Level 1: 100/100/100
Entries: 162/163
Prize Pool: €2,500,000
Ben Roto has the dubious honour of being the first player to bust the 2026 Irish Open, and it was Felix Schneiders, fresh off a runner-up finish in the Main Event at EPT Paris, who was on the right end of this cooler.
Schneiders recounted the hand, telling us he defended in the big blind in a multi-way pot. The flop was checked to the turn, giving Schneiders a straight, and there a clicking war erupted with Roto, which ended up with the Finn jamming with for the wheel straight.
A 1,000 big blind pot to Schneiders early doors.
Felix Schneiders – 115,000
Ben Roto – 0
