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Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
2026 Irish Open
€1,150 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 Irish Open
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
€1,150
Prize Pool
€4,852,910
Total Entries
5,003
Level
44
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
4,000,000
Entries
1,236
Players Left
122
Players Left 1 / 5,003
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Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Xavier James opened to 12,000 in early position before calling a three-bet of 36,000 from Victor Gil in the small blind.
Both players checked on the 9♣6♥7♥ flop and the 10♣ turn.
Gil opted to pick his betting lead back up on the 4♣ river, putting 25,000 into the middle. James almost beat him into the pot, and when Gil showed K♣Q♠, James flipped over A♠10♠ for the winner.
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Catching the action on the completed board of Q♠K♦6♦7♥6♠, Michael Ward checked from the small blind to Steve O'Dwyer in the big blind. O'Dwyer then fired 38,000 into the pot of 75,000, which Ward called after some time in the tank.
O'Dwyer tabled K♥5♦ for kings and sixes, causing ward to nod his head and muck his cards.
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
When the action folded to Dominique Lamy on the button, he raised to 12,000. Both the small blind and Florian Berge in the big blind called.
When both players in the blinds checked on the 9♠A♣K♥ flop, Lamy continued for 14,000. The small blind folded, but Berge opted to check-raise, sliding 40,000 into the middle. Lamy took some time to consider his options before returning in kind, moving all in, covering Berge's remaining stack of 110,000.
With a pained look on his face, Berge elected to return his cards to the dealer, surrendering his chips in the middle.
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The record-breaking field of 5,003 entries in the 2026 Irish Open Main Event generated a prize pool of €4,852,910.
The top 735 players will receive a payout, with a minimum cash of €1,800.
All eyes will be on the first-place prize, though, as the eventual champion is set to walk away with €517,100 alongside the coveted Irish Open Main Event trophy.
2026 Irish Open Main Event Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €517,100 | 28-31 | €13,780 |
| 2 | €323,250 | 32-39 | €11,990 |
| 3 | €230,900 | 40-55 | €10,430 |
| 4 | €177,620 | 56-71 | €9,070 |
| 5 | €136,650 | 72-95 | €7,910 |
| 6 | €105,070 | 96-119 | €6,890 |
| 7 | €80,800 | 120-143 | €5,970 |
| 8 | €62,170 | 144-183 | €5,240 |
| 9 | €47,800 | 184-223 | €4,560 |
| 10-11 | €39,840 | 224-286 | €3,980 |
| 12-13 | €33,190 | 287-349 | €3,450 |
| 14-15 | €27,710 | 350-415 | €3,010 |
| 16-17 | €24,120 | 416-511 | €2,620 |
| 18-20 | €20,960 | 512-607 | €2,280 |
| 21-23 | €18,250 | 608-703 | €1,990 |
| 24-27 | €15,870 | 704-735 | €1,800 |
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Simon Wilson had opened from the cutoff and called when big blind Wanja Postel committed his final 37,000 in the big blind.
Wanja Postel: A♦K♣ 
Simon Wilson: Q♠9♥
Both players paired on the A♠10♣9♣ flop, but Postel made a straight on the J♥Q♣ river to take the pot and double up.
Over at another table, Alexandru Lupuleac made it 11,000 to go in the cutoff. Anthony Higgins then three-bet to 50,000 in the small blind to quickly call off when Lupuleac put him all-in for 111,000.
Anthony Higgins: A♦K♥
Alexandru Lupuleac: A♥Q♣
Neither player received help from the 8♦9♦5♥3♠8♣ board, meaning Higgins doubled up.
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
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