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Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
2026 Irish Open
€1,150 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 Irish Open
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
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
1,236
Players Left
122
Players Left 1 / 5,003
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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.
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
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♦ 
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.
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.
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
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.
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.
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.
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.
