WPT Global Partners with Dublin Poker Festival for 2026

What Is the Dublin Poker Festival?

The Dublin Poker Festival has been a fixture on the Irish calendar since 2015, when D4 Events brought together two established tournaments, the European Deepstack Poker Championship and the Amateur Championship of Poker (ACOP) into a single two-week festival.

The Deepstack, which is now in its 18th year, is credited for popularizing deeper starting stacks in live tournaments. After almost two decades, its current structure offers a 100,000-chip start for a €570 buy-in.

ACOP, meanwhile, keeps things grassroots with its €300 entry and friendly atmosphere. It began in 2013 and now attracts fields of 800 or more, built from pub leagues, regional qualifiers, and low-stakes grinders.

In recent years, the festival also expanded its schedule to include two more titles:

• The Irish Senior Poker Championship (for players aged 50+), and
• The Irish Ladies Poker Championship (introduced in 2025)

What to Expect from the Dublin Poker Festival in 2026

The full 2026 schedule is already available, with over €400,000 guaranteed across the two weeks. The two main events (the ACOP and the European Deepstack) are returning for 2026 alongside the Seniors and Ladies Championships. Just like previous year, The Bonnington Hotel will once again host the festival in Dublin.

And with WPT Global now officially onboard, all that’s left is the question of online qualifiers or additional branded events to be introduced. But for now, the festival remains unchanged: quality structures, inclusive formats, and a poker crowd ready to fill the felt in Dublin in this winter.