€2 Million Guaranteed Irish Poker Open Pays Out Over €500,000 to Winner

Irish Open minimum guaranteed payout structure announced.

(PRWEB) September 1, 2006 -- The paddypowerpoker.com Irish Poker Open, taking place in Dublin over Easter weekend 2007, has a guaranteed prize pool of €2 million. Regardless of how many players enter, paddypowerpoker.com will guarantee this prize pool for €2 million.

If the number of players exceeds 607, each additional player’s buy in (€3,300 +€200 reg) is added to the prize pool, and with up to 800 seats available to players, the prize pool could swell by a further €617,600.

The minimum guaranteed payouts are available to view at: http://www.irishpokeropen.com/tournament.php

The winner of the €1 million guaranteed Irish Open 2006, Vincent Melinn, picked up a cheque for €350,000.

Note to editors: The Irish Open 2007 will be recorded for television. Promotional logos are allowed. 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.irishpokeropen.com for additional information.

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