Qualify for €2 Million Guaranteed Irish Poker Open for $1

paddypowerpoker.com monthly $1 shootout for €3,500 Irish Poker Open ticket.

(PRWEB) October 1, 2006 -- paddypowerpoker.com today announces its monthly $1 shootout for a €3,500 ticket for the 26th Irish Poker Open being held in Dublin over Easter weekend 2007.

Starting Monday 2nd October and each 1st Monday at 8pm between now and the end of March 2007, players can qualify online at www.paddypowerpoker.com for a ticket to Europe's most prestigious poker tournament worth €3,500.

Players can now qualify in one of three ways:

Win a Grand Final seat daily at 2 p.m. & 10 p.m. - buy-in $12 + $0.60 (rebuy)

Buy in directly to a Grand Final for $198 + $9.90 every Sunday at 9 p.m. (rebuy)

Win one of our $1 (10c registration fee) Shootout Tournaments on the 1st Monday of every month at 8pm.

Live satellites in card clubs and casinos around the world will be announced in the coming months.

This year’s event, which will be filmed for TV*, is the biggest in Europe with a €2 million guaranteed prize pool and a capacity for 800 players paying €3,300 (+€200 reg) to play over Easter Weekend 2007 against the best players in the world.

What sets the Irish Open apart from other poker tournaments is its historic legacy, unique atmosphere, famous Irish hospitality, and legendary reputation for camaraderie and ‘craic’.

Last year, Dubliner Vincent Melinn won the €350,000 first prize in only his second ever live tournament and the final table was broadcast live across Europe -- a world’s first.

This year the event doubles in size.

*Note to editors: Paddypower.com does not accept bets from US residents. Sponsor's Logos will be allowed for TV

For further details please contact Brendan Murray on 003514881759 or email. More information is available on www.irishpokeropen.com.

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