Press Release

$5,200 package to Irish Open to be won

25th February

paddypowerpoker.com today announces the Sole Survivor Showdown promotion, which will award an Irish Open package worth $5,200 to the winner of a Grand Final single table tournament (STT).  

Ten Sole Survivor Showdown Round 1 tournaments are scheduled from February 27th to March 20th, with the winners qualifying for a Grand Final STT on March 25th.   Each tournament has a $5 + 50c buy-in and will feature a standard prizepool, with the Grand Final tickets being added by the poker room.     

The package is made up of an Irish Open main event seat plus $500 in expenses.  The winner will also be eligible to participate in the poker room’s €100,000 Sole Survivor qualifier promotion.  

“The Sole Survivor Showdown promises to be one of the most affordable ways to secure a seat at the paddypowerpoker.com Irish Open” said Eric Booth, Head of Poker at paddypowerpoker.com.  “We excel at offering our players innovative ways to qualify for the Irish Open; the more the merrier!”

To register for a Sole Survivor Showdown Round 1 tournament, open the poker software lobby; select ‘Scheduled Tournaments’ and then ‘Specials’.  Sort the tournaments by name or date to find ‘Sole Survivor Showdown R1’.

Note to editors:  For further information on the Sole Survivor Showdown, please visit: http://www.paddypowerpoker.com/freechips/sole-survivor-showdown.php  For further information on the Irish Open 2009 and the €100,000 Sole Survivor promotion, please visit: http://www.irishpokeropen.com  

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For more information please contact: Paul Burke, paddypowerpoker.com Press Officer, Tel: 00 353 1 488 1738, Mob: 00 353 85 140 0112, pburke@paddypower.com.