Press Release
New betting markets launched for Irish Poker Open 2007
Over a dozen new match and group bets available for €2 million guaranteed Irish Open 2007.
27th March
paddypowerpoker.com today announces fifteen new match and group bets for the 26th Irish Open – Europe’s largest and most historic poker tournament being held in the Burlington Hotel, Dublin over Easter weekend (6-9 April) 2007.
Match bets (on who will last longer in the tournament) include:
English Blood, Irish Heart
Roy ‘The Boy’ Brindley 4/7 Vs Len Collin 5/4
Chess vs Backgammon
Ivo Donev 11/10 Vs Phil Laak 4/6
WPT v EPT
Mike Sexton vs John Duthie
Academy Awards
Jennifer Tilly Vs Anthony ‘the Chief’ O’Connell
Friend or Foe
Padraig Parkinson 5/6 Vs Scott Gray 5/6
The Flanderseses
Tim Flanders 4/5 Vs Philippa Flanders 10/11
Swimming with the Devilfish
Donnacha O’Dea 5/6 Vs Dave ‘Devilfish’ Ulliott 5/6
The additional new markets, which can be found at www.paddypower.com, include:
- Irish WSOP stars
- American Invasion
- Local lads
- Local Ladies
- UK heroes
Punters can also have a flutter on:
- To win the event outright
- To make the final table
- Number of minutes before 1st knockout
- Winner to be younger than Irish Open
- Nationality of winner
- Female to make the final table
- Number of Irish at final table
- Number of English at final table
- Number of Americans at final table
- Number of Scandinavians at final table
- Age of winner
Further markets to be added in the coming days include:
- Paddy Last
- Boards.ie poker forum
- To make the money
This year’s event, which will be filmed for broadcast on RTE television in Ireland and Challenge TV in the UK, is the biggest in Europe with a €2 million guaranteed prize pool and a capacity for 700 players paying €3,300 (+€200 reg) to play over Easter Weekend 2007 against the best players in the world.
Note to editors: The Irish Open 2007 will be recorded for television. Promotional logos are allowed.
PaddyPower.com does not accept bets from US residents.
For more information please contact: Nic Whelan, Acting Paddy Power Poker Communications Manager, Tel: 00 353 1 488 1723, Mob: 00 353 87 317 5596, nwhelan@paddypower.com . You can also visit www.paddypower.com for additional information.
