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Wednesday’s Irish Open tourneys … and the Craic Den goes Spragg-tastic!
1st April, 11:18 | by Mad Harper

Wednesday’s Irish Open tourneys … and the Craic Den goes Spragg-tastic!

The Main Event is back in action today with Day 1b of the €2.5 million guaranteed flagship tournament. Day 1a attracted 467 entries on Sunday, with 2013 champion Ian Simpson right up there in second place. You can read the...

Tuesday’s champs: Somodi, Abbey + Georgopoulos
1st April, 09:22 | by Mad Harper

Tuesday’s champs: Somodi, Abbey + Georgopoulos

We had three worthy Irish Open winners yesterday with Balazs Somodi getting the job done in the PLO High Roller in just half an hour! Read on for all the details.   Somodi is our new €5k PLO High Roller...

Roll over Blue Steel, Randy Hagen’s in town
31st March, 21:07 | by Mad Harper

Roll over Blue Steel, Randy Hagen’s in town

Anyone who’s been at the RDS over the last six days will certainly have noticed South Jersey native Randy Hagen. For starters, he’s big: 6’ 2”. Plus, he’s wearing the most OUTLANDISH outfits – a different one every day.  ...

Multi coronation day – six new winners on Monday
31st March, 12:24 | by Mad Harper

Multi coronation day – six new winners on Monday

Massive congrats to our six new Irish Open champions! Treasure your trophies and enjoy seeing your name in lights on our giant LED wall!   Day 5 highlights here [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6p9-ZTtbH0[/embed] Battle Royale Last night saw the official coronation of our...

Tuesday’s tourney action: uncapped Heads-Up, THMC + much more!
31st March, 11:59 | by Mad Harper

Tuesday’s tourney action: uncapped Heads-Up, THMC + much more!

Oooh. It’s going to be a busy day at the RDS today and we are also extending a warm welcome to Hall 2, open from 1pm!!!!! We emergency-vacc’d into Hall 2 last year when numbers grew so big we had...

Marital bliss in the debut Kings and Queens event
31st March, 09:56 | by Mad Harper

Marital bliss in the debut Kings and Queens event

There was good-natured marital rivalry at the Irish Open today as Jen Frankenstein and hubby Brian Harris both made it through to the final day of the inaugural Kings and Queens tournament.   Keen recreational players from Florida, it was...

I’m a Media Coordinator, Get Me Out of Here
30th March, 21:03 | by Mad Harper

I’m a Media Coordinator, Get Me Out of Here

I have to admit, I’m not in the Craic Den much. Pressure of work, desperate to sleep – you know the kind of thing.   But by Day 4 of this year’s epic festival, I thought it really was time...

Monday news: today’s Day 1s plus HORSE, Kings & Queens, Cuatro HR + Flip finals
30th March, 13:30 | by Mad Harper

Monday news: today’s Day 1s plus HORSE, Kings & Queens, Cuatro HR + Flip finals

Day 1s galore The €350 two-day, single re-entry NLH 6-max Championship kicked off at noon. You can keep up with that one in our live updates.   It’s also Day 1 for the €5k PLO High Roller 8-max, starting at...

Monday (March 30) updates on Luxon Mystery Bounty & Main Event
30th March, 13:16 | by Mad Harper

Monday (March 30) updates on Luxon Mystery Bounty & Main Event

€1 million guaranteed Luxon Mystery Bounty Day 3 The €1 million guaranteed Luxon Mystery Bounty cruised into Day 3 at noon today with just 19 players left from the 1,175 who entered (some 50 entries ahead of last year’s field.)...

Olson High Roller victory wraps up “festival within a festival” for Deaf players
30th March, 11:22 | by Mad Harper

Olson High Roller victory wraps up “festival within a festival” for Deaf players

Accomplished American player Gregory Olson has triumphed in the €350 Deaf NLH High Roller to win €4,845 – the third biggest cash of his live poker career and his first ever live cash outside of the USA.   Yesterday’s High...