'Texas Dolly' Amongst Host of Stars to Play in the €3 Million Guaranteed paddypowerpoker.com Irish Open

Doyle Brunson amongst favourites as paddypower.com announce Outright Winner and Final Table betting markets.

(PRWEB) February 10, 2008 -- paddypowerpoker.com today confirms that two time World Champion Doyle Brunson will be amongst a host of stars to compete in the €3 Million Guaranteed Irish Open in Dublin this March.

Brunson, perhaps the most celebrated player to have ever graced the felt, is just one of many poker legends from across the globe who will gather in Citywest Hotel for Europe's largest and most prestigious poker tournament.

'Texas Dolly', who played in the Irish Open in the early 1980s, is delighted to be returning to what is now one of the richest tournaments on the poker calendar. "I've been looking forward to coming back to Ireland ever since I visited my good friend Terry Rogers many years ago. I had a great time."

"My great, great grandparents were Irish and I'm trying to find out exactly where they came from," continues Brunson, who will be looking to trace his heritage on the trip.

Joining Doyle Brunson in Dublin will be Dan Harrington, 1995 World Series Of Poker Main Event Champion, who returns after a strong performance in the 2007 Irish Open where he held the chip lead for much of Day 1.

Brunson and Harrington may be leading the charge from across the Atlantic but they will face stiff competition in the finest European players. Top Irish pros Padraig Parkinson and Andy Black will be eager to keep the Terry Rogers Trophy on home soil, while Surindar Sunar, Ram Vaswani and Roland De Wolfe will all be looking to add another title to their already impressive resumes.

Internet sensation Sorel Mizzi will be back again, looking to his improve on his 3rd place last year, while Marty Smyth will have no intention of relinquishing his title without a fight.

Ciaran O'Leary, fresh from his bracelet winning performance at the 2007 World Series of Poker, has also confirmed he will be returning home for the Irish Open, a tournament he would dearly love to win.

paddypower.com is currently offering Outright Winner and Final Table markets on the 2008 Irish Open and will be rolling out many new markets in time for the event.

To Win The Irish Open Outright Betting*

Dan Harrington 125/1

Ram Vaswani 125/1

Roland De Wolfe 125/1

Annette Obrestad 150/1

Doyle Brunson 175/1

Ciaran O'Leary 175/1

Padraig Parkinson 225/1

To Make The Irish Open Final Table Betting*

Dan Harrington 20/1

Ram Vaswani 20/1

Roland De Wolfe 20/1

Doyle Brunson 28/1

Ciaran O'Leary 28/1

Marty Smyth 28/1

Padraig Parkinson 40/1

Paddy Power, Head of Communications for the paddypowerpoker.com, is giddy at thought of his fantasy final table. "It would be quite the accumulator, but what a dream final table it would be if Brunson (28/1) and Harrington (20/1) were to end up four handed against Parkinson (40/1) and defending champion Smyth(28/1). We'd have to build a stadium to fit in all the fans! "

For a full list of players in both Outright Betting and Final Table Betting visit www.paddypower.com and click on Poker in the list of markets on the left hand side of the page.

The Irish Open takes place from 19th to 24th March 2008 in Citywest Hotel, Dublin. Satellites run every Wednesday ($55 Rebuy) and Sunday ($320 Freezeout) on paddypowerpoker.com with a full schedule of daily feeders.

Players wishing to buy-in directly can do so by registering and paying online at www.irishpokeropen.com.

*Selected odds. Correct at time of going to print.

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paddypowerpoker.com Irish Open 2008

Game: No Limit Hold'em Freezeout

Prizepool: €3 Million Guaranteed

Buy-in: €4,200 + €300 registration

Capacity: 1,000 players. 2 Day 1s

Start Date: 20th March 2008.

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