€1,150 Main Event Day 3 | 2026 Irish Open

1 day 15 hours ago

Steve O'Dwyer Eliminated in 16th Place (€24,120)

Frank Visser

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer open-jammed for 4,200,000 under the gun. It folded to Vasyl Palandiuk on the button, who called to take the pot to a heads up showdown.

Steve O'Dwyer: K♦K♣ All in
Vasyl Palandiuk: A♥J♦

O'Dwyer just needed to fade an ace to double up, but the Q♥A♠Q♣ brought one on the felt. The 8♠ turn was no help to O'Dwyer, and the A♦ river improved Palandiuk to a full house.

Palandiuk raked in the last of O'Dwyer's chips as the 2022 champion departed the record-breaking 2026 edition of the Irish Open Main Event in 16th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vasyl Palandiuk	25,680,000 5,200,000	5,200,000
Steve O'Dwyer	Busted

Tags: Steve O'Dwyer Vasyl Palandiuk

1 day 15 hours ago

Luca Bernardi Eliminated in 15th Place (€27,710)

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Stewart Morrison

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Oliver Gayko opened the action with a shove for 5,500,000 from early position. Luca Bernardi then moved his stack of 4,300,000 into the middle too. Table big stack, Isaac Barker, was the only other player to get involved, putting two players at risk of elimination.

Luca Bernardi: 9♣9♥ All in
Oliver Gayko: A♦J♣ All in
Isaac Barker: Q♠Q♣

The 10♣2♠K♥ flop kept the pocket queens ahead, but the A♣ turn saw Gayko leapfrog into the lead.

The 5♦ river completed the board, seeing Gayko near triple up, but Bernardi was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Barker	21,300,000 5,700,000	5,700,000
Oliver Gayko	16,550,000 6,850,000	6,850,000
Luca Bernardi	Busted

Tags: Isaac Barker Luca Bernardi Oliver Gayko

1 day 15 hours ago

Barker Increases Lead Over Table

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Frank Visser

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Isaac Barker raised to 1,100,000 in the hijack. Matthew Twomey flat-called in the small blind and quickly led out of 1,600,000 on the 2♥10♠6♣ flop.

Barker called to the 4♦ turn, where Twomey checked it to him. Barker took the initiative with a bet of 3,500,000. Twomey called and led out 3,000,000 on the 8♣ river.

Barker quickly tossed in calling chips. Twomey showed top pair with his K♥10♥, but Barker had him outkicked with A♦10♦ to be awarded the pot and cross the 30-million mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Barker	31,050,000 9,750,000	9,750,000
Narcis Nedelcu	18,600,000

Oliver Gayko	15,000,000 1,550,000	1,550,000
Cristian Ivanus	13,500,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Michael Prendergast	12,500,000 2,850,000	2,850,000
Edward Dunphy	12,000,000 3,100,000	3,100,000
Matthew Twomey	10,650,000 9,850,000	9,850,000

Tags: Isaac Barker Matthew Twomey

1 day 14 hours ago

Michael Prendergast Eliminated in 14th Place (€27,710)

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Stewart Morrison

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Narcis Nedelcu opened to 1,100,000 in the hijack, in what was the third hand in a row he had opened the betting. Michael Prendergast called in the big blind, and the two headed to a flop.

The dealer provided the A♥9♦J♣ flop, and Prendergast continued with a check-call, when Nedelcu bet 1,000,000.

Prendergast checked for a second time on the 2♥ turn, but Nedelcu wasn't slowing down. He put a bet of 3,500,000 into the middle.

After the use of one time extension, Prendergst responded with pure aggression, moving all in for roughly 7,500,000. Nedelcu snap-called.

Michael Prendergast: J♠10♣ All in
Narcis Nedelcu: A♠J♦

It was terrible news for Prendergast, who was drawing dead.

Once the 2♠ completed the board, he was officially eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Narcis Nedelcu	29,500,000 10,900,000	10,900,000

Michael Prendergast	Busted

Tags: Michael Prendergast Narcis Nedelcu

1 day 14 hours ago

Three More Hands

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Frank Visser

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

The tournament director has paused the clock and advised the dealers to deal three more hands. After those hands are complete, the survivors will bag their chips and advance to Day 4.

1 day 14 hours ago

Twomey Limps Late

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Frank Visser

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Matthew Twomey limped in from the hijack. Edward Dunphy followed suit in the cutoff, and Cristian Ivanus checked his option in the big blind.

Ivanus then led out for 1,300,000 on the 7♦2♥5♣ flop. Twomey quickly folded, but Dunphy called to the 6♣ turn. Both players checked it, leading to the J♠ arriving on the river.

Ivanus reaggressed with a bet of 1,500,000. Dunphy raised it to 4,500,000, and Ivanus tossed in a calling chip after spending a time bank.

Dunphy showed 6♠5♠ for two pair. Ivanus could not beat it, mucking his cards and seeing the pot shipped across the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edward Dunphy	19,700,000 7,700,000	7,700,000
Cristian Ivanus	7,500,000 6,000,000	6,000,000
Matthew Twomey	6,500,000 4,150,000	4,150,000

Tags: Cristian Ivanus Edward Dunphy Matthew Twomey

1 day 14 hours ago

Weijie Zheng Eliminated in 13th Place (€33,190)

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Frank Visser

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Weijie Zheng raised to 6,600,000 in the cutoff, leaving 2,350,000 behind. Vasyl Palandiuk then moved all in from the small blind, and Zheng quickly called off.

Weijie Zheng: A♥K♦ All in
Vasyl Palandiuk: K♥K♣

Zheng needed an ace to still have a shot at his second Irish Open title, but the board ran an uneventful 4♠6♠Q♣5♠10♦ instead.

Zheng exited the tournament in 13th place, ensuring that a new Irish Open champion will be crowned this year.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vasyl Palandiuk	34,130,000 8,450,000	8,450,000
Weijie Zheng	Busted

Tags: Vasyl Palandiuk Weijie Zheng

1 day 14 hours ago

Marios Papazois Eliminated in 12th Place (€33,190)

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Frank Visser

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Marios Papazois made the minimum raise to 1,000,000 under the gun. Danilo Donnini was next to act and three-bet to 3,200,000.

It folded back to Papzois, who committed his entire stack of 11,475,000 with a four-bet. Donini quickly called to put his opponent at risk.

Marios Papazois: A♦Q♦ All in
Danilo Donnini: J♠J♣

Donnini won the flip when the K♠6♣6♦6♠7♠ board did not bring any aces or queens, marking Papazois' elimination in 12th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danilo Donnini	47,450,000 12,670,000	12,670,000

Marios Papazois	Busted

Tags: Danilo Donnini Marios Papazois

1 day 14 hours ago

Cristian Ivanus Eliminated in 11th Place (€39,840)

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Frank Visser

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Matthew Twomey once again limped in, this time under the gun. It folded to Cristian Ivanus, who moved all in for 7,750,000 in the small blind.

Twomey visibly disliked the situation, but called off his stack of 6,900,000 to put himself at risk.

Matthew Twomey: A♣10♣ All in
Cristian Ivanus: K♥Q♣

Neither player received help from the 5♣5♠3♦4♥9♦ board, meaning Twomey's ace-high doubled him up.

The next hand was the final hand of the night, and Edward Dunphy raised it to 1,000,000 under the gun.

Ivanus then called all-in for 675,000 on the button, and Twomey three-bet to 3,000,000 in the big blind. Dunphy quickly got out of the way, forcing a late-night showdown.

Cristian Ivanus: 9♦7♦ All in
Matthew Twomey: K♠K♥

Ivanus flopped a gutshot on 5♦10♠6♣, and gained more outs on the 7♥ turn. The J♦ river left him with just one pair, however, and he became the final elimination of Day 3.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edward Dunphy	18,700,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Matthew Twomey	16,700,000 10,200,000	10,200,000
Cristian Ivanus	Busted

Tags: Cristian Ivanus Edward Dunphy Matthew Twomey

1 day 14 hours ago

Day 3 Concludes

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Frank Visser

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

The third day of the 2026 Irish Open Main Event has concluded with ten players remaining. They will return tomorrow at 1 p.m. local time to play out the remainder of the tournament.

The end-of-day chipcounts can be found below; a recap of the day will follow shortly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danilo Donnini	46,400,000 1,050,000	1,050,000

Vasyl Palandiuk	34,100,000 30,000	30,000
Isaac Barker	28,700,000 2,350,000	2,350,000
Narcis Nedelcu	28,100,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Daryl McAleenan	20,900,000 4,050,000	4,050,000
Edward Dunphy	20,700,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Oliver Gayko	19,300,000 4,300,000	4,300,000
Jarkko Suokas	19,000,000 4,100,000	4,100,000
Matthew Twomey	16,700,000
Francesco Gisolfi	16,000,000 3,930,000	3,930,000