OPEC Raises Quota for Quality Poker

The Online Poker European Championship (OPEC) from paddypowerpoker.com fuels poker appetites this autumn.

Dublin, Ireland (PRWEB) August 26, 2006 -- Starting 3rd September 2006 paddypowerpoker.com launches a bid to find Europe’s top online poker player. The Online Poker European Championship (OPEC) is a year long test of poker prowess, culminating in August 2007 with the Grand Final which will have a €50,000 guaranteed prize pool, €10,000 added by paddypowerpoker.com AND a Dell laptop computer for the eventual Online Poker European Champion 2007!

Qualify

From the 3rd of September 2006, paddypowerpoker.com will run two weekly freezeout feeder tournaments with a buyin of $20 to one monthly satellite tournament with a buyin of $200.

Players may also buyin directly to the monthly satellite for $200. The monthly freezeout satellite will run to the grand final event in which entry can be achieved by qualification or by direct buyin ($2,000 + reg).

OPEC Feeders

Feeder 1    

When:    Wednesday 8pm    

Buyin:    $20 + $2    

Type:    Freezeout – 12 Min Rounds    

Prize:    Seats into the weekly Satellite         (Every $220 generates a seat)         

Feeder 2    

When:    Sunday 8pm    

Buyin:    $20 + $2    

Type:    Freezeout – 12 Min Rounds    

Prize:    Seats into the weekly Satellite         (Every $220 generates a seat)

OPEC Weekly Satellites

When:    1st Saturday of every month 8pm

Buyin:    $200 + $20

Type:    Freezeout – 15 Min Rounds

Prize:    Seats into the Grand Final Opec Event

    (Every $2,100 generates a seat)

OPEC Grand Final Event

When:    20th August 2007 8pm

Buyin:    $2000 + $100

Type:    Freezeout – 30 Min Rounds

Prize:    $50,000 Gauranteed, $10,000 Added, Winner also receives a Dell Laptop Computer

Note to editors: PaddyPower.com does not accept bets from US residents.

For more information please contact: Brendan Murray, Paddy Power Poker Communications Manager,

Tel: 00 353 1 488 1759, Mob: 00 353 87 916 6000

You can also visit

www.paddypowerpoker.com/opec for additional information.

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