2026 Irish Open

€1,150 Main Event
Day: 1de
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Event Info
2026 Irish Open
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♦2♦
Prize
€336,798
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,150
Prize Pool
€4,852,910
Total Entries
5,003
Level Info
Level
44
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
4,000,000
Players Info - Day 1de
Entries
2,762
Players Left
742
Players Left 1 / 5,003
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Van De Zande's Fold Impresses Campbell

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Niall Campbell opened to 5,000 in the hijack, and Matthieu Van De Zande called on the button. The two went heads up to the 2♦6♠6♥ flop, which they checked through. The 7♠ turn saw Campbell bet 5,500, which Van De Zande quickly called.

Campbell then piled in 25,000 on the 6♦ river. Van De Zande took a minute to think things through before he folded. Campbell rewarded him by showing 7♥7♦ for sevens full, prompting Van De Zande to claim he folded 8♣7♣.

"Wow, that might be the best fold I've ever seen," an amazed Campbell said as he stacked up his chips.

Tags: Niall CampbellMattheiu Van De Zande

Rodriguez Checks it Back

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Jose-Luis Rodriguez opened to 6,000 in early position, which only Thomas Venet called in the small blind.

Venet opted to check-call a bet of 10,000 on the 5♣Q♠7♠ flop, but then chose to lead out for 11,000 on the 6♣ turn. Rodriguez wanted to play for more, though, and put in a raise to 35,000, which Venet called.

Both players checked on the 5♥ river, and when Rodriguez flipped over Q♣10♣, Venet returned his cards to the dealer.

Tags: Jose-Luis RodriguezThomas Venet

Forde Five-Bets in Blinds

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Stephen Forde limped in from the small blind, seeing Carl Brain make it 8,500 in the big blind. Forde wanted to call but threw in too many chips and accidentally made a minimum raise instead.

Brain then four-bet to 31,000, but Forde forewent the passive route this time and jammed all in for 133,000.

"I know you weren't trying to angle me," Brain said as he smiled and laid down his cards.

Tags: Carl BrainStephen Forde

Dowler Puts Pressure on O'Sullivan

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

In the final hand at the table before the blinds increased, Conor O'Sullivan opened to 4,000 from under the gun, which only Matthew Dowler called in the cutoff.

O'Sullivan continued for 7,000 on the Q♥A♥6♠ flop, but didn't hang around when Dowler raised to 21,000.

Tags: Conor O'SullivanMatthew Dowler

Liechti Tables Nuts

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

In a pot worth 40,000, Markus Liechti checked the 10♦3♣9♥6♥ turn from middle position to Brian O'Connell in the cutoff. O'Connell then bet 21,000, and Liechti responded by moving all in for 71,500.

O'Connell spent some time in the tank before he called with the covering stack.

Markus Liechti: 8♥7♦ All in
Brian O'Connell: A♥Q♥

O'Connell needed a heart to knock out Liechti, but the river came the meaningless J♣ instead. Liechti's straight doubled him up, surpassing O'Connell in the counts.

Tags: Brian O'ConnellMarkus Liechti

Cushion Takes Out Spragg

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Benjamin Spragg
Benjamin Spragg

In the previous level, Sarah Cushion opened to 6,000 from the cutoff before seeing Benjamin Spragg move all in for 44,500 from the small blind. When the action folded back to Cushion, she gave it careful consideration before calling.

Benjamin Spragg: K♠6♠ All in
Sarah Cushion: 7♥7♦

There was something for everyone on the A♠7♠2♦ flop; however, the K♦ turn and 9♣ river were unable to save Spragg, who saw his chips move across the table to their new owner.

Tags: Benjamin SpraggSarah Cushion

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Chegusov Welcomes Walden to the Table

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Jamie Walden joined the table on the button, and when the action folded to him, he got involved immediately. After putting in a raise to 4,500, he found himself facing a three-bet of 13,000 by Ivan Chegusov in the big blind. Walden called.

Chegusov continued for 8,000 on the K♠6♠10♦ flop, and Walden called again.

The action checked through on the 9♦ turn, but Chegusov picked the aggression back up on the 6♣ river, with a bet of 24,000.

Walden called but was shown bad news. Chegusov flipped over K♥2♠, and Walden mucked his cards.

Tags: Ivan ChegusovJamie Walden

Some Post-Dinner Eliminations

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Murphy Kicked Out After Being Out Kicked

Stewart Morrison
Stewart Morrison
Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The action was joined as Christopher Murphy committed his stack of roughly 40,000 into the middle blind versus blind, and Gerard McCullough had called to put him at risk.

Christopher Murphy: A♠5♦ All in
Gerard McCullough: A♣9♥

The 9♣6♠4♣J♦8♥ board was unable to save Murphy, who saw all his chips pushed one seat to his left.

Tags: Christopher MurphyGerard McCullough

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