It’s the 40th anniversary of the Irish Poker Open this year and the celebrations will take place from 6-13 April 2020 in the prestigious Citywest hotel, Dublin. The buy-in for the event is €1,150 and the festival will feature a full schedule of events to capture the imagination of poker players at an affordable buy-in…
Greek online qualifier Ioannis Triantafyllakis was the last man standing from the 321 entrants at this year’s Irish Open at the Hilton Doubletree (formerly the Burlington) over the Easter weekend (3-6 April). Triantafyllakis took home €209,500, plus a bonus €50,000 for becoming the PaddyPower Poker Sole Survivor from 107 qualifiers in the tournament. The €3,200…
First organised in 1981 by Irish bookmaker Terry Rogers, the Irish Open is the longest running no-limit Texas hold’em poker tournament in Europe and the second longest in the world after the World Series of Poker. The PaddyPower-sponsored event has been won by the likes of Noel Furlong, Liam Flood, Joe Beevers, Neil Channing and…
Poker 770 is running satellites to the Irish Open in April. There are two paths to qualify for the event, with structure A leading to a package that includes the €2,000+€225 buy-in, €445 for a five-night hotel stay and €475 towards other expenses. Structure B simply covers the buy-in. For more information visit the website.
