Online Qualifiers Begin for the €1 Million PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Open 2006

Play for a seat at Europe’s oldest poker tournament from $10 AND a chance to earn a €12,500 package for the World Series of Poker main event in Las Vegas.

(PRWEB) February 5, 2006 -- paddypowerpoker.com today announces the opening of online qualification for the Irish Open 2006 – Ireland’s first €1 million No Limit Texas Hold Em tournament and Europe’s most historic poker event.

Starting on Sunday 6th February, for as little as €10, players can enter daily feeders at www.paddypowerpoker.com to reach a weekly Grand Final and a shot at a package worth €4,500 for the Irish Open.

There are three feeders each day and a Grand Final each Sunday.

The schedule is:
Feeders:

Time:   2pm, 6pm and 9pm Daily
Buyin:   $10 + 50cents
Type:   Rebuy – 4 levels
Rounds:   8 Minute rounds

Each $103.95 in prize-pool affords one seat in the weekly Grand Final Satellite.

Grand Finals:

Time:   7pm every Sunday
Buyin:   $99 + $4.95
Type:   Rebuy – 4 levels
Rounds:   15 minute rounds

One package is guaranteed and each additional $4,500 affords and additional package.

The highest placed online qualifier from www.paddypowerpoker.com at the Irish Open will also win a fabulous $12,500 package to the main event at 2006 World Series of Poker.

History
The Irish Open – which begins on Saturday 15th April at 4pm in Jurys Ballsbridge Hotel, Dublin - celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2006. It is Europe’s oldest poker tournament and second in the world only to the World Series of Poker.

Legendary Irish bookmaker Terry Rogers started the event with his friend and colleague Liam Flood in 1981. Although Terry passed away in 1999 Liam, a world class player and tournament director of international renown, continues his involvement with this prestigious tournament. Over the years the Irish Open has attracted many of the legends of poker including Stu Ungar, Amarillo Slim and Doyle Brunson.

Keep up to date with all the news about the paddypowerpoker.com Irish Open 2006 at www.irishpokeropen.com or visit www.paddypower.com to bet on the event.

Note to editors:
Paddy Power Poker regrets that it cannot currently accept players from the United States.

For more information contact: Brendan Murray, Poker Communications Manager, Tel: 00 353 1 488 1759, Mob: 00 353 86 305 7469.

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