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- Norwegian Poker Open 2018 Dates 2017
- Norwegian Poker Open 2018 Dates Schedule
- Norwegian Poker Open 2018 Dates 2018
- Norwegian Poker Open 2018 Dates Calendar
| Wed 7 - Sun 11 Mar | IrelandLaurence O'Kane | €500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool. |
| Mon 12 Mar | € 350 + 35 No Limit Hold'em - Irish Open Championship 6-Max | |
| Mon 12 Mar | € 150 + 20 No Limit Hold'em - Deepstack 6-Max | EnglandMartin Olali |
| Tue 13 - Wed 14 Mar | € 350 + 35 No Limit Hold'em - Irish Open Championship Heads-Up Round 1 | SwedenLars Viggander |
| Tue 13 Mar | € 2,000 + 80 Irish Open Championship High Roller 8-Max | CroatiaSasa Ikac |
| Tue 13 Mar | € 150 + 20 Pot Limit Omaha Deepstack 6-Max | NorwayJon Kyte |
| Wed 14 Mar | € 150 + 20 Pot Limit Omaha DeepStack | NorwayAcid Nilsen |
| Wed 14 - Sun 18 Mar | EnglandRyan Mandara | €1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool. |
| Wed 14 Mar | € 200 + 25 No Limit Hold'em - Ladies Championship Event sponsored by partypoker Ladies | EnglandRachel Heneghan |
| Wed 14 Mar | € 150 + 20 No Limit Hold'em Hold'em - Deepstack Turbo | CanadaManfred Gunther |
| Thu 15 Mar | € 150 + 20 R.O.E | FinlandHenri Ovaska |
| Thu 15 Mar | € 150 + 20 No Limit Hold'em - Deepstack Turbo | IrelandIan Macciocchi |
| Fri 16 - Sat 17 Mar | € 500 + 50 No Limit Hold'em - JP Poker Masters | EnglandJack Sinclair |
| Fri 16 - Sat 17 Mar | € 350 Pot Limit Omaha - 6 Max Championship | IrelandShaun Conroy |
| Fri 16 Mar | € 150 No Limit Hold'em Deepstack Turbo | EnglandAdam Toulson |
| Sat 17 Mar | € 350 + 35 Liam Flood Memorial 6 Max Turbo | EnglandWilliam Elkin |
| Sat 17 - Mon 19 Mar | € 400 + 40 Limit Hold'em - Norwegian Championship 6-Max (NM1) | NorwayTobias Leknes |
| Sat 17 Mar | € 150 + 20 No Limit Hold'em - Deepstack Turbo | NorwayAsgeir Lund |
| Sun 18 - Wed 21 Mar | € 800 + 80 8-Game Mixed Limits Norwegian Championships (NM3) | NorwayKenneth Aspestrand |
| Sun 18 - Wed 21 Mar | € 800 + 80 No Limit Hold'em - Norwegian Championship Heads-Up (NM2) | NorwayRobert Kaggerud |
| Sun 18 Mar | € 250 + 30 No Limit Hold'em - Mini Irish Open | LithuaniaTomas Geleziunas |
| Sun 18 Mar | € 250 + 30 No Limit Hold'em - Seniors | NorwayTommy Ravn |
| Sun 18 Mar | € 150 + 20 Pot Limit Omaha Deepstack Turbo | NorwayAnders Karlsen |
| Mon 19 Mar | € 150 + 20 Pot Limit Deepstack | NorwayBjorn Hermansen |
| Mon 19 Mar | € 350 + 35 No Limit Hold'em - Norwegian Championship 8-Max | IrelandNicholas Newport |
| Mon 19 Mar | € 150 + 20 No limit Hold'em - Norwegian Championship Deepstack Turbo | EnglandMagnus Martinsen |
| Mon 19 Mar | € 150 + 20 No limit Hold'em - Norwegian Championship Deepstack Turbo | United StatesNitesh Rawtani |
| Tue 20 - Wed 21 Mar | € 400 + 40 No Limit Hold'em - Norwegian Championship Ladies (NM5) | NorwayCamilla Rorholt |
| Tue 20 - Wed 21 Mar | € 400 + 40 No Limit Holdem - Seniors (NM6) | NorwayBorre Ludvigsen |
| Tue 20 - Wed 21 Mar | € 800 + 80 Pot Limit Omaha 6-Max Triple Chance (NM4) | NorwayKevin Larsen |
| Tue 20 Mar | € 2,000 + 80 No Limit Hold'em High Roller 8-Max | NorwayThomas Haarstad |
| Tue 20 Mar | € 150 + 20 No Limit Hold'em - Deepstack | NorwayMorten Brathen |
| Tue 20 Mar | € 150 + 20 Pot Limit Omaha Deepstack Turbo | NorwayMorten Lerbrekk |
| Wed 21 Mar | € 350 + 35 No Limit Hold'em - 8 Max | IrelandMichael Graydon |
| Wed 21 Mar | € 150 + 20 Pot Limit Omaha - Hi/Lo | NorwaySeverin Hovde |
| Wed 21 Mar | € 1,000 + 50 No Limit Hold'em - High Roller Turbo | IrelandWeijie Zheng |
| Wed 21 Mar | € 150 + 20 No Limit Hold'em - Deepstack Turbo | NorwayVegard Dahl |
| Wed 21 Mar | € 300 + 35 Mixed 8 Games | NorwayArg Hogberg |
| Wed 21 - Sun 25 Mar | € 800 No Limit Hold'em - Norwegian Championships Main Event | NorwayStian Rasmussen |
| Thu 22 Mar | € 1,000 + 50 Pot Limit Omaha - High Roller Turbo | NorwayThomas Loranger |
| Fri 23 Mar | € 150 + 20 Binglao 6-Max | BelgiumPhilippe Laval |
| Fri 23 - Sat 24 Mar | € 500 + 50 No Limit Hold'em - 8 Max | NorwayTrond Aanensen |
| Fri 23 Mar | € 150 + 20 No Limit Hold'em - Button Ante | NorwayMonica Thingbot |
| Fri 23 Mar | € 150 + 20 No Limit Hold'em - Deepstack Turbo | NorwayStian Bangshaug |
| Sat 24 Mar | € 150 + 20 Paradise Pick'em | NorwayVegard Nygaard |
| Sat 24 Mar | € 350 + 35 No Limit Hold'em - 8-Max | NorwayAsgeir Lund |
| Sat 24 Mar | € 100 + 10 No Limit Hold'em - VIP | NorwayEndre Nesset |
| Sat 24 Mar | € 150 + 20 No Limit Hold'em - Deepstack Turbo | NorwayRuben Waage |
| Sat 24 Mar | € 400 + 30 No Limit Hold'em - 6 Max Turbo (NM8) | NorwayLars Haraldsen |
| Sun 25 Mar | € 150 + 20 No Limit Hold'em - 6-Max | NorwayFredric Lydersen |
| Sun 25 Mar | € 150 + 20 H.O.R.S.E. | NorwayOrjan Skommo |
| Sun 25 Mar | € 150 + 20 No Limit Hold'em - Deepstack Turbo | NorwayOdd-Einar Ronningsgrind |
| Sun 25 Mar | € 150 + 20 Pot Limit Omaha - Deepstack Turbo | NorwayAndreas Hoivold |
One of the most popular live poker tournaments in the world is the Irish Open, the longest-running live event behind the World Series of Poker.
Norwegian Poker Open 2018 Dates 2017
Colette Doherty triumphed in the first Irish Open in 1980 after a deal with Terry Rogers. Doherty won the title again in 1991 and is only one of five players to have won two Irish Open Main Events.
Double Irish Open Winners
Norwegian Poker Open 2018 Dates Schedule
| Player | Years won |
|---|---|
| Colette Doherty | 1980 and 1991 |
| Mickey Finn | 1994 and 1998 |
| Liam Flood | 1990 and 1996 |
| Noel Furlong | 1987 and 1989 |
| Jimmy Langan | 1983 and 1988 |
The tournament’s reigning champion is Griffin Benger who topped a field of 1,129 players to get his hands on the €200,000 first-place prize last year. It was Dan Wilson who won the Main Event in 2016, besting 801 opponents to claim the €150,000 top prize.
This Decade’s Irish Open Champions
Norwegian Poker Open 2018 Dates 2018
| Year | Buy-in | Entries | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | €1,275 | 1,129 | Griffin Benger | €200,000 |
| 2016 | €1,150 | 802 | Dan Wilson | €150,000 |
| 2015 | €3,500 | 321 | Ioannis Triantafyllakis | €209,500 |
| 2014 | €2,250 | 411 | Patrick Clarke | €200,000 |
| 2013 | €2,250 | 505 | Ian Simpson | €265,000 |
| 2012 | €3,500 | 502 | Kevin Vandersmissen | €420,000 |
| 2011 | €3,500 | 615 | Niall Smyth | €550,000 |
| 2010 | €3,500 | 708 | James Mitchell | €600,000 |
The 2018 Irish Open Main Event sees its guaranteed prize pool double from €500,000 to €1 million. Costing €1,150 to enter, the Irish Open Main Event features two starting flights. Day 1a commences on Mar. 14 with the final day’s play taking place on Mar. 18.
Several online poker sites are running satellites to the €1 million guaranteed Main Event, including bet365, Betfair Poker, Paddy Power Poker, and partypoker. You can grab yourself a welcome bonus at each of these sites if you download the software via PokerNews and use our bonus codes.
There are 20 tournaments scheduled at the Citywest Hotel between Mar. 12-18, with the festival concluding with the ever-popular Norwegian Poker Championships. Please note: only holders of a Norwegian passport are permitted to play in the series-ending Norwegian Poker Championships.
2018 Irish Open Schedule
| Date | Time | Tournament |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 12 Mar | 4:00 p.m. | Event 1 - Irish Open €350 NLH 6-Max |
| 6:00 p.m. | Event 2 - €150 NLH Deepstack 6-Max | |
| 8:00 p.m. | Event 3 - €80 Irish Open Satellite - 5 Seats Gtd | |
| Tue 13 Mar | 1:00 p.m. | Event 4 - Irish Open €350 NLH Heads-Up Round 1 |
| 3:00 p.m. | Event 4 - Irish Open €350 NLH Heads-Up Round 2 | |
| 4:00 p.m. | Event 5 - Irish Open €2,000 High Roller 8-Max | |
| 5:00 p.m. | Event 4 - Irish Open €350 NLH Heads-Up Quarter Final | |
| 6:00 p.m. | Event 6 - €150 PLO Deepstack 6-Max | |
| 8:00 p.m. | Event 7 - €100 Irish Open Satellite - 10 seats Gtd | |
| Wed 14 Mar | 12:00 p.m. | Event 4 - Irish Open €350 NLH Heads-Up Semi Final |
| 2:00 p.m. | Event 4 - Irish Open €350 NLH Heads-Up Final | |
| 2:00 p.m. | Event 8 - €1,150 Irish Open Main Event Day 1a | |
| 4:00 p.m. | Event 9 - €150 PLO 6-Max Deepstack | |
| 6:00 p.m. | Event 10 - €150 NLH Deepstack Turbo | |
| 8:00 p.m. | Event 11 - Irish Open Satellite - 20 seats Gtd | |
| Thu 15 Mar | 2:00 p.m. | €1,150 Irish Open Main Event Day 1b |
| 6:00 p.m. | Event 12 - €150 Round of Each (NLH/PLO) | |
| 8:00 p.m. | Event 13 - €150 NLH Deepstack Turbo | |
| Fri 16 Mar | 2:00 p.m. | Irish Open Main Event Day 2 |
| 4:00 p.m. | Event 14 - €550 JP Poker Masters Day 1 | |
| 6:00 p.m. | Event 15 - €150 NLH Deepstack Turbo | |
| 8:00 p.m. | Event 16 - Irish Open €350 PLO 6-Max Day 1 | |
| Sat 17 Mar | 2:00 p.m. | Event 14 - JP Poker Masters Final Day |
| 2:00 p.m. | Event 16 - Irish Open €350 PLO 6-Max Final Day | |
| 2:00 p.m. | Event 8 - Irish Open Main Event Day 3 | |
| 4:00 p.m. | Event 17 - Liam Flood Memorial €350 6-Max Turbo | |
| 6:00 p.m. | Event 18 - €150 PLO Deepstack Turbo | |
| 8:00 p.m. | Event 19 - €150 NLH Deepstack Turbo | |
| Sun 18 Mar | 2:00 p.m. | Event 20 - €250 Mini Irish Open Day 1 |
| 2:00 p.m. | Event 8 - Irish Open Main Event Day 4 | |
| 6:00 p.m. | Event 21 - Irish open €250 NLH Seniors | |
| 8:00 p.m. | Event 22 - €150 PLO Deepstack Turbo | |
| Mon 19 Nov | 2:00 p.m. | Event 20 - Mini Irish open Day 2 |
| 4:00 p.m. | Norwegian Championships - NLH 8-Max | |
| 6:00 p.m. | Norwegian Championships 8-Max | |
| 8:00 p.m. | Norwegian Championships - Deepstack Turbo |
If you love playing poker in a fun-loving atmosphere and want the chance to win a massive cash prize, why not try and qualify for the 2018 Irish Open Main Event at one of the online poker sites mentioned above. Trust us, you'll love every second of your time in the Emerald Isle.
Norwegian Poker Open 2018 Dates Calendar
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