Friday, May 26, 2006
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Play poker against the pro's - help house the homeless!
City West Hotel tournament offers amateur's opportunity to learn from world's best poker players; raise €1 million for Simon Dublin and snooker Ken Doherty, Jimmy White and Matthew Stevens.
Padraig Parkinson's charity poker tournament at City West Hotel, Dublin on 1 June 2006 sees a host of the game's biggest names give eager amateurs an opportunity to improve their game and sit at the tables with world's top poker professionals.
The event will be the first in a series of poker tournaments in Ireland aimed at raising €1 million for the homeless charity Simon Dublin involving stars from the worlds of entertainment, sport, business, politics and poker.
From 2pm on the day amateur players can get free lessons from some of the world's premier poker players such as Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliot, The Hendon Mob, Andy Black, Scott Gray, Donnacha O'Dea, John Duthie, Julian Gardiner, 'Mad' Marty Wilson, Ivan Donaghy and George McKeever.
They can also test their skills in the numerous $30 sit n'go tournaments running throughout the day with a chance to win entry into the main charity event later that evening.
A strong female contingent will also battle it out on the felt including Beverly Pace, former Irish Open Champion Jenny Hegarty, in-form Irish amateur Willow Connolly and journalist and broadcaster Shelly Rubenstein.
Registration for the main charity game begins at 4pm with the cards in the air at 8pm.
The entry fee is €300 (+€30 reg). €100 of the entry fee goes directly to Simon Dublin; the remaining €200 goes to make up the prize fund.
Tournament organiser Padraig Parkinson, himself one of the world's most respected players, said, 'Normally you might need thousands of euro to get anywhere near these guys on a poker table - here they'll give away some of their secrets and you could sit in the main event for as little as €30. This is the best value an aspiring player might ever get.'
Players can stay at the luxurious City West complex in West Dublin for €80 (single) or €110 (twin).
The event aims to break the European record for the number of poker players playing in a single tournament (currently 393).
Anyone wishing to donate to the event but unable to attend can contact Eamonn Connolly on 00353 (0)86 252 3720.
The charity tournament is the precursor to the Grand Final of the Irish Poker Tour sponsored by Boyle Sports which is generously supporting the event along with Paddy Power Poker and Victor Chandler which has offered a travel/accommodation/entry trip to Paris for the 2006 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
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