Poker News: Irish Poker Open live satellite venues

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Irish Poker Open live satellite venues

Card rooms across Ireland and UK gear up for live satellites for the €2 million guaranteed Paddy Power Poker Irish Poker Open 2007!

Paddy Power Poker today announces the first wave of venues holding live satellites for the €2 million guaranteed Irish Open 2007.

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 €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 Paddy Power Poker.

This year's event, which will be filmed for TV, is the biggest in Europe with a €2 million guaranteed prize pool and a capacity for 700 players paying €3,300 (+€200 reg) 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'.

Last year, Dubliner Vincent Melinn won the €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!

posted by Poker Player at Irish Poker Open live satellite venues

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