2026 Irish Open

€1,150 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2026 Irish Open
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a2
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 1b
Entries
709
Players Left
149
Players Left 1 / 5,003

Van der Swaluw Finds Massive Double as Ho and O'Kane Muck Monsters

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Chong Ho had opened in early position, and Tiaran O'Kane three-bet to 8,500 in the next seat over. Alex van der Swaluw then four-bet all in for 41,800, after which Dara O'Kearney reshoved for 57,700.

Ho let his cards go, later claiming to have pocket queens, and O'Kane folded his AK face up as well.

Alex van der Swaluw: 1010 All in
Dara O'Kearney: AK

A distraught Ho looked on as the 59369 board did not pair up O'Kearney, meaning the pot would have been his, but was shipped to a jovial Van der Swaluw instead.

"I've been waiting for a hand like this for seven hours. I was happy to get it in," Van der Swaluw stated as he raked in the chips.

Tags: Alex van der SwaluwChong HoDara O'KearneyTiaran O'Kane