Irish Poker Open 2027: Dates, Schedule, Guarantees and Satellites

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  • Irish Poker Open runs in Dublin from 18–29 March 2027 with 48 events.
  • Main Event offers a €2.5m guarantee; two more tournaments guarantee €1m each.
  • Online satellites through PokerStars, Paddy Power and iPoker provide entry routes.
Irish Poker Open 2027
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The 2027 Irish Poker Open runs March 18-29 at Dublin's Royal Dublin Society, featuring 48 numbered events. The schedule includes a €2.5 million guaranteed Main Event and two €1 million guaranteed tournaments, alongside high rollers, mixed games and specialist championships.

The 2027 Irish Poker Open will return to the Royal Dublin Society in Dublin from March 18-29. The 48th edition of Europe's longest-running poker tournament festival will feature 48 numbered events, including a €2,500,000 guaranteed Main Event.

€2.5 Million Main Event Headlines Schedule

The Irish Open Main Event carries a €1,150 buy-in and a €2,500,000 guaranteed prize pool. Day 1a begins on March 21, with additional starting flights scheduled for March 24-26. Day 2 takes place on March 27, followed by Day 3 on March 28 and the final day on March 29.

The festival is held in partnership with PokerStars, Paddy Power and the iPoker Network. Online satellite qualifiers are expected to start at €1, following the previous edition, in which more than 1,600 players secured Main Event seats through online satellites.

Two More Events With €1 Million Guarantees

The €1,150 Luxon Mystery Bounty and the €250 Mini Irish Open will each carry a €1,000,000 guarantee.

The Luxon Mystery Bounty begins on March 18, with five Day 1 flights scheduled before its final day on March 22. In 2026, the tournament attracted 1,175 entries and generated a €1,139,750 prize pool. Tudor Lazar won €110,700, including bounties.

The Mini Irish Open features 14 starting flights beginning March 18, with its final day scheduled for March 29. 

Last year's tournament attracted 7,349 entrants and generated €1,532,634. Luxembourg's Sami Agel won €150,855 after a heads-up deal with David Penly, who collected €117,195.
Date
 Buy-in Guaranteed prize
October 28 and 30 € 109 Two €1,150 Main Event tickets per event
November 1, 8, 15 and 22 € 109 Eight €1,500 packages per event
November 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 16, 18 and 20 € 109 Four €1,150 Main Event tickets per event
The previous Irish Open festival processed more than 32,000 entries and awarded over €15.5 million. The Main Event accounted for €4,852,910 in payouts.

Romania's Narcis Nedelcu won the €1,150 Main Event, collecting €336,798 following a five-way deal. The tournament recorded 5,003 entries, setting an attendance record.

Wide Range of Events Across 12 Days

The schedule includes No-Limit Hold'em, Pot-Limit Omaha, mixed games, high rollers, mystery bounties, heads-up poker and specialist championships.

Other events include the Irish Open Deaf Championship, Super Seniors Championship for players aged 60 and above, Ladies Championship, Ladies High Roller Championship, Seniors High Roller Championship for players aged 50 and above, and the Hendon Mob Championship.

The schedule also features the Kings and Queens Team Event, America's Cup, APAT Championship, JP Poker Masters, Flutter Invitational Tournament and Liam Flood Memorial 6-Max Turbo.

Paul O'Reilly, Irish Open co-owner, highlighted the timing of the festival alongside St. Patrick's Day, which falls on March 17, the day before the tournament series begins.

The 2027 Irish Poker Open Dublin concludes on March 29, with the Main Event final day and the Mini Irish Open final day among the closing tournaments.
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