Poker in Ireland:
Live, Cashgames, Tournaments

In Ireland and across Ireland, poker is defined as a game of luck. For this reason, it is solely allowed in casinos to poker for real money. On this platform we inform you about all the different ways to play poker in Ireland and inform you about the legal framework in Ireland.

Popular Cities to play Poker in Ireland

• 1. Dublin
  More information about Poker in Dublin
• 2. Galway
  More information about Poker in Galway
• 3. Cork
  More information about Poker in Cork
• 4. Limerick
  More information about Poker in Limerick
• 5. Bray
  More information about Poker in Bray
• 6. Waterford
  More information about Poker in Waterford
• 7. Athlone
  More information about Poker in Athlone
• 8. Killarney
  More information about Poker in Killarney
• 9. Castlebar
  More information about Poker in Castlebar

Legal notice: Is it legal to play poker Ireland ?

Poker Cash Games can meet in Ireland and thus as well in Ireland the element of the offence of illegal gambling. Punishment based on these regulations is if one helds a public game of luck or plays in it.

Is poker in Ireland classified as a game of luck?

The problem of whether poker is a game of chance in the sense of the law has been not cleared for many years and there have been numerous studies on the matter. It is enough to know that the law in Ireland and therefore also in Ireland classifies poker as a game of chance. The difference is that national casinos in Ireland have a license. Playing poker there is legal.

Poker in pubs in Ireland

Risk for the pubs & hosts: There is high risk of losing the official permission to operate a restaurant in Ireland if you make yourself liable to prosecution.

Conclusion

• Poker cash games are in principle not allowed in Ireland and therefore also in Ireland.
• The casinos in Ireland have a authorisation.
• Mostly it is very difficult for the authorities in Ireland to verify prohibited gambling.
• Tournaments are considered a game of skill, cash games a game of luck

Please note that the information provided does not constitute legal advice under the law and cannot replace legal advice, as such advice always requires knowledge of all individual circumstances, in particular of the specific individual case.

Cashgames: Real money poker games in Ireland

In Ireland you are still not authorized to play a poker cash game in public. If would like to to join poker games for cash in Ireland, you will have to travel to casinos & poker clubs and poker rooms in the near area. Please read carefully the information on Home Games if you need more alternatives.

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  Cash Games

  • Online
  • NLH
  • PLO

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  Limits

  $0.01/ $0.02
  up to $300/$600

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  Cash Games

  • Online
  • NLH
  • PLO

  4.9

  Limits

  $0.01/ $0.02
  up to $30/$60

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• Star Poker Room ( Website )
  Strand Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland
  +353 1 286 3981
  
• Castle Card Club ( Website )
  Market Square, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, Ireland
  +353 (0) 94 9020111
  
• The Bank Casino & Card Club ( Website )
  Clarkes Bridge House Clarke's Bridge, Cork
  +3534222447
  
• Fitzpatrick's Casino Limerick ( Website )
  Tait's Corner, Glentworth St, Limerick City, Ireland
  +353 61 408 242/3
  
• The Westbury Club ( Website )
  The Green, Malahide, Co. Dublin, Irish Republic
  +35318453488
  

Poker tournaments in Ireland

Poker tourneys in Ireland are not a problem under certain circumstances. These are legal as long as there are prizes and not real money to be won. Furthermore, great poker tournaments take place frequently in Ireland! Current tournaments can be found in the tournament calendar.

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  Sundays

  Sunday Slam

  • online

  4.7

  Buyin

  $110

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  $50,000

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Past Tournaments

• € 40 + 10 No Limit Hold'em - Friday Re-Entry ( Website )
  Village Green Card Club, 13-Mar-2020
• € 60 + 10 No Limit Hold'em - Thursday Deepstack ( Website )
  Village Green Card Club, 12-Mar-2020
• € 100 + 20 No Limit Hold'em ( Website )
  The Eglinton Card Club, 11-Mar-2020
• € 40 + 10 No Limit Hold'em - Wednesday Re-Entry ( Website )
  Village Green Card Club, 11-Mar-2020
• € 100 + 15 No Limit Hold'em - Saturday 115 Re-Entry ( Website )
  Village Green Card Club, 07-Mar-2020
• € 150 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event
  Clonmel Park Hotel, 06-Mar-2020
• € 100 + 20 No Limit Hold'em ( Website )
  The Eglinton Card Club, 04-Mar-2020
• € 40 + 10 No Limit Hold'em - Wednesday Re-Entry ( Website )
  Village Green Card Club, 04-Mar-2020
• € 100 + 20 No Limit Hold'em - Progressive Knockout ( Website )
  Bonnington Dublin, 01-Mar-2020
• € 100 + 10 No Limit Hold'em - Mini ME ( Website )
  Bonnington Dublin, 01-Mar-2020

Poker Clubs: The best poker rooms in Ireland

Further options are offered by the various poker clubs & poker rooms with events in and around Ireland. The poker landscape in Ireland is organized in many clubs & rooms and every year live poker events come to the city. Here is a helpful overview:

Live poker in casinos near by Ireland

In the center of Ireland you will not be able to spot a casino with poker floor. Ireland located its casinos primarily in little cities and outside the heart of the city. It is certainly no problem to visit them by car or public transport. Most have additional their own transfer service. If you want to use your own car, all casinos provide extensive parking lots for poker players. This year, however, almost each casino in Ireland is running poker games. There are many tournaments and poker events where you can play. At Poker-in.com you'll discover a list, sorted by federal states, of all casinos offering poker with their precise games and all important infos. Near Ireland you will get to a nice range of casinos with poker tables with a reasonable travel time.

Casinos, Poker Rooms & Venues offering Poker in Ireland

• 4Kings Casino & Card Club ( Website )
  Lakeside drive, airside retail park, Nevinstown West, swords, Co. Dublin
• AK Casino & Poker Club
  Unit 13 The Mall, Maynooth, Kildare, Ireland
• Athlone Springs Hotel
  Athlone Springs Hotel, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland
• Atlantis Casino Carlow
  Brown Street, Carlow, Ireland
• Ballsbridge Inn
  Pembroke Rd, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
• Banditz Poker Room
  +353 87 7855396
• Bank Casino
  Clarkes Bridge House,Clarkes Bridge, Cork City, Ireland
• Bewley's Hotel Leopardstown ( Website )
  Central Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18
• Bewleys Hotel Dublin Airport
  Stock Hole Ln, Swords, Co. Dublin, Ireland
• Bonnington Dublin ( Website )
  Swords Rd, Whitehall, Dublin 9, D09 C7F8
• Boyne Hill House Estate
  Kilcarn Heights, Boynehill, Co Meath, Co. Meath, C15 Y228
• Bracken Court Hotel
  Bridge St, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, Ireland
• Breaffy House Resort ( Website )
  Breaffy House Resort, Spa and Suites, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
• Carlton Airport Hotel
  Parkway House, Cloghran, Dublin Airport, Co. Dublin
• Castle Card Club ( Website )
  Market Square, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, Ireland

Best Poker Players from Ireland

• 1. Andy Black
  USD 4,885,354.00
• 2. Marty Smyth
  USD 3,886,675.00
• 3. Eoghan O'Dea
  USD 3,218,282.00
• 4. Marc MacDonnell
  USD 3,080,742.00
• 5. Dermot Blain
  USD 2,444,512.00
• 6. Toby Joyce
  USD 1,972,469.00
• 7. Padraig Parkinson
  USD 1,877,680.00
• 8. Patrick Clarke
  USD 1,735,389.00
• 9. Dan Wilson
  USD 1,614,604.00
• 10. Fintan Gavin
  USD 1,665,873.00

Homegames: Pokern for real money in Ireland in private locations

In Ireland the legislation of the federal state Ireland applies. If you want to host allowed poker home games in Ireland, you must be aware of these facts.

Is it a public poker game?

The poker game must be played in public to be criminal liable. A poker round is public after the jurisdiction in Ireland, if "it is made outwardly recognizably accessible to a not firmly closed circle of acquaintances". An example of this is the poker for high stakes of money in Ireland's pubs, which theoretically anyone can enter. It's forbidden.

Habituality

Even a closed society can be considered public in Ireland based on § 285 II StGB, if gambling takes place there according to law.If the round takes place regulardy, it is illegal in private rooms in Ireland as well as in public. For example, if money games are played for every week on the similar day, it does not matter if it is a private room or not. Both are prohibited.

The best Online Poker Rooms in comparison

If you are looking for an easy way to play poker in Ireland, we can advise online poker. We show a selection of trustful providers where you can legally play for real money in Ireland. After decades of online poker history, several providers have emerged as the most reliable and stable. We strongly recommend opening an account with these online poker networks and poker there. The poker games on offer are excellent, the choice is extensive, the player pool is numerous and the rake is not too high. Poker-in.com lists the most important and best providers in comparison.