paddypowerpoker.com UK Poker Tour -- Live in London

Travelling poker festival brings the paddypowerpoker.com experience to The Sportsman Casino, London for the final leg of the hugely successful UK Poker Tour -- £1,000 added to event; Irish Open ticket worth €3,500 for overall tour winner.

(PRWeb) November 29, 2006 --paddypowerpoker.com finishes its popular UK poker tour in The Sportsman Casino, Old Quebec Street, London on Friday 1 December, 2006. The tour has already visited card clubs and casinos in Edinburgh, Newcastle, Birmingham, Brighton and Banbridge.

Ireland's premier online poker company is adding £1,000 to each prize pool and online qualification starts from just $10 (final online qualifier at paddypowerpoker.com, November 28, $10 +.50c rebuy at 8.30pm).

As an additional prize, players who reach the final table at each event are invited to play a special online tournament at paddypowerpoker.com to win one Irish Open 2007 ticket worth €3,500.

Each event on the tour has sold out and players are advised to pre-register for this £100 rebuy event to ensure a place. Capacity is 80 players.

Details of the London event are:

Date: 1 December, 2006. Dinner 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tournament starts 8.00 p.m. sharp

Venue: The Sportsman Casino, Old Quebec Street, London, W1H 7AF

Phone: + 44 (0) 2074140061

Tournament Information:

Type: Rebuy Reg: £10 Buy-in: £100 Bonus: £1000

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/ukpokertour for additional information.

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