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

2 days 20 hours ago

Wilson Survives, Amlani Falls

Stewart Morrison

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

When the action folded to reigning champion Simon Wilson, he moved all in for 86,000. There was little to sweat about, as each player behind him promptly returned their cards to the dealer.

The very next shuffle, Amar Amlani found himself forced all in from the big blind, with just 7,000 chips in his stack. Wanja Postel raised from the cutoff, putting him at risk.

Amar Amlani: Q♦9♠ All in
Wanja Postel: A♥4♥

There 8♣2♠4♣8♥K♦ board offered Amlani no help at all, as he shook each of his tablemates' hands before heading to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wanja Postel	210,000 127,000	127,000
Simon Wilson	111,000 113,000	113,000

Amar Amlani	Busted

Tags: Amar Amlani Simon Wilson Wanja Postel

2 days 20 hours ago

Post-Bubble Bust-Out Bonanza Begins

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Hoa Nguyen	Busted
Mark Johnston	Busted
Dermot Harney	Busted
Andrew Dooley	Busted
James Lau	Busted
Richard Ashby	Busted

Nicola Bordignon	Busted
Trevor Dinnean	Busted
Sandeep Gill	Busted
James Gibbons	Busted
Viktor Szabo	Busted
Joseph Molitor	Busted
Stephen Cullen	Busted
Ioannis Poullos	Busted
Andreas Sauter	Busted
Thomas Bell	Busted
Lawrie Inman	Busted
Sergejs Korobovs	Busted
Rens Buijs	Busted
Van Tung	Busted
Yuliyan Artachki	Busted
Min Ransom	Busted
Wayne Brook	Busted
Norbert Golebiowski	Busted
Guillermo Sanz	Busted

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Level: 19

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

2 days 20 hours ago

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

2 days 20 hours ago

Flanagan Can't Find Fold

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Frank Visser

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

Tomas Flanagan in the big blind and Daniel Kenyon in early position had gathered 175,000 in the pot when they reached the 5♦2♠10♠A♦5♣ river. Flanagan checked to Kenyon, who slid in a hefty bet of 150,000.

Flanagan let out a groan as he went over the hand out loud. Not long after, he flicked in chips for a call.

Much to Flanagan's dismay, Kenyon turned over 10♦10♣, one of the hands Flanagan had put his opponent on during his soliloquy. Flanagan added his cards to the muck, and the pot was shipped Kenyon's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Kenyon	680,000 397,000	397,000
Tomas Flanagan	420,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Daniel Kenyon Tomas Flanagan

2 days 20 hours ago

Dowling Latest to Fall

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Stewart Morrison

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

When the action folded to Runar Runarsson in the small blind, he moved all in, covering the stack of Dean Dowling in the big blind.

Dowling looked at his cards and put his remaining 26,000 into the middle.

Dean Dowling: Q♥10♣ All in
Runar Runarsson: A♥3♠

The deck favoured Runarsson on this occasion, as the board ran out 8♥4♣3♦9♦A♠, and was Dowling eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Runar Runarsson	205,000 205,000	205,000
Dean Dowling	Busted

Tags: Dean Dowling Runar Runarsson

2 days 20 hours ago

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oliver Hutchins	1,600,000 1,190,000	1,190,000
Shane McElhinney	Busted

Tags: Oliver Hutchins Shane McElhinney

2 days 20 hours ago

Carbo Continues to Build

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Stewart Morrison

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

Gerard Carbo raised to 24,000 from middle position, which only Nicholas Newport called in the cutoff.

On a 7♣6♥7♥ flop, Carbo continued for 32,000, which saw Newport surrender, tossing his cards towards the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerard Carbo	950,000 280,000	280,000
Nicholas Newport	275,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Gerard Carbo Nicholas Newport

2 days 19 hours ago

Defending Champion Among Players Sent to Payouts

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Wilson	Busted

Cush Berlyn	Busted
Liam O'Donnell	Busted
Ben Stubberfield	Busted
Taago Tamm	Busted
Filip De Meulemeester	Busted
Blaise Bourgeois	Busted

Marius Tersanszki	Busted
Eugenio Barbaros	Busted
Iwan Jones	Busted
Alex Todd	Busted
Stefan Kiwisch	Busted
Emrah Akansu	Busted
Colm Chan	Busted
Declan Wallace	Busted
Timothee Rey	Busted
Connor Budden	Busted
John Bousfield	Busted
Daniel Lyons	Busted
Arjen Weel	Busted
Peter Johnston	Busted
Ranno Sootla	Busted

Suleyman Yuce	Busted
Nicholas Ramsey	Busted
Jonas Degen	Busted

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2 days 19 hours ago

Gruicic Picks Up Aces, Eliminating Nasseri

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Stewart Morrison

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

Stribor Gruicic opened to 25,000 from early position, which met a three-bet to 75,000 from Navid Nasseri in the big blind. Gruicic took his time in formulating a response plan, ultimately electing to move all in. Nasseri called off his stack of roughly 320,000, putting himself at risk.

Navid Nasseri: J♠J♣ All in
Stribor Gruicic: A♣A♥

It was the worst possible news for Nasseri, who only had two immediate outs to save his tournament life.

The 10♣Q♠8♥ flop offered an extra lifeline, but the board bricked out with the 2♥ turn and 3♠ river.