{"id":41511,"date":"2026-09-06T00:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T23:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irishpokeropen.com\/sydney\/2026\/09\/06\/irish-open-sydney-the-a1000000-main-event-is-finally-here-while-the-lucky-8s-has-its-final\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T00:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T23:36:11","slug":"irish-open-sydney-the-a1000000-main-event-is-finally-here-while-the-lucky-8s-has-its-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishpokeropen.com\/sydney\/2026\/09\/06\/irish-open-sydney-the-a1000000-main-event-is-finally-here-while-the-lucky-8s-has-its-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish Open Sydney: The A$1,000,000 Main Event Is Finally Here, While The Lucky 8&#8217;s Has Its Final"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"c778b59a-ce80-4261-a046-f0902a2be8a5\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-6-mini\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"774\"><strong>The first few days of Irish Open Sydney have already brought plenty of action to Poker Palace, with players taking part in the Mini Irish Open, the Lucky 8\u2019s and a number of satellites. Since August 31, there has been something happening every day, with players getting their first taste of the Irish Poker Open in Sydney. Now, on Sunday, September 6, the biggest tournament of the festival is finally here, as Day 1A of the A$2,000 Irish Open Main Event gets underway with A$1 million guaranteed, at 12:00 local time.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"776\" data-end=\"1130\">It is a big moment for the Irish Poker Open, for JP McCann, Paul O&#8217;Reilly, and everyone involved, as this is the first time in the event\u2019s 46-year history that the event has left Dublin and gone international. After so many years in Ireland, the Irish Open is now at Poker Palace in Sydney, bringing live poker, Irish Open events and the famous Irish Open craic to Australia for the very first time.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"776\" data-end=\"1130\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Irish Open Sydney is about to get REAL! \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3sIdWmzAxQ4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"c778b59a-ce80-4261-a046-f0902a2be8a5\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-6-mini\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\">\n<h2 data-start=\"776\" data-end=\"1130\"><\/h2>\n<h2 data-start=\"776\" data-end=\"1130\">What&#8217;s On The Menu For Today<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1132\" data-end=\"1550\">There is plenty more happening today besides the Main Event. The Lucky 8\u2019s, which has a A$250,000 guarantee and currently 88 out of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokerlens.net\/en\/tournament\/31118e69-1878-4c07-bf17-8c6045cd6221\/players\">277 entries<\/a><\/strong> left, reaches its final (see top chip counts below), while the first Mixed 8-Game Championship also gets underway with a A$600 buy-in. For players still looking for a way into the Main Event, there are also A$250 Irish Open Main Event satellites, both with 10 seats guaranteed. That means A$20,000 in Main Event seats is up for grabs.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1132\" data-end=\"1550\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"94d6e7a5-7cdf-4fa0-8bae-0b9e8e9aa378\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-6-mini\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"fbskMG_root markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\">\n<div class=\"group TyagGW_tableContainer TyagGW_tableContainerWithTableOfContents\">\n<div class=\"TyagGW_tableWrapper flex flex-col-reverse w-fit\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<table class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\" data-start=\"630\" data-end=\"1050\" 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data-col-size=\"sm\">3<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"763\" data-end=\"780\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"765\" data-end=\"779\">Jacob Alha<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"780\" data-end=\"792\"><strong data-start=\"782\" data-end=\"790\">620K<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"793\" data-end=\"828\">\n<td data-start=\"793\" data-end=\"797\" data-col-size=\"sm\">4<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"797\" data-end=\"814\"><strong data-start=\"799\" data-end=\"813\">Hannah Lee<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"814\" data-end=\"828\"><strong data-start=\"816\" data-end=\"826\">613.5K<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"829\" data-end=\"866\">\n<td data-start=\"829\" data-end=\"833\" data-col-size=\"sm\">5<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"833\" data-end=\"854\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"835\" data-end=\"853\">Kiavash Arbabi<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"854\" data-end=\"866\"><strong data-start=\"856\" data-end=\"864\">520K<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"867\" data-end=\"897\">\n<td data-start=\"867\" data-end=\"871\" data-col-size=\"sm\">6<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"871\" data-end=\"885\"><strong data-start=\"873\" data-end=\"884\">Yan Yan<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"885\" data-end=\"897\"><strong data-start=\"887\" data-end=\"895\">517K<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"898\" data-end=\"929\">\n<td data-start=\"898\" data-end=\"902\" data-col-size=\"sm\">7<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"902\" data-end=\"917\"><strong data-start=\"904\" data-end=\"916\">Khanh Le<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"929\"><strong data-start=\"919\" data-end=\"927\">455K<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"930\" data-end=\"974\">\n<td data-start=\"930\" data-end=\"934\" data-col-size=\"sm\">8<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"934\" data-end=\"960\"><strong data-start=\"936\" data-end=\"959\">Michael Pickle Tran<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"960\" data-end=\"974\"><strong data-start=\"962\" data-end=\"972\">454.5K<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"975\" data-end=\"1013\">\n<td data-start=\"975\" data-end=\"979\" data-col-size=\"sm\">9<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"979\" data-end=\"1001\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"981\" data-end=\"1000\">Andrew Pavlakis<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"1001\" data-end=\"1013\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"1003\" data-end=\"1011\">410K<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1014\" data-end=\"1050\" data-is-last-node=\"\">\n<td data-start=\"1014\" data-end=\"1019\" data-col-size=\"sm\">10<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"1019\" data-end=\"1038\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"1021\" data-end=\"1037\">Mark Yazbeck<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"1038\" data-end=\"1050\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"1040\" data-end=\"1048\">402K<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\">A$360 Mini Irish Open<\/h2>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none -mb-px h-px w-full opacity-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The Mini Irish Open is also continuing today, with Day 1G taking place with a A$360 buy-in and A$500,000 guaranteed. There are still more starting flights coming over the next few days, so there are plenty of chances for players to get involved if they have not managed to find a bag yet. Currently, a whopping total of 620 entries have been made, and this will only increase more and more in the coming days.<\/div>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<table class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\" data-start=\"43\" data-end=\"458\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\n<tbody data-start=\"90\" data-end=\"458\" data-is-last-node=\"\">\n<tr data-start=\"90\" data-end=\"126\">\n<td data-start=\"90\" data-end=\"94\" data-col-size=\"sm\">1<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"94\" data-end=\"114\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"113\">Oliver Corrie<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"114\" data-end=\"126\"><strong data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"124\">2.4M<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"127\" data-end=\"166\">\n<td data-start=\"127\" data-end=\"131\" data-col-size=\"sm\">2<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"153\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"133\" data-end=\"152\">Geetinder Singh<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"166\"><strong data-start=\"155\" data-end=\"164\">1.91M<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"167\" data-end=\"204\">\n<td data-start=\"167\" data-end=\"171\" data-col-size=\"sm\">3<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"171\" data-end=\"191\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"190\">Liam Lavender<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"191\" data-end=\"204\"><strong data-start=\"193\" data-end=\"202\">1.87M<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"240\">\n<td data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"209\" data-col-size=\"sm\">4<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"227\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"211\" data-end=\"226\">Zheming Zhu<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"240\"><strong data-start=\"229\" data-end=\"238\">1.86M<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"275\">\n<td data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"245\" data-col-size=\"sm\">5<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"245\" data-end=\"262\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"247\" data-end=\"261\">Majid Saab<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"275\"><strong data-start=\"264\" data-end=\"273\">1.79M<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"276\" data-end=\"310\">\n<td data-start=\"276\" data-end=\"280\" data-col-size=\"sm\">6<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"280\" data-end=\"297\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"282\" data-end=\"296\">Paul Curmi<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"297\" data-end=\"310\"><strong data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"308\">1.65M<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"311\" data-end=\"352\">\n<td data-start=\"311\" data-end=\"315\" data-col-size=\"sm\">7<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"315\" data-end=\"339\"><strong data-start=\"317\" data-end=\"338\">Mohammed Elkassir<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"339\" data-end=\"352\"><strong data-start=\"341\" data-end=\"350\">1.46M<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"353\" data-end=\"387\">\n<td data-start=\"353\" data-end=\"357\" data-col-size=\"sm\">8<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"357\" data-end=\"374\"><strong data-start=\"359\" data-end=\"373\">Daniel Kim<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"374\" data-end=\"387\"><strong data-start=\"376\" data-end=\"385\">1.46M<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"388\" data-end=\"422\">\n<td data-start=\"388\" data-end=\"392\" data-col-size=\"sm\">9<\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"392\" data-end=\"409\"><strong data-start=\"394\" data-end=\"408\">Eddie Zeng<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"409\" data-end=\"422\"><strong data-start=\"411\" data-end=\"420\">1.37M<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"423\" data-end=\"458\" data-is-last-node=\"\">\n<td data-start=\"423\" data-end=\"428\" data-col-size=\"sm\">10<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"445\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"430\" data-end=\"444\">Soumen Sen<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"458\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"447\" data-end=\"456\">1.35M<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Irish Open Sydney Is About to Get Craic\u2019ed! \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HXisxNKQguU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Craic Den Action<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"1848\" data-end=\"2399\">But, of course, Irish Open Sydney is about more than just sitting at the poker tables. The Craic Den has become a big part of our event, just like it is in Dublin, and it is now up and running at Poker Palace. The Craic Den started a couple of days ago and there is a big schedule planned for today, with games, music, drinks and plenty going on throughout the day. You do not even need to be playing poker to enjoy it. If you are at Poker Palace, make sure you take some time to walk in, have a look around and see what the Craic Den is all about. Tonight the follow two activities are scheduled:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1848\" data-end=\"2399\"><strong>21:00 &#8211; 23:00 : Race Night<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1848\" data-end=\"2399\"><strong>23:00 &#8211; 01:00 : Left,Right, and Center<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2401\" data-end=\"2775\">For the players, today is the start of the big one. For everyone else, it is a chance to enjoy the atmosphere and see what the first international Irish Poker Open is all about. <a href=\"https:\/\/irishpokeropen.com\/sydney\/\"><strong>Irish Open Sydney<\/strong><\/a> has already had a busy start, but with the Main Event now getting underway and plenty more tournaments still to come, there is a lot more live poker to be played at Poker Palace.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2777\" data-end=\"2971\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">So if you are here, get involved, check out the tables, visit the Craic Den and enjoy the Irish Open Sydney experience. And if you do make it into the Craic Den today, let us know how it is!<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2777\" data-end=\"2971\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none -mb-px h-px w-full opacity-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first few days of Irish Open Sydney have already brought plenty of action to Poker Palace, with players taking part in the Mini Irish Open, the Lucky 8\u2019s and a number of satellites. 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