Paddy Power Poker Irish Open Vol. 11, No. 3 Card Player Magazine

Come to Dublin to Play in the Irish Open: The Longest Running Tournament in Europe

by Diana Cox

The first cards in what would become Europe’s longest running poker tournament were dealt in the early 1980s after Terry Rogers organized the tournament at the Eccentric Club. Having befriended Las Vegas legends Benny Binion, Johnny Moss, and Doyle Brunson, Rogers took an interest in Texas hold’em, which at the time was virtually unheard of...