Latest News

Keep up to date with everything Irish Open

Page 21 of 23

Irish Open 2023 highlights: The €250 buy-in Ladies Event, April 6
10th February, 22:38 | by Mad Harper

Irish Open 2023 highlights: The €250 buy-in Ladies Event, April 6

The Ladies event is one of the consistent fixtures on the Irish Open schedule and always attracts a substantial field. For some women, it’s a chance to try out live poker for the first time, for others it’s a chance...

Exclusive rates at the 4* Clayton Hotel Ballsbridge
8th February, 16:37 | by Mad Harper

Exclusive rates at the 4* Clayton Hotel Ballsbridge

As our Official Travel Partner, MainEventTravel.com is always hot on finding the best deals for all our players and has negotiated great room rates at the Clayton Hotel Ballsbridge. This is one of the finest 4-star hotels in South Dublin...

Irish Open 2023 highlights: The Hendon Mob Championship, April 4
8th February, 14:18 | by Mad Harper

Irish Open 2023 highlights: The Hendon Mob Championship, April 4

One of players’ favourite events on the Irish Open calendar is The Hendon Mob Championship, a one-day, €250 buy-in Hold’em affair taking place this year on April 4. THMC is one of nearly a dozen Championship tournaments being held at...

Herbert Park – the ideal place to stay for this year’s Irish Open
5th February, 13:54 | by Mad Harper

Herbert Park – the ideal place to stay for this year’s Irish Open

Thanks to our partnership with MainEventTravel.com, we have a load of hotel deals for this year’s Irish Open. A particular gem is the Herbert Park, a gorgeous hotel that lies just a stone’s throw from this year’s Royal Dublin Society...

Barny Boatman on the Irish Open: “It’s like coming home for Christmas”
3rd February, 16:14 | by Mad Harper

Barny Boatman on the Irish Open: “It’s like coming home for Christmas”

Barny Boatman has only missed one Irish Open in the last 22 years. Apart from a time when he was living in Madrid and couldn’t get a flight, the legendary Londoner and former Hendon Mobster has played every single live...

The Irish Poker Open’s illustrious past
27th January, 08:50 | by Mad Harper

The Irish Poker Open’s illustrious past

Thousands of poker players from all over the world will be making their annual pilgrimage to Dublin in a couple of months to take part in the Irish Poker Open. The €1 million guaranteed event – which is taking place...

Aiming deep for 2023: Ian Simpson celebrates ten years since his Irish Open victory
27th January, 08:18 | by Mad Harper

Aiming deep for 2023: Ian Simpson celebrates ten years since his Irish Open victory

It’s now ten years since Ian Simpson won the Irish Poker Open in Dublin for a monster cash of €265,000. It was a moment that means a lot more to him though than just a tournament title because – only minutes...

Steve O’Dwyer to defend title at Irish Open 2023
25th January, 21:26 | by Mad Harper

Steve O’Dwyer to defend title at Irish Open 2023

Legendary poker player and 2022 Irish Open champion Steve O’Dwyer will be competing at this year’s tournament to defend his Main Event title. O’Dwyer, who has lived in Dublin for over ten years, won a stunning victory in the city...

Canucks galore – why Canadians fly more than 3,000 miles to compete at the Irish Open
19th January, 17:41 | by Mad Harper

Canucks galore – why Canadians fly more than 3,000 miles to compete at the Irish Open

Every year hundreds of Canadians make their way to Dublin to compete in the Irish Poker Open. It’s an annual migration that many of them wouldn’t miss for the world – and they rank the event their favourite overseas tournament. For...

Placeholder Image
19th January, 11:17 | by Mad Harper

Satellites get going on iPoker; feeders as little as €0.50

Satellites are now up and running on the iPoker network for April’s €1,150 buy-in Irish Poker Open Main Event. The network is providing a huge selection of feeders – from as little as €0.50 – into direct qualifiers that will be...