Another five players became Irish Open champions yesterday. Here’s the full lowdown.
Andy Norman wins PLO Mystery Bounty 8-Max
Former snooker pro Andy “Bibi” Norman has won the €1,150 buy-in PLO Mystery Bounty 8-Max for a lifetime top (poker) score of €15,980. The win follows hot on the heels of his runner-up finish in the €1,150 PLO event earlier in the festival which was, at the time, his best ever cash. Norman, who owns the Castle Snooker Club in Brighton, was defeated in the earlier event by Swiss player Martin Schamaun. Norman got €15,980 for finishing 1st, and then another €16,700 from bounties. When four players remained, they made a deal to lock up €10,000 each and keep on playing for another €10,000 (and the mystery envelopes still in play). When Norman and Hamed were heads-up and even in stacks, they were able to chop the remaining €10,000 in the middle as well.
There were 184 entries creating a €93,702 prize pool. Norman beat Jacob Hamed heads-up to take down the tournament for a Live updates are here.
Heuser wins €550 JP Poker Masters Championship
Germany’s Jonas Heuser has won the JP Poker Masters, yet another tournament at this year’s Irish Open to tear up the record books. Heuser won €59,515 after beating Samuel Mather heads-up. Heuser has had a pretty successful time at the 2026 Irish Open; he was also runner-up in the €350 NLH 6-Max for €28,670. The JP Poker Masters, traditionally held towards the end of the festival, is always a very popular fixture but this year’s 911 entries was an astonishing 50% higher than last year. The total prize pool was €441,835 with 135 players getting paid. Click here for the full recap.
Interview with winner Jonas Heuser
Beck wins Old Dogs and Young Pups
Old Dog Thomas Beck has won the inaugural Old Dogs and Young Pups tournament for €6,040. Day 1 attracted 160 runners, 80 on each side of the age divide. By Day 2, the number was down to 24 – again an equal number of oldies and young ‘uns, all in the money. The final table was a hotly contested affair, with the ratio of seniors to striplings remaining balanced throughout. Beck beat fellow Old Dog American Hyndi Khomutetsky heads-up, with Young Pup Jan Cvach from the Czech Republic, the overnight chip leader, coming third. The total prize pool was €33,57. You can read all about it here.
Dedoni wins €3k High Roller 8-Max
Giuseppe Dedoni defeated Ranno Sootla to take down the €3k High Roller 8-Max last night after outlasting a total field of 108 players. Dedoni won €68,740 after cutting a heads-up deal with Sootla who takes home €54,86. The prize pool was €288,090 with 15 making the money.
Making a strong bid for his second trophy of the festival was British pro Brandon Harris; he made the final but was eliminated in ninth place. Harris, who was last year’s highest-placed online qualifier in the Main Event, snagged his first ever trophy – and €15,750 – in the Irish Open Shoot-out Championship on Friday. Check our full report on our Live Updates page.
PLO 4/5/6
Marcis Zeltmatis won the PLO 4/5/6 event for €21,920. There were 208 entries creating a €100,880 prize pool. Zelmatis beat Alex Rizvi heads-up with 2024 Main Event champion Tero Laurila coming third and Irish Open stalwart Mark Buckley fourth.
