Keep April 6th through April 13th clear in your diaries because those are the dates the 2020 Irish Poker Open festival takes place. This is the 40th edition of the Irish Poker Open and the organisers are pulling out all the stops to ensure it is one of the biggest and best on record.
02-Dec-2020 Wednesday; Wed 2 - Sun 13 Dec International: Full schedule pending, Unknown, Unknown 06-Dec-2020 Sunday; Sun 6 - Wed 16 Dec International: € 1,000 + 100 No Limit Hold'em - Irish Poker Masters Main Event - Day 1A, partypoker, Online. Tuesday, April 16, 2019 S: 16:00. Full Festival Schedule. #13 Irish Open Ladies powered by Poker League of Nations. Bustling 21-Event Irish Poker Masters Schedule. It isn’t only the Irish Poker Masters Main Event to play, there are 21 different events for you to get your teeth into. These include a Hold’em, Omaha, PKOs, Heads-Up, High Rollers, and Turbo events. There’s event a €109 Mini Main Event with €100,000 guaranteed. The International Poker Open Dublin 2017 takes place in the Bonnington Hotel, Swords Road, Whitehall, Dublin 9, Ireland. The IPO is one of Europe’s longest running and favourite poker tournaments with an estimated prize-pool of €250,000.
Thirty-two events are scheduled across a week of poker, Guinness and that famous Irish craic. The Main Event keeps both its €1,150 buy-in and its €1 million guarantee, but we would be extremely surprised to not see the prize pool climb near €2 million.
This is because the 2019 edition attracted 1,807 players to it and they created a €1,805,870 prize pool shared among the top 223 finishers. Among those who reached the money in the 2019 Irish Poker Open Main Event included Keith Johnson, Tim Farrelly, Paul Berende, Andrew Sweeney, Ronan Sweeney, former champion Ian Simpson, another former champ in Patrick Clarke, Niall Farrell, Sean Prendiville, and Max Silver.
Weijie Zheng took down the Main Event for €300,000, only their fourth recorded live poker score and they haven’t cashed in an even since!
This Decade’s Irish Open Champions
| Year | Buy-in | Entries | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | €1,150 | 1,807 | Weijie Zheng | €300,000 |
| 2018 | €1,275 | 1,340 | Ryan Mandara | €210,000 |
| 2017 | €1,275 | 1,129 | Griffin Benger | €200,000 |
| 2016 | €1,150 | 802 | Dan Wilson | €150,000 |
| 2015 | €3,500 | 321 | Ioannis Triantafyllakis | €209,500 |
| 2014 | €2,250 | 411 | Patrick Clarke | €200,000 |
| 2013 | €2,250 | 505 | Ian Simpson | €265,000 |
| 2012 | €3,500 | 502 | Kevin Vandersmissen | €420,000 |
| 2011 | €3,500 | 615 | Niall Smyth | €550,000 |
| 2010 | €3,500 | 708 | James Mitchell | €600,000 |
2020 Irish Poker Open Schedule
| Date | Time | Tournament |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 6 Apr | 2:00 p.m. | €350 NLHE Irish Open 6-Max |
| 6:00 p.m. | €150 NLHE Deepstack | |
| 8:00 p.m. | €110 Main Event Satellite (five seats GTD) | |
| Tue 7 Apr | 1:00 p.m. | €350 NLHE Irish Open Heads Up |
| 4:00 p.m. | €250 NLHE The Hendon Mob Championship | |
| 4:00 p.m. | €2,000 NLHE Irish Open High Roller | |
| 6:00 p.m. | €150 PLO Deepstack | |
| 8:00 p.m. | €110 Main Event Satellite (10 seats GTD) | |
| Wed 8 Apr | 12:00 p.m. | €350 Irish Open heads-Up Quarter-Final |
| 12:00 p.m. | €110 Main Event Satellite (five seats GTD) | |
| 2:00 p.m. | €1,150 NLHE Irish Open Main Event Day 1A | |
| 2:00 p.m. | Irish Open Heads Up Semi-Final | |
| 3:00 p.m. | €550 NLHE Americas Cup | |
| 5:00 p.m. | Irish Open Heads Up Final | |
| 6:00 p.m. | €150 NLHE Deepstack | |
| 8:00 p.m. | €110 Main Event Satellite (20 seats GTD) | |
| Thu 9 Apr | 12:00 p.m. | €110 Main Event Satellite (five seats GTD) |
| 2:00 p.m. | €1,150 NLHE Irish Open Main Event Day 1B | |
| 3:00 p.m. | €110 Main Event Satellite (five seats GTD) | |
| 4:00 p.m. | €250 NLHE Irish Open Ladies | |
| 6:00 p.m. | €150 PLO Deepstack | |
| 8:00 p.m. | €110 Main Event Satellite (20 seats GTD) | |
| Fri 10 Apr | 2:00 p.m. | €1,150 NLHE Irish Open Main Event Day 1C |
| 6:00 p.m. | €150 NLHE Deepstack | |
| 9:00 p.m. | €1,150 NLHE Irish Open Main Event Turbo Day 1D | |
| Sat 11 Apr | 2:00 p.m. | Irish Open Main Event Day 2 |
| 4:00 p.m. | €550 NLHE JP Poker Masters Day 1 | |
| 6:00 p.m. | €150 NLHE Scalpes (€25 bounty) | |
| 8:00 p.m. | €350 PLO 6-max | |
| Sun 12 Apr | 1:00 p.m. | JP Poker Masters Final Day |
| 1:00 p.m. | PLO 6-Max Final Day | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Irish Open Main Event Day 3 | |
| 1:00 p.m. | €250 NLHE Irish Open Mini Day 1 | |
| 2:00 p.m. | €1,100 NLHE 8-Max | |
| 6:00 p.m. | €250 NLHE Liam Flood Memorial 6-Max Turbo | |
| 8:00 p.m. | €150 NLHE Deepstack Turbo | |
| Mon 13 Apr | 1:00 p.m. | 8-Max Final Day |
| 1:00 p.m. | Mini Irish Open Final Day | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Irish Open Main Event Final Day | |
| 1:00 p.m. | €250 NLHE Seniors | |
| 2:00 p.m. | €250 NLHE Tag Team | |
| 4:00 p.m. | €150 PLO Deepstack Turbo | |
| 6:00 p.m. | €150 NLHE Deepstack Turbo | |
| 8:00 p.m. | €150 NLHE Irish |
Online Satellites Coming Soon
You can see plenty of live satellites for the €1 million guaranteed 2020 Irish Poker Open Main Event are scheduled to take place at the Citywest Hotel, but it will also be possible to qualify online. An official online partner is yet to be announced, with “Big announcement in the coming weeks” posted under online satellites.
partypoker LIVE was an official partner for 2019 but there has been no news yet as to who will offer online satellites for the 2020 Irish Open Main Event. Watch this space.
Luke Boynton wins Unibet Poker-sponsored International Poker OpenBritish player Luke Boynton has won the Unibet Poker-sponsored International Poker Open in Dublin for €24,450.
Irish Poker Open 2019 Dates
The 35-year-old from Birmingham, who has been playing poker for some 15 years, was involved in a six-way ICM chop before going on to win the event and the prestigious IPO trophy. It was a lifetime best cash for Boynton and takes his total live tournament winnings to over $40k.
The International Poker Open is one of Europe’s longest-running and most popular poker events and has been held annually since 2008. Unibet Poker has sponsored the event for the last two years. There were 755 entries in total – across five starting flights, with 95 players getting a share of the €191,395 prize pool.
Close to 50 players competed in the €260 + €40 Main Event thanks to winning their seats in online satellites on Unibet Poker. Twelve made the money including Irish player Amby Travers who finished 10th for €2,450. Unibet Ambassador David Lappin also narrowly missed the final, busting just before Travers in 11th place, also for €2,450.
For the first time ever, the Main Event also featured an online Day 1 on Unibet Poker; seven players made it through to Day 2 with Ivan Tononi, Vinod Jadav, Andrew Pullen and Zac Sloper all finishing in the money.
The 2019 festival, which took place at Dublin’s Bonnington Hotel from October 23-28, featured 18 different tournaments. The flagship €550 High Roller was won by Irish poker legend Andy Black for €9,710 after overcoming a 6/1 chip deficit heads-up. Dutch player Kevin Berkhout took down the €120 APAT Irish Amateur Poker Championship for €4,870 and Ann Cunliffe won the €120 #QueenRules Ladies Event for €640.
Among those who cashed in the Main Event were 2013 Irish Open champion Ian Simpson who finished 78th for €580. Simpson also finished 12th in the High Roller. Others who competed at the 2019 IPO included Unibet Ambassador Dara O’Kearney, Scottish #1 Niall Farrell, Irish poker legend Andy Black, Ludovic Geilich and former Irish Poker Championships champions Jude Ainsworth and Mick Graydon. Players from all over Ireland attended the event, as well as the UK, Europe and further afield.
Live stream
For the first time, this year’s International Poker Open had a live stream throughout the Main Event featured on both the IPO website and on Twitch. Fintan Gavin and Phil “The Tower” were on commentary, joined by numerous special guests including Unibet Ambassadors David Lappin, Dara O’Kearney and Ian Simpson.
Unibet Ambassador David Lappin said: “The IPO was a huge success. Credit to Nick O’Hara, his team, all the dealers and blogger Willie Elliot who all burned the midnight oil to make sure this was once again the highlight of the Irish poker calendar. I know Unibet Poker are very proud sponsors of the event and it was great to see the weekly satellites smash their guarantee every Sunday on Unibet Poker.
“I’m gutted to have bust just short of the Final Table but nonetheless I had a fantastic weekend with Dara and Ian in the Bonnington. Next Stop: Unibet Open Paris at the end of November. I can’t wait!”
Irish Poker Open Schedule 2019 Calendar Printable
Off the felt, there were plenty of activities to keep players entertained including a Buck-Shot-Pong evening with DJ and free drinks and the “Lip Sing” themed official IPO Players Party.
Irish Poker Open 2019 Schedule
Nataly Sopacuaperu, Unibet Open’s Head of Events and Sponsorship, said: “Congratulations to our new IPO champion Luke Boynton and many thanks to all the players who took part especially our Unibet qualifiers. Unibet Poker is delighted to sponsor the IPO, one of Ireland’s most popular poker tournaments. We look forward to seeing lots of IPO players at the last Unibet Open of 2019, Unibet Open Paris, which takes place November 28 to December 1.”
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