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Battle of the Coaches – who’s winning!?
2nd April, 16:26 | by Mad Harper

Battle of the Coaches – who’s winning!?

Well, it’s heating up in the Battle of the Coaches!   Dara O’Kearney’s Simplify Poker site and Faraz Jaka’s Jaka Coaching have thrown themselves into this year’s Irish Open in highly combative mode.   They’re running a points-based challenge that...

Thursday’s tournaments – Irish Open action for April 2!
2nd April, 13:36 | by Mad Harper

Thursday’s tournaments – Irish Open action for April 2!

As well as Day 1c of the Main Event, we have a ton of other tournaments taking off today, or coming back for Day 2s and finals.   Malm leads record-breaking €350 America’s Cup Canadian player Michael Malm is chip...

Winningest Wednesday: Kabbaj, Taam, Kalfelis, Gruszczynski, Tarmi and Byrne
2nd April, 12:47 | by Mad Harper

Winningest Wednesday: Kabbaj, Taam, Kalfelis, Gruszczynski, Tarmi and Byrne

Our team on guard in the trophy vault here at the RDS were certainly kept on their feet yesterday. A record bunch of players took down tournaments with six new champions crowned and more than €920k in prize money doled...

1,176 and counting!!! Irish Open Main Event 2026 already looking like a record breaker
2nd April, 12:27 | by Mad Harper

1,176 and counting!!! Irish Open Main Event 2026 already looking like a record breaker

The Main Event is back in action today with Day 1c of the €2.5 million guaranteed flagship tournament.   Day 1b of the €1,150 Irish Open Main Event yesterday brought another 709 entries into the headline €2.5 million guaranteed tournament...

Rabbiting on with Ben Sweetman, Deuce to Seven Triple Draw champ
2nd April, 00:17 | by Mad Harper

Rabbiting on with Ben Sweetman, Deuce to Seven Triple Draw champ

It’s only halfway through the 2026 Irish Open but British player Ben “sweems” Sweetman is already celebrating a remarkable achievement.   Five events (one a day) and he’s cashed in all of them. And that includes winning one and runner-up...

ON WITH THE CRAIC! IRISH OPEN AFTERPARTY SERIES STARTS NEXT WEEK ON POKERSTARS
1st April, 15:00 | by Mad Harper

ON WITH THE CRAIC! IRISH OPEN AFTERPARTY SERIES STARTS NEXT WEEK ON POKERSTARS

Over $3 million in prize pool guarantees Whether you’re nursing the mother of all hangovers – or never want the party to stop (or BOTH), then you won’t want to miss the Irish Open Afterparty, a new online series taking...

Wednesday’s Irish Open tourneys … and the Craic Den goes Spragg-tastic!
1st April, 11:18 | by Mad Harper

Wednesday’s Irish Open tourneys … and the Craic Den goes Spragg-tastic!

The Main Event is back in action today with Day 1b of the €2.5 million guaranteed flagship tournament. Day 1a attracted 467 entries on Sunday, with 2013 champion Ian Simpson right up there in second place. You can read the...

Tuesday’s champs: Somodi, Abbey + Georgopoulos
1st April, 09:22 | by Mad Harper

Tuesday’s champs: Somodi, Abbey + Georgopoulos

We had three worthy Irish Open winners yesterday with Balazs Somodi getting the job done in the PLO High Roller in just half an hour! Read on for all the details.   Somodi is our new €5k PLO High Roller...

Roll over Blue Steel, Randy Hagen’s in town
31st March, 21:07 | by Mad Harper

Roll over Blue Steel, Randy Hagen’s in town

Anyone who’s been at the RDS over the last six days will certainly have noticed South Jersey native Randy Hagen. For starters, he’s big: 6’ 2”. Plus, he’s wearing the most OUTLANDISH outfits – a different one every day.  ...

Multi coronation day – six new winners on Monday
31st March, 12:24 | by Mad Harper

Multi coronation day – six new winners on Monday

Massive congrats to our six new Irish Open champions! Treasure your trophies and enjoy seeing your name in lights on our giant LED wall!   Day 5 highlights here [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6p9-ZTtbH0[/embed] Battle Royale Last night saw the official coronation of our...