€1,150 Main Event
Day 1c Started
2026 Irish Open
€1,150 Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
2026 Irish Open
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
Buy-in
€1,150
Prize Pool
€4,852,910
Total Entries
5,003
Level
44
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
4,000,000
Entries
1,065
Players Left
252
Players Left 1 / 5,003
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A new day in Dublin means a new starting day of the 2026 Irish Open €1,150 Main Event, sponsored by PokerStars and Paddy Power Poker, is on the horizon. Day 1c, the third of five starting flights in the €2,500,000-guarantee tournament, is scheduled to kick off at noon local time, looking to add to the 1,176 total entries so far on Day 1a and Day 1b.
During last year's record-breaking edition of the Irish Open Main Event, Day 1c attracted a field of 1,012 entries. Day 1a and Day 1b both had a few more entries this year than their counterparts in the previous edition, meaning another busy day can be expected in the halls of the Royal Dublin Society.
Leading the 242 survivors of Day 1a and Day 1b is Lawrence Penfold. The old-school online poker player proved he still had what it takes on Day 1b, crushing the competition to end up with 796,000 in chips, good for over 130 big blinds at the start of Day 2. Penfold is closely followed by Day 1a chipleader Massimiliano Cordeschi, while Abel Pruchon, Fraser Bellamy, and Hamza Nasir also collected more than 100 big blinds in their starting flight.
Day 1a and 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lawrence Penfold | United Kingdom | 796,000 | 133 |
| 2 | Massimiliano Cordeschi | Italy | 773,000 | 129 |
| 3 | Abel Pruchon | France | 666,000 | 111 |
| 4 | Fraser Bellamy | United Kingdom | 665,000 | 111 |
| 5 | Hamza Nasir | United Kingdom | 617,000 | 103 |
| 6 | Ian Simpson | United Kingdom | 554,000 | 92 |
| 7 | Gavin Sardini | South Africa | 544,000 | 91 |
| 8 | Thomas Waters | United Kingdom | 532,000 | 89 |
| 9 | Pierre Basely | France | 530,000 | 88 |
| 10 | Danilo Donnini | Italy | 527,000 | 88 |
Day 1c will follow the same structure as Day 1a and Day 1b, meaning 15 40-minute levels will be played today. Each entry will receive a fresh stack of 50,000 chips, and the Main Event will start very deep-stacked, with the first level having blinds of 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante.
A 50-minute dinner break is scheduled around 7:20 p.m. local time, following Level 10. Late registration remains open until after dinner, when blinds reach 1,000/2,000 (2,000), and single reentry is permitted per starting flight. Day 1c will conclude when Level 15: 2,000/5,000 (5,000) has been completed, which will be around midnight.
Day 1c Structure
| Level | Length (min) | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 2 | 40 | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 3 | 40 | 100 | 300 | 300 |
| 4 | 40 | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| Break | 20 | |||
| 5 | 40 | 200 | 500 | 500 |
| 6 | 40 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 7 | 40 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| Break | 20 | |||
| 8 | 40 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 9 | 40 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 10 | 40 | 800 | 1,600 | 1,600 |
| Dinner Break | 50 | |||
| 11 | 40 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| 12 | 40 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 2,500 |
| 13 | 40 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| Break | 20 | |||
| 14 | 40 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| 15 | 40 | 2,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
PokerNews will be live reporting Day 1c from start to finish, so stay tuned as the action will get underway in Dublin shortly.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
A massive crowd of 226 players has already registered, and the first level of Day 1c has been kicked off.
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Michael Ray tossed in a big raise to 700 under the gun, which Tomas Jauring called on the button. Dmytro Naimushyn and Robert Fitzgerald defended their blinds, and the quartet went off to a 3♣8♥A♦ flop.
It checked to Ray, who continued for 800. Jauring called before Naimushyn and Fitzgerald mucked their cards. Jauring called again when Ray fired 1,600, on the 8♠ turn, leading to the 4♥ arriving on the river.
Ray completed his triple barrel with a bet of 2,500, but Jauring quickly raised to 7,500. Ray flicked in a calling chip but saw his A♣K♦ was no good against the A♠A♥ of Jauring, who had raked in the pot with his trapped aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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62,100
12,100
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12,100 |
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49,300 | |
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49,200 | |
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39,400 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Big blind John Mooney and Ronald Hickey in early position had gathered 8,000 in the pot when they checked through the 9♥6♥9♦J♥ turn. The river fell the J♠ and saw Mooney check again.
Hickey quickly tossed in a bet of 6,000, which Mooney looked up. Hickey showed A♥Q♥ for a flush, but Mooney had rivered a full house with 9♣5♥ to ship the sizable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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60,000 | |
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40,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Three-way to the 9♥K♦3♦ flop, it checked to Andrew Mikhail on the button, who bet 1,200 into a pot of 3,500. Subba Rajavolu then raised to 4,300 in middle position, forcing Joe Hannigan in the cutoff out of the pot.
Mikhail had other plans, however, and bumped it up further to 11,200. Rajavolu gave it some thought, but ultimately folded his hand to forfeit the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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56,500
56,500
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56,500 |
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48,800
48,800
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48,800 |
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44,500
44,500
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44,500 |
