About the Irish Open 2015
The Irish Open has been around longer than any other European Texas Holdem tournament, and remains a truly special poker event to be a part of. The atmosphere is like no other, and it has been spoken of highly by all who have participated, top poker professionals and amateurs alike.
The tournament is sponsored by the Irish Poker room, Paddy Power Poker.The prize pool is a massive €1,500,000 guaranteed in 2015!
Previous Winners of the Irish Open
- 2007 – Marty Smith – Winnings of €650,000
- 2008 – Neil Channing – Winning of €801,400
- 2009 – Christer Johansson – Winning €600,000
- 2010 – James Mitchell – Winning €600,000
- 2011 – Niall Smyth – Winning €550,000
- 2012 – Kevin Vandersmissen- Winning €420,000
- 2013 – Ian Simpson – Winning €265,000
- 2014 – Patrick Clarke – Winning €250,000
How to quality for the Irish Open 2015
William Hill Poker is hosting online satellites into this event, with 4,500 Euro packages to be won. Satellites at various buy in levels will be running from November through March.
Paddy Power Poker are also offering satellites to win packages to the Irish Open, but you can also buy into the event directly, for 3,500 Euros. This buy in is an increase on previous years, which should generate a bigger prize pool.
Irish Open 2015 Main Event Details
The main event begins at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel, Dublin, on April 3rd 2015. There is also a special super satellite scheduled at 7pm the previous evening (2 April 2015) for players who wish to participate. The main event start time is 1pm with the event scheduled to last 4 days. The event features a 30,000 starting stack and 60 minute blind levels.
Alongside several other smaller events, the main event will be a star attraction for poker players from all across the continent. Although €1,500,000 is guaranteed, the eventual prize pool is expected to easily surpass 3 million Euros, ensuring that there is serious money at stake in the main event.
There are plenty of hotels at which to stay nearby, and the locals are notorious for being friendly and welcoming to all players. If fun filled live poker tournaments with big prizes are your idea of a good time, then the Irish Open 2015 in Dublin is the place you should be for April 3rd – 6th!