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Irish Open sponsored by PokerStars and Paddy Power announces extended festival for 2025
14th November, 13:47 | by Paul O' Reilly

Irish Open sponsored by PokerStars and Paddy Power announces extended festival for 2025

Additionally, there will be significantly increased guarantees for the Main Event, now at €2,500,000 and the hugely successful Mini Irish Open, with €1,000,000 guaranteed. For the third consecutive year, the festival will be sponsored by global poker sites PokerStars and...

Poker Basics: Irish Poker Drinking Game Rules and How to Play
14th November, 13:45 | by Paul O' Reilly

Poker Basics: Irish Poker Drinking Game Rules and How to Play

In the Irish poker drinking game, players take turns guessing the outcome of card flips, with correct guesses leading to others drinking and incorrect guesses resulting in penalties for the guesser. The mix of luck and strategy makes the Irish...

Poker Basics: International Poker Calendar Events
14th November, 13:44 | by Paul O' Reilly

Poker Basics: International Poker Calendar Events

The poker calendar is carefully curated, with major events spread across the year and across the globe to keep the excitement alive. Whether you're wondering when the iconic World Series of Poker Main Event is taking place or exploring UK...

Poker Basics: Poker Strategy Top Tips
14th November, 13:43 | by Paul O' Reilly

Poker Basics: Poker Strategy Top Tips

Rather than playing against many other people across multiple tables on a computer, live poker tournaments offer players the chance to compete in the traditional fashion, in-person and at just one table, such as at the Irish Poker Open. Online...

Poker Basics: Poker Terms and Definitions
14th November, 13:40 | by Paul O' Reilly

Poker Basics: Poker Terms and Definitions

Act The term used when making your play. Advertising Making an obvious play or exposing your cards in a way to deliberately make an impression to your opponents of your style of play. All In The term used when a...

Poker Basics: The History of Poker
14th November, 13:38 | by Paul O' Reilly

Poker Basics: The History of Poker

This blog looks at the origins and history of poker. The inception of poker When looking at poker history, you must first go back to where it all started. It’s believed that poker was first played in the United States...

Poker Basics: The World’s Best Poker Events
14th November, 13:34 | by Paul O' Reilly

Poker Basics: The World’s Best Poker Events

In the world of poker, certain poker tournaments have some eye-watering prize money on offer to players, with the world’s best poker events offering cash prizes that stretch well into the millions. But what are the world’s best poker events?...

Poker Basics: Limit vs No-Limit poker
14th November, 13:31 | by Paul O' Reilly

Poker Basics: Limit vs No-Limit poker

The Irish Poker Open Main Event is the oldest tournament outside of Las Vegas and the oldest in Europe, boasting a history going back more than 44 years. In this guide, we look at the key differences between Limit poker...

Poker Basics: Biggest Poker Wins in History
14th November, 13:13 | by Paul O' Reilly

Poker Basics: Biggest Poker Wins in History

But what is the biggest poker win ever? Below, we take you through the top 10 biggest poker wins in history, showcasing which poker players have been able to take home the most cash. Hossein Ensan - $10,000,000 The first...

Poker Basics: Best Poker Players of All Time
14th November, 13:10 | by Paul O' Reilly

Poker Basics: Best Poker Players of All Time

Picking the best poker players of all time is no easy task, with an abundance of stars to choose from, from legends of the past to more modern greats. But below we take a closer look at some of the...