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, the online festival taking place on PokerStars starting on Sunday.
The series brings the Irish Open’s unmistakable ‘craic’ to the online PokerStars tables, giving you the chance to recreate the festival’s famous atmosphere in your own home!
The live version of Europe’s oldest and biggest poker tournament ended Monday at the Royal Dublin Society with record numbers – including more than 1600+ players who won their seats online.
The Irish Open Afterparty starts in just two days and runs until April 20, with more than $3 million guaranteed prize pools across a 69-event schedule. The $109 Celtic Fortune Main Event, which runs April 19 to April 20, features a $500,000 prize pool guarantee and there are three other events that also come with a six-figure guarantee. Tournament buy-ins range from $5.50 to $530.
Spraggy specials
PokerStars Ambassador Spraggy, who hosted his own Mystery Bounty at the live festival in Dublin two weeks ago, will be taking his compering skills online with two special tournaments on the opening day of the Afterparty – both featuring sizeable guarantees.
- $11 Spraggy’s Mystery Sunday Storm – April 12 – $75,000 Guaranteed – bounty on Spraggy: $109 Irish Open Online Main Event ticket + Spraggy throwable
- $75 Spraggy’s Mystery Sunday Special – April 12 – $400,000 Guaranteed > plus, bounty on Spraggy: $109 Irish Open Online Main Event ticket + Spraggy throwable
Players can also qualify for the Irish Open Afterparty through satellites running now in the PokerStars client from just $0.55.
Paul O’Reilly, co-organiser of the Irish Open, said: “The connection between the Irish Open and online poker runs deep! Our partnership with headline sponsor PokerStars meant we had a huge number of online qualifiers this year – both package and Main Event seat winners and we’re looking forward to taking the party back online in just a couple of days!”
JP McCann added: “Our partnership with PokerStars gives us global reach with players attending the Dublin festival from all over the world so we are really looking forward to keeping the craic going online!”
Steve Clarricoats, PokerStars’ Associate Director of Poker Operations, said: “The Irish Poker Open is famous for its atmosphere as much as its poker, and we wanted to make sure that energy carries beyond the tournament floor and onto the online felt. Not everyone was able to make it to Dublin, but that shouldn’t mean missing out on the Irish Open experience. The online series gives players everywhere the chance to take part, compete for titles and be part of something special.”
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| Date | Time (BST) | Event | Guarantee |
| Sun 12 Apr | 5:05 p.m. | Irish Open 01 – $55 Failte | $100,000 |
| 5:30 p.m. | Irish Open 02 – $5.50 Mini Failte | $25,000 | |
| 6:05 p.m. | Irish Open 03 – $75 Spraggy’s Mystery Sunday Special | $400,000 | |
| 7:05 p.m. | Irish Open 04 – $11 Spraggy’s Mystery Sunday Storm | $75,000 | |
| 7:30 p.. | Irish Open 05 – $55 PLO8 Celtic Split | $15,000 | |
| 8:05 p.m. | Irish Open 06 – $109 NLHE PKO | $50,000 | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Irish Open 07 – $22 NLHE PKO | $50,000 | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Irish Open 08 – $11 NLHE Progressive Total KO Zoom | $10,000 | |
| Mon 13 Apr | 6:05 p.m. | Irish Open 09 – $22 Deepstack The Session | $40,000 |
| 6:30 p.m. | Irish Open 10 – $55 8-Game Octopus | $5,000 | |
| 7:05 p.m. | Irish Open 11 – $5.50 8-Game Mini Octopus | $3,000 | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Irish Open 12 – $109 NLHE PKO The Blarney Bluff | $40,000 | |
| 8:05 p.m. | Irish Open 13 – $22 NLHE PKO Mini Blarney Bluff | $30,000 | |
| 9:05 p.m. | Irish Open 14 – $55 NLHE Mystery Bounty Puca’s Luck | $40,000 | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Irish Open 15 – $11 NLHE Mystery Bounty Mini Puca’s Luck | $20,000 | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Irish Open 16 – $11 NLO8 The Spring Split | $4,000 | |
| Tue 14 Apr | 5:05 p.m. | Irish Open 17 – $55 Mini Bounty Builder HR | $75,000 |
| 5:30 p.m. | Irish Open 18 – $5.50 Micro Bounty Builder | $20,000 | |
| 6:05 p.m. | Irish Open 19 – $530 Bounty Builder HR | $40,000 | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Irish Open 20 – $22 PLO Four Leaf Clover | $10,000 | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Irish Open 21 – $109 NLHE Green Fenomeno | $15,000 | |
| 8:05 p.m. | Irish Open 22 – $11 NLHE Mini Green Fenomeno | $15,000 | |
| 9:05 p.m. | Irish Open 23 – $22 NLHE PKO Paddy Stack | $25,000 | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Irish Open 24 – $5.50 NLHE PKO Mini Paddy Stack | $10,000 | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Irish Open 25 – $11 NLHE Progressive Total KO King of the Hill | $5,000 | |
| Wed 15 Apr | 5:05 p.m. | Irish Open 26 – $55 Mini Bounty Builder HR | $75,000 |
| 5:30 p.m. | Irish Open 27 – $5.50 Micro Bounty Builder HR | $20,000 | |
| 6:05 p.m. | Irish Open 28 – $530 Bounty Builder HR | $35,000 | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Irish Open 29 – $11 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw The Weaver | 41,500 | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Irish Open 30 – $109 NLHE Green Fenomeno | $15,000 | |
| 8:05 p.m. | Irish Open 31 – $11 NLHE Mini Green Fenomeno | $15,000 | |
| 9:05 p.m. | Irish Open 32 – $22 NLHE Mystery Bounty The Lucky Seven | $20,000 | |
| 10:05 p.m. | Irish Open 33 – $11 NLHE Progressive Total KO Zoom | $8,000 | |
| Thu 16 Apr | 5:05 p.m. | Irish Open 34 – $22 Mini Thursday Thrill | $60,000 |
| 5:30 p.m. | Irish Open 35 – $5.50 Micro Thursday Thrill | $15,000 | |
| 6:05 p.m. | Irish Open 36 – $215 Thursday Thrill | $75,000 | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Irish Open 37 – $11 PLO Four Leaf Clover | $10,000 | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Irish Open 38 – $109 NLHE Green Fenomeno | $20,000 | |
| 8:05 p.m. | Irish Open 39 – $11 NLHE Mini Green Fenomeno | $15,000 | |
| 9:05 p.m. | Irish Open 40 – $55 NLHE PKO Claddagh | $30,000 | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Irish Open 41 – $11 NLHE PKO Mini Claddagh | $20,000 | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Irish Open 42 – $22 NLHE Progressive Total KO Zoom | $20,000 | |
| Fri 17 Apr | 5:05 p.m. | Irish Open 43 – $55 Mini Bounty Builder HR | $75,000 |
| 5:30 p.m. | Irish Open 44 – $5.50 Micro Bounty Builder HR | $20,000 | |
| 6:05 p.m. | Irish Open 45 – $530 Bounty Builder HR | $40,000 | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Irish Open 46 – $11 HORSE The Steed | $3,000 | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Irish Open 47 – $109 NLHE Green Fenomeno | $20,000 | |
| 8:05 p.m. | Irish Open 48 – $11 NLHE Mini Green Fenomeno | $15,000 | |
| 9:05 p.m. | Irish Open 49 – $22 NLHE Mystery Bounty The Lucky Seven | $25,000 | |
| 10:05 p.m. | Irish Open 50 – $11 NLHE PKO Zoom The Triquetra | $10,000 | |
| Sat 18 Apr | 5:05 p.m. | Irish Open 51 – $55 NLHE PKO Saturday Banshee | $75,000 |
| 5:30 p.m. | Irish Open 52 – $5.50 NLHE PKO Mini Banshee | $20,000 | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Irish Open 53 – $22 PLO5 The Fivefold | $10,000 | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Irish Open 54 – $109 NLHE The Leprechaun Big Mystery | $40,000 | |
| 8:05 p.m. | Irish Open 55 – $22 NLHE The Leprechaun Big Mystery | $40,000 | |
| 9:05 p.m. | Irish Open 56 – $55 NLHE Deepstack Saturday Session | $20,000 | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Irish Open 57 – $11 NLHE Deepstack Mini Saturday Session | $20,000 | |
| Sun 19 Apr | 5:05 p.m. | Irish Open 58 – $55 NLHE The Craic | $100,000 |
| 5:30 p.m. | Irish Open 59 – $11 NLHE Mini Craic | $50,000 | |
| 6:05 p.m. | Irish Open 60 – $109 NLHE PKO Main Event Celtic Fortune | $500,000 | |
| 7:05 p.m. | Irish Open 61 – $11 NLHE PKO Sunday Storm | $70,000 | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Irish Open 62 – $55 PLO PLOt of Gold | $25,000 | |
| 8:05 p.m. | Irish Open 63 – $109 NLHE Green Sunday Fenomeno | $50,000 | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Irish Open 64 – $11 NLHE Green Mini Sunday Fenomeno | $25,000 | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Irish Open 65 – $22 NLHE Final Mystery | $35,000 | |
| Mon 20 Apr | 6:30 p.m. | Irish Open 66 – $109 NLHE PKO Series Healer | $75,000 |
| 7:05 p.m. | Irish Open 67 – $11 NLHE PKO Mini Healer | $35,000 | |
| 8:05 p.m. | Irish Open 68 – $55 NLHE The Sian | $35,000 | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Irish Open 69 – $11 NLHE Mini Sian | $20,000 |
