2027 Irish Poker Open begins March 18; €2.5m main-event guarantee, Mini flight counts differ
The 2027 Irish Poker Open will run March 18–29 at Dublin’s RDS, with a €1,150 main event carrying a €2.5 million guaranteed prize pool.
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Poker.org reported on Oct. 21 that the 2027 Irish Poker Open will take place March 18–29 at the RDS in Dublin; PokerNews reported on Oct. 22. Both reports say the main event has a €1,150 buy-in and a €2.5 million guarantee, and runs March 21–29. The reports differ on the number of Mini Irish Open starting flights. The guarantee is the organizer’s promised minimum total prize pool, not money already paid out, and not a player’s winnings. Full schedule and the two reports’ differences are in the details.
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2027 Irish Poker Open set for March 18–29: €2.5M Main Event guarantee, Mini Day 1 count differs
The 2027 Irish Poker Open carries a €2.5 million guarantee on its €1,150 Main Event, while reports differ on the Mini Irish Open's Day 1 flight count.
Read story ↗- PokerNews ↗ — PokerNews reported on Oct. 22: the 2027 Irish Poker Open runs March 18–29 at the RDS in Dublin and is in its 48th year, with 48 numbered events; the main event has a €1,150 buy-in and €2.5 million guarantee, runs March 21–29, and the schedule lists six Day 1s; the Luxon Mystery Bounty has a €1,150 buy-in, €1 million guarantee, runs March 18–22 and has five Day 1s; the Mini Irish Open has a €250 buy-in and €1 million guarantee and is said to have 14 Day 1s; in 2026 the Luxon drew 1,175 entries and a €1,139,750 prize pool, with Tudor Lazar earning €110,700 including bounties; the report also cites more than 32,000 entries and more than €15.5 million, that the main event paid out €4,852,910 in prize money, that Narcis Nedelcu received €336,798 after a five-way deal, and that online satellites may start at as little as €1.
- Poker.org ↗ — Poker.org reported on Oct. 21: the 2027 Irish Poker Open runs March 18–29 at the RDS in Dublin and is the 48th annual event and the fifth since the move to the RDS; the main event has a €1,150 buy-in and a €2.5 million guarantee, runs March 21–29 and has six starting flights; the Mini Irish Open has a €250 buy-in and a €1 million guarantee and is said to have 15 starting flights; the LuxonPay Mystery Bounty has a €1,150 buy-in and a €1 million guarantee, runs March 18–22 and has five starting flights; the highest buy-in is €5,000; the 2026 series drew more than 32,000 entries and a total prize pool of about €15.5 million (about US$17.4 million), and Narcis Nedelcu received about €336,000 after a five-way deal.
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A guarantee is the minimum total prize pool promised by the organizer; it is not money already paid out and not a player’s winnings. The actual prize pool depends on entries. The Main Event, Mini Irish Open and Mystery Bounty are separate events, with their own buy-ins, guarantees and schedules. Entry figures in the reports do not establish unique-player totals or whether re-entries are included.
Source report dates: 2026-10-21 / 2026-10-22