Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Irish Open 2007
For those of you that know, see you at the
Irish Open. For those of you that don't know, it's got the best buzz, the smoothest structure, the most players, a whopping €2 million prizepool and all of this gets wedged in to one bank holiday weekend in April 2007.
Win your way to the event with daily $12 Feeders at 2 and 10pm, which win tickets to Sunday's $198 Super Satellite Grand Finals.
Prize packages worth $5,500 cover ticket, accommodation and flights.
posted by Poker Player at Irish Open 2007
$350K Guarantee
$350K Guarantee at
Full Tilt Poker - every Sunday at 6PM ET you can play your chance to claim a piece of a prize pool that will be at least $350K, and you can satellite in for as little as $4 + $.40.
posted by Poker Player at $350K Guarantee
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Full Tilt Poker Aussie Millions
Visit Australia on the poker trip of a lifetime! With an $18K prize package that includes round-trip airfare for two from LA to Melbourne and 10 nights at the Crown Casino Resort, you can live like a high roller in the land Down Under.
For more info visit
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posted by Poker Player at Full Tilt Poker Aussie Millions
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Hoa Mahn Nguyen
Do you know Hoa Mahn Nguyen?
If you do he's got a free ticket to the
Paddy Power Poker Irish Open, which happens to be Europe's largest and most historic no limit hold'em tournament!
Hoa Mahn Nguyen was the 'bubble' at the WSOP in Las Vegas and hence has a ticket to the Irish Open courtesy of Paddy Power! The problem is Paddy Power cannot find him!
Email us to get Hoa Mahn to Dublin over Easter weekend for the Irish Open 2007. His package includes a ticket into the main event, flights and accommodation.
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 800 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.
Check it out at
Paddy Power Poker!
posted by Poker Player at Hoa Mahn Nguyen
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Backgammon a Game of Constant Action
This article is designed for all poker players who would like to learn about the exciting game of Backgammon.
Some of our greatest poker players are also great backgammon players. Gus Hansen is likely one of the five best players in the world and could be the best. Other poker luminaries that are backgammon stars include Erik Seidel, Dan Harrington, and "X-22" Paul Magriel.
There was even one World Poker Tour final table that included Gus Hansen, Abe Mosseri and Tino Lechich who are all backgammon players.
Even poker's infamous hooded wonder Phil "The Unabomber" Laak has been known to partake in a game of backgammon or two.
Learn more about
online backgammon and read the entire article
Backgammon a Game of Constant Action by Steve Sax.
posted by Poker Player at Backgammon a Game of Constant Action
Saturday, October 21, 2006
European Poker Tour Betting
Paddy Power today launched 'outright betting' and 'to make final table' markets for the European Poker Tour's fourth outing of the 2006/7 season in Dublin. The Irish bookie is pricing up markets for each stop of the European Poker Tour, which includes stopovers in London, Dublin, Copenhagen, Baden, Deauville and Monte Carlo. The Dublin EPT event, held in the Regency Hotel from 26-29 October 2006, is one of the most popular on the tour, selling out last year and increasing its capacity to 500 this year.
Paddy Power, head of communications for the bookmakers said, 'We lost our shirts at the last big Dublin tournament, the Irish Open, and while we are hoping to make a few euro this time around we'd love to see an Irish player win this. If one does, the pints of Guinness will be on him!'
To make the final table of eight Paddy Power is offering:
Gus Hansen 8-1
Roy 'The Boy' Brindley 12-1
Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliot 10-1
Joe Hachem 16-1
Mats Gavatin 16-1
Donnacha O'Dea 16-1
Tony Cascarino 25-1
Isabelle Mercier 33-1
Last year's winner, Mats Gavatin, took down the first prize of €317,000. Other notable names who made the final table in Dublin last year include Michael Greco and David 'Dpommo' Pomroy.
Paddy Power will announce further markets for the Dublin EPT, including match bets, group betting, and female to make the final table over the coming days. Other prices are available on request.
posted by Poker Player at European Poker Tour Betting
Monday, October 16, 2006
Jamie Gold Drama Continues
The drama behind Jamie Gold's $12 million
victory at the WSOP continues as a new injunction may now hold up half of the champ's winnings.
Richard Schonfeld, the attorney for
Bruce Crispin Leyser, said that Judge Roger L Hunt is expected to sign the injunction soon. The injunction would freeze half of the $12 million and open up half of the funds for Gold to claim.
Gold has acknowledged Leyser's help in recent interviews, and it appears the issue is not whether Leyser should get a cut - the issue is how much that percentage should be. Leyser claims that he and Gold entered into an agreement that whatever monies won by Gold during his play of the Main Event would be split between the two. Leyser also claims he can back this up in the form of a saved cell phone message on the day of the final table, in which Gold allegedly pledges to hold up his end of the fifty-fifty split.
Will Gold take the $6 million and walk away or will he keep fighting for the rest of the money? One thing is for sure, the lawyers will make a bundle!
posted by Poker Player at Jamie Gold Drama Continues
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Paddy Last Competition
The best
Paddy Power Poker online qualifier at the Irish Open 2007 will win a seat at the World Series of Poker 2007 main event in Las Vegas as the popular competition within a competition 'Paddy last' returns for the Irish Open 2007.
Last year's winner Sligo man Pat O'Callaghan scooped the €12,500 package to the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas by outlasting over 48 other online qualifiers, coming 19th and winning an additional €6,000 in prize money.
Players who qualify for the Irish Open main event through
Paddy Power Poker's weekly satellite tournaments are automatically entered into the competition to win the package.
Players can qualify for a shot at 'Paddy last' in one of three ways:
* Win a Grand Final seat daily at 2 p.m. & 10 p.m. - buy-in $12 + $0.60 (rebuy)
* Buy in directly to a Grand Final for $198 + $9.90 every Sunday at 9 p.m. (rebuy)
* Win one of our $1 (10c registration fee) Shootout Tournaments on the 1st Monday of every month at 8pm.
Live satellites in card clubs and casinos around the world will be announced in the coming months.
This year's event, which will be filmed for TV, is one of the most prestigous in Europe with a €2 million guaranteed prize pool and a capacity for 800 players paying €3,300 (+€200 reg) to play over Easter Weekend 2007 against the best players in the world.
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!
posted by Poker Player at Paddy Last Competition
Sunday, October 08, 2006
Go Head's Up with your favorite Celebrity player
At Hollywood Poker you can go head's up with one or more celebrities. Check the list of celebs below:
James Woods, Vince Van Patten, Alan Rosenberg, Andrew Hill Newman, Ant, Anthony Denison, Bill Smitrovich, Billy Burke, Brad Sherwood, Brande Roderick, Brian Baumgartner, Bryan Cranston, Chris Redman, Christopher Rich, David Zayas, Dean Cain, Don Most, Donnie Wahlberg, Dule Hill, Erik Palladino, Jeff Fahey, Joe Cortese, Jon Kelley, Jon Landau Jonathan Baker, Josh Charles, Josh Malina, Kane Hodder, Kato Kaelin, Ken Howard, Kenny Johnson, Kevin Nealon, Kevin Pollak, Kevin Weisman, Khary Payton, Kirk Acevedo, Larry Bowa, Lenny Dykstra, Lenny Venito, Matt Borlenghi, Matt Cedeno, Matthew Del Negro, Meat Loaf, Michael DeLorenzo, Michael Ian Black, Michael Kelly, Miguel Nunez, Mimi Rogers, Neil Patrick Harris, Nicholas Gonzalez, Nicole Sullivan, Norby Walters, Pamela Gidley, Paul McCrane, Paul Wesley, Peter Facinelli, Ronny Cox, Ryan Merriman, Samm Levine, Sean Kanan, Seth Meyers, Stephen Collins, Tom McGowan, Tom Verica, Tracy Scoggins, Willie Garson, Yancey Arias.
Check out
Hollywood Poker!
posted by Poker Player at Go Head's Up with your favorite Celebrity player
Friday, October 06, 2006
Irish Poker Open Betting
Paddy Poker Poker today announced details of betting on the Irish Open 2007.
The €2 million guaranteed Irish Open 2007 is likely to prove Paddy Power's most successful poker betting event ever.
The Outright Winner market is the first of many markets on which punters can back themselves, a friend or whoever they fancy. Other markets over the coming months will include To Make Final Table, Group Betting, Match Betting, Female To Make Finale Table, Age Of Winner, Nationality Of Winner and many more.
Paddy Power, spokesman for the Irish bookmaker, said, "We paid out €47,000 to the winner Vincent Melinn last year who had €250 each way on himself at 150-1 and he gave most of it away to another player. I wish he'd given some back to us! Regardless, we'll have more markets, more value and more fun this year than at any poker tournament in history and I'll lay you odds-on on that."
The early market, which can be found at
Paddy Power, includes:
Mel Judah 80 - 1
Ram Vaswani 80 - 1
Dave Colclough 100 - 1
Barny Boatman 100 - 1
Padraig Parkinson 100 - 1
Ross Boatman 100 - 1
Joe Beevers 100 - 1
Roy Brindley 100 - 1
Andy Black 100 - 1
Donnacha O'Dea 125 - 1
Noel Furlong 150 - 1
Vincent Melinn 200 - 1
Each way odds 1 / 5 places 6 - odds correct going to press
The players can now qualify for the Irish Open in one of three ways:
1. Win a Grand Final seat daily at 2 pm & 10 pm - buy-in $12 + $0.60 (rebuy)
2. Buy in directly to a Grand Final for $198 + $9.90 every Sunday at 9 p.m. (rebuy)
3. Win one of our $1 (10c registration fee) Shootout Tournaments on the 1st Monday of every month at 8pm.
Live satellites in card clubs and casinos around the world will be announced in the coming months.
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 800 players paying €3,300 (+€200 reg) to play over Easter Weekend 2007 against the best players in the world.
Many more details of the Irish Poker Open 2007 will be released in the coming weeks and months and players should check the Irish Poker Open website for updates on the venue, side events, betting, offline satellites and much more.
Note: The Irish Open 2007 will be recorded for television.
Visit
Paddy Power Poker and check out the poker action in Europe!
posted by Poker Player at Irish Poker Open Betting
Poker News: October 2006
