The Irish Poker Open

The Irish Poker Open Official page of the Irish Poker Open, Europe's longest running No Limit Hold 'Em tournament. March 26 - April 6, 2026

Picking one moment from Irish Poker Open 2025 isnโ€™t easyโ€ฆ but hereโ€™s ours ๐Ÿ‘‡Yes, the headlines were massive:๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Simon Wils...
30/12/2025

Picking one moment from Irish Poker Open 2025 isnโ€™t easyโ€ฆ but hereโ€™s ours ๐Ÿ‘‡

Yes, the headlines were massive:
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Simon Wilson winning the Main Event for โ‚ฌ600,000.
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Tyler Gordon taking down the Mini Main for โ‚ฌ116,000.
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Kenny Hallaert conquering the High Roller for โ‚ฌ140,674.

But our highlight?
๐Ÿ€ The Craic Den at full throttle.

๐Ÿ‘‡ What is your top moment? Let us know in the comments! ๐Ÿ‘‡

28/12/2025

Simon Wilson ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช did not believe a single bit of Ignotas Kirsis ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น! Boy, did he come out cold in the end!

Last day to sign up! Check out our instagram and X channels and get your hands on one out of 5x Hoodies!
28/12/2025

Last day to sign up! Check out our instagram and X channels and get your hands on one out of 5x Hoodies!

Last edition was something special for us. And it wasnโ€™t just Simon Wilson who was running hot. You all went crazy for the 2025 hoodies, and honestlyโ€ฆ we loved seeing that โค๏ธ

So with Christmas here, we wanted to give something back ๐ŸŽ„

Weโ€™re doing a giveaway on our Instagram and X, giving one of you the chance to get your hands on the brand-new 2026 hoodie before itโ€™s even released.

And the best part? Three months and counting until the Irish Poker Open 2026!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irishpokeropen/
X: https://x.com/Irish_PokerOpen

๐Ÿ”ž 18+ only. Gamble responsibly.

Disclaimer: This giveaway is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook in any shape or form.

Previous editions of the Craic Den included games like darts, shuffleboard, beer pong, and FIFA. What should we bring (o...
27/12/2025

Previous editions of the Craic Den included games like darts, shuffleboard, beer pong, and FIFA. What should we bring (or bring back) for the 2026 edition?

Let us know in the comments! ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ”ž 18+ only. Gamble responsibly.

Last edition was something special for us. And it wasnโ€™t just Simon Wilson who was running hot. You all went crazy for t...
25/12/2025

Last edition was something special for us. And it wasnโ€™t just Simon Wilson who was running hot. You all went crazy for the 2025 hoodies, and honestlyโ€ฆ we loved seeing that โค๏ธ

So with Christmas here, we wanted to give something back ๐ŸŽ„

Weโ€™re doing a giveaway on our Instagram and X, giving one of you the chance to get your hands on the brand-new 2026 hoodie before itโ€™s even released.

And the best part? Three months and counting until the Irish Poker Open 2026!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irishpokeropen/
X: https://x.com/Irish_PokerOpen

๐Ÿ”ž 18+ only. Gamble responsibly.

Disclaimer: This giveaway is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook in any shape or form.

25/12/2025

As the year winds down, we want to take a moment to say a genuine thank you. ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’š

The Irish Poker Open doesnโ€™t happen without the support of great partners, and weโ€™re proud to work alongside our title sponsors ๐๐จ๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ and ๐๐š๐๐๐ฒ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ, whose backing continues to push the event to new levels year after year.

A proper mention also goes to the ๐ข๐๐จ๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค and its operators. Itโ€™s been incredible to see the online satellites running hotter than the sun, with players qualifying from every corner and the buzz building earlier than ever.

To our sponsors, partners, and players: Thank You for the support, the energy, and the belief in what weโ€™re building. Enjoy the Christmas break, and weโ€™ll see you very soon at the tables, or in the Craic Den, up to you!

๐ƒ๐Ž๐–๐ ๐“๐Ž ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐–๐ˆ๐‘๐„ ๐ˆ๐ ๐‚๐€๐๐๐„๐’ What a finish. What. A. Sweat.Steinn Karlsson somehow held the line in Cannes as Andreas Froe...
23/12/2025

๐ƒ๐Ž๐–๐ ๐“๐Ž ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐–๐ˆ๐‘๐„ ๐ˆ๐ ๐‚๐€๐๐๐„๐’

What a finish. What. A. Sweat.

Steinn Karlsson somehow held the line in Cannes as Andreas Froehli and David Docherty went full desperation mode trying to steal the PokerStars LIVE League Low Tier crown at the death.

Docherty was everywhere: multiple tables, multiple tournaments, sprinting laps like heโ€™d signed up for PokerStars CrossFit. At one point, he looked closer to qualifying for the Olympics than winning the leaderboardโ€ฆ and still couldnโ€™t quite get it done. ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ’จ

Froehli, cool and calculated, quietly slipped past him late to sn**ch second, while Karlsson kept his foot on Dochertyโ€™s neck just long enough to lock up โ‚ฌ15,000 and eternal bragging rights.

Final standings:
๐Ÿฅ‡ Karlsson โ€“ โ‚ฌ15,000
๐Ÿฅˆ Froehli โ€“ โ‚ฌ4,000
๐Ÿฅ‰ Docherty โ€“ โ‚ฌ2,000

Respect to all involved โ€” rivalries, Insta stories, sweat, pain, and just enough heartbreak to keep it spicy. Poker doesnโ€™t always reward effortโ€ฆ but it always rewards content.

GGs Cannes. See you in Dublin. ๐Ÿ€๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐Ÿ”ž 18+ only. Gamble responsibly.



It was a hugely exciting finish at PokerStars Open Cannes yesterday as three players vied to sneak past Icelandโ€™s Steinn Thanh Du Karlsson for first place in the fiercely-contested, year-long PokerStars Live League Low Tier leaderboard. ย  At the start of the French festival, 2023 Irish Open champ...

๐‹๐ฎ๐ฑ๐จ๐ง ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐š ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐š๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”!Weโ€™re proud to have Luxon Pay at the Irish Poker Open...
22/12/2025

๐‹๐ฎ๐ฑ๐จ๐ง ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐š ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐š๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”!

Weโ€™re proud to have Luxon Pay at the Irish Poker Open 2026 once again.

โœ… Easy buy-ins.
โœ… Fast payouts.
โœ… No stress for players.

And yes โ€” the โ‚ฌ1,000,000 guaranteed Mystery Bounty is back ๐Ÿ’ฅ
It kicks off the festival and itโ€™s set to be bigger than ever.

As organiser Paul Oโ€™Reilly says, Luxon Pay makes it simple to turn up, sit down, and play.

See you in 2026, See you on the 26th of March!๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐Ÿ”ž 18+ only. Gamble responsibly.

Luxon Pay is the Irish Openโ€™s Official Payment Partner for 2025.

19/12/2025

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Irish Poker Open 2026 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

Poker. Craic. Legends.

March 26 โ€“ April 6, 2026
โ‚ฌ4.5M GTD across the series

๐Ÿ”ฅ Craic Den vibes all series long
๐Ÿ† Simon Wilson returns after winning โ‚ฌ600,000 in the Main Event
๐Ÿƒ New events dropping:

โ€ข Old Dogs & Young Pups
โ€ข Flip Tournaments
โ€ข Sviten Special
โ€ข And many more!

๐Ÿ”ž 18+ only. Gamble responsibly.

๐‡๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”We get it, nobody wants to bust a tournament and end up in a terrible hotel! ๐Ÿ˜ฌTo help...
18/12/2025

๐‡๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

We get it, nobody wants to bust a tournament and end up in a terrible hotel! ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

To help you plan your trip with confidence, weโ€™ve compiled all hotel accommodation options into one clear overview for the Irish Poker Open 2026, running from March 26 to April 6.

What's another great option? Check out Main Event Travel, our official travel partner.

๐Ÿ”ž 18+ | GambleAware



Donโ€™t miss the chance to bag a room at the most sought-after hotels for the 2026 Irish Open.

๐‹๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐จ๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ ๐ฎ๐žโ€ฆ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ข๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ซ๐ž!David Docherty, serial grinder and br...
17/12/2025

๐‹๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐จ๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ ๐ฎ๐žโ€ฆ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ข๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ซ๐ž!

David Docherty, serial grinder and bread-and-butter merchant of the UK poker scene, is still very much in the hunt for the Low Tier leaderboard title heading into PokerStars Open Cannes today, the final stop of the year.

Heโ€™s chasing down Icelandโ€™s Steinn Karlsson after a season-long scrap thatโ€™s been tighter than a short stack on the bubble. Missed festivals due to hospital visits and kidney stones (standard poker variance), yet Docherty still rocks up with seven last bullets and โ‚ฌ15k on the line.

Both rivals are in Cannes. No hiding. No excuses. Just pure end-of-season chaos. Photo finish stuff. One last sweat. One last chance.

Good luck at the tables of PokerStars for Steinn, David, as well as Kenny Hallaert and all others involved!

๐Ÿ”ž 18+ | GambleAware



Docherty makes last-minute dash to Cannes to try to secure PokerStars Live League title

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