2026 Irish Open

€1,150 Main Event
Day: 2
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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 2
Entries
1,236
Players Left
122
Players Left 1 / 5,003
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Irish Open Main Event Payouts Announced

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Irish Open 2026 Main Event Trophy
Irish Open 2026 Main Event Trophy

The record-breaking field of 5,003 entries in the 2026 Irish Open Main Event generated a prize pool of €4,852,910.

The top 735 players will receive a payout, with a minimum cash of €1,800.

All eyes will be on the first-place prize, though, as the eventual champion is set to walk away with €517,100 alongside the coveted Irish Open Main Event trophy.

2026 Irish Open Main Event Payouts

PlacePrizePlacePrize
1€517,10028-31€13,780
2€323,25032-39€11,990
3€230,90040-55€10,430
4€177,62056-71€9,070
5€136,65072-95€7,910
6€105,07096-119€6,890
7€80,800120-143€5,970
8€62,170144-183€5,240
9€47,800184-223€4,560
10-11€39,840224-286€3,980
12-13€33,190287-349€3,450
14-15€27,710350-415€3,010
16-17€24,120416-511€2,620
18-20€20,960512-607€2,280
21-23€18,250608-703€1,990
24-27€15,870704-735€1,800

Early Eliminations

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

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Lamy Piles on the Pressure

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

When the action folded to Dominique Lamy on the button, he raised to 12,000. Both the small blind and Florian Berge in the big blind called.

When both players in the blinds checked on the 9♠A♣K♥ flop, Lamy continued for 14,000. The small blind folded, but Berge opted to check-raise, sliding 40,000 into the middle. Lamy took some time to consider his options before returning in kind, moving all in, covering Berge's remaining stack of 110,000.

With a pained look on his face, Berge elected to return his cards to the dealer, surrendering his chips in the middle.

Tags: Dominique LamyFlorian Berge

Early Proceedings

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

O'Dwyer Leaves Ward on Fumes

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Catching the action on the completed board of Q♠K♦6♦7♥6♠, Michael Ward checked from the small blind to Steve O'Dwyer in the big blind. O'Dwyer then fired 38,000 into the pot of 75,000, which Ward called after some time in the tank.

O'Dwyer tabled K♥5♦ for kings and sixes, causing ward to nod his head and muck his cards.

James Catches Gil Speeding

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Xavier James opened to 12,000 in early position before calling a three-bet of 36,000 from Victor Gil in the small blind.

Both players checked on the 9♣6♥7♥ flop and the 10♣ turn.

Gil opted to pick his betting lead back up on the 4♣ river, putting 25,000 into the middle. James almost beat him into the pot, and when Gil showed K♣Q♠, James flipped over A♠10♠ for the winner.

Tags: Victor GilXavier James

Final First-Level Eliminations

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

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Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Macovei Ousts O'Kearney

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Dara O'Kearney
Dara O'Kearney

Nursing a stack of just 14,000, Dara O'Kearney limped in before seeing a raise to 25,000 from Neculai Macovei. The action folded back to O'Kearney, who committed the rest of his chips.

Dara O'Kearney: A♦K♥ All in
Neculai Macovei: K♦Q♣

A promising situation for O'Kearney soon turned sour, as the dealer burned and turned a Q♠9♥4♦ flop.

The 7♠ turn and K♠ river couldn't save the PokerStars Team Pro member, as his main event came to an unfortunate end.

Tags: Dara O'KearneyNeculai Macovei

River Flushes Murphy Out

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

In a single-raised pot to the 10♦10♥3♥ flop, Peter Murphy check-raised the continuation-bet of John Power. Power called, growing the pot to 170,000 when the K♦ hit the turn.

Murphy reverted to checking, prompting Power to bet 70,000. Murphy sighed as he shipped in his remaining 130,000 chips, and Power quickly called with the covering stack.

Peter Murphy: Q♠Q♦ All in
John Power: A♥8♥

Murphy's queens were in the lead, but Power completed his flush on the 6♥ river to send his opponent out of the Main Event.

Tags: John PowerPeter Murphy

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