Irish Poker Open 2026 Results - Check All Winners

The 2026 Irish Poker Open at the RDS Dublin has etched itself permanently into poker history as the biggest festival in the event's 46-year existence. The flagship €1,150 Main Event shattered every previous record, attracting 5,003 entries and becoming the first Irish Open ever to cross the 5,000-entry barrier. 

The historic field generated a staggering prize pool of €4,852,910, dwarfing all previous editions. Romanian professional Narcis Nedelcu claimed the most coveted trophy in Irish poker after a dramatic five-way ICM deal at the final table, banking €336,798 to secure the career-defining result of his life. 

Spanning 12 days and four flagship events, the 2026 Irish Poker Open has firmly cemented Dublin as one of Europe's premier live poker destinations and set an almost impossibly high bar for every future edition of this legendary festival.

Nine players returned for the final day of the 2026 Irish Open Main Event. A five-way ICM deal was struck at the penultimate stage, with Nedelcu winning the remaining €70,000 after play resumed to secure the largest share. With five players still in the game and stacks so evenly matched, a deal was the logical conclusion, leaving an additional €70,000 aside to be won by the eventual champion. 

Oliver Gayko (5th) received the largest individual deal share. Nedelcu won the remaining €70K after play resumed.

The Mini Irish Open attracted a field of 7,349 entries and generated over €1.5 million in prize money. Luxembourg's Sami Agel took down the title after a heads-up deal with UK player David Penly, making it one of the largest Mini Main Event payouts in Irish Open history.

Finnish regular Roope Tarmi collected the largest total prize despite finishing runner-up, thanks to a massive bounty haul throughout the tournament. UK player Trevor Reardon claimed the title and the winner's trophy.

Scottish pro Martin Byrne ended his personal heads-up hoodoo to claim the Hendon Mob Championship title, making a three-way deal before fighting through to collect the trophy and a coveted Hendon Mob Championship Cape Town package.

Amid this record-breaking triumph, owners Paul O’Reilly and JP McCann announced the Irish Open's first international expansion bringing three overseas festivals in Sydney (Sept 2026), Marrakech (Nov 2026), and a US stop in 2027. With this move Irish Poker Open is positioning the festival as a global brand ahead of its 50th anniversary in 2030.