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Strong Turnout for Carrick €25K in a Day as Day 1 Flights Concluded The Carrick €25K in a Day attracted a strong crowd on Saturday as two starting flights combined to produce 205 total entries, pushing the prize pool to €33,460, comfortably surpassing the €25,000 guarantee. Players battled through the afternoon and evening sessions in…

Donal’s Corner The Landmark Hotel hosted one of the one day highlights of the Irish Poker Tour 2025 last October. A superb and welcoming venue in a picturesque and vibrant town saw 181 entries produce a prizepool of over €29k in the Main Event. We are back on Saturday March 7th with a €25k guaranteed…

The Good, The Bad Beats & The Old Schoolers – Athlone on a Saturday Night Athlone saw the good, the bad beats, and the old school grit of Graydon and Ainsworth. All of it. On a Saturday night in Athlone.   Main Event – €39,168 Prize Pool Strong numbers from the off and that familiar…

Aidan Connolly is a Dub exiled in Cork for many years who has been a regular grinder on the Irish Poker Tour since the very start. Despite playing solid poker and working hard on his game, Aidan has waited a long time for a big score on the Tour. The waiting and the grinding finally…

Going into the final day there is always a tense but optimistic atmosphere in the room. Those dreaming of their first big win, those happy to have made it so far and those relishing in the opportunity to test their skills at such a high level. Starting off the day was the Munster Main Event…

The Charleville Park Hotel was greeted with the welcome return of an old friend on Sunday, especially at this time of year. After a cold, wet, and windy few days, the sunshine made an appearance, much to the delight of all. As we near the final day of the Munster Poker Festival 2026, let’s take…

Nestled in rural landscapes at the top of County Cork lies the town of Charleville. As St. Brigid’s Day approaches, a celebration that also marks the start of spring in Ireland, the Munster Poker Festival 2026 offers players the chance to welcome the incoming season with live poker. Throughout Day 2 of the festival, three…

The south of Ireland always brings a different vibe. A little looser, a little louder, and never short on character. On Day 1 at the Munster Poker Festival 2026, that atmosphere was on full display as Charleville Park Hotel proudly stamped itself onto the map as another Munster grassroots poker stronghold. Day 1 is officially…

After the marathon that was the Galway Poker Festival, players were crying out for a cure  and The Treaty City delivered the perfect remedy. A buzzing Castletroy Park Hotel saw the €30,000 guarantee smashed by Level 5, and from there, it never looked back. This was grassroots poker at its finest. If January is anything…

Donal’s Corner Galway Main Event Champion, David Mulvany, was greeted by an ecstatic crowd of well-wishers when he brought his trophy into his home club in Tullamore. David’s great win exemplifies everything that the Irish Poker Tour is about; it saw a fine recreational player win a Main Event entry and hotel package through a…