Betting on Bellagio Five Diamond Poker Classic at Paddy Power

Irish bookmaker launches betting market for $15,000 buy-in World Poker Tour pre-Christmas shindig.

(PRWeb) December 10, 2006 -- Paddy Power, Ireland's largest bookmaker, today launches its 'to win outright' betting market on the World Poker Tour Five Diamond Poker Classic held in the Bellagio Casino, Las Vegas from December 14 to December 19, 2006.

Last year 555 of the world's best players locked horns on one of the circuit's great tournaments, and it was the Europeans who triumphed.

Dane Rehne Pedersen won the event, pocketing almost $2.1 million and Finn Patrik Antonius came second for just over $1 million. The final table also included legend Doyle Brunson (3rd) and Dublin-born Phil Laak (6th).

Priced in the market for the 2006 event are:

Phil Ivey          66-1

Phil Hellmuth         100-1

Daniel Negreanu     100-1

Gus Hansen         125-1

Padraig Parkinson     150-1

Chris Moneymaker     200-1

Jennifer Harman     250-1

David Sklansky     350-1

You can bet on this market by visiting www.paddypower.com and clicking on Poker on the left hand menu. Other markets currently available at Paddy Power are the World Series of Poker 2007 and Irish Open 2007.

PaddyPower.com does not accept bets from US residents. These markets are Non runner-No Bet.

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.paddypower.com for additional information.

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