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From here, there and everywhere at the 2026 Irish Open
14th May, 11:00 | by Mad Harper

From here, there and everywhere at the 2026 Irish Open

Players from more than 70 different countries competed at this year’s Irish Open, reflecting the festival’s truly international flavour.   Across the world  - from Switzerland to South Africa, from Malaysia to Malta, from the snowy climes of Iceland, Finland...

Irish Open players make prestigious EPT Monte Carlo final table
10th May, 11:29 | by Mad Harper

Irish Open players make prestigious EPT Monte Carlo final table

Two Irish Open players have made it to the final day of the €5,300 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo Main Event, one of the most significant events on the international poker calendar. German entrepreneur Samuel Ju, who won the €3k Irish...

Turkey celebrates first ever Irish Open champion
6th May, 11:00 | by Mad Harper

Turkey celebrates first ever Irish Open champion

Cenk Niğbolu made history at this year’s Irish Open when he became the first ever Turkish champion after taking down the Liam Flood Memorial turbo on the very last day of the festival.   Cenk beat a 427-entry field in...

Unsung heroes: Nine-cash Napel smashes Irish Open record
30th April, 11:00 | by Mad Harper

Unsung heroes: Nine-cash Napel smashes Irish Open record

Norwegian player Tobias Napel achieved an extraordinary record at this year’s Irish Open - by cashing in nine different tournaments across the 12-day festival.   Napel’s astounding feat  - nearly a cash per day - would almost certainly not have...

Running hot: Sascha Manns races to second HORSE victory at Aussie Millions
28th April, 12:01 | by Mad Harper

Running hot: Sascha Manns races to second HORSE victory at Aussie Millions

When he arrived at this year’s Irish Open, German player Sascha Manns was determined to end a run of runner-up finishes and near-misses.   His dream came true in the €350 HORSE championship when, after a tough final table and...

_m0ney2_89 takes down Irish Open Afterparty Main Event
21st April, 13:08 | by Mad Harper

_m0ney2_89 takes down Irish Open Afterparty Main Event

Former SCOOP champion _m0ney2_89 from Belarus took down the flagship Celtic Fortune Main Event of the Irish Open Afterparty last night for $35,525. The high-stakes grinder outlasted a huge field of 5,837 entries to snag one of the biggest payouts...

Top pics of Irish Open 2026 … as chosen by our own photographers …
21st April, 09:31 | by Mad Harper

Top pics of Irish Open 2026 … as chosen by our own photographers …

Our photographers - Mickey May, Martin O'Brien and Evelin Rom - shot thousands and thousands of images during the 2026 Irish Open, capturing all the craic during our 12-day festival. [gallery link="file" size="medium" ids="52702,52664,52703"] Here are just a selected few...

Jamie “JamFly” Flynn pulls away from the pack in Irish Open cashes leaderboard race
20th April, 13:29 | by Mad Harper

Jamie “JamFly” Flynn pulls away from the pack in Irish Open cashes leaderboard race

Jamie Flynn has put even MORE distance between himself and his cashes leaderboard rivals at this year’s Irish Open by making the money in six different tournaments.   Flynn now has 26 Irish Open cashes to his name putting him...

Irish Open Afterparty Heats Up on PokerStars as Winners Emerge Across the Schedule
16th April, 12:36 | by Melvin

Irish Open Afterparty Heats Up on PokerStars as Winners Emerge Across the Schedule

The live festival may be over, but the action is still in full swing online. The Irish Open Afterparty on PokerStars continues to deliver. With huge fields, big prize pools, and winners from across the globe, players continue to compete...

Irish Open 2026: twelve days of record breakers!
14th April, 13:01 | by Mad Harper

Irish Open 2026: twelve days of record breakers!

A ton of tournaments exceeded their 2025 counterparts this year with both the €2.5 million guaranteed Main Event and €1 million guaranteed Mini Irish Open greatly outdoing last year’s fields.   The Main Event attracted 5,003 entries across the five...