Super High Rollers Assemble for First €10,000 Irish Open Event in a Decade
The largest buy-in of the 2025 Irish Open, sponsored by PokerStars and Paddy Power Poker, kicks off at 4 p.m. local time today. The €10,000 Super High Roller has not been on the Irish Open schedule since 2014, making it the first of its kind since the event moved to the halls of the Royal Dublin Society.
Eleven years ago, Mark Buckley only had to defeat one opponent to capture the title and the entire €19,400 prize pool. However, the Irish Open has grown significantly since then, and a much larger field can be expected this time. Buckley is still very active on the European poker circuit, and the Irishman has already been spotted in Dublin this year, having cashed in the €5,000 PLO High Roller. If Buckley decides to enter the Super High Roller, he will have a unique opportunity to defend his title after over a decade.
The €10,000 Super High Roller will start as a super deep-stacked affair, with a starting stack of 100,000 and Level 1 having blinds of 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. All levels will be 40 minutes long, and 13 will be played on Day 1, wrapping up the day around 2 a.m. local time, after which the survivors bag up for the second and final day, starting at 1 p.m. the next day.
The late registration will remain open until the start of Level 11, when the clock strikes midnight, at which point the starting stack is still worth 33 big blinds, and a 40-minute dinner break is scheduled after Level 7, 9 p.m. local time.
€10,000 Super High Roller Day 1 Structure
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