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Boom for Beany! Wins €350 Mixed 8-Game Championship for record score
29th March, 20:11 | by Mad Harper

Boom for Beany! Wins €350 Mixed 8-Game Championship for record score

with Christian Zetsche Huge congrats to British player Chris Bean who has taken down the €350 8-Game Championship today. He and runner-up Corey Desmond reached a heads-up deal which awarded €10,900 - and the coveted trophy - to the winner....

Chris (Cool) Bean (s) Wins the Mixed 8-Game Championship
29th March, 18:45 | by Christian Zetzsche

Chris (Cool) Bean (s) Wins the Mixed 8-Game Championship

[caption id="attachment_45119" align="aligncenter" width="1250"] Chris Bean[/caption] It took nearly six and a half hours to determine a champion in Event #23 Mixed 8-Game Championship with 23 players returning to their seats for the final day inside of the Royal Dublin...

Catch us on YouTube!
29th March, 17:54 | 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
29th March, 12:55 | 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!
29th March, 12:42 | 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
29th March, 11:33 | 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
29th March, 11:22 | 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
28th March, 23:11 | 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
28th March, 18:09 | 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
28th March, 13:35 | 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...