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7 April 2026 | by Dominic Clementson

Toupin Toppled in 6th Place (€3,800)

[caption id="attachment_54119" align="alignnone" width="1250"] Victor Toupin[/caption] Level 23: 25k/50k (50k) Entries: 6/131 Victor Toupin went all in and received a call from Javier Bris, who covered. Toupin: [9c][7d] Bris: [8s][3s] The board came [9d][7h][ks]   [js]   [6s] and Toupin hit the...

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7 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

Agel Extends Lead

[caption id="attachment_53970" align="alignnone" width="1250"] Sami Agel[/caption] Level 45: 2,000,000/4,000,000 (4,000,000) Entries: 2/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 David Penly opened to 9,000,000 on the Button, and Sami Agel made the call from the Big Blind. Agel check-called a 7,500,000 bet from Penly...

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7 April 2026 | by Jan Kores

Cenk Nigbolu Wins the Liam Flood Memorial after a Three-Way Deal

The €350 Liam Flood Memorial drew 427 entries from 347 unique participants. Cenk Nigbolu, Matas Kacinskas, and Catalin Pop were the last three men standing and they decided to chop it. Nigbolu eventually outlasted the two ŕemaining opponents and captured...

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7 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

A Deal has Been Made

Level 43: 1,500,000/3,000,000 (3,000,000) Entries: 2/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 The two contestants agreed to a deal before commencing heads-up play. Sami Agel has locked up €130,855, and David Penly has secured €117,195. They keep playing for an additional €20,000 and...

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7 April 2026 | by Dominic Clementson

Final Table!

Level 21: 15k/30k (30k) Entries: 6/131 The average stack is over 50bb, and yet somehow we are down to six. It seems that some people want to go home already...

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7 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

Aleksandras Nagreckis Eliminated in 3rd Place (€73,970)

[caption id="attachment_53989" align="alignnone" width="1250"] Aleksandras Nagreckis[/caption] Level 43: 1,500,000/3,000,000 (3,000,000) Entries: 2/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 Sami Agel opened to 6,000,00, and Aleksandras Nagreckis made the call from the Big Blind. Nagreckis donk-shoved 12,000,000 on the [9s][Jd][7c] flop, and Agel made...

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7 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

Agel Wins a Big One to Even the Stacks

[caption id="attachment_53970" align="alignnone" width="1250"] Sami Agel[/caption] Level 42: 1,200,000/2,400,000 (2,400,000) Entries: 3/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 Sami Agel (Small Blind) and David Penly (Big Blind) clashed all-in before the flop, Agel being the player at risk. Sami Agel: [8s][8d] David Penly:...

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7 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

Thomas Pietsch Eliminated in 4th Place (€56,900)

[caption id="attachment_53966" align="alignnone" width="1250"] Thomas Pietsch[/caption] Level 42: 1,200,000/2,400,000 (2,400,000) Entries: 3/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 Thomas Pietsch moved all in for 15,000,000 UTG, and chip leader David Penly called him off from the Big Blind. Thomas Pietsch: [Ad][7d] David Penly:...

Nedelcu wins record-breaking 2026 Irish Open Main Event for €336,790
7 April 2026 | by Mad Harper

Nedelcu wins record-breaking 2026 Irish Open Main Event for €336,790

Romania’s Narcis Nedelcu has won the record-breaking 2026 Irish Open Main Event for €336,790 after outlasting a 5,003-entry field at the Royal Dublin Society. The huge turnout for the flagship event of the 12-day festival created a €4,852,910 prize pool....

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6 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

Petros Karadimos Eliminated in 5th Place (€43,770)

Level 42: 1,200,000/2,400,000 (2,400,000) Entries: 4/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 David Penly opened to 5,000,000 UTG, then called a shove from Petros Karadimos in the Big Blind for perhaps 15,000,000. Petros Karadimos: [As][7d] David Penly: [3c][3s] Karadimos didn't connect on the...