Irish Poker Open Dublin 2027: Dates, Schedule, Guarantees and More

By Mrinal Gujare

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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.

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The Irish Poker Open returns to Dublin from March 18-29, 2027, featuring a €1,150 Main Event with a €2.5 million guarantee. The 48-event schedule includes two additional €1 million guarantees, high rollers, mixed games, and online qualification routes for players.

The Irish Poker Open will return to Dublin from March 18 to 29, 2027, with the Royal Dublin Society hosting the festival's 48th year. The published schedule lists 48 numbered events, headlined by a €1,150 Main Event featuring a €2.5 million guaranteed prize pool.

PokerStars and Paddy Power are the festival's main sponsors, with IPF Entertainment serving as the event operator and license holder.

The series begins one day after Dublin's St Patrick's Day celebrations and includes two additional tournaments carrying €1 million guarantees each.

Three Headline Tournaments Offer €4.5 Million in Guarantees

The 2027 programme features three marquee tournaments with combined guaranteed prize pools of €4.5 million.

The Main Event retains its €2.5 million guarantee, matching the advertised guarantee for the 2026 edition. Its starting flights begin on March 21, with the final day scheduled for March 29.

The Mini Irish Open features a €250 entry fee and 14 starting flights, beginning on March 18 and continuing through March 28. Its final day is scheduled for March 29.

The Luxon Pay Mystery Bounty opens the festival at noon on March 18. Five starting flights are scheduled between March 18 and 20, followed by Day 2 on March 21 and the final day on March 22.

The Irish Open Main Event begins with six starting flights across March 21, 24, 25 and 26. The schedule includes two flights on March 25 and another two on March 26.

Day 2 is scheduled for March 27 at 1 p.m., followed by Day 3 on March 28 at noon. The final day begins on March 29 at 1 p.m.

Beyond the headline events, the 48-numbered-event schedule includes tournaments across No-Limit Hold'em, Pot-Limit Omaha and mixed-game formats.

Notable events include the €5,000 PLO High Roller 8-Max, the €5,000 NLH High Roller 8-Max, the €3,000 High Roller 8-Max, the €350 Irish Open NLH Heads-Up Championship and the €350 The Hendon Mob Championship.

The schedule also features the €250 Ladies Championship, the €1,150 Ladies High Roller Championship, a €1,150 Seniors High Roller Championship for players aged 50 and over, and a €250 Super Seniors Championship for players aged 60 and over.

Other scheduled competitions include the Irish Open Deaf Championship, PLO 7-Max, H.O.R.S.E. Championship, 8-Game Championship, 2-7 Triple Draw Championship, NLH Mystery Bounty and the Liam Flood Memorial 6-Max Turbo.

Online Satellites Offer Routes to Dublin

PokerStars launched its online qualification campaign on October 25, 2026, providing routes to the 2027 festival through satellite tournaments. Feeder satellites start from €1.10, while the published opening schedule includes €109 qualifiers awarding guaranteed Main Event tickets or packages.

As of October 27, the official Irish Poker Open satellite page lists the following upcoming PokerStars events:

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 listed tournaments start at 8 p.m. The €1,500 packages include a €1,150 Main Event entry and additional money towards expenses.

The official Irish Poker Open website also lists other satellite opportunities, including €50 qualifiers guaranteeing a €1,150 Main Event seat and €150 package qualifiers offering four €2,250 packages. Paddy Power offers online feeder satellites, while the iPoker Network provides qualification opportunities across 26 sites.

Satellite availability and conditions vary by platform. Players should consult the relevant operator for the applicable tournament terms.

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Record-Breaking 2026 Results Provide a Benchmark

The 2027 festival follows a record-breaking 2026 Main Event. Romania's Narcis Nedelcu won the title for €336,790 after an ICM deal involving the final five players.

The tournament attracted 5,003 entries and generated a €4,852,910 prize pool. Between 2025 and 2026, Main Event participation increased by 441 entries, approximately 9.7%. The prize pool rose by €404,960, approximately 9.1%.

The 2026 festival distributed more than €15.5 million across its tournaments, according to the event's official website.

The Mini Irish Open also produced a record result in 2026. It attracted 7,349 entries across 14 starting flights and generated a €1,532,634 prize pool. Luxembourg's Sami Agel won €150,855 following a heads-up deal with David Penly, who received €117,195.

These results establish the scale of the previous festival, although they do not guarantee that the 2027 fields or prize pools will increase further.

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