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Irish Poker Open Mega Satellite Set For January 1

Paddy Power Poker Announces Irish Open New Year's Day Mega Satellite

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On the first day of 2012 PaddyPowerPoker.com is holding a special Irish Open New Years Day Mega Satellite with five Irish Open packages worth €4,600 each guaranteed.

The €200 + €15 no-limit hold’em freezeout kicks off at 8 p.m. on Jan. 1, 2012 and the five lucky winners will receive an Irish Open main event seat, five nights accommodation in the Burlington, and travel expenses.

Feeder tournaments into the Mega Satellite are now up and running. Players can try their luck in three types of sit ‘n’ go satellites – a €11 + €1 buy-in 20-player SNG, a €22 + €2 buy-in 10-player SNG, and a €44 + €4 five-player SNG. Each SNG satellite has a €215 seat up for grabs for first place, with €5 consolation for the runner up.

There are plenty of other ways to qualify for the Mega Satellite which will suit all pocket sizes. Each satellite features one seat for every €215 collected. At 11 a.m. and 3.20 p.m. each day there is a €15 + €1.5 turbo R/A, at 1.15 p.m. and 6.50 p.m. daily there is a €30 + €3 freezeout, every day except Sundays at 8.45 p.m. there is a €20 + €2 turbo R/A, and last but not least, there’s a €10 + €1 Speed R/A daily at 11.05 p.m. and Sunday at 7 p.m..

Paddy Power, Communications Manager at the site said, “We’ll all be nursing hangovers on New Years Day I’m sure; what better way to ease the pain than with an Irish Open Mega Satellite. With €23,000 in guaranteed prizes, this is a great opportunity to secure your seat in the biggest and best poker event in Europe; you’d be absolutely mad to miss it!”