5 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes
Day 1 Concludes
Level 17: 6,000/12,000/12,000 Entries: 77/911 Prize Pool: €441,835 Day 1 has concluded, with 77 players progressing to the final day, scheduled for noon on 5 April. Stay tuned for updated chip counts.
5 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes
Tammel Three-Bets
[caption id="attachment_47106" align="alignnone" width="1250"] Tarmo Tammel[/caption] Level 17: 6,000/12,000/12,000 Entries: 79/911 Prize Pool: €441,835 With the last hands of the day called, Oskar Ojaveer opened to 24,000, but reluctantly folded to a three-bet to 65,000 from Tarmo Tammel. Tarmo Tammel...
5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche
Grodek and Mikhail Lead 45 Survivors After Day 1
[caption id="attachment_51489" align="aligncenter" width="1250"] Stanislaw Grodek[/caption] Poker pros from near and far showcased their talents in one of the latest High Roller contests during the 2026 Irish Poker Open as Event #74 €3,000 High Roller 8-Max kicked into gear at...
5 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes
Kirjanovas Caught by Ojaveer
Level 17: 6,000/12,000/12,000 Entries: 83/911 Prize Pool: €441,835 Juozas Kirjanovas opened to 24,000, and received a call from Oskar Ojaveer. On the [Ah][Kc][Td] flop, Kirjanovas continued with a bet of 35,000, which failed to shake off Ojaveer. On the [Ad]...
5 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes
Exits Before End of Day 1
[caption id="attachment_50100" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Marcus Hallabro[/caption] Level 17: 6,000/12,000/12,000 Entries: 86/911 Prize Pool: €441,835 The following players have headed to the payout desk:- Valentin Tufan - €1,120 Max Lindeman - €1,120 Tomas Jauring - €1,120 Sean Tyre - €1,120 Brian...
5 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes
Top Counts at Final Break
Level 17: 6,000/12,000/12,000 Entries: 95/911 Prize Pool: €441,835 Lithuanian duo Juozas Kirjanovas and Audrius Daugvilavicius lead the way as we near the end of Day 1, with the top counts as follows:- Juozas Kirjanovas - 796,000 Audrius Daugvilavicius - 668,000...
5 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen
The Sickest Bluff of All Time (?)
Level 11: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 24/81 Prize Pool: €33,577 Tijmen Bronkhorst min-raised to 6,000 from the Lo-jack. Seated in the Big Blind, Eric Nilsson was the sole caller. Nilsson check-called an 8,000 continuation bet from Bronkhorst on the [8s][Ts][Kc] flop....
5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche
Close-Knit Race for the Lead
Level 10: 45/93 Entries Remain Blinds: 1,000-2,500/2,500 The clock was stopped with ten minutes left and several players had been knocked out by then including Colin MacAndrew, Michael Dwyer, Ravi Sheth, Alexander Van Der Swaluw, and Daniel Campion. Two of...
5 April 2026 | by Dominic Clementson
Frisby Doubles Through Kelly
[caption id="attachment_51433" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Michael Frisby[/caption] Level 10: 1k/2.5k (2.5k) Entries: 36/80 Michael Frisby and Una Kelly got the chips in preflop, with Frisby at risk. Frisby: [kc][2c] Kelly: [kh][js] Kelly was still ahead after a [5d][8c][4c] flop, but Frisby...
4 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen
Midtboen Doubles Through Leyrer
[caption id="attachment_49268" align="alignnone" width="800"] Thomas Leyrer[/caption] Level 10: 1,000/2,500 (2,500) Entries: 28/81 Prize Pool: €33,577 Thomas Leyrer, who was the chip leader when play resumed after the second break, opened to 5,000 from the Hi-jack. Norwegian Terje Midtboen moved all...