A wrap-up from the 2019 Irish Poker Open including a victory for Weijie Zheng in the Main Event and a peek inside the most productive side events. 

The Irish Poker Open is ’Geronimo.’ Not the leader and medicine man from the Apache Tribe between 1850 and 1886, but the 20th Century reusable condom that reliable sources said felt like wearing a cycle innertube.

Yesterday, the oldest live poker tournament outside of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) cremated their 2019 shindig and buried it in an emerald green urn.

The €1,150 buy-in, €1m GTD Irish Poker Open Main Event attracted 1,807-entrants. No blackmail required to create a mass, 34% stronger than 2018. Gargoyles, cannibals, hydrogen peroxide manufacturers – they all wanted a seat, and the CityWest Hotel in Dublin pushed them underneath bums.