WPT Global puts €100,000 bounty on IPO glory
A cornerstone of the Irish poker scene since 2007, the International Poker Open (IPO) returns to Dublin this October with its trademark mix of value buy-ins, friendly fields, and festival buzz. Adding even more intrigue in 2025, WPT Global brings back its €100,000 Golden Ticket promotion: if the IPO Main Event champion qualified via WPT Global, they’ll earn an additional €100,000 on top of whatever they win from the prize pool.
Hosted at the Bonnington Hotel, the €350 IPO Main Event anchors a week-long festival featuring six starting flights and a deep slate of side events spanning No-Limit Hold’em, PLO, mixed games, and high-roller action.
Qualify from $0.44 for a shot at the €100K Golden Ticket
WPT Global has set up a micro-to-main feeder path that can take players from cents to a seat in the €350 IPO Main Event.
The path to an IPO seat
| Step | Buy-in | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $0.44 | Feeds into $4.40 stage |
| 2 | $4.40 | Feeds into $44 stage |
| 3 | $44 | Feeds into IPO seat qualifiers |
| 4 | €350 | IPO Dublin Main Event seat at the Bonnington Hotel |
Key details:
- Three IPO Main Event seats are guaranteed every Monday and Thursday at 20:00 (Irish time, UTC+1)
- Satellites are already running and continue until October 12
- An Online Day 1 for the IPO Main Event runs on WPT Global on October 19
- Live Day 1 flights at the Bonnington Hotel take place October 22–26
IPO Dublin 2025 highlights
Running October 21–27 in the Irish capital, the 2025 IPO Festival delivers a full week of poker with something for every bankroll:
- €350 IPO Main Event with six starting flights, including regular, turbo, and hyper-turbo options
- €1,100 Luxon Pay Super High Roller (€30K GTD)
- €550 Leslie McLean High Roller
- €200 Second Chance
- €170 PLO Deepstack
- €170 8-Game
IPO Dublin 2025 full schedule
| Date | Time | Tournament | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 21 | 15:00 | IPO Seniors Event Day 1 | €260 + €40 |
| Tue, Oct 21 | 19:00 | Nightly NLH (Tuesday) The Warm Up – Single Re-Entry | €80 + €20 |
| Tue, Oct 21 | 21:00 | Qualifier to Main Event. WYS @ 75K Chips Single Re-Entry (5 Seats Guaranteed) | €70 + €15 |
| Tue, Oct 21 | 23:59 | Midnight Madness (One-Hand-Blind-Omaha Flip Out) – Unltd Re-Entries | €10 + €0 |
| Wed, Oct 22 | 14:00 | IPO Main Event, Single Re-Entry per Flight Day 1/A | €310 + €40 |
| Wed, Oct 22 | 15:00 | IPO Seniors Event Final | €260 + €40 |
| Wed, Oct 22 | 16:00 | 8 – Game – Single Re-Entry | €170 + €30 |
| Wed, Oct 22 | 19:00 | Nightly NLH (Wednesday) Bounty (€50) – Single Re-Entry | €50 + €50 + €20 |
| Wed, Oct 22 | 21:00 | Qualifier to Main Event. WYS @ 75K Chips Single Re-Entry (5 Seats Guaranteed) | €70 + €15 |
| Wed, Oct 22 | 23:59 | Midnight Madness (One-Hand-Blind-Omaha Flip Out) – Unltd Re-Entries | €10 + €0 |
| Thu, Oct 23 | 14:00 | IPO Main Event, Single Re-Entry per Flight Day 1/B | €310 + €40 |
| Thu, Oct 23 | 18:00 | IPO – Pot Limit Omaha – Unlimited Re-Entry | €170 + €30 |
| Thu, Oct 23 | 19:00 | Nightly NLH (Thursday) – Mystery Bounty – Single Re-Entry | €65 + €65 + €20 |
| Thu, Oct 23 | 21:00 | Qualifier to Main Event. WYS @ 75K Chips Single Re-Entry (5 Seats Guaranteed) | €70 + €15 |
| Thu, Oct 23 | 23:59 | Midnight Madness (One-Hand-Blind-Omaha Flip Out) – Unltd Re-Entries | €10 + €0 |
| Fri, Oct 24 | 14:00 | IPO Main Event, Single Re-Entry per Flight Day 1/C | €310 + €40 |
| Fri, Oct 24 | 15:00 | Qualifier to Luxon SHR. WYS @ 105K Chips Single Re-Entry (2 Seats Guaranteed) | €162 + €13 |
| Fri, Oct 24 | 18:00 | Qualifier to Main Event. WYS @ 75K Chips Single Re-Entry (5 Seats Guaranteed) | €70 + €15 |
| Fri, Oct 24 | 20:00 | IPO, Luxon Pay, Super High Roller Unlimited Re-Entry – €30K Gtd Day 1 | €1000 + €100 |
| Fri, Oct 24 | 21:30 | Nightly NLH (Friday) Deepstack – Single Re-Entry | €80 + €20 |
| Fri, Oct 24 | 23:59 | Midnight Madness (One-Hand-Blind-Omaha Flip Out) – Unltd Re-Entries | €10 + €0 |
| Sat, Oct 25 | 13:00 | IPO Main Event, Single Re-Entry per Flight Day 1/D | €310 + €40 |
| Sat, Oct 25 | 13:00 | IPO, Luxon Pay, Super High Roller Unlimited Re-Entry – €30K Gtd Final | €1000 + €100 |
| Sat, Oct 25 | 19:00 | Qualifier to High Roller WYS @ 105K Chips Single Re-Entry (3 Seats Guaranteed) | €83 + €12 |
| Sat, Oct 25 | 20:00 | IPO Main Event, Single Re-Entry per Flight Day 1/E (20 min clock) | €310 + €40 |
| Sat, Oct 25 | 22:00 | Nightly NLH (Saturday) – Turbo – Single Re-Entry | €85 + €15 |
| Sat, Oct 25 | 23:59 | Midnight Madness (One-Hand-Blind-Omaha Flip Out) – Unltd Re-Entries | €10 + €0 |
| Sun, Oct 26 | 9:30 | IPO Main Event, Single Re-Entry per Flight Day 1/F (10 min clock) | €310 + €40 |
| Sun, Oct 26 | 11:00 | Qualifier to High Roller WYS @ 105K Chips Single Re-Entry (4 Seats Guaranteed) | €83 + €12 |
| Sun, Oct 26 | 12:30 | Qualifier to IPO Second Chance WYS @ 75K Chips Single Re-Entry (5 seats Gtd) | €46 + €9 |
| Sun, Oct 26 | 13:00 | IPO Main Event, Single Re-Entry per Flight Day 2 | €310 + €40 |
| Sun, Oct 26 | 13:30 | Leslie McLean – High Roller Single Re-Entry Day 1 | €500 + €50 |
| Sun, Oct 26 | 18:00 | IPO Second Chance Unlimited Re-Entries Day 1 | €200 + €30 |
| Sun, Oct 26 | 22:00 | Nightly NLH (Sunday) Turbo – Single Re-Entry | €100 + €20 |
| Sun, Oct 26 | 23:59 | Midnight Madness (One-Hand-Blind-Omaha Flip Out) – Unltd Re-Entries | €10 + €0 |
| Mon, Oct 27 | 13:00 | IPO Main Event, Single Re-Entry per Flight Final | €310 + €40 |
| Mon, Oct 27 | 13:00 | Leslie McLean – High Roller Single Re-Entry Final | €500 + €50 |
| Mon, Oct 27 | 13:00 | IPO Second Chance Unlimited Re-Entries Final | €200 + €30 |
| Mon, Oct 27 | 14:00 | IPO – Mini Main Unlimited Re-Entries | €150 + €20 |
| Mon, Oct 27 | 15:00 | PLO Deepstack – Single Re-Entry | €170 + €30 |
| Mon, Oct 27 | 18:00 | Nightly NLH (Monday) – Last Chance – Single Re-Entry | €100 + €20 |
| Mon, Oct 27 | 23:59 | Midnight Madness (One-Hand-Blind-Omaha Flip Out) – Unltd Re-Entries | €10 + €0 |
Bottom line
With a €350 price point, six Day 1 flights, and a €100,000 kicker for any WPT Global qualifier who goes the distance, the IPO Dublin Main Event promises drama in one of Europe’s most welcoming poker rooms. Add in a packed schedule and marquee high rollers, and October in Dublin looks unmissable for value-hunters and grinders alike.
