2 April 2026 | by Dominic Clementson
Dinner Time
The players are taking a well-earned dinner break. Hostilities will resume at 20:40 Chip counts to follow...
2 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche
Rapid Back and Forth
Level 27: 2/394 Entries Remain Blinds: 60,000-120,000/120,000 Prize Pool: €118,476 Mitchell Hynam got through with a check-raise on the [Jh] [8c] [7s] when Gareth McMahon had bet 185,000. He only grabbed the chips and didn't put them in yet for...
2 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen
Big Stacks at the Dinner Break
Break Entries: 108/170 Prize Pool: €149,720 The players are now enjoying a 50-minute break. Soon, they will return to Level 9, featuring Blinds 1,000/2,000 and a 2,000 Ante. When Level 9 commences, late registration will be closed. Below are the...
2 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes
Double-Up For Durkan
[caption id="attachment_48766" align="alignnone" width="1250"] Andrew Durkan[/caption] Level 32: 200,000/400,000/400,000 Entries: 4/795 Prize Pool: €239,057 Andrew Durkan jammed from the button for 925,000, and was looked up by Alessandro Giombetti. Andrew Durkan: [Ac][Qh] Alessandro Giombetti: [Kh][7h] Durkan was ahead, and was...
2 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche
Early Advantage for McMahon
Level 27: 2/394 Entries Remain Blinds: 60,000-120,000/120,000 Prize Pool: €118,476 The heads-up action has been quite fast with many small pots to begin with and Mitchell Hynam check-folded a [Qh] [7s] [4h] [6s] turn when Gareth McMahon bet 420,000. McMahon...
2 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche
Darren McBrearty Eliminated in 3rd Place (€10,850)
[caption id="attachment_48695" align="aligncenter" width="1250"] Darren McBrearty[/caption] Level 27: 2/394 Entries Remain Blinds: 60,000-120,000/120,000 Prize Pool: €118,476 The new level kicked off with a few quick-fire hands and Gareth McMahon then raised to 240,000 on the button. Darren McBrearty three-bet the...
2 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes
De Oliveira Doubles via Durkan
[caption id="attachment_48428" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Felipe De Oliveira[/caption] Level 32: 200,000/400,000/400,000 Entries: 3/795 Prize Pool: €239,057 Filipe De Oliveira jammed from the button for 2,550,000, and Andrew Durkan looked him up in the big blind after a fair bit of thought....
2 April 2026 | by Dominic Clementson
Big Pot for Stauere
Level 11: 1.5k/1.5k (3k) Entries: 66/175 The board was complete, and read [4c][4s][7c] [9s] [5s] Kristina Stauere in the cut-off, declared all-in, for 70,000. Stephanie Hagberg, in the big blind, went into the tank, and eventually found a call. Hagberg:...
2 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche
Matteo Fritz Eliminated in 4th Place (€8,100)
[caption id="attachment_48916" align="aligncenter" width="1250"] Matteo Fritz[/caption] Level 26: 3/394 Entries Remain Blinds: 50,000-100,000/100,000 Prize Pool: €118,476 Matteo Fritz was the far shortest stack after the elimination of Sven Toth and in the big blind. Mitchell Hynam raised the button to...
2 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes
Caution Reigns
[caption id="attachment_48762" align="alignnone" width="1250"] 2026 Irish Open America's Cup Trophy[/caption] Level 31: 150,000/300,000/300,000 Entries: 4/795 Prize Pool: €239,057 After that flurry of knockouts, play has now become very cagey again.