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Umberto Ruggeri Leads Main Event’s Last 19; One of Them to Win €600,000
21st April, 13:08 | by Jen Mason

Umberto Ruggeri Leads Main Event’s Last 19; One of Them to Win €600,000

Umberto Ruggeri is out in front after Day 3 of the Main Event, having outlasted all but 18 of the record-breaking 4,562-runner field. Ruggeri nearly made back-to-back EPT Prague Main Event final tables (2024 and this year) and has put...

Henning Wendlandt Crowned €1,150 PLO 8-Max Mystery Bounty Champion (€76,600 inclusive of bounties)
21st April, 12:48 | by Richard Hayes

Henning Wendlandt Crowned €1,150 PLO 8-Max Mystery Bounty Champion (€76,600 inclusive of bounties)

Henning Wendlandt of Germany has emerged victorious in the €1,150 PLO 8-Max Mystery Bounty, overcoming a 243-entrant field to claim the lion’s share of the €248,832 prize pool. Wendlandt was sat atop the standings for most of the day -...

Javier Francort is the Irish Open PLO 4/5/6 Champion
21st April, 07:53 | by Dominic Clementson

Javier Francort is the Irish Open PLO 4/5/6 Champion

After a gruelling 15-hours of play, Javier Francourt finally emmerged as the PLO 4/5/6 champ at the 2025 Irish Poker Open. Play wrapped up at 7:15am and the website server crashed around 10pm, so hopefully you'll forgive a somewhat perfunctory...

The King of Capybaras: Maximilian Sanders Wins the €3k High Roller (€140,450)
21st April, 02:00 | by Christian Zetzsche

The King of Capybaras: Maximilian Sanders Wins the €3k High Roller (€140,450)

When the clock struck midnight, Maximilian Sanders and Ewen Trevidy battled for the lion's share of the €664,950 prize pool in Event #61 High Roller 8-Max. One hour earlier, that would have sounded very unlikely as Andrii Nikitin was on...

Day 1/J In The Books- Neculai Macovei Leads The Way
20th April, 02:49 | by Barry

Day 1/J In The Books- Neculai Macovei Leads The Way

Soraya Estrada Gonzalez  Day 1J of the Mini Irish Open was the biggest flight to date, with a staggering 819 players crowding into the action as players continued to chase their share of the now €853,363 prize pool, well ahead of expectations as the €1,000,000 guarantee comes into view. At the end of a day of frantic play, 41...

2025 Irish Open Main Event Winner to Receive €600,000; Michel Molenaar Leads for Day 3
20th April, 01:12 | by Jen Mason

2025 Irish Open Main Event Winner to Receive €600,000; Michel Molenaar Leads for Day 3

The numbers are in, and they are staggering: a total of 4,562 entries in this year’s PokerStars and Paddy Power Poker-sponsored Irish Open Main Event make this the biggest poker tournament ever held in Ireland. The guarantee of €2,500,000 seems...

The 2025 Irish Open Main Event Smashes Attendance Record
19th April, 02:39 | by Jan Kores

The 2025 Irish Open Main Event Smashes Attendance Record

It may not come as a surprise, but it still hits you when it happens. We knew the Irish Poker Open was going to draw massive fields. The long list of online qualifiers was a pretty good forecasting tool for...

Winner Skinner, Chicken Dinner! — Michelle Skinner Wins Ladies Championship
18th April, 18:56 | by Dominic Clementson

Winner Skinner, Chicken Dinner! — Michelle Skinner Wins Ladies Championship

After two days of intense competition, Michelle Skinner has prevailed as the 2025 Irish Open Ladies Champion, beating Lydia Cugudda in a short but entertaining heads up battle. Skinner came into Day 2 as chip leader and never relinquished that...

Irish Open 2025 Main Event Surges Past €2.5 Million Guarantee
18th April, 12:48 | by Jen Mason

Irish Open 2025 Main Event Surges Past €2.5 Million Guarantee

If you have been paying attention to the record-breaking field sizes in side events so far at the PokerStars and Paddy Power-sponsored Irish Open 2025, it will come as no surprise that the €1,150 Main Event is on track to...

Live Streaming from the Irish Open Begins TODAY
18th April, 11:24 | by Jen Mason

Live Streaming from the Irish Open Begins TODAY

Things are about to go LIVE at the Irish Open 2025, with four days of live streaming action from the feature table at the Royald Dublin Society. What's on?  Yes, as expected, it's cards-up poker, with a 30 minute security...