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Irish Poker Open · 28 Sept 2026

The Irish Open goes to Morocco: 36 events in Marrakech this November

The Irish Open published the schedule for its first North African festival on 28 September: 36 events at the Casino de Marrakech from 10 to 15 November 2026, with a EUR 1,155 Main Event over four flights and buy-ins from EUR 140 to EUR 3,000. It is the second stop on a tour that has taken Europe's oldest no-limit festival outside Dublin for the first time, and online qualifiers can now use their tickets at the overseas stops as well.

Europe's longest-running no-limit hold'em festival is no longer only a Dublin event. The Irish Open played Sydney in September and on 28 September 2026 released the schedule for stop two: six days at the Casino de Marrakech, inside the Es Saadi Resort, from 10 to 15 November.

The programme runs to 36 events between EUR 140 and EUR 3,000. The EUR 1,155 Main Event starts at noon on Wednesday 11 November with four starting flights on a 50,000 stack, the last of them a Friday turbo on 15-minute levels; Day 2 is Saturday afternoon and the title is decided on Sunday 15 November. Ten super satellites run on site.

Two events stand out beyond the Main. The EUR 350 Hendon Mob Championship that opens the festival is the first to be staged in North Africa, the series having previously played Cape Town and Johannesburg. And two tournaments are built for the destination: a EUR 350 Africa's Cup and a two-day EUR 550 Marrakech Cup. The rest of the schedule is the familiar Irish Open mix, from a EUR 350 Mini Irish Open and a EUR 250 Ladies Championship to a EUR 2,200 High Roller, a EUR 3,000 Super High Roller and a run of PLO events topped by a EUR 1,150 Mystery Bounty.

One detail matters for anyone qualifying online. The iPoker satellite programme that opened on 7 September 2026 for the 2027 Dublin festival is letting winners spend their tickets at the international stops too, Marrakech included. Dublin itself returns to the Royal Dublin Society from 18 to 29 March 2027, with EUR 2.5 million guaranteed on the Main Event.

Practical caveat for players: the casino transacts in Moroccan dirham. Euro buy-ins on the schedule are converted at the cage, so the figure can move a little, though the dirham's euro peg keeps that small.

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Sources: Irish Poker Open — Marrakech 2026 schedule announcement (festival dates and venue, 36 events, buy-in range, Main Event structure, named side events, THMC first-in-North-Africa claim, currency note), retrieved 2026-09-29; Irish Poker Open — 2027 iPoker satellite announcement (tickets usable at overseas stops, Dublin 2027 dates and Main Event guarantee), retrieved 2026-09-29. Last checked 2026-09-29. Figures are as published by the sources and may be incomplete.