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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...

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6 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Manfred Gunther Grabs Seniors Championship Trophy on Irish Open 2026 Final Day (€20,600)

[caption id="attachment_54211" align="alignnone" width="1200"] 2026 Irish Open Seniors Championship Winner Manfred Gunther[/caption] Level 27: 80,000/160,000/160,000 Entries: 1/346 Prize Pool: €104,042 On the final day of a special 2026 Irish Open, Canadian Manfred Gunther has emerged as the €350 Senior Championship...

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6 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

[caption id="attachment_53966" align="alignnone" width="1250"] Thomas Pietsch[/caption] Level 41: 1,000,000/2,000,000 (2,000,000) Entries: 5/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 Thomas Pietsch moved all in for 6,500,000 UTG. Chip leader David Penly made the call from the Small Blind, and Aleksandras Nagreckis also called from...

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6 April 2026 | by Dominic Clementson

Break time

Level 20: 10k/20k (20k)Entries: 8/131 Players are taking a well-earned break. With the average stack around 45 big blinds, it's unlikely to be the last one tonight... Back with you at 00:07

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6 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

Darren McBrearty Eliminated in 6th Place (€33,665)

[caption id="attachment_53974" align="alignnone" width="1250"] Darren McBrearty[/caption] Level 41: 1,000,000/2,000,000 (2,000,000) Entries: 5/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 Seated UTG, Sami Agel opened to 4,000,000. Darren McBrearty defended his Big Blind. McBrearty donk-shoved 12,300,000 on the [Jh][Tc][Kd] flop, and Agel made the call....