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Poker Basics: Best Irish Poker Players of All Time
11th November, 08:58 | by Thomas Deveney

Poker Basics: Best Irish Poker Players of All Time

The best Irish poker players are well-known in the gambling world, with their names etched in poker history and many gracing the Irish Poker Open. Picking out the top Irish players isn’t easy because there are so many great ones,...

Congrats to Ryan Mandara, EPT Cyprus High Roller winner
22nd October, 18:12 | by Mad Harper

Congrats to Ryan Mandara, EPT Cyprus High Roller winner

2018 Irish Open Champion Ryan Mandara has just scored the biggest cash of his live poker career after taking down the $10,300 EPT Cyprus High Roller event for $709,285. Mandara’s sensational victory in the flagship PokerStars tournament came in record...

Irish Open 2024 – by numbers
12th April, 11:11 | by Mad Harper

Irish Open 2024 – by numbers

The stats are IN and – as we thought – this year’s Irish Open has blown all previous editions of Europe’s longest-running tournament through the roof! With tons more tables – 178 in total - numbers rocketed at this year’s Irish Open....

Friend of the Irish Open Darren Chow chops Main Event at Irish Deaf Poker Championship
11th April, 09:32 | by Mad Harper

Friend of the Irish Open Darren Chow chops Main Event at Irish Deaf Poker Championship

Friend of the Irish Open Darren Chow certainly made the most of his first ever trip to Ireland. Not only did he cash twice during the Irish Open festival but he then headed straight down to Cork to compete in...

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...