Card rooms across Ireland and the UK are gearing up for live satellites
for Euro 2 million guaranteed Paddy Power Poker.com Irish Poker Open
2007, with the betting company announcing the first wave of venues
holding live satellites for the big event.
Dozens of Europe's leading card rooms are hosting satellites from
January right up until the start of the Irish Open main event from
April 6-9, 2007 in the landmark Burlington Hotel, Dublin.
Dublin's Jackpot Club, the official card room for the Irish Open 2007
has satellites each Thursday from January onwards with a minimum guaranteed
one ticket worth Euro 3 500.
Card rooms and casinos currently confirmed to run regular Irish Open
satellites include:
Dublin
The Jackpot
20 Montague Street, Dublin 2
The Sporting Emporium
Anne's Lane, South Anne's Street, Dublin 2
Cork
The Macau Sporting Club
16 Patrick's Quay, Cork City
Galway
4 Aces
18 Dominic Street, Galway
Kerry
The Cue Club
Hilliards Lane, Killarney, Co Kerry
Carlow
Big Slick Poker
Charlotte Street, Carlow
Banbridge
The Bridge Club
28B Scarva St, Banbridge, BT32 3DA
Bangor
The Fortune Rooms
1A Valentine Rd, Bangor BT204JH
Belfast
The Winners Club
Yorkgate Leisure Complex, Belfast, Co Antrim, BT15 1WA
Derry
Lucky's Bingo
Edinburgh
Gala Maybury Casino
5 South Maybury, Edinburgh, EH12 8NE
Players can also qualify online at the Paddy Poker.com website.
This year's event, which will be filmed for TV, has been claimed to
be the biggest in Europe with a Euro 2 million guaranteed prize pool
and a capacity for 700 players paying Euro 3 300 (+ Euro 200 registration)
to play over Easter Weekend 2007 against the best players in the world.
What sets the Irish Open apart from other poker tournaments is its
historic legacy, unique atmosphere, famous Irish hospitality, and
legendary reputation for camaraderie and 'craic' or spirit.
Last year, Dubliner Vincent Melinn won the Euro 350 000 first prize
in only his second ever live tournament and the final table was broadcast
live across Europe -- a world's first. This year the event doubles
in size.
Unfortunately PaddyPower.com does not accept bets from US residents.