Liam Flood died in 2014 The Liam Flood Memorial tournament was launched in 2015 and is held in his memory every year. In 2010 the tournament returned to the Burlington Hotel but numbers were declining, in line with trends and decline in the online poker industry. In 2007 the venue was changed to the Burlington Hotel, Dublin to accommodate the bigger fields, while in 20 the Irish Open venue was Citywest Hotel, Dublin. By 2006 the event, with 339 players, had outgrown the Merrion Casino and was held in Jury's Ballsbridge Hotel in Dublin. Paddy Power Poker began sponsorship of the event in 2005 and oversaw a period of huge growth. It is traditionally held over the Easter weekend and prides itself on its friendly atmosphere, wide range of different poker tournaments and the chance for players to have fun, enjoy the craic and sample some of Dublin's legendary hospitality.Īfter Terry Rogers' death in 1999 the tournament, originally held in Dublin's Eccentric Club, was subsequently hosted by tournament director and poker player Liam Flood and the Merrion Casino. The Irish Poker Open is the longest running No Limit Texas hold 'em poker tournament in Europe and second longest in the world after the World Series of Poker.įirst organised in 1980 by Terry Rogers, a well known Irish bookmaker, the event now attracts thousands of players every year and has become a major fixture on the international poker calendar. Neil Channing, 2008 Irish Open Champion, headsup at the final table with Donal Norton (right)

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