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Catch us on YouTube!
29 March 2026 | by Mad Harper

Catch us on YouTube!

Throughout the 12-day 2026 Irish Open festival, tons of videos are being created here at the RDS and posted on YouTube. Behind the camera is Koit Romet, our talented Estonian videographer who's been covering the event since 2022. From daily...

What’s up Sunday!!! Tourney & Craic Den low-down for March 29
29 March 2026 | by Mad Harper

What’s up Sunday!!! Tourney & Craic Den low-down for March 29

€350 HORSE Championship Also on today is Day 1 of the two-day €350 HORSE Championship starting at 2pm. HORSE rotates hands of Hold’em, Omaha Hi/Lo, Razz (Seven Card Stud Low), Seven Card Stud High, and Eight-or-Better (also called Stud Hi-Lo)....

Congrats to Saturday’s winners: Grace, Dowling, Tronina, Schamaun and Fox!
29 March 2026 | by Mad Harper

Congrats to Saturday’s winners: Grace, Dowling, Tronina, Schamaun and Fox!

Congrats to Saturday’s winners: Grace, Dowling, Tronina, Schamaun and Fox! A bumper crop of players celebrated tournament victories yesterday … including Irish Open Ambassador Chris Dowling who won the debut €3k Cuatro PLO High Roller and Frank Grace who won...

Dolcan leads record-breaking €1m guaranteed Luxon Mystery Bounty; Duthie thriving
29 March 2026 | by Mad Harper

Dolcan leads record-breaking €1m guaranteed Luxon Mystery Bounty; Duthie thriving

Last year’s €1 million guaranteed Luxon Mystery Bounty broke records as the biggest tournament of its kind ever held in Ireland and … guess what .. the Luxon MB has done it again. Across the four starting flights on Thursday,...

2026 €2.5 million guaranteed Irish Open starts today
29 March 2026 | by Mad Harper

2026 €2.5 million guaranteed Irish Open starts today

All hail the Main Event!!! Yes, it’s time for Day 1a of our €2.5 million guaranteed €1,150 buy-in flagship tournament starting at noon.   Last year’s record-breaker – won by local hero Simon Wilson - attracted a total of 4,562...

Fox scores biggest cash in epic APAT championship
28 March 2026 | by Mad Harper

Fox scores biggest cash in epic APAT championship

with Richard Hayes Irish player Colin Fox has won the biggest live cash of his life after taking down the record-breaking €250 APAT Championship at this year's Irish Open. Colin was involved in a three-way ICM deal with German players...

Irish Open Ambassador Chris Dowling wins €3,000 Cuatro PLO High Roller
28 March 2026 | by Mad Harper

Irish Open Ambassador Chris Dowling wins €3,000 Cuatro PLO High Roller

with Christian Zetsche Irish Open Ambassador Chris Dowling, widely regarded as one of the best Omaha players in Ireland, has taken down the very first Irish Open Cuatro PLO High Roller for €46,175. The €3k event, the first in a...

Saturday’s tourney action at the 2026 Irish Open – March 28
28 March 2026 | by Mad Harper

Saturday’s tourney action at the 2026 Irish Open – March 28

It’s a packed day ahead at the RDS as we head into our first 2026 Irish Open weekend. (Although we know every day is a weekend at the Irish Open!)   Don’t forget that the clocks go forward tonight so...

Congrats to Wilcox, Watson and Delgado!
28 March 2026 | by Mad Harper

Congrats to Wilcox, Watson and Delgado!

Massive congrats to yesterday’s winners who will now see their faces shining out on our spectacular 20-metre-long LED wall. Roderick Watson wins the Sviten Special Texan finance whizz Roderick Watson scored his first cash in Europe when he took down...

Irish Open celebrates first champions of 2026!
27 March 2026 | by Mad Harper

Irish Open celebrates first champions of 2026!

Congratulations to our first Champions of Irish Open 2026! The very first to snag a trophy was American Anthony LoBue who beat a 49-entry field in the €120 PLO Deaf Championship to win €1,550. The victory gave him his first-ever...