Macau Sporting Club
Located in the heart of Cork City along the banks of the Lee, the Macau Sporting Club opens its doors to poker festivities seven days a week. With a series of tournaments and cash games to suit all pockets, in business for six years, the Macau Sporting Club is without doubt one of Europe's best-kept secrets. Within its plush surroundings, the Macau has a lot to offer. The online poker lounge, powered by the Betfair platform, is where live and online players meet in a unique form of poker in which Betfair and the Macau Sporting Club are in partnership for the club's international tournaments.
If you fancy a bet, try Macau Sports. This state-of-the-art betting system has the odds to rival all traditional bookmakers by 20 percent, and offers In Running Betting. The club has a fabulous restaurant with drinks to match, and one of the most spacious gaming floors you have seen for comfort.
Cork City, the European Capital of Culture in 2005, is renowned for its friendliness and easy accessibility, with direct flights into Cork from most major cities. It will host the fifth-annual Irish Classic Poker Festival, May 30-June 4, featuring a buy-in of €1,500.
www.macausportingclub.com
www.betfairpoker.com/macau
TEL: +353 21 4530 477
Fortune Rooms
The Fortune Rooms are purpose-built poker rooms in Northern Ireland, one in Bangor and the other in Cookstown. Since they opened in January 2006, they have been pushing the boundaries of poker in the North. They were the first rooms to put dealers at every table, making it a comfortable experience for new players to come to a brick-and-mortar casino poker game. Between them, they have more than 800 members, with 60 percent of these players playing in a brick-and-mortar cardroom for the first time. There is a full range of poker on offer, starting from a £20 freezeout for the beginner right up to a £300 freezeout for the more experienced. They are very player-friendly tournaments, with a tournament director on hand every night.
Cash games are on offer each night, as well, as is the full casino experience of blackjack, three-card brag, Caribbean stud, roulette, and slots.
www.fortuneroooms.co.uk
Fitzpatrick's Sporting Club
Ireland's newest addition to the poker scene is the Fitzpatrick's Sporting Club, which recently opened in the heart of Limerick City, where players can enjoy a range of casino games and some great poker action in luxurious modern surroundings.
The owners of the new club spared no expense on its development. Furnished to exceptional standards with all of the latest technology, it's easy to see why this is going to be a very popular venue.
Cardroom Manager Simon Roberson will be hosting a range of tournaments six nights a week, with buy-ins to suit all pockets; the highlights are: Sunday €100 freezeout, Friday €200 no-limit hold'em tourney with an option for one rebuy or a top up, and a €250 freezeout on the first Sunday of every month.
Sit-and-go satellites and cash games are also available every night of the week, including a regular €1-€2 pot-limit hold'em game and a Friday night €2-€4 pot-limit Omaha game, which is rapidly achieving notoriety as a fat, loose game with plenty of action and some monster pots. The rake for these games is being kept to a minimum to provide players with maximum value for a great night's poker.
A selection of snacks, regular buffet evenings, teas, Italian coffees, and soft drinks are available.
It's within close proximity of Shannon Airport, train/bus stations, and hotels that offer discount rates for members and visitors to the club.
For more info, log on to: www.fitzpatrickscasino.com.
