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

1 day 22 hours ago

Player	Chips	Progress
Cathal Brennan	Busted
Anton Herrmann	Busted
Valentin Imperatore	Busted
Alan Gilmore	Busted
Aubrey Murnaghan	Busted
Scott King	Busted
Patrick Rooney	Busted
Jamie Flynn	Busted
Kevin van Veen	Busted
Mark Spelman	Busted
Kalman Dohany	Busted
Ronan Sweeney	Busted

Tononi Spikes Turn to Survive

Stewart Morrison

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Ivan Tononi raised on the button, and immediately faced an all-in from Jun Miao in the small blind. The big blind folded, and Tononi had a decision to make. His stack of 1,940,000 was less than Miao's, so a call would be for his tournament life. After consideration, he flicked in a chip to call.

Ivan Tononi: A♠10♥ All in
Jun Miao: A♣J♦

It was not the situation Tononi had hoped for, finding his ace dominated.

The [9h6d6f] did little more than offer some opportunities to chop the pot.

However, the dealer then burned and turned the 10♠, seeing Tononi leapfrog Miao into the lead.

The 5♥ completed the board, and Tononi scooped in a double up, as Miao was left with under 20 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Tononi	4,060,000 1,390,000	1,390,000
Jun Miao	1,500,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Big Blinds Ivan Tononi Jun Miao

1 day 22 hours ago

Sardini Surging Back to Top Stack

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Frank Visser

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Jarkko Suokas had opened under the gun and called when Gavin Sardini three-bet in the next seat over. With about 900,000 in the pot, the 9♠4♦2♣ flop was then dealt.

Sardini continued for 225,000, and Suokas check-called. Suokas checked again on the 7♥ turn, seeing Sardini put in a bet of 1,000,000.

Suokos did not play much more than that, and he spent one time bank before mucking his cards and preserving his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gavin Sardini	7,900,000 2,885,000	2,885,000
Matthew Twomey	4,800,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Isaac Barker	3,500,000 1,760,000	1,760,000
Daniel Caffrey	2,800,000 310,000	310,000
Victor Ponciano	2,750,000 950,000	950,000
Dean Hutchison	2,700,000 300,000	300,000
Jarkko Suokas	1,650,000 1,835,000	1,835,000
Guillermo Giner	1,000,000 1,290,000	1,290,000

Tags: Gavin Sardini Jarkko Suokas

1 day 22 hours ago

Suokas Jams Over Two

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Stewart Morrison

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Dean Hutchison kicked the action off with a raise to 160,000 from middle position. A couple of seats to his left, in the cutoff, Matthew Twomey called. The action then folded to Jarkko Suokas in the big blind, who wagered all of his 1,640,000 stack.

Hutchison promptly folded, and after a moments thought, Twomey followed suit and returned his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Twomey	5,100,000 300,000	300,000
Jarkko Suokas	2,940,000 1,290,000	1,290,000
Dean Hutchison	2,100,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Dean Hutchison Jarkko Suokas Matthew Twomey

1 day 22 hours ago

Zheng Continues to Build

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Stewart Morrison

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Danny Verheij opened to 160,000 from under the gun, and was met with a three-bet to 425,000 from Weijie Zheng in the cutoff. The action folded back to Verheij, who called.

Verheij checked over to Zheng on a 9♥Q♣7♦ flop, who continued with a bet of 325,000. That was enough to secure the pot as Verheij returned his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Weijie Zheng	8,300,000 1,950,000	1,950,000
Danny Verheij	2,950,000 835,000	835,000

Tags: Danny Verheij Weijie Zheng

1 day 22 hours ago

Bernardi Doubles With Quads Against Top Boat

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Frank Visser

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Luca Bernardi opened to 160,000 under the gun. Tomas Saltonas then moved all in on the button, and Bernardi called off for 1,275,000 after spending some time in the tank.

Luca Bernardi: 9♠9♣ All in
Tomas Saltonas: A♥K♦

Bernardi flopped a set on A♣9♦K♣, but Saltonas still had outs to win. The 9♥ turn locked up the pot for Bernardi with four of a kind, and Saltonas hit a useless full house on the A♦ river, much to the bewilderment of the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luca Bernardi	2,670,000 1,395,000	1,395,000
Tomas Saltonas	1,125,000 1,095,000	1,095,000

Tags: Luca Bernardi Tomas Saltonas

1 day 22 hours ago

Final Pre-Break Eliminations

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Frank Visser

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Maybin	Busted
Carl Falk	Busted
Dwayne Sluis	Busted
Panteleimon Pontos	Busted
Vincent Ciarrocchi	Busted
Aqeel Butt	Busted

1 day 22 hours ago

Break Time

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Stewart Morrison

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The remaining 73 players are taking their first 20-minute break of the day.

1 day 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 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 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!

Level: 28

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000