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6 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Maceiras Knocked Out by Karadimos

[caption id="attachment_53980" align="aligncenter" width="1250"] Juan Maceiras[/caption] Level 37: 400,000/800,000 (800,000) Entries: 11/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 Juan Maceiras defended his big blind off a severe short stack and had around 1.9 million behind to the [8d] [5s] [2s] flop on which...

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6 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Dong Ousted by Penly

[caption id="attachment_53991" align="aligncenter" width="1250"] Shi Dong[/caption] Level 37: 400,000/800,000 (800,000) Entries: 12/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 David Penly made it 2,000,000 to go and instantly called the shove by Shi Dong for around 10.5 million. Shi Dong: [Qh] [Qs] David Penly:...

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6 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

Chow is Out

[caption id="attachment_53993" align="alignnone" width="1250"] Darren Chow[/caption] Level 37: 400,000/800,000 (800,000) Entries: 13/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 Irish Open Ambassador Darren Chow opened to 1,600,000 UTG, and Ahmed Abdella made the call from the Big Blind. Action went check-check on the [9s][Js][Tc]...

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6 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Manfred Gunther Wins Seniors Championship (€20,600)

[caption id="attachment_53482" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Manfred Gunther[/caption] Level 27: 80,000/160,000/160,000 Entries: 1/346 Prize Pool: €104,042 Manfred Gunther of Canada has emerged as the 2026 Irish Open Seniors Championship winner after defeating Vegard Ropstad heads-up. Stay tuned for an interview with the...

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6 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Agel Doubles Through Karadimos

Level 37: 400,000/800,000 (800,000) Entries: 14/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 Sami Agel raised to 4,500,000 with fewer than that behind in the small blind. Petros Karadimos announced all-in from the big blind and Agel tanked on the pay jump before he...

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6 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Vegard Ropstad Eliminated in 2nd Place (€12,980)

[caption id="attachment_53484" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Vedar Ropstad[/caption] Level 27: 60,000/120,000/120,000 Entries: 1/346 Prize Pool: €104,042 Vegard Ropstad was all-in for 420,000 and at risk against Manfred Gunther. Vegard Ropstad: [Ks][2h] Manfred Gunther: [Kc][5s] Ropstad was dominated, and although he turned a...

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6 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Djliali Dahou Eliminated in 3rd Place (€9,270)

[caption id="attachment_53504" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Djilali Dahou[/caption] Level 27: 80,000/160,000/160,000 Entries: 2/346 Prize Pool: €104,042 Vegard Ropstad opened to 2,000,000, leaving himself around 500,000 behind. Djilali Dahou three-bet jammed for 3,090,000. Chip leader Manfred Gunther called in the big blind, but Dahou...

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6 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Two Double Ups on Table One

Level 37: 400,000/800,000 (800,000) Entries: 14/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 Gediminas Bartkus pushed for 4,150,000 with the [Qc] [8c] and was called by Sami Agel with the [Jc] [Jh]. The []Ac] [Js] [5c] [9s] [3c] runout gave Bartkus the winning flush...

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6 April 2026 | by Dominic Clementson

Doke Goes Broke

[caption id="attachment_44509" align="alignnone" width="1100"] Dara O'Kearney[/caption] Level 16: 5k/10k (10k) Entries: 48/131 Dara O'Kearney put all the chips in, and was called by Alexis Morel. O'Kearney: [ad][5h] Morel: [kc][qc] The flop looked ominous, coming [4c][js][tc] -- bringing a huge combo...

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6 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

McCormack Eliminated by Pietsch

[caption id="attachment_53987" align="aligncenter" width="1250"] Keith McCormack[/caption] Level 37: 400,000/800,000 (800,000) Entries: 14/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 Keith McCormack pushed all-in for 4,075,000 and Thomas Pietsch called in the very next seat, all other players folded. Keith McCormack: [4s] [4d] Thomas Pietsch:...