abdella[/caption] Level 40: 800,000/1,600,000 (1,600,000) Entries: 7/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 Chip leader David Penly min-raised to 3,200,000 from UTG+1 before Ahmed Abdella moved all in for 20,300,000. After pondering for a minute or two, Penly...