Level 15: 10,000/20,000/20,000
Entries: 78/1,067
Prize Pool: €320,847
The €350 Hendon Mob Championship has been a popular regular fixture on the Irish Open schedule for some time, and this year’s figures smashed records as 1,067 entrants were obtained to create a €320,847 prize pool, topping the €268,398 shared in the 2025 edition.
After 18 30-minute levels of play in Day 1, only 78 players remain in contention for the huge first-place prize of €53,970, with newly-minted PokerStars ambassador David Lappin (330,000) in the mix for his first Irish Open trophy. Cameron Sinclair of the United Kingdom (1,205,000) leads the way at the start of play, after being the only player to bag a seven-figure stack, while Irish duo John Campell (940,000) and Oliver Boyce (890,000) complete the podium places.
A total of 159 places were paid, with a minimum cash worth €520, while all remaining players have guaranteed themselves a €790 payday. Notable names who cashed but did not make the Day 2 cut include Jamie Flynn, Kimmo Kurko, Stan Van Dijk, Gary Whitehead and Nikolai Mamut.
THMC Start of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Name | Country | Chips |
| Cameron Sinclair | United Kingdom | 1,205,000 |
| John Campbell | Ireland | 940,000 |
| Oliver Boyce | Ireland | 890,000 |
| Tarek Qunber | Ireland | 800,000 |
| Soufiane El Ferkh | France | 795,000 |
| Anthony Young | Ireland | 770,000 |
| Szymon Koper | Poland | 745,000 |
| Mandu Sansonnens | Switzerland | 745,000 |
| Vasileios Paramythellis | Greece | 730,000 |
| William Mawer | United Kingdom | 705,000 |
The players will return to the Royal Dublin Society at noon today to blind Level 19 with blinds of 10,000/20,000, with a 20,000 big blind ante. The clock will be set to 30-minute levels, and play will continue until a champion is crowned.
We will be on the floor from cards in the air until the trophy is lifted, so stay tuned for your coverage of all the action.
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