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

2 days 22 hours ago

Noted Stacks

Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Tatum	885,000 532,000	532,000
Henrik Veldhoen	715,000 455,000	455,000
Rostyslav Mozghovyi	700,000 247,000	247,000
Fabio De Lima	695,000 232,000	232,000
Ali Abdulzahra	695,000 428,000	428,000
Karl Nolan	685,000 128,000	128,000
Stefan Gillstrand	640,000 491,000	491,000
Richard Koppel	615,000 244,000	244,000
Michael Malm	580,000 258,000	258,000

Kenneth Broad	570,000 84,000	84,000
Robert O'Neill	550,000 272,000	272,000
Jonas Degen	540,000 134,000	134,000
Benjamin Kuch	525,000 150,000	150,000
Dean Lyall	511,000 165,000	165,000

2 days 22 hours ago

O'Dwyer Leaves Biemueller with Crumbs

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Stewart Morrison

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

Steve O'Dwyer opened to 16,000 in early position, and the action folded over to Steven Biemueller in the small blind. Biemueller opted to three-bet to 30,000, which, after some consideration, O'Dwyer called.

Biemueller checked on the A♠10♠9♦, and then called a bet of 15,000 from O'Dwyer.

Before the 6♦ turn was even dealt, Biemueller announced he was checking in the dark. O'Dwyer followed suit and checked back.

The 5♥ completed the board, and Biemueller checked for a third time. O'Dwyer then carved 51,000 out of his stack and put it into the middle. His bet represented a significant portion of Biemueller's remaining 72,000 chips.

After toiling over the decision, Biemueller opted to call.

It was immediate bad news, as O'Dwyer flipped over A♥J♦ for top pair. Unable to beat it, Biemueller returned his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve O'Dwyer	449,000 103,000	103,000

Steven Biemueller	21,000 113,000	113,000

Tags: Steve O'Dwyer Steven Biemueller

2 days 22 hours ago

Recent Exits

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Mateus Loureiro	Busted
Martynas Jagutis	Busted
Zizhu Zhao	Busted
Michael James-Cardi	Busted
Paul Trianosky	Busted
Matas Kacinskas	Busted
Garry Smith	Busted
Luke Brady	Busted
Sergiy Dudka	Busted
Jacob Corda	Busted
Matthieu Van De Zande	Busted
Thomas Garment	Busted
Luke Mason	Busted
Piotr Zareba	Busted
Jamie Kelly	Busted
Luke Matthews	Busted
Kelvin Cheng	Busted
John Duggan	Busted
Paul Lenfestey	Busted
William Fitzpatrick	Busted
Anthony Harrison	Busted
Pascal Baumgartner	Busted
Jiang Pu	Busted
Sebastian Martinez	Busted
Patrick Grogan	Busted

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2 days 22 hours ago

Harrison Falls as Bubble Approaches

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Stewart Morrison

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

Under the gun, Michael Harrison moved almost all of his 100,000 stack into the middle, leaving a little behind, weary of the impending tournament bubble. When the action folded to Elizabeth Bennett-Martin on the button, she moved all in, forcing the blinds out and leaving Harrison no option but to put the rest of his stack into the middle.

Michael Harrison: 10♠10♦ All in
Elizabeth Bennett-Martin: Q♠Q♣

It was not what Harrison was hoping to see, but he found plenty of renewed hope on the monotone 3♦2♦5♦ flop.

The 2♣ turn was a brick, as was the 3♣ river, seeing Harrison fall just shy of the payouts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elizabeth Bennett-Martin	440,000 339,000	339,000
Michael Harrison	Busted

Tags: Elizabeth Bennett-Martin Michael Harrison

2 days 22 hours ago

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Conor O'Driscoll	865,000 474,000	474,000
Maxime Ryvol	210,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Conor O'Driscoll Maxime Ryvol

2 days 22 hours ago

Bust-Outs Before Break

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Getgood	Busted
Cathal O'Malley	Busted
Gareth Magee	Busted
Andrii Gorshkov	Busted
Timothy Chung	Busted
Dan Samson	Busted
Conor Bergin	Busted
Gareth McKee	Busted
Steven Biemueller	Busted
Neculai Macovei	Busted
Sarah Cushion	Busted
Mark Gordon	Busted
Mark Coyne	Busted
Jacques Mauron	Busted
Mario Lysakowski	Busted
Cosmin Iancu	Busted
Josep Ruiz	Busted
Cyril Lepers	Busted
Renaud Gfeller	Busted
Luke Phillips	Busted
Riku Koivurinne	Busted
Mark Kilkelly	Busted
Manfred Gunther	Busted
Wayne McGregor	Busted
Brian Harris	Busted

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2 days 22 hours ago

Tjauw Foe Value-Bluffs Connolly

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Frank Visser

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

Clyde Tjauw Foe pushed his 97,000 remaining chips in from the small blind on a completed board of 5♠Q♥8♠7♦A♠. Wilhelmine Connolly went into the tank in the hijack, eventually opting to fold her hand.

"I was bluffing," Tjauw Foe stated as he tabled KxQx, only for Connolly to inform him that it was not a bluff as she mucked a queen with a lower kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Putz	1,210,000 839,000	839,000
Matthew Davenport	1,165,000 688,000	688,000
Ronan Sweeney	1,060,000 433,000	433,000
Ian Simpson	985,000 390,000	390,000
Joerg Schneegass	950,000 586,000	586,000
Wilhelmine Connolly	430,000 70,000	70,000
Clyde Tjauw Foe	295,000 61,000	61,000

Tags: Clyde Tjauw Foe Wilhelmine Connolly

2 days 22 hours ago

Tamm Forces Landaal Out

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Stewart Morrison

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

The action was picked up with roughly 45,000 chips already in the middle, and a flop of 6♣Q♥5♠ already face up on the felt.

Taago Tamm checked from the big blind, prompting Melvin Landaal to place a bet of 12,000. Tamm then check-raised to 35,000, which Landaal called.

Both players checked on the 3♦ turn, but when the J♦ completed the board, Tamm picked his betting lead back up, putting 60,000 into the middle.

There was no resistance from Landaal, who returned his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Melvin Landaal	510,000 162,000	162,000
Taago Tamm	310,000 132,000	132,000

Tags: Melvin Landaal Taago Tamm

2 days 22 hours ago

First Break of Day 2

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Frank Visser

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

With 789 players remaining, the field has been sent on its first 20-minute break of the day.

2 days 22 hours ago

After 46 Successful Years the Irish Poker Open is Going International; 3 New Stops Announced

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Frank Visser

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

The longest-running poker tournament outside of Las Vegas is the Irish Poker Open (IPO), which debuted in Dublin back in 1980. Now, for the very first time, after 46 years, the IPO is expanding to an international stage.

The current IPO kicked off back on March 26 and will run through the weekend, wrapping up on April 6. On Friday night, organizers took the opportunity to make a splash with the announcement of three international Irish Poker Open destinations set to debut across 2026–2027.

The announcement revealed IPO stops in Australia, Marrakech, and the United States.

Sydney gets the first international Irish Open with a 10-day festival at the Poker Palace from September 6–15 featuring numerous tournaments, including a $2,000 buy-in, $1 million guaranteed Main Event.
Marrakech will host the second overseas stop, November 10-15, with a six-day event at the glamorous Casino de Marrakech featuring a €1,150 buy-in, €500,000 guaranteed Main Event.
USA – the third stop is being planned for one of North America’s most prestigious poker venues, though the exact location is still a mystery. The Irish Open’s United States debut is set for 2027, with full details to be announced soon.

Here’s a look at the official announcement that was shown to players in the tournament room. The video is the opening act of a longer documentary, which will be released shortly after this year’s IPO festival.

Click here for more information regarding the big announcement!