paddypowerpoker.com Confirms Full Irish Open Timetable and Main Event Blind Structure
Extra levels added to Europe's most prestigious poker tournament.
(PRWEB) January 19, 2008 -- paddypowerpoker.com today announces the full timetable for the 2008 Irish Open including start times for all festival events. The Super Satellite to the Main Event will be the very first event of the festival and will take place at 6pm on Wednesday 19th March.
The €3 Million Guaranteed Main Event itself, which has a capacity for 1,000 players, will be split over 2 Day 1s.
Day 1A will take place on Thursday 20th March with Day 1B starting on Good Friday, 21st March.
Both Day 1s will begin at 2pm sharp and players are advised to arrive early as registration will close at 12 noon. Each subsequent day of the Main Event will also have a 2pm start, including the final day which will see the champion crowned on Easter Monday.
The minimum payout for first place in this €4,500 buy-in event will be €800,000.
Start times have also been confirmed for all Side Events at the Irish Open. There will be early evening starts for the inaugural Irish Open Ladies event, the €1,500 No Limit Holdem Freezeout and the Pot Limit Omaha Rebuy, with the final event, the Double Chance Scalp, starting a little earlier at 3pm on Easter Monday
Irish Open 2008 Schedule
Date...............Time....Event........................................................Entry....Reg
19th March....18:00...Main Event Super Satellite......................300....30
20th March....14:00...Main Event Day 1A...................................4200....300
21st March....14:00...Main Event Day 1B...................................4200....300
21st March....17:00...Irish Open Ladies NLH Freezout............300....30
22nd March...14:00...Main Event Day 2
22nd March...18:00...1,500 NLH Freezeout Day 1................1500....150
23rd March....14:00...Main Event Day 3
23rd March....15:00...1,500 NLH Freezeout Day 2
23rd March....17:00...Pot Limit Omaha Rebuy...........................400....40
24th March....14:00...Main Event Final
24th March....15:00...NLH Double Chance Scalp..............270 + 30....30
The blind structure for the €3 Million Guaranteed Main Event has also been confirmed and will feature additional levels from last year giving even more play to the competitors. The starting stack will be 10,000 chips and the blinds will increase every 60 minutes.
Irish Open Main Event Blind Structure
60 Minute Clock
Small Blind Big Blind Ante
25 50
50 100
75 150
100 200
150 300
150 300 25
200 400 25
300 600 25
400 800 50
500 1000 50
600 1200 100
800 1600 100
1000 2000 200
1500 3000 200
2000 4000 300
3000 6000 500
4000 8000 500
5000 10000 1000
6000 12000 1000
8000 16000 1500
10000 20000 2000
12000 24000 2000
15000 30000 3000
20000 40000 3000
25000 50000 3000
30000 60000 4000
40000 80000 4000
50000 100000 5000
60000 120000 5000
80000 160000 10000
100000 200000 10000
120000 240000 10000
150000 300000 10000
The Irish Open is Europe's largest and longest running poker tournament and players wishing to participate in any of the festival events can do so by registering and paying online at www.irishpokeropen.com/.
Players looking to qualify for the Irish Open Main Event now have no shortage of options with paddypowerpoker.com running two Super Satellites each week with daily feeders on offer for as little as $2.
$320 Super Satellite at 9pm every Sunday. $55 Rebuy Super Satellite at 8.05pm every Wednesday. Irish Open packages are worth $8,500 which includes ticket, accommodation and expenses.
paddypowerpoker.com reserve the right to alter the times and structures of events at its sole discretion in the best interest of the tournament or its players.
For more information please contact: Nic Whelan, Paddy Power Poker Communications Manager, Tel: 00 353 1 488 1723, Mob: 00 353 87 317 5596, www.paddypowerpoker.com/ for additional information.
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