Shawn Lytle – Tournament Director

Shawn Lytle – Tournament Director

Tournament Director Shawn Lytle has been working at the Irish Open for well over 15 years. He first started as a dealer back in 2007 and says his favourite moment was becoming a full-on Tournament Director for the festival.

He and his wife Jena (Dealer Supervisor at the Irish Open) first met at the World Series and still work at the event every year, as well as tournaments all over the States, across Europe and on Card Player Cruises.

Shawn took up playing poker while working his way through college and still likes to play when he can find time. He says the Irish Open is his absolute favourite event of the year and is impressed by the transformation that’s taken place since Paul O’Reilly and JP McCann started running the festival in 2016. Shawn hails from Michigan but has now settled with Jena in Gulfport, Florida.