Ask, and you shall receive! The numbers have been crunched and we are delighted to announce that this year’s Irish Open Main Event has turned 2,491 entries into a total prizepool of €2,428,725, with 311 places paid – a 22% increase on last year’s already record-breaking field/prizepool. Organiser Paul O’Reilly has declared this to be the biggest poker tournament ever held in Ireland, and we believe him. One glorious winner will get €365,000; the rest will be paid out to 310 other players in the following amounts:
| 1 | €365,000 |
| 2 | €228,700 |
| 3 | €161,500 |
| 4 | €124,500 |
| 5 | €95,500 |
| 6 | €73,500 |
| 7 | €56,500 |
| 8 | €43,500 |
| 9 | €33,500 |
| 10-11 | €25,750 |
| 12-13 | €21,500 |
| 14-15 | €18,000 |
| 16-17 | €15,050 |
| 18-20 | €12,500 |
| 21-24 | €10,550 |
| 25-28 | €9,150 |
| 29-32 | €7,900 |
| 33-40 | €6,950 |
| 41-56 | €6,000 |
| 57-72 | €5,225 |
| 73-96 | €4,550 |
| 97-120 | €3,950 |
| 121-152 | €3,400 |
| 153-192 | €2,990 |
| 193-232 | €2,600 |
| 233-272 | €2,235 |
| 273-311 | €1,975 |
Don’t forget – while we’re largely ignoring the Main Event today in favour of the many thrilling side events (please avail yourself of the drop down menu above for those ☝︎), our buddies at Pokernews are doing the full hardcore Main Event coverage that you probably crave. Click here for that. You can also watch live-ish (30 min delay) action from the feature table here.