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6 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Tara Schwartz Eliminated in 2nd Place (€10,750)

[caption id="attachment_53456" align="aligncenter" width="1250"] Tara Schwartz[/caption] Level 25: 1/49 Entries Remain Blinds: 40,000-80,000/80,000 Prize Pool: €49,907 Tara Schwartz limped in and then folded to a raise by Karen Muir. The next limped pot to the [Qd] [9c] [3s] [3d] turn...

Sunday side event winners
6 April 2026 | by Mad Harper

Sunday side event winners

Another five players became Irish Open champions yesterday. Here's the full lowdown. Andy Norman wins PLO Mystery Bounty 8-Max Former snooker pro Andy “Bibi” Norman has won the €1,150 buy-in PLO Mystery Bounty 8-Max for a lifetime top (poker) score...

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6 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

McNabb Doubles Dahou

[caption id="attachment_53504" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Djilali Dahou[/caption] Level 19: 10,000/20,000/20,000 Entries: 23/346 Prize Pool: €104,042 With at least 270,000 in the middle, Djilali Dahou moved all in for 230 on a board of [Jh][9d][8s]5c]. After some time in the tank, Mark...

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6 April 2026 | by Christoffer Karlen

Big One for Wynne

[caption id="attachment_53595" align="alignnone" width="1024"] James Wynne[/caption] Level 29: 60,000/120,000 (120,000) Entries: 71/7,349 Prize Pool: €1,532,634 The board read [Th][7c][3c][Ks][Kc] with heaps in the middle; perhaps around 2,000,000. James Wynne (Small Blind) bet 1,200,000, and Sweden's Anton Herrmann folded fairly swiftly,...

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6 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Muir Doubles Into Commanding Lead

Level 25: 2/49 Entries Remain Blinds: 40,000-80,000/80,000 Prize Pool: €49,907 Karen Muir limped the button and Tara Schwartz checked to the [Kd] [Jc] [Ts] flop. Schwartz bet 80,000 and Muir folded. Schwartz raised the next button to 180,000 and won...

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6 April 2026 | by Dominic Clementson

Break Time

The field takes off for a bit of respite. Play will resume at 16:10

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6 April 2026 | by Dominic Clementson

Farrell Takes a Small One

Level 10: 1k/2.5k (2.5k) Entries: 117/311 On a flop of [2s][kh][2c], Chrissy Taylor checked to Killian Farrell, who bet 3,000. Taylor called. A turn of [9h] was checked by both players, as was the [qs] river. Farrell tabled [qh][jd] and...

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6 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Nearly Even in Chips

Level 24: 2/49 Entries Remain Blinds: 30,000-60,000/60,000 Prize Pool: €49,907 Tara Schwartz raised to 180,000 on the button and folded when Karen Muir pushed all-in from the big blind. Schwartz then raised to 185,000 over a limp by Muir, who...

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6 April 2026 | by Richard Hayes

Maria Velazquez Eliminated in 24th Place (€770)

[caption id="attachment_52608" align="alignnone" width="1250"] Maria Velazquez[/caption] Level 18: 8,000/16,000/16,000 Entries: 24/346 Prize Pool: €104,042 Maria Velazquez was getting up out of her chair and wishing everyone good luck, after being on the wrong end of a two pair versus two...

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6 April 2026 | by Christian Zetzsche

Muir Doubles Back into the Lead

Level 24: 2/49 Entries Remain Blinds: 30,000-60,000/60,000 Prize Pool: €49,907 In the first hand coming back from the break, Karen Muir limped the button and Tara Schwartz checked to the [Ks] [Ts] [7d] flop. Schwartz bet 75,000 and Muir declared...