€1,150 Main Event Day 1de | 2026 Irish Open

04-03-2026 15:24 UTC+1

Chip Counts and Early Exits

Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Liam McVeigh	160,000 110,000	110,000
Martin Cassidy	152,900 152,900	152,900
Robert Fluereci	152,000 152,000	152,000
Cosimo Dellisola	150,300 150,300	150,300
Ben Collins	145,200 145,200	145,200

Luke Matthews	144,000 144,000	144,000
Laurent Vauquelin	143,300 143,300	143,300
Rafael Correia	141,000
Nils Ingebrigtsen	130,000 66,000	66,000
James Murphy	130,000 130,000	130,000
Thomas Venet	103,700 1,800	1,800
Alan Flannery	103,400 36,400	36,400
Mitchell Hynam	101,000 51,000	51,000

Griffin Benger	95,400 45,400	45,400
Timothee Rey	85,000 35,000	35,000
Peggy Crawford	78,300 28,300	28,300
Kyle Soakell	67,300 30,700	30,700
Will Kassouf	64,000 64,000	64,000
Raoul van Wersch	62,000 12,000	12,000
Kelly Slay	61,000 61,000	61,000
Julien Dupre	57,600 7,600	7,600

Andrew Hulme	54,500 4,500	4,500
Vytautas Krasauskas	53,800 6,200	6,200
Quinten Spyckerelle	53,000 3,000	3,000
Fintan Hand	52,000 2,000	2,000

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Level: 5

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

04-03-2026 15:17 UTC+1

Slight Delay

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Stewart Morrison

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The clock was paused during the break, and play is now expected to resume in 5 minutes' time.

04-03-2026 15:03 UTC+1

Flashback: Simon Wilson Wins Record-Breaking 2025 Irish Open Main Event

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Easter Monday is an important day to many around the world, and for 22-year old Simon Wilson, this day became a lot more special. He topped a record breaking field of 4,562 players that entered the 2025 installment of the Irish Open €1,150 Main Event at the Royal Dublin Society to claim a whopping €600,000 for his first-place finish from the €4,447,950 prize pool that was amassed over four unique flights.

Wilson is a local lad, hailing from the town of Ashbourne, which is no more than a 30-minute drive north from the centre of Dublin. He had a hearty rail supporting him throughout the final table play, filled with friends and family members who enthusiastically sang and chanted for hours.

"It feels incredible to win" said Wilson when talking to PokerNews. "This year it was a massive festival, more of an EPT sized field and with the standard of play, it was a lot tougher than some of the other tournaments. I've had wins in my career but to win besides my friends and family with my Mum and Dad watching at home I can't describe it, it is just incredible."

2025 Irish Open Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Simon Wilson	Ireland	€600,000
2	Umberto Ruggeri	Italy	€316,000
3	Ignotas Kirsis	Lithuania	€225,000
4	Georgios Skarparis	Cyprus	€170,000
5	Michel Karim	Sweden	€130,000
6	Brandon Harris	United Kingdom	€100,000
7	Panteleimon Pontos	Greece	€77,500
8	Robert Fluereci	Romania	€59,030
9	Joe O'Donaill	Ireland	€45,800

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04-03-2026 14:41 UTC+1

First Break of the Day

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Stewart Morrison

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

With four levels complete, the remaining players are taking a 30-minute break.

Action is expected to resume at 3.12 p.m. local time.

04-03-2026 14:35 UTC+1

Soakell Nearing Six Figures; Nieuwenhuis Five-Bet Jams

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

With about 25,000 in the middle, big blind Vytautas Krasauskas checked the 4♣J♥A♥8♦10♠ completed board over to Kyle Soakell on the button. Soakell tossed in a tiny bet of 3,500, and Krasauskas immediately flicked in a calling chip.

Soakell showed A♣J♣ for top two pair, being shipped the pot when Krasauskas mucked his cards.

A few tables over, Dejan Jakovljevic had raised in the hijack when Luke Nieuwenhuis three-bet to 2,800 on the button. Jakovljevic responded with a four-bet to 9,500, and Nieuwenhuis moved all in for just over a starting stack after a small tank.

Jakovljevic spent some time in thought before folding and surrendering the pot to his fellow Dutchman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Soakell	98,000
Luke Nieuwenhuis	63,500
Vytautas Krasauskas	60,000 60,000	60,000
Dejan Jakovljevic	44,500

Tags: Dejan Jakovljevic Kyle Soakell Luke Nieuwenhuis Vytautas Krasauskas

04-03-2026 14:28 UTC+1

Double High Roller Champ Joins the Field

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Stewart Morrison

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

With both the €5,000 High Roller and the €10,000 Super High Roller titles already under his belt this week, Roope Tarmi has taken his seat in the Main Event. The Finnish pro is looking to win an unprecedented third trophy at the 2026 Irish Open.

Click the link below to find out how he did it.

Back to Back High Rollers? - No Sweat for Roope Tarmi!

Player	Chips	Progress
Roope Tarmi	50,000

Tags: Roope Tarmi

04-03-2026 14:22 UTC+1

Sherlock Figures Big Slick No Good

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

In the big blind, Chris Johnson checked the 9♦J♣8♦K♦ turn over to Stephen Sherlock in middle position. Sherlock fired 2,000 into the pot of 5,000, which Johnson raised to 6,000.

Sherlock quickly called, only to be met with a giant bet of 20,000 from Johnson on the 5♠ river. Sherlock took some moments before folding A♠K♠ face up, granting the pot to Johnson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Johnson	103,000 103,000	103,000
Stephen Sherlock	48,000

Tags: Chris Johnson Stephen Sherlock

04-03-2026 14:19 UTC+1

Kiersey Chipping Up

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Stewart Morrison

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Tommy Nyberg limped in from under the gun, which prompted Robert Kiersey to raise to 1,200, directly to his left. The action folded back to Nyberg, who called.

Kiersey continued for 1,400 on the 5♠K♥6♦ flop, which was enough to take down the pot.

One hand prior, Kiersey eliminated one of his tablemates, getting pocket kings in preflop versus ace-king and holding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Kiersey	120,500 59,500	59,500
Tommy Nyberg	27,400 22,400	22,400

Tags: Robert Kiersey Tommy Nyberg

04-03-2026 14:13 UTC+1

Laurila Takes Small Hit

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Tero Laurila was up to roughly two starting stacks when he raised to 800 in middle position. Jamie Walden then three-bet to 2,400 in the cutoff, and Laurila called after inquiring about his opponent's stack.

Laurila check-called Walden's continuation-bet of 1,500 on the Q♥3♦A♠ flop, checking again when the 7♦ arrived on the turn. Walden pushed in a massive bet of 10,000, and Laurila mucked his cards after some thought.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tero Laurila	95,000 5,000	5,000
Jamie Walden	32,500 7,500	7,500

Tags: Jamie Walden Tero Laurila