Munster Poker Festival – Day 2 Wrap

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 flights were played, B, C and D, giving players the opportunity to secure a bag for the final day. In total there were 208 entries, bringing the prize pool to over half of the guarantee, with four flights still to be played.

After a hard fought and exciting day of poker, the largest stacks moving forward were Gareth Cash with 484,000, Marius Lungu with 535,000 and Ross Kiely with 730,000. Shane Keary remains the overall chip leader with 791,000 from Day 1A.

Next up was the Saturday Omaha, and having already secured a healthy stack in the Main Event, Shane Keary set his sights on his first trophy of the festival. He battled through the field and was left with just one opponent, Killian Farrell, who finished third on last year’s IPT leaderboard, just behind Shane. Close friends from years on the circuit, bragging rights were up for grabs while the floor watched. In the end it was the big guy from Athenry who came out on top, Shane Keary claimed the trophy and €1,550.

The final trophy of the day came in the Saturday NLH. Refusing to settle for a second place finish, Killian Farrell loaded one into the chamber and placed another wager. He enjoyed yet another deep run, but entered the final three short stacked and exited in third place. The remaining two players agreed a deal and play continued. It was Tyrone’s Niall Campbell who went on to lift the trophy and collect €1,140, with Alexander Tarum taking €900 for second place.

With plenty more poker still to be played, be sure to stay tuned to livepokerupdates for all the action on the final days.