The Irish Poker Open is one of the most eagerly anticipated live poker festivals on the calendar and has been since its creation by Terry Rogers in 1981. Now under the guidance of Paul O’Reilly and JP McCann, the Irish Poker Open is back to its brilliant best with the 2019 schedule brimming with tournaments, including a €1 million guaranteed Main Event.
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Taking place from Apr. 15-22 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, the 2019 Irish Poker Open features 27 numbered events that have buy-ins ranging from €150 to €2,000 meaning there is an event for everyone.
While all of the scheduled events look set to attract poker players in droves, it is the €2,000 High Roller and €1,150 Main Event that will capture the imagination of the poker playing public the most.
The €2,000 High Roller is played on Apr. 16 on eight-handed tables. Players sit down with 30,000 chips and play to a 30-minute clock. Some 70 entrants too part in last year’s High Roller and it was Croatia’s Sasa Ikac who emerged victorious to get his hands on €38,330.
Once again, the Irish Poker Open Main Event boasts of a €1 million guaranteed prize pool for the same buy-in of €1,150. A massive crowd of 1,340 players took part in the 2018 edition of the Irish Poker Open Main Event, smashing the guarantee by €347,164. Ryan Mandara was the main beneficiary of this juicy prize pool as he was the last player standing and the recipient of a cool €210,000.
2019 Irish Poker Open Schedule
| Date | Time | Tournament |
|---|
| Mon 15 Apr | 2:00 p.m. | Irish Open €350 NLH 6-Max |
| 6:00 p.m. | €150 NLH Deepstacks 6-Max |
| 8:00 p.m. | €110 Irish Open Satellite – 5 Seats guaranteed |
| Tue 16 Apr | 1:00 p.m. | Irish Open €350 NLH Heads-Up Round 1 (Cap of 32) |
| 3:00 p.m. | €350 NLH Heads-Up Round 2 |
| 4:00 p.m. | Irish Open €2,000 High Roller 8-Max |
| 5:00 p.m. | €350 NLH Heads-Up Quarter-final |
| 6:00 p.m. | €150 PLO Deepstack 6-Max |
| 8:00 p.m. | €110 Irish Open Satellite – 10 seats guaranteed |
| Wed 17 Apr | 12:00 p.m. | €350 NLH Heads-Up Semi-final |
| 2:00 p.m. | €350 NLH Heads-Up Final |
| 2:00 p.m. | €1,150 Irish Open Main Event Day 1A |
| 3:00 p.m. | €550 America’s Cup |
| 6:00 p.m. | €150 NLH Deepstack 6-Max |
| 8:00 p.m. | €110 Irish Open Satellite – 20 seats guaranteed |
| Thu 18 Apr | 2:00 p.m. | €1,150 Irish Open Main Event Day 1B |
| 3:00 p.m. | €110 Irish Open Satellite – 5 seats guaranteed |
| 4:00 p.m. | €250 Irish Open Ladies |
| 6:00 p.m. | €150 PLO Deepstack |
| 8:00 p.m. | €110 Irish Open Satellite – 20 seats guaranteed |
| Fri 19 Apr | 2:00 p.m. | €1,150 Irish Open Main Event Day 1C |
| 6:00 p.m. | €150 NLH Deepstack |
| 9:00 p.m. | €1,150 Irish Open Main Event Day 1D Turbo |
| Sat 20 Apr | 2:00 p.m. | Irish Open Main Event Day 2 |
| 4:00 p.m. | €550 JP Poker Masters Day 1 |
| 6:00 p.m. | €150 NLH Bounty (€25 scalps) |
| 8:00 p.m. | €350 Irish Open PLO 6-Max Day 1 |
| Sun 21 Apr | 1:00 p.m. | JP Poker Masters Final Day |
| 1:00 p.m. | Irish Open Main Event Day 3 |
| 1:00 p.m. | Irish Open €350 PLO 6-Max Final Day |
| 1:00 p.m. | €250 Mini Irish Open Day 1 |
| 2:00 p.m. | €1,100 NLH 8-Max Day 1 |
| 6:00 p.m. | €350 Liam Flood Memorial 6-Max Turbo |
| 8:00 p.m. | €150 NLH Deepstack Turbo |
| Mon 22 Apr | 1:00 p.m. | Irish Open Main Event Final Day |
| 1:00 p.m. | Mini Irish Open Final Day |
| 1:00 p.m. | €250 Irish Open NLH Seniors (50 years+) |
| 1:00 p.m. | NLH 8-Max Final Day |
| 1:00 p.m. | €150 NLH Deepstack 6-Max |
| 4:00 p.m. | €150 PLO Deepstack 6-Max |
| 7:00 p.m. | €150 NLH Deepstack Turbo |
A spokesperson for the Irish Poker Open said, “It is always exciting to launch the Irish Poker Open each year. The 2018 event smashed its €1 million guarantee after attracting 1,348 entrants from 68 countries to generate a massive €1,347,164 prize pool. This represents a sizable 19 percent increase from last year's Main Event.”
“We were blown away by the support this year in the poker community and we continue to listen to all the feedback to ensure Europe’s oldest poker tournament remains the people’s tournament, with a lot of craic on the side”
Online Satellites to the 2019 Irish Poker Open
There are three online poker sites where you can win your way into the Irish Open Main Event. Head to Betfair Poker and Paddy Power Poker from Jan. 2019 to try and win yourself a package worth €2,500 or visit partypoker and get your hands on some PP LIVE Dollars, which can be used for the €1 million guaranteed event.
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