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Elizabeth Bennett-Martin celebrates another amazing Irish Open
7th April, 11:36 | by Mad Harper

Elizabeth Bennett-Martin celebrates another amazing Irish Open

Friend of the Irish Open Elizabeth Bennett-Martin enjoyed another fantastic Irish Open this year, cashing a total of four times during the record-breaking festival including a Main Event cash and 17th in the Liam Flood tournament. The 2023 Irish Open Ladies...

Congrats to James Clarke, winner of the Seniors event
3rd April, 14:04 | by Mad Harper

Congrats to James Clarke, winner of the Seniors event

James Clarke from the UK won his first Irish Open trophy in the early hours of Tuesday morning after taking down the €250 Seniors Event. Clarke, who already has more than $1 million in live event cashes, won €16,778 after...

Merivan Hassan wins Liam Flood Memorial tournament
2nd April, 18:57 | by Mad Harper

Merivan Hassan wins Liam Flood Memorial tournament

Congrats to London-based French player Merivan Hassan who snagged the very last Championship trophy at the 2024 Irish Open when he won the Liam Flood Memorial tournament around 4am this morning. Hassan outlasted another record field at the RDS –...

2024 Irish Open Main Event finalists
1st April, 16:26 | by Mad Harper

2024 Irish Open Main Event finalists

From 3,233 entries, the Irish Open Main Event has been whittled down to just nine players over the course of the festival. They took their seats at the final table to battle it out for the life-changing top prize of...

The 2024 Irish Open – final day!
1st April, 13:20 | by Mad Harper

The 2024 Irish Open – final day!

The final day of the 2024 Irish Open, easily the most spectacular poker festival Ireland has ever known, kicked off today at noon. The Main Event has broken its own record to become the richest poker tournament ever held in...

News from the side events! March 30
31st March, 12:47 | by Mad Harper

News from the side events! March 30

Sapiano leads Day 1f Mini Irish Open survivors with 985,000 It was a bumper day for the €200 Mini Irish Open with two whole flights - Day 1E and Day 1F - taking place over the day. The Mini's been...

Here, there and (nearly) everywhere
30th March, 23:08 | by Mad Harper

Here, there and (nearly) everywhere

The Irish Open is well-known for welcoming players from all over the world with a warm embrace – and this year well over 50 different nationalities have turned up for a hug! From Australia to Argentina, from South Korea to...

Science Meets Poker: The Journey of Alex O’Brien
30th March, 16:32 | by Christian Zetzsche

Science Meets Poker: The Journey of Alex O’Brien

The family name O'Brien sounds very Irish, as a matter of fact five local players with that surname are competing on Day 1c of the 2024 Irish Open Main Event. But Alexandra O'Brien is actually from Germany and resides in...

Enjoying the Craic
30th March, 15:03 | by Rod Stirzaker

Enjoying the Craic

As part of the festivities, there’s a players’ lounge amusingly called “The Craic Den” which functions as “chill out zone” during the day and transforms somewhat as day turns to night into a pub/ games room /nightclub. We snuck in...

€415,615 for the winner of record-breaking Irish Open Main Event!
30th March, 13:45 | by Mad Harper

€415,615 for the winner of record-breaking Irish Open Main Event!

The Main Event dominated yesterday’s poker at the Royal Dublin Society – and how!! Less than five hours into Day 1c of the €1,150 buy-in, €1 million guaranteed Main Event, we smashed through the record set last year (having also cruised...