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5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Suited Connectors Work for Van Gent

Level 12: 37/108 Entries Remain Blinds: 2,000-4,000/4,000 Prize Pool: €288,090 On the river of a [As] [Jh] [7s] [Qh] [5h] board, Steven Tool bet-called a raise to 60,000 by Cornelis Van Gent. The Dutch player tabled the [9h] [8h] for...

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5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Xanthopoulos Among the Early Casualties

Level 12: 37/108 Entries Remain Blinds: 2,000-4,000/4,000 Prize Pool: €288,090 Pavlos Xanthopoulos started the day among the big stacks but he has been listed among the latest casualties, Kevin Allen and Nicholas Swann were also knocked out. A quick look...

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5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Bull Is a Nit

Level 12: 40/108 Entries Remain Blinds: 2,000-4,000/4,000 Prize Pool: €288,090 On a flop of [Td] [7s] [6h], Stanislaw Grodek check-raised against Robert Bull who called the 30,000. They checked down the [Qh] turn and [Ks] river for Grodek to show...

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5 April 2026 | by Dominic Clementson

Old Dogs and Young Pups Final Day

[caption id="attachment_51471" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Dermot Sweeney[/caption] Yesterday,  the veterans and the newbies played in separate flights -- down to the final 12 runners in each. Today they join together and will duke it out between them, to see who prevails....

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5 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Tensions Rise at Table 1 as Lupuleac Busts

Level 19: 10,000/20,000/20,000 Entries: 56/911 Prize Pool: €441,835 Yesterday, there was clash between the old school and new school when poker legend John Duthie felt the need to admonish Swiss player Mike Koch regarding commenting on an opponent's style of...

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5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Souki Eliminated by Harris

[caption id="attachment_51180" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Philippe Souki[/caption] Level 12: 40/108 Entries Remain Blinds: 2,000-4,000/4,000 Prize Pool: €288,090 Philippe Souki returned as one of the shorter stacks and never chipped up. He ultimately got it in with the [Ad] [4s] and Brandon...

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5 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

The PLO Hunt for Big Bounties Kicks Off

Level 11: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 82/184 Prize Pool: €93,702 The Irish Poker Open 2026 is on the home stretch. This penultimate day of the 12-day festival features an action-packed schedule, Day 2 of the €1,150 PLO Mystery Bounty 8-Max being...

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5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Breen Not in the Green

Level 12: 42/108 Entries Remain Blinds: 2,000-4,000/4,000 Prize Pool: €288,090 Michal Havavka bowed out on table three and James Wynn also departed before another player was caught with a move at the wrong time. "He jammed and I also jammed,"...

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5 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Vranken Vanquishes Frame

[caption id="attachment_48691" align="alignnone" width="1250"] Antoine Vranken[/caption] Level 19: 10,000/20,000/20,000 Entries: 56/911 Prize Pool: €441,835 Antoine Vranken opened to 40,000, and was met with a three-bet to 230,000 from Kevin Frame, leaving himself 11,000 behind. Vranken just called to see the...

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5 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Rao Exits Against Piaggesi

Level 12: 44/108 Entries Remain Blinds: 2,000-4,000/4,000 Prize Pool: €288,090 Nathan Rao was all-in with a short stack of 35,000 holding the [Kc] [Ts] and he was looked up by Luciano Piaggesi with the [Ah] [5c] in the big blind....