2027 Irish Poker Open Starts in Dublin on March 18

The Irish Poker Open has announced its 2027 programme early. The festival will be held at the Royal Dublin Society in Dublin from March 18 to March 29. A total of 48 numbered events will be played. This is the 48th edition of the event.

Paul O'Reilly, co-owner of the Irish Open, pointed out that the St. Patrick's Day celebrations will take place one day before the festival. According to O'Reilly, visitors from all over the world will watch the parade, which will provide an ideal opening for the festival.

At last year's Dublin festival, more than 32,000 entries were processed and more than 15.5 million euros in prizes were paid out. In the 1,150 euro Main Event, 4,852,910 euros was awarded to the players who finished in the money. Romania's Narcis Nedelcu, who became champion after a five-way deal, received 336,798 euros. The guaranteed prize pool of the 2027 Main Event is again 2,500,000 euros. Of last year's record field of 5,003 players, more than 1,600 won their seats through online satellite tournaments. This year's satellites will start from 1 euro.

There are two more tournaments with 1 million euros guaranteed. The 1,150 euro Luxon Mystery Bounty, which starts at 12:00 on March 18, had 1,175 entries last year and created a prize pool of 1,139,750 euros. Tudor Lazar received 110,700 euros including bounties. The 250 euro Mini Irish Open consists of 14 flights, with the first starting at 18:00 on the same day. Last year 7,349 players took part and the pool reached 1,532,634 euros. Luxembourg's Sami Agel beat David Penly and received 150,855 euros. Penly finished with 117,195 euros.

The tournaments are only for those aged 18 and over.