The announcement you’ve all been waiting for is finally here: the confirmed dates and schedule for them 2024 edition of the Irish Open. Keep March 25th to April 1st clear in your calendar because that’s when you have to be there Royal Dublin Society in Ballsbridge, Dublin, the venue PokerStars And Paddy Power Poker-sponsored Irish Open 2024.
25th March The first three events of the busy program will take place. The Irish Open 2024 begins with a €350 buy-in for six-handed No-Limit Hold’em Affair, but it’s a brand new tournament that will be reshuffled and dealt a few hours later, catching the attention of value seekers.
The Mini Irish Open is a new addition to this year’s program. It’s bragging a guarantee of €500,000 despite only cost €200 entrance fee. There are nine launch flights throughout the festival, each with unlimited re-entries. The last day is scheduled for April 1st.
€1 million guaranteed Irish Open Main Event
The €1,150 buy-in for the Irish Open Main Event starts on 27th of March with the first of four Day 1s. Each Main Event player sits down armed with 30,000 chips and plays with a time span of 45 minutes, with blinds starting at just 100/100. A single re-entry per flight is permitted, and the organizers promise at least one payout €1 million to the players who land on the money spot.
The 1 million euro guarantee will probably have gotten out of hand. Not only are there over 50 live satellite seats waiting to be won, but PokerStars and Paddy Power Poker also host satellites for online poker grinders. Last year, Over 600 players have won their seats onlinewhich helped create a massive 2,491-strong field and a prize pool of €2,428,725. Expect some Irish Open-specific promotions to run online this fall and in the lead-up to the 2024 Irish Open festival.
Cedric Billotthe deputy director of live events, said: “We are delighted to continue our partnership with the Irish Open in 2024. Players loved the 2023 Irish Open, with lots of action at the tables and a great time for all, and they came.” We’re excited about new additions for the 2024 edition, including a great €200 event with a 500,000 -Euro guarantee. We hope many players from all over the world come to experience the Irish Open and discover the great city of Dublin.”
Irish Open Main Event Champions since 2010
Dozens of well-known names have picked up the Irish Open Main Event trophy and top prize over the years. Colette Doherty won the first Irish Open Main Event in 1980 and is one of only four players to have won the tournament twice. Noel Furlong, Narcoticsand the late one Liam Flood are the other two two-time winners of the Irish Open Main Event.
Other champions are Joe Beevers, Neil Channing, Ian SimpsonAnd Griffin Benger. Pablo Silva And Pavel Veksler won the two Irish Open main events, which took place online.
Steve O’Dwyer beat 2,039 opponents in 2022 and received €318,700 of the €1,989,000 prize pool. O’Dwyer, an American superstar who has chosen Dublin, Ireland, as his home, defeated the popular Scot Kyle Maguire Heads up.
Scotland David Doherty is the reigning champion, beating a field of 2,491 in 2023, a fantastic result that earned Doherty a career-best €365,000.
Irish Open 2024 schedule
Organizer of events Paul O’Reilly And JP McCann I can’t wait for the Irish Open 2024 to begin.
“We are delighted to announce the dates for next year’s Irish Poker Open and confirm that we are once again working with PokerStars and Paddy Power. This great partnership gives players around the world the opportunity to compete in the Irish Poker Open. Irish Open also brings with it a number of other benefits – not least the spectacular entertainment area, which provided action-packed fun all day at this year’s festival .”
“The Irish Open is known for its electric atmosphere, live entertainment and general Irish fun and banter and we are doing everything we can to ensure next year’s festival is even more spectacular.”
The full Irish Open 2024 schedule can be found in the table below.
