Like every year, the 2025 Irish Open brought us some incredible tournament triumphs. Chief among these, of course, was Simon Wilson defeating a 4,562-entry field on home soil to take down the Main Event for €600,000.
But at this year’s Irish Open, numerous players quietly racked up an impressive tally of cashes without ever reaching the winner’s podium. With 69 different tournaments on the schedule, however, perhaps it was no surprise that this year’s festival featured a whole bunch of players who managed to cash in six different events.
Jon Kyte
It would be hard to describe Norwegian legend Jon Kyte as an unsung hero. With total live tournament winnings of more than $3.4 million, Kyte is a hugely well-known figure on the global poker scene. He is also a long-standing fan of the Irish Open, with results going back to 2016 when he enjoyed his very first live record cash in a side event at the Norwegian Championships, which used to join forces with the Irish Open in Dublin.
This year, Kyte managed to cash in six different events at the festival for a total haul of over €40k. We are slightly concerned that perhaps Kyte never even made it to the Craic Den as he went deep in the Main and also – incredibly – made four final tables in other events: the Big O, the High Roller Mystery Bounty, the new OFC championship and a €1,150 Turbo.
It’s clear the Irish Open was merely a warm-up event for Kyte though. Almost as soon as festivities drew to a close in Dublin, he was off to Monte Carlo where – after entering the €1,100 PokerStars Open tournament with only seconds to spare – he achieved the best live victory of his life: €340,000. With 1,189 entries, the tournament broke records as the largest €1,000 buy-in tournament ever held in Monaco.
Six is the new four
Several other players emulated Kyte’s six-cash record at this year’s Irish Open – but not for such large overall tallies. Ciaran McCullagh was also a busy boy at the festival and ended his trip in style with an 11th-place finish in the 441-entry NLH Mystery Bounty. His hopes of making the final table were thwarted when he was involved in a three-way all-in with Luke Marsh and Pascal Vos. Everyone had Ace X, but McCullagh’s As4c lost out when Marsh – with A6 – pulled off a gutshot straight on the river.
Austrian pro Andreas Froehli racked up a total of €8,890 across six Irish Open events including fourth in the H.O.R.S.E. tournament. British star Brandon Sheils also had a productive week however his six Dublin cashes pale in comparison to the 11 cashes he managed a few months later at the World Series. His results there included one of his best live tournament results ever: fifth in the $5k NLH Six-Max for $203,292.
Five high – Fabian on a Rolli
One of the most extraordinary stories from this year’s Irish Open is that of five-time casher Fabian Rolli from Switzerland. Rolli managed FOUR final tables during his Dublin sojourn including third place in the Luxon Mystery Bounty: €73,479 for his cash and another €74,040 in bounties. He was also third in the PLO High Roller Mystery Bounty, fifth in the PLO 7-Max and ninth in the PLO Mystery Bounty. His total haul from Dublin amounted to €171,869 making him one of the festival’s biggest winners – without a single actual win.
Britain’s Maximilian Sanders won the €3k High Roller and also accrued four other cashes at the festival for a total of €148,250. Polish player Adrian Ziemichod racked up €53,820 across five different events including a fifth-place finish in the €1,150 NLH 8-Max for €23,300. In total, 20 players cashed five times apiece including Luke Marsh, David Lappin, Leo Worthington Leese (two final tables in the America’s Cup and €1,150 Turbo), Brian Altman, David Wintersberger, Matthew Davenport and Jamie Flynn. Flynn is an Irish Open regular who final tabled the WPT Venetian a week ago – see our story here. Hats off to American Tyler Spaugh who was making his debut appearance at the Irish Open and clearly revelled in the huge choice of events on offer. He racked up a total of €14,870 in cashes including a 45th-place finish in the Main Event. Australian Emad Zarghami plays all over the world (he was off to Taipei after Dublin) and his Ireland five-cash tally included a tenth-place finish in the €1,150 Turbo.
