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Irish Poker Open Returns to Dublin With Two €1M Guarantees

By Mrinal Gujare

27 Oct 2026

Mrinal Gujare 27 Oct 2026

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Irish Poker Open runs in Dublin from 18–29 March 2027 with 48 events.
Main Event offers a €2.5m guarantee; two more tournaments guarantee €1m each.
Online satellites through PokerStars, Paddy Power and iPoker provide entry routes.

Image by Irish Open/Twitter

The 2027 Irish Poker Open runs March 18-29 at Dublin’s Royal Dublin Society, featuring 48 numbered events. The €1,150 Main Event carries a €2.5 million guarantee, alongside two €1 million guaranteed tournaments: Luxon Mystery Bounty and Mini Irish Open competitions.

The 2027 Irish Poker Open Dublin will run from March 18-29 at the Royal Dublin Society in Dublin, with 48 numbered events scheduled for the festival's 48th year.

The Irish Poker Open, described as Europe's longest-running poker tournament festival, has announced its dates and full tournament schedule.

The festival will take place immediately after St. Patrick's Day on March 17. Irish Open co-owner Paul O'Reilly highlighted the timing, noting that players will have the opportunity to experience the celebrations before the tournament series begins.

Irish Poker Open Main Event Carries €2.5 Million Guarantee

The Irish Poker Open Main Event will feature a €1,150 buy-in and a €2,500,000 guaranteed prize pool. Its opening flights begin on March 21, with additional Day 1 sessions scheduled through March 26.

Day 2 takes place on March 27, Day 3 follows on March 28, and the final day is scheduled for March 29.

The 2027 festival will also feature two other tournaments with €1 million guarantees: the €1,150 Luxon Mystery Bounty and the €250 Mini Irish Open.

The Luxon Mystery Bounty begins on March 18, with five starting flights scheduled before Day 2 on March 21 and the final day on March 22. The Mini Irish Open starts on March 18 and offers 14 starting flights, with its final day scheduled for March 29.

Date	Buy-in	Guaranteed prize
October 28 and 30	€ 109	Two €1,150 Main Event tickets per event
November 1, 8, 15 and 22	€ 109	Eight €1,500 packages per event
November 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 16, 18 and 20	€ 109	Four €1,150 Main Event tickets per event

Broad Tournament Line-Up Across Multiple Formats

The schedule includes a range of championships and high rollers, alongside Omaha, mixed-game, heads-up, mystery bounty and no-limit hold'em tournaments.

Events include the Big O Championship, Super Seniors Championship for players aged 60 and older, Irish Open Deaf Championship, PLO 7-Max, 8-Game Championship, H.O.R.S.E. Championship, NLH 6-Max Championship, PLO High Roller 8-Max and Irish Open NLH Heads-Up Championship.

The festival also features the Ladies Championship, Seniors High Roller Championship for players aged 50 and older, The Hendon Mob Championship, America's Cup, Ladies High Roller Championship, Stud Championship and Liam Flood Memorial 6-Max Turbo.

Buy-ins range from €0 for the Flutter Invitational Tournament to €5,000 for selected high roller events. The schedule also includes the Irish Open Deaf PLO and NLH championships, an Irish Open Deaf Mystery Bounty, a Kings and Queens Team Event, Flip and Go, and several additional Omaha and mixed-game formats

Record-Breaking 2026 Results

The 2026 Irish Open processed more than 32,000 entries and awarded over €15.5 million. The Main Event generated €4,852,910 for players finishing in the money, while Romania's Narcis Nedelcu won the title and €336,798 following a five-way deal. The tournament recorded 5,003 entries.

More than 1,600 players qualified for the previous Main Event through online satellites. Satellites for the 2027 edition are expected to start from €1.

The 2026 Luxon Mystery Bounty attracted 1,175 entries and generated a €1,139,750 prize pool. Tudor Lazar won €110,700, including bounties.

The Mini Irish Open recorded 7,349 entries and a €1,532,634 prize pool, with Luxembourg's Sami Agel taking the title for €150,855 after a heads-up deal with David Penly, who received €117,195.

The 2027 Irish Poker Open will be held in partnership with PokerStars, Paddy Power and the iPoker Network.

The festival concludes on March 29, with the Main Event final day and the Mini Irish Open final day among the closing tournaments.