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Irish Open celebrates first champions of 2026!
27th March, 11:07 | 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...

David Smith Wins Super Seniors Championship (€7,900)
27th March, 05:17 | by Dominic Clementson

David Smith Wins Super Seniors Championship (€7,900)

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....

Barry “Big Baz From Bolton” Grime Wins the 2026 Irish Open Big O Championship
27th March, 03:05 | by Christian Zetzsche

Barry “Big Baz From Bolton” Grime Wins the 2026 Irish Open Big O Championship

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 snags €1,000 top prize in Irish Open Spin & Go!
26th March, 21:46 | by Mad Harper

Chris Barnard snags €1,000 top prize in Irish Open Spin & Go!

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,...

Bringing a dash of style to the Big O Championship
26th March, 20:02 | by Mad Harper

Bringing a dash of style to the Big O Championship

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...

Battle of the Coaches Irish Open showdown
26th March, 13:34 | by Mad Harper

Battle of the Coaches Irish Open showdown

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,...

Welcome to the 2026 Irish Open!
26th March, 08:30 | by Mad Harper

Welcome to the 2026 Irish Open!

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...

PokerStars Ambassadors turning out in force for 2026 Irish Open
23rd March, 19:53 | by Mad Harper

PokerStars Ambassadors turning out in force for 2026 Irish Open

A veritable army of PokerStars Ambassadors are turning up for this year’s Irish Open including award-winning streamer Ben “Spraggy” Spragg and his wife Marle (of award-winning Marlztv fame), live stream presenters James Hartigan and Joe Stapleton plus The Club football...

Irish Open Ambassadors extend warm welcome
23rd March, 19:51 | by Mad Harper

Irish Open Ambassadors extend warm welcome

The Irish Open’s esteemed Ambassadors will be out in force to welcome players at this year’s extravaganza including Canadian Darren Chow who has been the driving force behind our “festival within a festival” for Deaf players. Darren Chow Darren will...

Tournament innovations for the 2026 Irish Open
23rd March, 19:49 | by Mad Harper

Tournament innovations for the 2026 Irish Open

A bunch of different tournament innovations are set to make the player experience even better for the 2026 Irish Open festival. From the introduction of “hands per level” for final tables to various other tweaks to tourney structures, the Irish...