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...
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...
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...
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...
The Super Seniors proved that they have staying power on this opening day of the Irish Poker Open, 2026. David Smith dusted off his last opponent a little after 4 am, having started the tournament a gruelling 13 hours previously....
One year ago, the €350 Big O Championship produced a field of 122 entries at the Royal Dublin Society and the opening day of the series saw Irish Open Ambassador Chris Dowling lift the trophy after a late night four-way...
Chris Barnard is celebrating an awesome evening at the Irish Open Spin & Go tables after taking down three tourneys in a row. Even better than that, one of the games featured the maximum prize pool of €1,000. Barnard,...
Former doctor Randy Hagen has only been to the Irish Open once before but is already a self-confessed superfan! He arrived at this year’s event wearing a head-to-toe Irish Open-themed Gucci suit that he had specially made for this year’s...
Leading coaching sites Simplify Poker and Jaka Coaching are getting fully immersed in this year’s Irish Open with a points-based challenge that will pit their students against each other throughout the 12-day festival. Team Jaka will mostly involve Americans,...
The 46th Irish Open festival - the largest and richest poker event in Europe and the longest-running poker tournament in the world outside of Vegas - kicks off at the Royal Dublin Society today. With 86 tournaments on the...
