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The Irish Open goes international once again; this time, the craic comes to the historic city of Marrakech, Morocco. The first of four flights in the 12,500 MAD Irish Open Main Event will grace the felts of the luxurious Casino de Marrakech in the Es Saadi Resort at 12 p.m. local time, signalling the first-ever Irish Open Main Event to take place on the African continent. Action is already underway in the side events, with this Irish Open running from November 10-15.
From August into September, the Irish Open went down under to Australia for the event's international debut, where Jarrod Thatcher won A$155,100 in the A$2,000 buy-in event, a score that represents a second-best overall in his career. Thatcher bested a field of 515 total entrants and led a home nation 1-2-3 in the process in Sydney.
2026 Irish Open Australia Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jarrod Thatcher | Australia | A$155,100 |
| 2 | Joseph Antar | Australia | A$101,900 |
| 3 | Jarod Cunningham | Australia | A$77,000 |
| 4 | Martin Finger | Germany | A$98,500 |
| 5 | Jiajun Yang | Australia | A$98,000 |
| 6 | Shengfeng Ma | Australia | A$37,500 |
| 7 | Xiangxi Zheng | Australia | A$28,500 |
| 8 | Aaron George | Australia | A$21,400 |
| 9 | Jacob Alha | Australia | A$16,900 |
In Dublin this past April, Romanian Narcis Nedelcu secured the coveted title and a score of €336,798 after a five-way ICM deal. This score was a career-best and elevated the grinder to fifth on Romania's All Time Money List. Additionally, the total entrants record set in 2025 during Simon Wilson's victory was eclipsed, with 5,003 total entrants from 60 countries taking to the felts of the Royal Dublin Society.
2026 Irish Open Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Narcis Nedelcu | Romania | €336,798* |
| 2 | Danilo Donnini | Italy | €257,662* |
| 3 | Vasyl Palandiuk | Italy | €255,188* |
| 4 | Daryl McAleenan | Ireland | €250,493* |
| 5 | Oliver Gayko | Germany | €285,379* |
| 6 | Francesco Gisolfi | Italy | €105,070 |
| 7 | Isaac Barker | United Kingdom | €80,800 |
| 8 | Matthew Twomey | Ireland | €62,170 |
| 9 | Edward Dunphy | Ireland | €47,800 |
The action begins at 12 p.m. local time. Levels in flights 1A-C will play with a 40-minute blind Level, and 1D will be the sole Turbo flight, with Levels reduced to 20 minutes. For their roughly €1,150 buy-in, players will start with a stack of 50,000 chips, and registration remains open for the first 10 Levels, with unlimited re-entries.
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PokerNews will be bringing you all the Main Event action over the course of the week; stay tuned for continued updates from what is set to be an exciting debut of the Irish Open here in Marrakech.