Day 1a of the Irish Open Main Event has just started with 230 players in the field.

The �1,100 buy-in sees some familiar names in the field already as players like Christian Rudolph, Ilya Anatsky, Peter Chien, Dietrich Fast, Martin Jacobson, Ian Simpson, and Benjamin Chalot already spotted.

partypoker representatives Carl Froch, Louise Butler, Joao Simao, Matt Staples, and Kristen Bicknell are also in the running today.