IPO Dublin 2026: Full Schedule, Buy-Ins and Everything UK Players Need to Know

For UK players tired of overpriced London series or long-haul trips to Vegas, IPO Dublin sits in that sweet spot: cheap flights, low buy-ins, real prize pools.

International Poker Open has been running since the late 2000s and has built its name on exactly that formula. This year's IPO Dublin schedule keeps the same DNA, seven Main Event Day 1 flights, a stacked side event lineup, and enough mixed games to keep the PLO and 8-Game crowd happy too.

Seven flights means seven shots at building a stack before the bubble even shows up. One flight runs fully online, so UK players can lock in a stack from home before flying out for the business end.

If you're flying over for the weekend only, Day 1D, 1E, or 1F line up well with a short trip. If you've got the week free, 1A through 1C give you the deepest structure and the most room to play a patient game.

Beyond the Main Event, the side schedule gives UK players plenty of reasons to extend the trip.

If NLH isn't your only game, IPO hasn't forgotten you. 8-Game, PLO, and PLO Deepstack all run with proper guarantees attached, none of that "one table in the corner" side event treatment. Nights get loose too, bounties, mystery bounties, deepstacks, turbos, take your pick, running daily until the Midnight Madness Omaha flip-out at 23:59 puts the last degenerates standing out of their misery.

The Bonnington Hotel Conference Centre sits on Swords Road, about 10 minutes from Dublin Airport by taxi, which matters when most UK routes into Dublin are under an hour. On-site rooms at discounted IPO rates and in-house food mean you can stay close to the tables all week, with central Dublin a short trip away if you want a proper night off between sessions.