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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...

Here, there and (nearly) everywhere
30th March, 23:08 | by Mad Harper

Here, there and (nearly) everywhere

The Irish Open is well-known for welcoming players from all over the world with a warm embrace – and this year well over 50 different nationalities have turned up for a hug! From Australia to Argentina, from South Korea to...

Science Meets Poker: The Journey of Alex O’Brien
30th March, 16:32 | by Christian Zetzsche

Science Meets Poker: The Journey of Alex O’Brien

The family name O'Brien sounds very Irish, as a matter of fact five local players with that surname are competing on Day 1c of the 2024 Irish Open Main Event. But Alexandra O'Brien is actually from Germany and resides in...

Enjoying the Craic
30th March, 15:03 | by Rod Stirzaker

Enjoying the Craic

As part of the festivities, there’s a players’ lounge amusingly called “The Craic Den” which functions as “chill out zone” during the day and transforms somewhat as day turns to night into a pub/ games room /nightclub. We snuck in...

€415,615 for the winner of record-breaking Irish Open Main Event!
30th March, 13:45 | by Mad Harper

€415,615 for the winner of record-breaking Irish Open Main Event!

The Main Event dominated yesterday’s poker at the Royal Dublin Society – and how!! Less than five hours into Day 1c of the €1,150 buy-in, €1 million guaranteed Main Event, we smashed through the record set last year (having also cruised...

Magic Moments from the Irish Open
29th March, 20:22 | by Rod Stirzaker

Magic Moments from the Irish Open

The Irish Open has borne witness to so many special moments in its time. There are countless stories of precious memories and fast friendships forged by patrons over the years so we thought, why don't we ask those attending for...

Why Scandinavians ADORE the Irish Open 
29th March, 19:42 | by Christoffer Karlen

Why Scandinavians ADORE the Irish Open 

We’re deep into the 2024 Irish Open and it’s safe to say that the event’s been a slam dunk so far. The number of entries in all events has been amazing and are exceding those from the 2023 tournaments by...

Farrell Enjoying Dublin While Hosting Firaldo Irish Leaderboard
29th March, 18:13 | by Jason Glatzer

Farrell Enjoying Dublin While Hosting Firaldo Irish Leaderboard

We decided to have a pint this afternoon with Scottish poker legend Niall "Firaldo" Farrell. Surprisingly, I was the only one to order a Guinness as Firaldo was on the H20 grind after three fearless days of partying and poker....

Ten years on: Meet 2013 Irish Open Main Event Champion Ian Simpson
29th March, 17:05 | by Christian Zetzsche

Ten years on: Meet 2013 Irish Open Main Event Champion Ian Simpson

In April 2011, an Englishman embarked on a journey to Dublin and was buzzing to join the action of the Irish Open. His live poker resumé until then featured three minor cashes for around £1,000, essentially what one now needs...

Poker done for Firaldo Leaderboard, onto the craic!
29th March, 12:43 | by Mad Harper

Poker done for Firaldo Leaderboard, onto the craic!

It’s a wrap on the poker section of the Firaldo Irish Open Leaderboard and four players are now through to the second part of the contest which is all about the craic. Well done David Lappin, Ferdia O’Connell, Jim Reid...