In the four plus decades since it was first launched by Irish bookmaker Terry Rogers, the Irish Open has grown from a tiny niche event in a hidden-away Dublin poker room to one of the biggest poker festivals in Europe....
When we announced that the Irish Poker Open was going global for the first time in its 45-year history, the poker world took notice. Players wasted no time making history, with many jumping into the very first opening flight of...
“If you come out of Tobermory and see the orcas, it’s basically like getting a royal flush” Back in 2020, Britain was in lockdown and computer scientist Jimmy Hall was living in London and wondering what to do with his...
With only a few months to go before the first ever Irish Open international event in Sydney, NOW is the time to get on to booking your hotel accommodation. The 2026 Irish Open Sydney event takes place at the Poker...
If you’re headed to the Irish Open Sydney event this Summer, you’re in for a real treat as Sydney offers one of the best “day off” destinations for poker players in the world. Some of the city’s most famous sights...
The Irish Open is heading down under for the very first time this Summer – and it’s arriving in Sydney with a bang! The debut Irish Open Sydney festival takes place from August 31 to September 14 at the celebrated...
Irish Open Ambassador Chris Dowling will be heading to Oz in September after snagging his Irish Open Sydney Day 2 seat in Dublin. Dowling was one of four players through to Day 2 of the Irish Open’s first international...
The 2026 Irish Open Main Event has just one day left to play, in which the final table will be set, streamed, and eventually dominated by one player out of the remaining 10 from 5,003 entries. That player will receive...
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...