We told you a couple months ago that, after 46 years, the Irish Open was going international. And now we can report details about the popular poker tour’s first stop down under.
From August 31 to September 14, there will be 15 days of instense poker action at the Poker Palace casino during the Irish Open Sydney, the tour’s first visit to Australia. The schedule features more than 40 tournaments and nearly A$2,000,000 in guaranteed money to be awarded.
Irish Open Sydney Full Schedule
Date
Time
Event
Tournament
Buy-In
Guarantee
Mon, Aug. 31
5:00 PM
1
Mini Irish Open Day 1A
$360
$500,000 GTD
Mon, Aug. 31
8:00 PM
2
Irish Open Main Event Satellite
$250
5 Seats GTD
Tue, Sep. 1
5:00 PM
1
Mini Irish Open Day 1B
$360
$500,000 GTD
Tue, Sep. 1
8:00 PM
3
Irish Open Main Event Satellite
$250
5 Seats GTD
Wed, Sep. 2
2:00 PM
4
Lucky 8’s Day 1A
$880
$250,000 GTD
Wed, Sep. 2
5:00 PM
1
Mini Irish Open Day 1C
$360
$500,000 GTD
Wed, Sep. 2
8:00 PM
5
Irish Open Main Event Satellite
$250
5 Seats GTD
Thu, Sep. 3
2:00 PM
4
Lucky 8’s Day 1B
$880
$250,000 GTD
Thu, Sep. 3
5:00 PM
1
Mini Irish Open Day 1D
$360
$500,000 GTD
Thu, Sep. 3
8:00 PM
6
Irish Open Main Event Satellite
$250
10 Seats GTD
Fri, Sep. 4
2:00 PM
4
Lucky 8’s Day 1C
$880
$250,000 GTD
Fri, Sep. 4
5:00 PM
1
Mini Irish Open Day 1E
$360
$500,000 GTD
Fri, Sep. 4
8:00 PM
7
Irish Open Main Event Satellite
$250
10 Seats GTD
Sat, Sep. 5
12:00 PM
4
Lucky 8’s Day 1D
$880
$250,000 GTD
Sat, Sep. 5
2:00 PM
8
Deaf Championship Main Event
$360
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Sat, Sep. 5
5:00 PM
1
Mini Irish Open Day 1F
$360
$500,000 GTD
Sat, Sep. 5
7:00 PM
4
Lucky 8’s Turbo Day 1E
$880
$250,000 GTD
Sat, Sep. 5
8:00 PM
9
Irish Open Main Event Satellite
$250
10 Seats GTD
Sun, Sep. 6
12:00 PM
4
Lucky 8’s Final Day
Closed
$250,000 GTD
Sun, Sep. 6
12:00 PM
10
Irish Open Main Event Day 1A
$2,000
$1,000,000 GTD
Sun, Sep. 6
1:00 PM
11
Mixed 8-Game Championship
$600
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Sun, Sep. 6
2:00 PM
12
Irish Open Main Event Satellite
$250
10 Seats GTD
Sun, Sep. 6
5:00 PM
1
Mini Irish Open Day 1G
$360
$500,000 GTD
Sun, Sep. 6
8:00 PM
13
Irish Open Main Event Satellite
$250
10 Seats GTD
Mon, Sep. 7
2:00 PM
14
NLH 6-Max Championship
$600
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Mon, Sep. 7
2:00 PM
15
Big O Championship
$600
—
Mon, Sep. 7
2:00 PM
16
$5,000 High Roller 8-Max Day 1
$5,000
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Mon, Sep. 7
5:00 PM
1
Mini Irish Open Day 1H
$360
$500,000 GTD
Mon, Sep. 7
8:00 PM
17
Irish Open Main Event Satellite
$250
10 Seats GTD
Tue, Sep. 8
2:00 PM
16
$5,000 High Roller 8-Max Final Day
Closed
—
Tue, Sep. 8
2:00 PM
18
The Hendon Mob Championship
$600
—
Tue, Sep. 8
2:00 PM
19
Sviten Special Championship
$600
—
Tue, Sep. 8
2:00 PM
20
NLH 8-Max Mystery Bounty
$2,000
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Tue, Sep. 8
5:00 PM
1
Mini Irish Open Day 1I
$360
$500,000 GTD
Tue, Sep. 8
7:00 PM
21
PLO
$600
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Tue, Sep. 8
8:00 PM
22
Irish Open Main Event Satellite
$250
10 Seats GTD
Wed, Sep. 9
2:00 PM
23
Asia-Pacific Cup
$600
—
Wed, Sep. 9
2:00 PM
24
2-7 Triple Draw Championship
$600
—
Wed, Sep. 9
2:00 PM
25
$10,000 Super High Roller 8-Max Day 1
$10,000
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Wed, Sep. 9
5:00 PM
1
Mini Irish Open Day 1J
$360
$500,000 GTD
Wed, Sep. 9
8:00 PM
26
Irish Open Main Event Satellite
$250
10 Seats GTD
Thu, Sep. 10
12:00 PM
10
Irish Open Main Event Day 1B
$2,000
$1,000,000 GTD
Thu, Sep. 10
1:00 PM
25
$10,000 Super High Roller Final Day
Closed
—
Thu, Sep. 10
2:00 PM
27
Mixed 8-Game High Roller Championship
$2,000
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Thu, Sep. 10
2:00 PM
28
Irish Open Main Event Satellite
$250
10 Seats GTD
Thu, Sep. 10
5:00 PM
1
Mini Irish Open Day 1K
$360
$500,000 GTD
Thu, Sep. 10
6:00 PM
29
Ladies Championship
$200
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Thu, Sep. 10
8:00 PM
30
Irish Open Main Event Satellite
$250
10 Seats GTD
Fri, Sep. 11
12:00 PM
1
Mini Irish Open Final Day
Closed
$500,000 GTD
Fri, Sep. 11
12:00 PM
10
Irish Open Main Event Day 1C
$2,000
$1,000,000 GTD
Fri, Sep. 11
12:00 PM
31
Irish Open Main Event Satellite
$250
10 Seats GTD
Fri, Sep. 11
2:00 PM
32
PLO 4/5/6
$600
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Fri, Sep. 11
4:00 PM
33
Irish Open Main Event Satellite
$250
10 Seats GTD
Fri, Sep. 11
8:00 PM
10
Irish Open Main Event Day 1D Turbo
$2,000
$1,000,000 GTD
Fri, Sep. 11
8:00 PM
34
Irish Open Main Event Satellite
$250
10 Seats GTD
Sat, Sep. 12
11:00 AM
35
Irish Open Main Event Satellite
$250
5 Seats GTD
Sat, Sep. 12
11:00 AM
10
Irish Open Main Event Day 1E
$2,000
$1,000,000 GTD
Sat, Sep. 12
2:00 PM
36
Irish Open Main Event Turbo Satellite
$250
10 Seats GTD
Sat, Sep. 12
5:00 PM
37
Irish Open Main Event Hyper Turbo Satellite
$250
10 Seats GTD
Sat, Sep. 12
7:00 PM
10
Irish Open Main Event Day 1F Turbo
$2,000
$1,000,000 GTD
Sun, Sep. 13
12:00 PM
38
Sydney Poker Open Day 1A
$880
$100,000 GTD
Sun, Sep. 13
1:00 PM
10
Irish Open Main Event Day 2
Closed
$1,000,000 GTD
Sun, Sep. 13
2:00 PM
39
$3,000 High Roller 8-Max Day 1
$3,000
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Sun, Sep. 13
7:00 PM
38
Sydney Poker Open Day 1B Turbo
$880
$100,000 GTD
Mon, Sep. 14
12:00 PM
39
$3,000 High Roller 8-Max Final Day
Closed
—
Mon, Sep. 14
12:00 PM
40
Seniors 50+ Championship
$600
—
Mon, Sep. 14
1:00 PM
10
Irish Open Main Event Final Day
Closed
$1,000,000 GTD
Mon, Sep. 14
1:00 PM
38
Sydney Poker Open Final Day
Closed
$100,000 GTD
Mon, Sep. 14
2:00 PM
41
PLO 6-Max
$600
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Mon, Sep. 14
4:00 PM
42
The Irish Goodbye
$460
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Irish Poker Open is Going International
Irish Open Sydney Highlights
Deaf Championship Winner Frank Grace
The action kicks off on August 31 at 5 p.m. with Day 1a of the Mini Irish Open, a $360 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament with $500,000 guaranteed. Additional Day 1 flights will follow, one per day, until Day 2 runs on September 11.
In between the Mini Irish Open flights are a number of juicy tournaments, including the $880 Lucky 8’s. This one has a $250,000 guaranteed prize pool and five Day 1 starting flights. Those who bag chips in any of the opening sessions will come back September 6 to play it down to a winner.
While no-limit hold’em is the main game to be played at the Irish Open Sydney, there’s a little something for everyone, such as the $600 Mixed 8-Game Championship on September 6. The $360 Deaf Championship Main Event runs September 5.
The biggest event of the series, the $2,000 Irish Open Main Event, has $1,000,000 guaranteed. There are six Day 1 flights planned, and the remaining players will return to action on September 13. A winner will be crowned the following day inside Poker Palace.
JP McCann – David Docherty – Paul O’Reilly
JP McCann, who co-owns the Irish Open with Paul O’Reilly, said in a press release: “We’ve always believed poker should be serious at the tables and great craic everywhere else, so bringing the Irish Open to Sydney felt like a natural fit – plus I’ve never been to Australia and thought it would be nice to go there!”
“Australians and Irish people have a lot in common – we both enjoy a good story, a good pint, and blaming bad beats on absolutely anything except our own decisions.
“Sydney also gives us the chance to connect with the growing Asia-Pacific poker community while bringing a little bit of Ireland with us. The Irish Open has always been about atmosphere as much as poker, and we can’t wait to bring that energy to Australia.”
