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Jamie “JamFly” Flynn tops all-time cashes leaderboard
24th February, 11:00 | by Mad Harper

Jamie “JamFly” Flynn tops all-time cashes leaderboard

With 20 cashes Irish Open cashes to his name – including five at last year’s festival alone – Jamie “JamFly” Flynn now sits atop the Irish Open’s “most cashes" leaderboard.     It’s an extraordinary record built over just a...

Zeik v the pros: how a trawler fisherman reached second place on the Irish Open cashes leaderboard
24th February, 11:00 | by Mad Harper

Zeik v the pros: how a trawler fisherman reached second place on the Irish Open cashes leaderboard

For the last 37 years, Zeik Tuit has been forging a living as a fisherman out of West Cork. He was a deck hand at 19, bought his first boat when he was 23 and then spent the next 25...

Sunday Night Fever: 70s Players Party hits the Craic Den on April 5
23rd February, 10:00 | by Mad Harper

Sunday Night Fever: 70s Players Party hits the Craic Den on April 5

The Irish Open Players Party is always an absolute scorcher and this year’s celebration is set to be the best yet. On Sunday, April 5 – the penultimate night of the festival - we’re going full 1970s for the evening,...

More poker, more craic: inside the making of the Irish Open
20th February, 09:20 | by Mad Harper

More poker, more craic: inside the making of the Irish Open

Unique fly-on-the-wall documentary shows how the award-winning, record-breaking festival comes to life   You’ve seen where the magic happens, now see HOW it happens! This week the Irish Open releases its first-ever documentary with a fly-on-the-wall look at the enormous...

Win a $5K Irish Open package with PokerOrg and PokerStars!
19th February, 18:48 | by Mad Harper

Win a $5K Irish Open package with PokerOrg and PokerStars!

PokerOrg has launched a superb competition with PokerStars to give all its members the chance to win a $5k Irish Open package – for free!   All members have to do to take part in the Pick 3 for SCOOP...

A perfect match: PokerStars, Paddy Power and the Irish Open celebrate fourth year of epic partnership
17th February, 11:00 | by Mad Harper

A perfect match: PokerStars, Paddy Power and the Irish Open celebrate fourth year of epic partnership

It’s already clear that the 2026 Irish Open festival is going to be yet another record-breaker. With 86 tournaments scheduled and new events already attracting a ton of interest, the award-winning festival at the RDS is set to be a...

Matt Harniman, the record-breaking player you’ve never heard of
10th February, 11:00 | by Mad Harper

Matt Harniman, the record-breaking player you’ve never heard of

It’s quite possible you’ve never heard of Matt “Harn1” Harniman. His Hendon Mob page lists just four cashes … over six years ago … and his most significant online score was victory in a $215 Sunday Supersonic for $11,500.  ...

Win a ticket to the Irish Open Main Event with two of the world’s top poker coaching sites
5th February, 16:55 | by Mad Harper

Win a ticket to the Irish Open Main Event with two of the world’s top poker coaching sites

The Irish Open has teamed up with two of the world’s leading poker coaching sites to give players the chance of winning a €1,150 Irish Open Main Event seat.   Members of Faraz Jaka’s acclaimed site Jaka Coaching or Dara...

Travel made easy for the 2026 Irish Open
29th January, 11:00 | by Mad Harper

Travel made easy for the 2026 Irish Open

There’s great news for players planning to compete at this year’s Irish Open with a ton of competitive flight options on offer RIGHT NOW from major cities all over the world.   From the UK Over 25% of all Irish...

Irish Open sats starting Thursday at JP Poker in Dublin – five seats guaranteed!
27th January, 15:37 | by Mad Harper

Irish Open sats starting Thursday at JP Poker in Dublin – five seats guaranteed!

Irish players are in luck! The JP Poker Card Club and Casino in Tallaght is launching a series of weekly satellites for this year’s €2.5m guaranteed Irish Open Main Event. The first satellite is this Thursday (January 29) and comes...