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5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Bos Move Pays Off

Level 13: 32/108 Entries Remain Blinds: 2,000-5,000/5,000 Prize Pool: €288,090 Josep Ruiz Mercade more than doubled when his [Ks] [8c] got there to beat the [Kh] [Qc] of Gerben Bos on a board of [Jc] [Th] [8d] [3h] [2c]. Bos...

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5 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

Full Double-up for Foe

Level 12: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 60/184 Prize Pool: €93,702 Tournament chip leader Michael Khan min-raised to 8,000 UTG. Seated in the Cut-off, Clyde Foe was the sole caller. Khan check-called a 10,000 bet from Foe on the [8d][Ks][2d] flop. After...

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5 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Frank Falls to Mather

Level 21: 15,000/30,000/30,000 Entries: 42/911 Prize Pool: €441,835 Rafal Frank opened to 285,000 from early position, leaving himself 63,000 behind. Samuel Mather was in the big blind and was in the tank. After about 90 seconds, he four-bet jammed, and...

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5 April 2026 | by Jen Mason

Put Your Combo Counter Hat On: €550 4/5/6 Card Omaha Today Only!

Sunday's only one-day side event, the €550 PLO 4/5/6 plays all your favourite Omaha variants (well, not high-low, double board, Sviten etc. - this is all about hole card numbers). Orbits of four, five and six-card Pot Limit Omaha will...

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5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Muller Double Leaves Ruiz Mercade Short

Level 13: 32/108 Entries Remain Blinds: 2,000-5,000/5,000 Prize Pool: €288,090 Marc Muller happily called all-in from the big blind with the [Ac] [As] when fellow short stack Josep Ruiz Mercade jammed the button holding the [Th] [6h]. The [Qs] [Qc]...

Record-breaking Irish Open Main Event down to 122 for Day 3; first satellite for Irish Open Sydney Day 1 in Dublin today
5 April 2026 | by Mad Harper

Record-breaking Irish Open Main Event down to 122 for Day 3; first satellite for Irish Open Sydney Day 1 in Dublin today

It’s Day 3 of the Main Event and the record-breaking field of 5,003 entries - across five starting flights - has been whittled down just to 122 players. STOP PRESS: 82 now!!!!!! See below for all the live stream details. ...

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5 April 2026 | by Dominic Clementson

Beck Busts Murphy

[caption id="attachment_51439" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Thomas Beck[/caption] Level 17: 6k/12k (12k) Entries: 21/161 Thomas Beck shoved from the hijack, and was called by Steven Murphy on the button, whom he covered. Murphy: [ac][kc] Beck: [3c][3d] The dealer peeled [th][jh][4c]  [5s]  [9c],...

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5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Down to the Final Four Tables

Level 13: 32/108 Entries Remain Blinds: 2,000-5,000/5,000 Prize Pool: €288,090 Jamie Walden was eliminated by Stefan Schoss when the latter turned a set of queens with [Qc] [Qh] on the [Ac] [6h] [5s] [Qs] [8h]. Before raking in the pot,...

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5 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Further Departures

Level 20: 10,000/25,000/25,000 Entries: 42/911 Prize Pool: €441,835 The 2026 Irish Open Hendon Mob Championship winner Martin Byrne is among the recent casualties:- Martin Byrne - €1,480 Stephen Kavanagh - €1,480 Roderick Davidson - €1,480 Karl Sundin - €1,480 Christopher...

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5 April 2026 | by Jen Mason

Last Ladies-Only Event: €1,150 Ladies High Roller Championship

[caption id="attachment_49857" align="alignleft" width="1250"] Jennifer Frankenstein and Krisitana Strauere, dual €250 Ladies Championship champions[/caption] With such a strong turnout for the €250 Ladies Championship (175 entries), there are clearly a lot of ladies from around the world looking for competition...