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

04-04-2026 18:17 UTC+1

McDowell Spikes Turn to Survive

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Stewart Morrison

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

Robert McDowell moved all in for 155,000, and only David Clarke called in the big blind.

Robert McDowell: Q♣J♣ All in
David Clarke: A♠10♠

The 4♣5♦7♠ flop offered very little help for McDowell, but the Q♦ turn came to his rescue, seeing him take the lead.

The 3♦ river completed the board, ensuring McDowell survived, but left Clarke short.

A few hands later, Clarke lost another all in, this time it saw him eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert McDowell	340,000 22,000	22,000
David Clarke	Busted

Tags: David Clarke Robert McDowell

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

04-04-2026 18:05 UTC+1

Lappin Among Remaining Level 20 Eliminations

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
David Lappin	Busted

Glenn Keogh	Busted
Rostyslav Mozghovyi	Busted
Mahmood Rasheed	Busted
Thomas Clack	Busted
Douglas Lee	Busted
David Murray	Busted
Lars Vlieg	Busted
Jonathan Cummins	Busted
Roberto Morelli	Busted
Kooi Lee	Busted
Breki Konradsson	Busted
Gerard McCullough	Busted
Demetrius Campbell	Busted
Jorge Rios	Busted
Conal Prendergast	Busted
Andreas Putz	Busted
Peter Kvisthammar	Busted
Cameron Warren	Busted
Mario Pagani	Busted
Alan Daly	Busted
Nils Mallon	Busted
Liam Johnston	Busted
June Jenkins	Busted
Jose Da Silva	Busted

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04-04-2026 18:01 UTC+1

Huber Puts Pressure on Casson

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Frank Visser

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

Arriving on the 4♠3♥8♥ flop, Christoph Huber checked it over from the hijack to Michael Casson in the cutoff. Cason bet 50,000, which Huber raised to 130,000.

Casson stuck in a call after some thought, after which the 6♠ hit the turn. Huber quickly moved all in, putting his opponent at risk for 340,000.

Casson went deep into the tank, eventually relinquishing his cards to the dealer to forfeit the pot to Huber.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christoph Huber	1,300,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Michael Casson	340,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Christoph Huber Michael Casson

04-04-2026 17:52 UTC+1

Cordeschi Outkicked, Kicked Out

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Frank Visser

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

Heads up to the J♣8♥6♥ flop, Kalman Dohany checked under the gun to Day 1a chipleader Massimiliano Cordeschi in the next seat over. Cordeschi fired a bet of 40,000 into the pot of about 105,000.

Dohany then raised to 130,000, and Cordeschi moved all in for 355,000 after a lot of thought. Dohany only needed a few seconds before he called with the covering stack.

Massimiliano Cordeschi: Q♥J♠ All in
Kalman Dohany: A♥J♦

Dohany's ace kicker remained in play on the 6♣4♣ runout, scooping the pot and sending Cordeschi to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabio De Lima	1,820,000 374,000	374,000
Kalman Dohany	1,600,000 400,000	400,000
Henrik Veldhoen	1,600,000 630,000	630,000
Steve O'Dwyer	635,000 186,000	186,000

Daniel Smiljkovic	485,000 188,000	188,000

David Lappin	200,000 310,000	310,000

Massimiliano Cordeschi	Busted

Tags: Kalman Dohany Massimiliano Cordeschi

04-04-2026 17:49 UTC+1

Tadgh Kelly

451,000 87,000

04-04-2026 17:47 UTC+1

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenneth Broad	560,000 10,000	10,000
Daniel Vasser	120,000 182,000	182,000

Tags: Daniel Vasser Kenneth Broad

04-04-2026 17:34 UTC+1

More Eliminations

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
David Urban	Busted
Tobias ten Napel	Busted
Dave Moger	Busted
Massimo Schiralli	Busted
Wayne Doyle	Busted
Torsten Wichtrup	Busted
Noah Rogers	Busted
Cosmin Chis	Busted
Artus Gimenez	Busted
Paul Tait	Busted
Jesse Kertland	Busted
Craig Conway	Busted
Bulent Sahin	Busted
Marc Convey	Busted
Fergal Coyle	Busted
Mario Boos	Busted
Antonio Payne	Busted
Atte Franssila	Busted
Georgios Skaltsis	Busted
Neil Higgins	Busted
Francesco Caramazza	Busted
Georgios Sourlas	Busted
Jamie Dale	Busted
Attila Koncz	Busted
Jan Bendik	Busted

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04-04-2026 17:32 UTC+1

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrien Burgniard	400,000 132,000	132,000
Rory Jennings	Busted

Tags: Adrien Burgniard Rory Jennings

04-04-2026 17:23 UTC+1

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.