Paddypowerpoker.com Launches Biggest Ever Irish Open Promotion with 'Paddy First'
Paddypowerpoker.com online qualifiers compete for 5 years free entry to the Irish Open.
(PRWEB) October 6, 2007 -- Paddypowerpoker.com today announces details of Paddy First, their brand new incentive for players who qualify for the €3 Million Guaranteed Irish Open.
If the player who wins the www.irishpokeropen.com">2008 Irish Open qualified online with paddypowerpoker.com they will win the golden ticket of poker - free entry to Europe's premier poker tournament for the next 5 years.
Paddy First
- If a paddypowerpoker.com qualifier wins the 2008 Irish Open they will receive free entry into the Irish Open for the following 5 years.
- The highest finishing paddypowerpoker.com qualifier will receive free entry to the 2009 Irish Open, even if they do not win the tournament outright.
Everything about the Irish Open will be bigger in 2008. The buy-in has increased to €4,500, the capacity has expanded to 1,000, the prizepool has risen to an enormous €3 Million Guaranteed and now the biggest ever bonus incentive for qualifying on paddypowerpoker.com has been launched.
Paddy Power, Communications Manager for paddypowerpoker.com, is confident that the prize will be won. "In 2007, Thomas Finneran from Galway outlasted more than 70 online qualifiers to finish 7th out of 708 players. The previous year Sligo man Pat O'Callaghan also came close to the top prize, finishing 14th out of 339."
"Thomas and Pat have blazed a trail and shown that our online players can compete with the very best in the world. My money is most definitely on one of our guys taking home the Terry Rogers trophy this year. As Paddy First we will look forward to welcoming him or her back for the next five years!"
Qualifiers are already underway on paddypowerpoker.com with a packed schedule of daily feeders and fortnightly Grand Final Satellites.
Online Schedule on paddypowerpoker.com
- Win a Grand Final seat daily at 2 p.m, 6 p.m, 9pm & Midnight - buy-in $20 + $2 (rebuy)
- Buy in directly to a Grand Final for $340 + $20 every second Sunday at 9 p.m. (freezeout)
The 2008 Irish Open will take place over Easter Weekend, 19th - 24th March, in Citywest Hotel, Dublin, Ireland's premier Conference, Leisure & Golf Resort.
To be eligible for the Paddy First competition players must qualify for the Irish Open Main Event through one paddypowerpoker.com's regular Grand Final Satellite tournaments. Players who win their tickets through the Grand Final Satellites are automatically entered into the competition to win the package.
Full details of the Paddy First competition can be found at www.irishpokeropen.com/qualify/paddy-first.php
Note To Editor
paddypowerpoker.com Irish Open
Prizepool: €3 Million Guaranteed
Buy-in: €4,200 + €300
Capacity: 1,000 players
Venue: Citywest Hotel, Leisure & Golf Resort
Dates: March 19th -24th 2008
For more information please contact: Nic Whelan, Paddy Power Poker Communications Manager, Tel: 00 353 1 488 1723, Mob: 00 353 87 317 5596, nwhelan @ paddypower.com You can also visit www.irishpokeropen.com for additional information.
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