2026 Irish Open

€1,150 Main Event
Day: 4
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Event Info
2026 Irish Open
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♦2♦
Prize
€336,798
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,150
Prize Pool
€4,852,910
Total Entries
5,003
Level Info
Level
44
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
4,000,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
10
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 5,003
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McAleenan Shoves Turn, Overtakes Gayko

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Daryl McAleenan
Daryl McAleenan

Daryl McAleenan was under the gun and raised to 2,000,000 with A♥K♣.
Oliver Gayko flat-called A♣Q♥ in the cutoff, and big blind Francesco Gisolfi came along with 4♥3♥.

Gisolfi checked the Q♠K♦8♥ flop to McAleenan, who put in another 2,000,000. Gayko dropped a call in the pot, after which Gisolfi got out of the way.

McAleenan then decided to shove all in for 13,900,000 on the 5♦ turn, slightly over-betting the pot. Gayko gave it some thought but ended up making the correct fold with his second pair.

Tags: Daryl McAleenanFrancesco GisolfiOliver Gayko

Gayko Trending Down

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

It folded to Danilo Donnini in the small blind. He raised to 3,000,000 with A♠J♠, seeing Oliver Gayko call in the big blind. Donnini continued for 3,600,000 on the K♦K♥10♥ flop, causing Gayko to quickly fold A♣3♣.

Two hands later, Gayko found A♥6♥ on the button. He raised to 2,000,000, after which Vasyl Palandiuk put him to the test by moving all in with 4♥4♣ in the big blind.

Gayko immediately let go of his cards as he dove under 30 big blinds in chips.

Tags: Danilo DonniniOliver GaykoVasyl Palandiuk

Donnini's Stack Drops Further

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

Vasyl Palandiuk opened his K♣Q♦ to 2,000,000 in the cutoff. Danilo Donnini fancied a flop with 8♦6♣ in the big blind, and flicked in calling chips.

The J♣7♦6♥ flop was checked through to the Q♠ turn, where Donnini led out for 2,000,000. Palandiuk just called with his top pair, after which the K♦ river completed the board.

Donnini slowed down and checked. Palandiuk, having been upgraded to two pair, slid 6,800,000 into the middle, winning the pot when Donnini quickly mucked his bottom pair.

Tags: Danilo DonniniVasyl Palandiuk

Isaac Barker Eliminated in 7th Place (€80,800)

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Isaac Barker
Isaac Barker

Isaac Barker pushed in most of his stack under the gun, raising to 4,600,000. Narcis Nedelcu then three-bet to 8,200,000 in the small blind, and Barker quickly called off his 2,200,000 remaining chips.

Isaac Barker: A♦4♦ All in
Narcis Nedelcu: A♣10♣

Barker did not find any help on the 6♠8♠3♣ flop or J♠ turn. The 8♣ river did not bring a four either, cementing Barker's status as the seventh-place finisher.

Nedelcu, meanwhile, raked in yet another pot to take over the chip lead at the final table.

Tags: Isaac BarkerNarcis Nedelcu

Nedelcu Inches Closer to Donnini

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Narcis Nedelcu
Narcis Nedelcu

Danilo Donnini made it 2,000,000 to go on the button, and Narcis Nedelcu called in the big blind.

Donnini fired 2,300,000 into the pot on the Q♦9♣6♣, which Nedelcu check-called. Both players then knuckled the table on the J♥ turn, and the 8♥ river was checked to showdown as well.

Nedelcu tabled 9♦7♠ for a pair of nines, besting the A♦6♥ of Donnini to rake in the pot.

Tags: Danilo DonniniNarcis Nedelcu

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

Frank Visser
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!

Nedelcu Wins Final Hand Before Break

Frank Visser
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.

Tags: Narcis NedelcuVasyl Palandiuk

Level: 38

Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000

Ante: 1,000,000

Donnini Nearing 70 Million; Barker on Crumbs

Frank Visser
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.

Tags: Danilo DonniniVasyl Palandiuk

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