Ireland’s Biggest and Oldest Poker Event Live on TV

The paddypowerpoker.com Irish Open €1 Million Guaranteed To Be Televised Live.

(PRWEB) February 16, 2006 -- The final table of the paddypowerpoker.com Irish Open 2006 will be broadcast live on Sky Sports 2 at 9.30 p.m. on Monday 17 April (Easter Monday).

The event will be filmed before a select VIP audience at a top secret location in Dublin. Six players will compete for their share of the €1 million guaranteed (plus €50,000 added by the sponsor) prize pool. Produced by Winmedia International in association with Sky Sports the transmission will be the first of its kind from Ireland.

Poker explosion on TV
Poker is one of the fastest growing spectator sports in the world. Under-the-table cameras allow the audience to see all the drama unfold and make calls just as if they were playing the game themselves.

Poker is the third most watched cable TV sport in the US and has proved a hit with mainstream audiences all over Europe. Over 10,000 will try to qualify online for a seat at the Irish Open and thousands more in live satellite competitions. Internet and satellite qualifiers will be joined by some of the biggest names in US and European poker.

Bet on a party
Players, members of the poker community and the general public are invited to attend and watch the live broadcast in a friendly, fun environment at Jurys Ballsbridge Hotel, Dublin. Paddy Power bookmakers will be offering ‘in-play’ betting on the final table at www.paddypower.com

History
The €3,000 entry Irish Open is the longest established poker tournament in Europe. The main event starts on 4pm on Saturday 15th April and will play down to a final table of six players on Monday 17th April.

Notes to editor
paddypowerpoker.com is sponsor of Europe’s longest established poker event - the Irish Open. It also sponsors Europe’s premier televised poker event - the Grand Slam – which will be shown as six 1- hour shows on Sky Sports 2 from Tuesday 21 March at 10pm. Both Produced by Winmedia International.

For further information contact Brendan Murray, Tel: 00 353 1 4881759, Mob: 00 353 86 305 7469 or visit www.irishpokeropen.com.

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