€1,150 Main Event | 2026 Irish Open

20 hours 55 minutes ago

Barker Takes From Palandiuk

Frank Visser

Level 37 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Isaac Barker opened A♥K♦ to 1,600,000 in early position. Vasyl Palandiuk defended Q♥J♦ in his big blind, prompting the dealer to fan the A♣8♣9♥ flop. Both players checked it to the 9♦ turn, where Palandiuk chose to bet 2,000,000.

Barker quickly called, after which Palandiuk checked the 3♥ river. Barker took the opportunity to bet 4,700,000, and Palandiuk quickly mucked his queen-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danilo Donnini	63,900,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Oliver Gayko	47,900,000
Vasyl Palandiuk	38,800,000 4,400,000	4,400,000
Isaac Barker	33,500,000 4,800,000	4,800,000
Francesco Gisolfi	24,800,000
Narcis Nedelcu	20,300,000 400,000	400,000

Daryl McAleenan	12,400,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Matthew Twomey	8,300,000

Tags: Isaac Barker Vasyl Palandiuk

20 hours 49 minutes ago

Palandiuk Wins Three-Bet Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 37 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Francesco Gisolfi opened 8♥8♣ to 1,600,000 in early position. Vasyl Palandiuk bumped it up to 4,000,000 in the small blind, holding K♣Q♠.

Gisolfi called to the 3♣Q♦K♥ flop, where he quickly gave up against Palandiuk's continuation-bet of 3,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vasyl Palandiuk	44,400,000 5,600,000	5,600,000
Francesco Gisolfi	20,800,000 4,000,000	4,000,000

Tags: Francesco Gisolfi Vasyl Palandiuk

20 hours 47 minutes ago

Matthew Twomey Eliminated in 8th Place (€62,170)

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Frank Visser

Level 37 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Vasyl Palandiuk raised to 1,600,000 in the cutoff and quickly called when Matthew Twomey committed his stack of 6,300,000 on the button.

Matthew Twomey: A♠J♥ All in
Vasyl Palandiuk: 8♠8♣

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Palandiuk had just two direct outs after Twomey flopped trips on J♠J♣4♣, but he hit one of them on the 8♥ turn to take a big lead. His full house firmly held on the 2♥ river, sending Tomey to the rail in eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danilo Donnini	63,900,000

Vasyl Palandiuk	52,700,000 8,300,000	8,300,000
Oliver Gayko	47,900,000
Isaac Barker	31,500,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Narcis Nedelcu	20,300,000

Francesco Gisolfi	18,800,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Daryl McAleenan	12,800,000 400,000	400,000
Matthew Twomey	Busted

Tags: Matthew Twomey Vasyl Palandiuk

20 hours 38 minutes ago

Broadway Doubles McAleenan as Gayko Can't Find Fold

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Frank Visser

Level 37 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Daryl McAleenan opened his button to 1,600,000. Oliver Gayko looked at his cards in the big blind and flicked in some calling chips.

McAleenan continued for 1,500,000 on the K♠10♦9♥ flop, and Gayko check-called. The A♣ turn was then checked by both players, after which the J♦ river completed the board.

Gayko led out for 3,500,000. McAleenan spent one of his time banks before moving all in for 9,300,000. Gayko took some time to think things through, but ultimately called off.

McAleenan tabled K♣Q♥ for the nuts, while Gayko showed 8♠7♣ for a lower straight. McAleenan doubled up to a healthy stack of over 30 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oliver Gayko	34,700,000 13,200,000	13,200,000
Daryl McAleenan	26,000,000 13,200,000	13,200,000

Tags: Daryl McAleenan Oliver Gayko

20 hours 30 minutes ago

Nedelcu Next to Double Up

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Frank Visser

Level 37 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Narcis Nedelcu opened to 1,600,000 in the cutoff. Isaac Barker spent some time in the tank before moving all in from the small blind, and Nedelcu snapped him off, putting his stack of 20,300,000 at risk.

Narcis Nedelcu: J♥J♦ All in
Isaac Barker: 9♠9♣

Nedelcu flopped top set on 6♥7♥J♣. Barker's runner-runner outs were dead after the Q♦ turn, and Nedelcu finished the hand by making a full house on the Q♣ river, doubling him up in style.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danilo Donnini	63,900,000

Vasyl Palandiuk	51,900,000 800,000	800,000
Narcis Nedelcu	42,200,000 21,900,000	21,900,000

Oliver Gayko	36,300,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Daryl McAleenan	26,000,000
Francesco Gisolfi	20,000,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Isaac Barker	9,600,000 21,900,000	21,900,000

Tags: Isaac Barker Narcis Nedelcu

20 hours 24 minutes ago

Gisolfi Gets Gayko Off Same Hand; Nedelcu Puts New Chips to Use

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Frank Visser

Level 37 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Francesco Gisolfi opened to 1,600,000 in the cutoff with K♥J♠. Oliver Gayko looked down at K♦J♦ in the big blind and tossed in a call.

The 2♠7♣6♣ flop hit neither player. Gisolfi tossed in a bet of 2,000,000, and Gayko instantly check-folded his hand to forfeit the pot.

One hand later, Daryl McAleenan made it 1,600,000 to go in the cutoff. It folded to Narcis Nedelcu in the big blind, who ripped in 7♠7♣. McAleenan quickly let go of his K♦Q♠, and the chips were sent Nedelcu's way/

Player	Chips	Progress
Narcis Nedelcu	46,200,000 4,000,000	4,000,000

Oliver Gayko	33,900,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Francesco Gisolfi	22,400,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Daryl McAleenan	22,400,000 3,600,000	3,600,000

Tags: Francesco Gisolfi Oliver Gayko Narcis Nedelcu Daryl McAleenan

20 hours 18 minutes ago

Donnini Nearing 70 Million; Barker on Crumbs

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Frank Visser

Level 37 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Danilo Donnini found 3♥3♦ in the cutoff and raised to 1,600,000. Vasyl Palandiuk defended his big blind with 8♠7♠ and check-called when Donnini fired 1,800,000 on the 7♦3♠A♦ flop.

Palandiuk checked again on the J♣ turn. Donnini sized up to 4,200,000 with his set, causing Palandiuk to give up on his pair by folding his hand.

The next hand, Oliver Gayko made it 1,800,000 to go in the cutoff with A♠Q♠. The short-stacked Isaac Barker defended 8♥7♥ in the big blind, after which both players checked the 3♠10♥5♦ flop.

Barker also checked the 4♠ turn, prompting Gayko to fire in a bet of 1,200,000. Barker quickly mucked, leaving him with a stack of eight big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danilo Donnini	68,500,000 4,600,000	4,600,000

Vasyl Palandiuk	47,700,000 4,200,000	4,200,000
Oliver Gayko	36,500,000 2,600,000	2,600,000
Isaac Barker	7,000,000 2,600,000	2,600,000

Tags: Danilo Donnini Vasyl Palandiuk

Level: 38

Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000

Ante: 1,000,000

20 hours 11 minutes ago

Nedelcu Wins Final Hand Before Break

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Frank Visser

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Narcis Nedelcu opened his 4♥4♦ to 2,000,000 under the gun. After some thought, Vasyl Palandiuk folded K♣J♣ as next to act, and the rest of the table quickly followed suit.

Afterward, the players were sent on a 20-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danilo Donnini	66,400,000 2,100,000	2,100,000

Narcis Nedelcu	51,300,000 5,100,000	5,100,000

Vasyl Palandiuk	51,300,000 3,600,000	3,600,000
Oliver Gayko	34,500,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Daryl McAleenan	20,400,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Francesco Gisolfi	19,400,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Isaac Barker	6,600,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Narcis Nedelcu Vasyl Palandiuk

20 hours 6 minutes ago

After 46 Successful Years the Irish Poker Open is Going International; 3 New Stops Announced

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Frank Visser

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

The longest-running poker tournament outside of Las Vegas is the Irish Poker Open (IPO), which debuted in Dublin back in 1980. Now, for the very first time, after 46 years, the IPO is expanding to an international stage.

The current IPO kicked off back on March 26 and will run through the weekend, wrapping up on April 6. On Friday night, organizers took the opportunity to make a splash with the announcement of three international Irish Poker Open destinations set to debut across 2026–2027.

The announcement revealed IPO stops in Australia, Marrakech, and the United States.

Sydney gets the first international Irish Open with a 10-day festival at the Poker Palace from September 6–15 featuring numerous tournaments, including a $2,000 buy-in, $1 million guaranteed Main Event.
Marrakech will host the second overseas stop, November 10-15, with a six-day event at the glamorous Casino de Marrakech featuring a €1,150 buy-in, €500,000 guaranteed Main Event.
USA – the third stop is being planned for one of North America’s most prestigious poker venues, though the exact location is still a mystery. The Irish Open’s United States debut is set for 2027, with full details to be announced soon.

Here’s a look at the official announcement that was shown to players in the tournament room. The video is the opening act of a longer documentary, which will be released shortly after this year’s IPO festival.

Click here for more information regarding the big announcement!