Irish Open 2026: Online Satellites Kick Off with €1 Buy-Ins and Freerolls

Online satellites for the Irish Open 2026 are live, with seats starting at €1 and freerolls on select platforms. PokerStars, Paddy Power, and a broad lineup of iPoker skins have confirmed weekly seat guarantees across Main Event and selected side events.

PokerStars will award seats starting November 17 and plans at least four qualifier runs each week, guaranteeing dozens of packages across the month. iPoker network brands begin qualifiers on November 10, with frequent seat feeders scheduled almost every other day. Paddy Power will follow later this month and is also rolling out freerolls.

The 2025 series saw more than 1,200 Main Event seats won on PokerStars and iPoker combined, with nearly 200 qualifiers cashing. Those performances translated into over €14.7 million in total prizes across the festival. PokerStars and Paddy Power return as headline sponsors in 2026, with Betfair and Sky Poker set to join the satellite rollout by year end. Entry points start at €1, with wide ladders and direct seat qualifiers featured on both ecosystems. Paddy Power’s freerolls add a zero cost route, an appealing option after last year’s online qualifiers booked seven figure combined cashes in the Main Event alone.