€1,150 Main Event Day 2 | 2026 Irish Open

Apr 04, 2026

Talbot Never Lucky

Stewart Morrison

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Abel Pruchon opened to 40,000 from the cutoff before seeing Parker Talbot move all in from the small blind for 274,000. The action was then on Gareth Hamilton in the big blind, and when he elected to call, Pruchon folded.

Parker Talbot: A♥J♥ All in
Gareth Hamilton: A♦9♦

A situation of promise for Talbot soon turned to dismay, as the dealer spread a nine-high 5♥9♣6♣ flop.

As Tarbot stood up from his seat, seemingly resigned to his fate, the dealer completed the board with the 5♠ turn and the Q♦ river.

Tags: Abel Pruchon Gareth Hamilton Parker Talbot

Apr 04, 2026

Tough Times for Broad

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Stewart Morrison

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

When Daniel Vasser moved all in for 48,000, only Kenneth Broad called, putting Vasser at risk.

Daniel Vasser: K♦Q♥ All in
Kenneth Broad: 5♠5♣

The board was good for Broad up to the J♠6♥4♥2♦ turn, but the Q♣ river saw Vasser snatch the lead and secure a double up.

As the pot was being pushed in the opposite direction, Broad shared that not long before, he had got pocket aces in preflop versus ace-king, but had been rivered by a Broadway straight, a pot that would have left him with roughly 1,500,000 in chips.

Tags: Daniel Vasser Kenneth Broad

Apr 04, 2026

Jennings Latest to Fall

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Stewart Morrison

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

When the action folded to Adrien Burgniard in the small blind, he moved all in, covering the stack of PokerStars Team Pro Rory Jennings in the big blind. After taking a look at his hand, Jennings commited his remaining chips, roughly 65,000 into the middle.

Rory Jennings: 10♠9♠ All in
Adrien Burgniard: A♣6♠

The A♥2♦A♦ flop had Jennings drawing dead, and he was up and out of his seat with the ever-present smile on his face as the 8♦ turn and 6♣ river completed the board.

Tags: Adrien Burgniard Rory Jennings

Apr 04, 2026

Aces Rocket Prendergast Up the Chip Counts

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Stewart Morrison

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Yucel Eminoglu kicked that action off with a raise to 32,000 from the cutoff. After some deliberation, Attila Koncz responded by moving all in for 365,000 from the small blind. The action was then on Michael Prendergast in the big blind, who moved his stack of 254,000 into the middle too.

Eminoglu folded, and the two all-in players flipped their cards over.

Michael Prendergast: A♣A♦ All in
Attila Koncz: J♠J♥

As Prendergast scrambled to get his phone out to record the proceedings, the dealer provided a K♣5♣K♠9♥3♥ runout, which saw the aces hold up, and the huge pot was pushed in the direction of Prendergast.

Tags: Attila Koncz Michael Prendergast Yucel Eminoglu

Apr 04, 2026

Hutchins Continues Hot Run by Cracking McElhinney's Big Slick

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Frank Visser

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Shane McElhinney had pushed his 183,000 chips in from the big blind and was called by Oliver Hutchins in early position, who was harboring a big stack.

Shane McElhinney: A♠K♥ All in
Oliver Hutchins: K♦Q♣

Both players flopped top pair on 10♣K♣9♦, and nothing changed on the 9♥ turn. Hutchins rivered two pair on the Q♠ river, however, providing a sour exit for McElhinney.

Tags: Oliver Hutchins Shane McElhinney

Apr 04, 2026

Irish Open Celebrates Diversity

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Stewart Morrison

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

In a year that the Irish Open announced it would visit the world, the world came to visit it.

Players from 60 different countries entered this year's €1,150 Main Event, with a diverse selection of nationalities represented.

It is no surprise that Ireland leads the field with 28% of participants, closely followed by the United Kingdom at 25%.

Rounding out the podium, players hailing from Germany accounted for 4.24% of the field.

€1,150 Main Event - Participant Nationalities

Apr 04, 2026

Marboeuf Survives; Bubble Bursts as Three Players Chop Min-Cashes

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Going to the 10♥7♦3♠A♠ turn, Daniel Smiljkovic checked from the small blind to David Marboeuf in the cutoff, who bet 30,000 into the pot of 85,000. Smiljkovic then raised all in, and Marboeuf quickly called off his stack of 215,000.

Once the cameras and the tournament director had arrived, the players tabled their cards.

David Marboeuf: 10♦10♣ All in
Daniel Smiljkovic: J♠8♠

Smiljkovic had plenty of outs to crack the set of Marboeuf, but the river fell the innocuous 6♥ to decide the pot in Marboeuf's favor.

Marboeuf doubled up, after which it was announced that all remaining players were in the money as Brian Quigley, Niall Grace, and Yan Song had busted at the same time to burst the bubble. Each received €1,200 as they split two min-cashes.

Tags: Brian Quigley Daniel Smiljkovic David Marboeuf Niall Grace Yan Song

Apr 04, 2026

Stone Bubble

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Stewart Morrison

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

With 738 players remaining in the €1,150 Irish Open Main Event, and just 735 making the money, the tournament clock has been paused, and hand-for-hand play has begun.

A reminder that the minimum payout will be €1,800.

Apr 04, 2026

Fragkoudakis Punishes Adam

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Marko Adam raised to 20,000 in middle position and called when Georgios Fragkoudakis made it 50,000 to go in the hijack.

Fragkoudakis continued for 25,000 on the 5♠5♦K♥ flop. After Adam check-called, the pair checked through the Q♣ turn for the A♥ to appear on the river.

Adam fired a tiny bet of 20,000, but was quickly raised to 150,000 by Fragkoudakis. Adam did not need long before he mucked his cards, surrendering the pot to his neighbor.

Tags: Georgios Fragkoudakis Marko Adam

Apr 04, 2026

O'Driscoll Continues to Flex Big Stack

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Stewart Morrison

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Conor O'Driscoll has been putting his big stack to use, and when Maxime Ryvol opened to 16,000 in the hijack, O'Driscoll pounced again. This time, he put in a raise to 50,000 from the big blind. Ryvol gave it some consideration before ultimately folding, seeing O'Driscoll add to his table chip lead.

Tags: Conor O'Driscoll Maxime Ryvol