Winamax Poker Open Returns to Dublin Sept. 17

Matthew Pitt Senior Editor

Sep 05, 2018 3 min read

One of the most popular live poker festivals of the year, the Winamax Poker Open (WPO), heads to the Citywest Hotel in Dublin from Sept. 17 and PokerNews�� elite team of reporters will be on the ground to bring you coverage of the Main Event.

A total of 40 events with buy-ins ranging from �10 up to �1,500 are scheduled to take place between Sept. 17-23, each with a fun, relaxed atmosphere that is synonymous with the WPO. While all 40 events are exciting in their own right, the two highlights of the WPO Dublin festival are the �1,500 High Roller and the �550 Main Event.

The �1,500 High Roller is a two-day affair that shuffles up and deals at 3:00 p.m. on Sept. 18 and concludes the following day. The �550 Main Event has three starting flights, the first of which begins at 12:00 p.m. on Sept. 19 with the champion crowned on Sept. 23.

2018 Winamax Poker Open Dublin Schedule

Date	Time	Tournament	Buy-in
Mon 17 Sept	4:00 p.m.	Warm-Up	�300
	8:00 p.m.	Turbo	�100
	9:00 p.m.	Turbo Sat Hit & Run High Roller	�200
	10:00 p.m.	Hyper Turbo	�60
	12:00 a.m.	Delingo	�10
Tue 18 Sept	1:00 p.m.	Turbo Sat Hit & Run High Roller	�200
	2:30 p.m.	Starter Day 1	�200
	3:00 p.m.	WPO High Roller Day 1	�1,500
	8:00 p.m.	Sat Hit & Run WPO Main Event	�100
	10:00 p.m.	Hyper Turbo	�60
	12:00 a.m.	Delingo	�10
Wed 19 Sept	12:00 p.m.	WPO Main Event Day 1A	�550
	1:00 p.m.	Starter Day 2
	1:00 p.m.	WPO High Roller Day 2
	6:00 p.m.	Double Hold��em	�150
	8:00 p.m.	Sat Hit & Run to WPO Main Event	�100
	10:00 p.m.	Hyper Turbo	�60
	12:00 a.m.	Delingo	�10
Thu 20 Sept	12:00 p.m.	WPO Main Event Day 1B	�550
	1:00 p.m.	Bounty Progressive Knockout	�150
	6:00 p.m.	Win the Button	�150
	8:00 p.m.	Sat Hit & Run to WPO Main Event	�100
	10:00 p.m.	Hyper Turbo	�60
	12:00 a.m.	Delingo	�10
Fri 21 Sept	12:00 p.m.	WPO Main Event Day 1C	�550
	1:00 p.m.	One Day	�150
	6:00 p.m.	Sniper	�150
	8:00 p.m.	Turbo	�100
	10:00 p.m.	Hyper Turbo	�60
	12:00 a.m.	Midnight Madness	�10
Sat 22 Sept	12:00 p.m.	WPO Main Event Day 2
	12:30 p.m.	Bounty Progressive Knockout	�150
	1:00 p.m.	Monster Stack Day 1	�300
	4:00 p.m.	Ladies Event	�75
	6:00 p.m.	Cowboy 5-Card Draw	�150
	8:00 p.m.	Turbo	�100
	10:00 p.m.	Hyper Turbo	�60
	12:00 a.m.	Delingo	�10
Sun 23 Sept	12:00 p.m.	WPO Main Event Day 3
	12:00 p.m.	Sunday Surprise	�200
	12:30 p.m.	Monster Stack Day 2
	1:30 p.m.	Face The Pros	�50
	4:00 p.m.	Royal Omaha	�200
	6:00 p.m.	Famous WPO Irish	�150
	8:00 p.m.	Turbo	�100
	10:00 p.m.	Hyper Turbo	�60
	12:00 a.m.	Delingo	�10

Big Crowd Expected For the Main Event

The WPO Dublin Main Event has run since 2013 and each year has seen a bumper crowd descend on the venue hosting it. Otto Richard (pictured in lead image) is he reigning champion having outlasted a field of 1,069 entries to get his hands on �92,000.

Check out the former WPO Dublin Main Event champions below:

Year	Entrants	Prize pool	Champion	Prize
2013	1,086	�530,511	Jerome Guermeur	�75,000
2014	994	�485,569	Tom Kitt	�75,000
2015	959	�467,513	Pierre Calamusa	�70,000
2016	978	�477,753	Antonin Teisseire	�72,000
2017	1,069	�534,500	Otto Richard	�92,000