Dublin Poker Festival 2027: Full Tournament Schedule Released, €200,000 European Deepstack Leads the Way

Quick facts: The Dublin Poker Festival returns to the Bonnington Hotel in Dublin from February 11 to 21, 2027. The 19th edition features 57 tournaments and more than €400,000 in guaranteed prize money, with the €700 European Deepstack Poker Championship (€200,000 GTD) as the headline event. WPT Global is back as the online partner for satellites.

If you’ve been looking for a live poker trip that won’t wreck your bankroll, Dublin in February is hard to beat. Organiser D4 Events has just released the full 2027 schedule, and it follows the formula that has made this festival a favourite with amateurs and grinders across Europe: affordable buy-ins, deep structures and a relaxed Irish atmosphere at a single venue.

This year the festival runs over eleven days instead of spanning two separate weekends, which makes it easier to plan a focused trip around the events you actually want to play.

Dublin Poker Festival 2027 at a Glance

Detail	Information
Dates	February 11–21, 2027
Venue	Bonnington Hotel Conference Centre, Drumcondra, Dublin 9
Edition	19th
Number of tournaments	57
Total guarantees	€400,000+
Main event	European Deepstack Poker Championship (€700, €200,000 GTD)
Organiser	D4 Events
Online partner	WPT Global

European Deepstack Poker Championship: The Main Attraction

The European Deepstack is the biggest tournament on the schedule, and on its own it carries half of the festival’s total guarantee.

• Dates: February 14–21, 2027
• Buy-in: €700
• Guarantee: €200,000
• Starting flights: Three
• Day 2: Saturday, February 20
• Final day: Sunday, February 21

The name tells you what makes this event special. The Deepstack has built its reputation on a slow, generous structure, meaning you start with a big stack relative to the blinds and have time to actually play poker instead of shoving every few orbits. For recreational players, that matters more than the guarantee. A deep structure reduces the luck factor in the early levels and rewards patience and post-flop decisions.

Worth knowing: the buy-in used to be €570 a few years ago and moved up to €700 for the 2026 edition. The guarantee stayed at €200,000, so it remains one of the better-value mid-stakes events in Europe for players who prefer depth over a huge field.

Practical tip: With three starting flights, pick the earliest one that suits your travel. If you bust, some festivals allow re-entry into a later flight. Check the official structure sheet before you arrive so you can plan your bankroll for a possible second bullet.

Amateur Championship of Poker (ACOP) and Irish Seniors Championship

ACOP

The Amateur Championship of Poker opens the festival and is the second-biggest event on the schedule. 2027 marks its 14th edition.

• Buy-in: €350
• Guarantee: €100,000
• Starting flights: Four, between February 11 and 13
• Day 2: Sunday, February 14

As the name suggests, ACOP is aimed squarely at amateur players. If you’re making your first trip to a live festival, this is probably the event to target. The buy-in is half that of the Deepstack, the guarantee is still six figures, and four flights give you plenty of flexibility.

Irish Seniors Poker Championship

Now in its 12th year, the Irish Seniors event is open to players aged 50 and over.

• Buy-in: €250
• Guarantee: €25,000

Seniors events tend to play at a friendlier pace, and they’re popular with older players who want a competitive tournament without facing a table full of 22-year-old online regulars.

Irish Ladies Poker Championship and Other Events

The Irish Ladies Poker Championship reaches its third edition in 2027 with a €200 buy-in. The event was only introduced in 2025, so it’s still growing, and that’s often a good thing for players since smaller fields mean better odds of a deep run.

Beyond the championships, the schedule offers variety for players who want more than No-Limit Hold’em:

• Irish Omaha Grand Prix: €570 buy-in, €20,000 guarantee
• Irish Mixed Game Championship: €300 buy-in
• Mystery Bounty: €160 buy-in
• 5-Card Draw tournament
• Several Round-of-Each formats
• Daily side tournaments throughout the festival

Final weekend options

The festival’s closing weekend is packed:

• Beer Poker Tour: a two-day event with a €350 buy-in and €25,000 guarantee
• High Roller: €1,100 buy-in, €25,000 guarantee, played February 20–21
• Midnight Madness: low-cost €20 late-night tournaments
• Daily satellites into the bigger events

The €20 Midnight Madness events are a smart way to fill time if you bust a main tournament early. They’re cheap, fast and a great way to get extra hours at a live table without risking much.

Tournament Highlights and Comparison

Tournament	Buy-in	Guarantee	Guarantee per € of buy-in
European Deepstack Poker Championship	€700	€200,000	286x
Amateur Championship of Poker	€350	€100,000	286x
Irish Seniors Poker Championship	€250	€25,000	100x
Irish Omaha Grand Prix	€570	€20,000	35x
Beer Poker Tour	€350	€25,000	71x
High Roller	€1,100	€25,000	23x

What this table tells you: The Deepstack and ACOP need far larger fields to hit their guarantees, which usually means more recreational players and bigger prize pools. The High Roller and Omaha Grand Prix have small guarantees relative to the buy-in, so expect smaller, tougher fields, but also a real chance of an overlay if turnout is lower than expected.

Qualify Online Through WPT Global

As in the previous edition, WPT Global returns as the festival’s online partner for 2027. The site will run satellites so players can win their way into the live events from home. The full satellite schedule hasn’t been released yet.

For context, last year WPT Global ran step satellites into the Deepstack starting from under $1, along with a special promotion for satellite winners. Details for 2027 promotions haven’t been confirmed, so keep an eye on the WPT Global lobby closer to January.

Why satellites make sense here: Turning a €50–€110 satellite into a €700 seat cuts your risk dramatically. If you’re travelling from abroad, winning even one seat can cover a big chunk of your trip costs.

Accommodation at the Bonnington Hotel

All tournaments take place at the Bonnington Hotel Conference Centre, and the hotel is offering festival players special rates:

Nights	Rate per room
Monday to Thursday	€90 per night
Friday to Sunday	€130 per night
Breakfast (optional)	€15 per person per night

Use the promo code DPF27 when booking.

Budget example: A Deepstack-focused weekend, arriving Friday, February 19 and leaving Sunday, February 21, works out to about €260 for two nights, or €290 with breakfast, plus your €700 buy-in. That’s roughly €1,000 before flights, which compares very well with most European poker stops.

Staying on-site is a genuine advantage. Long Day 2s and late finishes are much easier when your bed is a lift ride away rather than a taxi across the city.

Planning a Longer Irish Poker Trip?

The 2027 Irish Poker Open runs from March 18 to 29 at the Royal Dublin Society, about a month after the Dublin Poker Festival. Its main event is far bigger, with a €1,150 buy-in and a €2.5 million guarantee. Many players use February’s Dublin Poker Festival as a lower-cost warm-up or to build a bankroll for the Irish Open.

Final Word

The Dublin Poker Festival has never tried to be the biggest stop in Europe. Its strength is value: deep structures, affordable buy-ins, everything under one roof and a crowd that’s there to enjoy the game. With 57 events, a €200,000 Deepstack and online qualifiers through WPT Global, the 2027 edition gives players at almost every bankroll level a reason to book a February trip to Dublin.

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