Irish Open Joins Card Player Poker TourThe Longest Running Tournament in Europe is Now Part of the CPPT |
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The Card Player Poker Tour is excited to announce a partnership with the Paddy Power Poker Irish Open.
With a colorful history spanning more than three decades, the Irish Open is sure to add additional buzz and excitement to the CPPT, which is already in the midst of a successful second season.
The longest running tournament in Europe and the second longest running tournament in the world, behind only the World Series of Poker, the Irish Open will crown yet another champion April 21st after four days of play and months of satellite action.
The four-day €2,250 ($3,077) no-limit hold’em tournament is expected to amass a prize pool of more than €1,000,000, just as it did last year when winner Ian Simpson picked up a €265,000 ($339,604) payday.
Paddy Power Poker began offering online packages in January and will continue to do so until April 17, the day before the tournament begins. Two main event packages including flights, accommodations, spending money and entry fees will be awarded every Sunday, while ticket only satellites will run every Wednesday and Thursday. Paddy Power Poker promises a huge number of online qualifiers and the guarantees are increasing all the time.
Live satellites will also be offered in casinos and card rooms throughout Ireland, the United Kingdom, Europe, and North America with more to be added in coming weeks.
The tournament will officially begin April 18, after a massive €150 with €100 rebuy live supersatellite being held April 17. The 2014 winner will be named April 21, taking his or her place in Irish Open history and joining the ranks of past winners such as three-time champion Noel Furlong, Kevin Vandermissen, Neil Channing, Joe Beevers and two-time champion Liam Flood.
For a full schedule of events, go to poker.paddypower.com
One lucky player will also take home an additional €50,000 in cash through Paddy Power Poker’s Sole Survivor promotion. All players who qualify for the tournament on Paddy Power Poker will be entered into the promotion and the player who outlasts all other qualifiers will receive the money. The second-through-sixth place Sole Survivors will be awarded entry into the 2015 Irish Open. In order to be eligible, players must qualify on paddypowerpoker.com or purchase their Irish Open seat with Paddy Points in the VIP shop.
The much anticipated tournament will be held at the Double Tree by Hilton, better known by its former moniker — the Burlington Hotel, on Burlington Road in Dublin. Just minutes from the city center, the five-star hotel is newly refurbished boasting luxurious accommodations and modern facilities.
Players will receive a discounted rate of €99 per night for a single room and €89 per night for a double room.
While taking a break from the poker action, players can walk a few minutes to Aviva Stadium to catch a game of rugby, experience Dublin’s legendary nightlife in the Temple Bar area, shop along Grafton Street, or take in a comedy show or concert at the Bord Gais Energy Theater.
The first cards in what would become Europe’s longest running poker tournament were dealt in the early 1980s after Terry Rodgers organized the tournament at the Eccentric Club. Having befriended Las Vegas legends Benny Binnion, Johnny Moss, and Doyle Brunson, Rogers took an interest in Texas hold’em, which at the time was virtually unheard of outside the United States. The three-plus decades old tournament has long been credited as being an instrumental force behind the spread and popularity of no-limit hold’em throughout Europe.
Live Satellite Locations
Side Pot Cavan – Cavan, Ireland
Diamond Casino Monaghan – Monaghan, Ireland
Celtic Poker Tour – Ireland
Macau Sporting Club Cork – Cork, Ireland
Cue Club Killarney – Kerry, Ireland
Sporting Emporium – Dublin, Ireland
Clonmel – Tipperary, Ireland
Gold Rush Card Club – Cork, Ireland
Eglington Card Club – Galway, Ireland
Park Hotel Dungarvan – Waterford, Ireland
The Royal Yacht Poker Club – Ghana, Africa
Playground Casino Montreal – Montreal, Canada
Aviation Club – Paris, France
Dusk Til Dawn – Nottingham, England
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