2024 Irish Open

€1,150 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2024 Irish Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
€292,685
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,150
Prize Pool
€3,152,175
Entries
3,233
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
379
Players Left
72

€1,150 Main Event

Day 1a Started

The Craic Kicks Off: Day 1a of the €1,150 Irish Open Main Event Set to Start at Noon

Irish Open Tournament Room
Irish Open Tournament Room

The time has come for a new edition of one of Europe's most prolific poker tournaments. Today, players from all over the world gather at the Royal Dublin Society in the Irish capital trying to etch their names in the history books by winning the iconic €1,150 Irish Open Main Event, which is sponsored by PokerStars and Paddy Power Poker for the second year in a row.

The Main Event once again boasts a guaranteed prize pool of €1,000,000, but if last year's numbers are anything to go by, that will be blown out of the water. Back in 2023, David Docherty was the last man standing in a field of 2,491 entries, taking home the lion's share of €365,000 from the €2,428,725 prize pool. Docherty was the strongest on a final table with, among others, Irish poker legend Andy Black and English grinder Carl Shaw, eventually beating the Irish Declan Rice heads up in front of the home crowd.

2023 Irish Open Main Event Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1David DochertyUnited Kingdom€365,000
2Declan RiceIreland€228,700
3Panagiotis MavritsakisGreece€161,500
4Tom WatersUnited Kingdom€124,500
5Andy BlackIreland€95,500
6Eugeniu BarbarosMoldova€73,500
7Carl ShawUnited Kingdom€56,500
8Henri OjalaFinland€43,500
David Docherty
David Docherty

Docherty will be back in Dublin this year to defend his title, and he could start his journey today at noon local time when Day 1a begins. Day 1a is the first of four starting flights and is played with 45-minute levels. Each player who registers gets 30,000 chips to start with and blind will commence at 100/100. Late registration will remain open for ten full levels, and a single reentry is available to anyone who makes an early exit.

Meanwhile, Day 1b on Thursday, March 28, and Day 1c on Friday, March 29 know the same structure, while Day 1d is a turbo flight with 20-minute levels instead, being played Friday evening.

Irish Open Main Event Day 1a Structure

LevelSmall BlindBig BlindBig Blind AnteDuration
1100100 45 min.
2100200 45 min.
310020020045 min.
 Break  20 min.
410030030045 min.
520040040045 min.
620050050045 min.
 Break  20 min.
730060060045 min.
840080080045 min.
95001,0001,00045 min.
 Dinner Break  60 min.
106001,2001,20045 min.
118001,6001,60045 min.
121,0002,0002,00045 min.
 Break  20 min.
131,0002,5002,50045 min.
141,5003,0003,00045 min.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor in Dublin from the very first hand of Day 1a until the final hand is dealt on Day 4, so stay tuned to not miss any of the poker action straight from the Irish capital.

Tags: Andy BlackCarl ShawDavid DochertyDeclan RiceEugeniu BarbarosHenri OjalaPanagiotis Mavritsakis

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 0

First Names

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Adrian Andritz ch
Adrian Andritz
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Andy Black ie
Andy Black
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Alexandru Boboc ro
Alexandru Boboc
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Gerard Byrne
Gerard Byrne
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Woody Christy us
Woody Christy
30,000
30,000
30,000
Jaka Coaching
Profile photo of John Clarke
John Clarke
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Jonas Degen de
Jonas Degen
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Nicklas Dehli dk
Nicklas Dehli
30,000
Profile photo of Philippe Dotti ch
Philippe Dotti
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of John Federico us
John Federico
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Nicholas Fisk
Nicholas Fisk
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Ian Gascoigne gb
Ian Gascoigne
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Uri Gilboa il
Uri Gilboa
30,000
30,000
30,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Alan Gilmore ie
Alan Gilmore
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Patrice Goberville
Patrice Goberville
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Shoib Gulamhussein gb
Shoib Gulamhussein
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Jimmy Hall gb
Jimmy Hall
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Elias Heise
Elias Heise
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Tam Ho ca
Tam Ho
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Stephen Hogben
Stephen Hogben
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Akseli Hosia fi
Akseli Hosia
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Tomas Jauring se
Tomas Jauring
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Iwan Jones gb
Iwan Jones
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Oleksandr Kasian ua
Oleksandr Kasian
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Aneliya Kechagias gr
Aneliya Kechagias
30,000
30,000
30,000

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Madynski Takes Three-Bet Pot as Field Keeps Growing

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 0 ante

Clement Auger raised to 300 as first to act four-handed and Pawel Madysnki made it 1,000 to go on the button.

The flop fell J10A and Auger check-folded to a 600-chip bet from Madynski.

Meanwhile, the clock has reached triple digits as 110 players have registered for Day 1a of the Main Event.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Pawel Madynski pl
Pawel Madynski
31,200
Profile photo of Clement Auger fr
Clement Auger
29,000

Tags: Clement AugerPawel Madysnki

Dotti Scoops Huge Pot With Ducks

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Philippe Dotti
Philippe Dotti

There were 6,500 chips already in the middle on a turn of 526Q. Andy Black checked from the big blind, after which Earle Darren bet 2,200 from the cutoff. Philippe Dotti then raised to 4,400 on the button, which forced Black out of the pot.

Darren tossed in a quick call, however, and did so too when Dotti made a bet of 6,500 on the 4 river. Dotti showed down 22 for bottom set, beating the 65 of Darren, who had flopped two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Philippe Dotti ch
Philippe Dotti
45,300
15,300
15,300
Profile photo of Andy Black ie
Andy Black
27,800
-2,200
-2,200
Profile photo of Earle Darren ie
Earle Darren
16,900
16,900
16,900

Tags: Andy BlackEarle DarrenPhilippe Dotti

Samson Leads to Victory

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 0 ante

Dan Samson and Ryan Laurence were battling over 2,000 chips on a flop of Q2J. Samson checked from middle position before Laurence bet 1,300 from the button. Samson tossed in a call and the J hit the turn.

Samson promptly led out for 1,600 chips and consequentially took down the port as Laurence's cards hit the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Dan Samson gb
Dan Samson
32,300
2,300
2,300
Profile photo of Ryan Laurence ie
Ryan Laurence
27,700

Tags: Dan SamsonRyan Laurence

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0