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The PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship 2008 starts a six-week run on Irish national broadcaster RTÉ tonight at 11:30 GMT. The tournament was held in the Radisson Hotel and Spa, Galway, Ireland, from Jan. 3-6, 2008, and attracted a host of
top names in the game with "Ambassador of Poker" Mike Sexton, former WSOP main-event winner Noel Furlong, WSOP bracelet-winners Ciaran O'Leary and Michael Keiner, Padraig Parkinson, Scott Gray, Bruno Fitoussi, Rehne Pederson, and Jan Sørensen.
It was the first major sponsorship in Ireland by PartyPoker.com and Europe's first major tournament of 2008. The €2,000 (9 percent withheld) buy-in attracted almost 300 entrants from across Ireland, the UK, Europe, and the United States.
Ian Langstaff, executive producer with Winmedia Ireland, which filmed and organised the tournament, said, "I've filmed a lot of poker in my time, and this is without a doubt some of the best. The atmosphere was very special, and we captured some spectacular action involving some of the biggest names in the game, as well as some very creative local talent.
Commentary is provided by Jesse May, and the show is presented by Laura Woods.
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