Save the Dates: 2024 Irish Open Schedule Released; Head to Dublin From March 25

Matthew Pitt Senior Editor

Oct 31, 2023 5 min read

�1 Million Guaranteed Irish Open Main Event
Irish Open Main Event Champions Since 2010
2024 Irish Open Schedule

The announcement you have all been waiting for is finally here: the confirmed dates and schedule for the 2024 edition of the Irish Open. Keep March 25 through April 1 free in your calendar because that is when you need to be at the Royal Dublin Society in Ballsbridge, Dublin, the venue for the PokerStars and Paddy Power Poker-sponsored 2024 Irish Open.

March 25 sees the first three events of the bustling schedule take place. The 2024 Irish Open kicks off with a �350 buy-in six-handed No-Limit Hold'em affair, but is a brand new tournament that shuffles up and deals a few hours later that is catching the eye of value seekers.

The Mini Irish Open is a new addition to this year's schedule. It boasts a �500,000 guarantee despite only costing �200 to enter. There are nine starting flights running through the festival, each with unlimited re-entries allowed, with the final day scheduled for April 1.

�1 Million Guaranteed Irish Open Main Event

The �1,150 buy-in Irish Open Main Event starts on March 27 with the first of four Day 1s. Each Main Event player sits down armed with 30,000 chips and plays to a 45-minute clock where the blinds start at only 100/100. A single re-entry per flight is permitted, and the organizers promise to pay out at least �1 million to those players finishing in the money place.

The �1 million guarantee will likely be blown out of the water. Not only are there over 50 seats waiting to be won across live satellites, but PokerStars and Paddy Power Poker will be hosting satellites for online poker grinders. Last year, over 600 players won their seats online, helping create a huge 2,491-strong field and a �2,428,725 prize pool. Expect some Irish Open-specific promotions running online this Autumn and in the run-up to the 2024 Irish Open festival.

Cedric Billot, the Associate Director of Live Events, said, "We are delighted to continue our partnership with the Irish Open in 2024. Players loved the 2023 Irish Open, with plenty of action at the tables and a great time for everyone, and they have come up with innovations for the 2024 edition, including a great �200 event with a �500,000 guarantee. We hope to see many players from all over the world come and experience the Irish Open and discover the great city of Dublin."

Irish Open Main Event Champions Since 2010

Dozens of household names have got their hands on the Irish Open Main Event's trophy and bankroll-boosting top prize over the years. Colette Doherty won the first Irish Open Main Event back in 1980, and is one of only four players to have won the tournament twice. Noel Furlong, Mickey Finn, and the late Liam Flood are the other two double Irish Open Main Event champions.

Other champions include Joe Beevers, Neil Channing, Ian Simpson, and Griffin Benger. Pablo Silva and Pavel Veksler won the two Irish Open Main Event's held online.

Steve O'Dwyer outlasted 2,039 opponents in 2022, and received �318,700 of the �1,989,000 prize pool. O'Dwyer, an American superstar who has adopted Dublin, Ireland, as his home, defeated popular Scotsman Kyle Maguire heads-up.

Scotland's David Doherty is the reigning champion, having come out on top of a 2,491-strong field in 2023, a fantastic result that earned Doherty a career-best �365,000.

Year	Entrants	Prize Pool	Champion	Prize
2023	2,491	�2,428,725	David Docherty	�365,000
2022	2,040	�1,989,000	Steve O'Dwyer	�318,700
2021*	1,880	�1,880,000	Pavel Veksler	�265,999
2020*	2,945	�2,945,000	Pablo Silva	�462,100
2019	1,807	�1,805,870	Weijie Zheng	�300,000
2018	1,340	�1,347,164	Ryan Mandara	�250,000
2017	1,120	�1,128,295	Griffin Benger	�200,000
2016	802	�801,500	Dan Wilson	�150,000
2015	321	�1,027,000	Ioannis Triantafyllakis	�200,000
2014	411	�822,000	Patrick Clarke	�200,000
2013	505	�1,010,000	Ian Simpson	�265,000
2012	502	�1,606,400	Kevin Vandersmissen	�420,000
2011	615	�1,968,000	Niall Smyth	�550,000
2010	708	�2,265,200	James Mitchell	�600,000

2024 Irish Open Schedule

JP McCann - David Docherty - Paul O��Reilly

Event organizers Paul O'Reilly and JP McCann cannot wait for the 2024 Irish Open to begin.

"We're excited to announce the dates for next year's Irish Poker Open and delighted to confirm that, yet again, we're joining forces with PokerStars and Paddy Power. This great partnership gives players all over the world the chance to compete at the Irish Open and also brings in a host of other benefits �C not least the spectacular entertainment area which offered action-packed fun all day long at this year's festival."

"The Irish Open is renowned for its electric atmosphere, live entertainment, and general Irish craic and banter, and we're going all out to make sure that next year is an even more spectacular festival."

Check out the full 2024 Irish Open schedule in the table below.

Date	Time	Event
Mon 25 Mar	2:00 p.m.	#1 Championship Event - �350 NLH 6-Max
	6:00 p.m.	#2 Mini Irish Open �200 - �500,000 Gtd Day 1A
	8:00 p.m.	#3 �115 Irish open Main Event Satellite �C 5 seats GTD
	8:00 p.m.	#4 �550 PLO Mystery Bounty
Tue 26 Mar	12:00 p.m.	#5 Championship Event - �350 NLH heads-Up
	2:00 p.m.	#6 �250 The Hendon Mob Championship
	4:00 p.m.	#7 �530 High Roller Satellite
	6:00 p.m.	#2 Mini Irish Open �200 - �500,000 Gtd Day 1B
	8:00 p.m.	#8 �5,000 High Roller 8-Max
	8:00 p.m.	# 9 �530 High Roller Satellite
	8:00 p.m.	#10 �115 Irish Open Main Event Satellite �C 10 seats GTD
Wed 27 Mar	2:00 p.m.	#11 Irish open �1,150 Main Event - �1M Gtd Day 1
	12:00 p.m.	#12 �115 Irish Open Main Event Satellite �C 5 seats Gtd
	2:00 p.m.	#13 �350 America's Cup
	4:00 p.m.	#14 �115 Irish Open Main Event Satellite �C 5 seats Gtd
	6:00 p.m.	#2 Mini Irish Open �200 - �500,000 Gtd Day 1C
	6:00 p.m.	#15 Championship Event - �350 PLO 6-Max
	8:00 p.m.	#16 �115 Irish Open Main Event Satellite �C 20 seats Gtd
Thu 28 Mar	12:00 p.m.	#11 Irish Open �1,150 Main Event - �1M Gtd Day 1B
	12:00 p.m.	#17 �115 Irish Open Main Event Satellite �C 5 seats Gtd
	2:00 p.m.	#18 �250 Irish Open ladies Event
	4:00 p.m.	#19 �115 Irish Open Main Event Satellite �C 5 seat Gtd
	6:00 p.m.	#2 Mini Irish Open �200 - �500,000 Gtd Day 1D
	8:00 p.m.	#20 �550 Mystery Bounty
	8:00 p.m.	#21 �115 Irish Open Main Event Satellite �C 20 seats Gtd
Fri 29 Mar	11:00 a.m.	#22 �115 Irish Open Main Event Turbo Satellite �C 5 seats Gtd
	12:00 p.m.	#11 Irish Open �1,150 Main Event - �1M Gtd Day 1C
	2:00 p.m.	#23 �115 Irish Open Main Event Turbo Satellite �C 5 seats Gtd
	5:00 p.m.	#24 �115 Irish Open Main Event Turbo Satellite �C 5 seats Gtd
	8:00 p.m.	#11 Irish Open �1,150 Main Event - �1M Gtd Day 1D
Sat 30 Mar	11:00 a.m.	#2 Mini Irish Open �200 - �500,000 Gtd Day 1E
	12:00 p.m.	#11 Irish Open �1,150 Main Event - �1M Gtd Day 2
	1:00 p.m.	#25 �350 High Roller Satellite
	2:00 p.m.	#26 �550 JP Poker Masters
	4:00 p.m.	#27 �3,000 High Roller 8-Max
	6:00 p.m.	#2 Mini Irish Open �200 - �500,000 Gtd Day 1F
	8:00 p.m.	#28 �1,100 PLO Mystery Bounty
Sun 31 Mar	11:00 a.m.	#2 Mini Irish Open �200 - �500,000 Gtd Day 1G
	12:00 p.m.	#11 Irish Open �1,150 Main Event - �1M Gtd Day 3
	12:00 p.m.	#29 �1,100 NLH Mystery Bounty
	3:00 p.m.	#2 Mini Irish Open �200 - �500,000 Gtd Day 1H
	8:00 p.m.	#2 Mini Irish Open �200 - �500,000 Gtd Day 1I
	8:00 p.m.	#30 �1,100 PLO
Mon 1 Apr	12:00 p.m.	#11 Irish Open �1,150 Main Event - �1M Gtd Final
	12:00 p.m.	#31 �250 Irish Open Seniors Event
	1:00 p.m.	#2 Mini Irish Open �200 - �500,000 Gtd Final
	2:00 p.m.	#32 �550 PLO 6-Max
	4:00 p.m.	#33 �1,100 NLH Turbo
	6:00 p.m.	#34 �350 Liam Flood Memorial 6-Max Turbo Event
	8:00 p.m.	�150 NLH Turbo