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Taking the craic global – the Irish Open announces its first international destinations
3rd April, 20:50 | by Mad Harper

Taking the craic global – the Irish Open announces its first international destinations

The award-winning Irish Open - the longest-running poker tournament in the world outside of Vegas - is spreading its wings and heading overseas for the very first time. At this year’s Irish Open festival, taking place at the Royal Dublin...

Back-to-back trophies for €10k Super High Roller winner Tarmi
3rd April, 20:31 | by Mad Harper

Back-to-back trophies for €10k Super High Roller winner Tarmi

Finland’s Roope Tarmi won the €10k Super High Roller yesterday, only a few days after winning the €5k High Roller. He snagged €79,945 for his SHR victory and €88,000 in the High Roller. Tarmi is our first double champion at...

New Beer Pong champs are crowned
3rd April, 20:07 | by Mad Harper

New Beer Pong champs are crowned

For Canadian player Junior “Machine” Roberts and Chris Barnard, from Rugby in the UK, last night’s Beer Pong Challenge was most definitely their Craic Den Main Event.   As reigning champions from 2025, the pair had been eagerly awaiting this...

Friday’s tournaments and Craic Den action (karaoke!)
3rd April, 11:44 | by Mad Harper

Friday’s tournaments and Craic Den action (karaoke!)

Baoyun Li leads record-breaking Ladies Championship   The record-breaking 2026 Irish Open Ladies Championship has reached its final table after 12 hours of combat. The field was whittled down, from a record-breaking 175 players (last year was 163), to just...

Main Event cruises on with 2,241 entries so far
3rd April, 11:34 | by Mad Harper

Main Event cruises on with 2,241 entries so far

Day 1d of the Main Event kicks off at noon today and is likely to be full of a) tons of online qualifiers AND b) people with massive headaches after last night’s Beer Pong session in the Craic Den. And...

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...