Seventh Irish Classic Poker Festival Announced

Ireland’s Macau Sporting Club in Cork has today announced its upcoming Irish Classic Poker Festival which will run from Aug. 10 to 16.

The seventh annual IPC has been getting increasingly more popular with each instalment, and this year the festival looks set to attract more than 200 players.

The €100,000 guaranteed three-day main event begins on Aug. 13, and the buy-in has been reduced to €1,000 + €100 to accommodate players. The no-limit hold’em event will have a 15,000 chip starting stack and 75 minute blinds.

Tournament coordinator, Ken Corkery said, “Last year saw record numbers at the festival, including overseas players, and with the reduced buy-in this year designed to combat recessionary woes we’re confident we can make the festival even bigger and better.”

The Macau Sporting Club is now putting one ticket for the main event up for grabs in its €50 + €5 one rebuy/one add on tournament every Tuesday, and two tickets will also be on offer in its €100 + €10 one rebuy/one add on tournament which takes place on the last Thursday of each month.

Here is the schedule for the festival:

Aug. 10: €100 + €10 Mega super satellite no-limit hold’em freezeout
Aug. 1: €200 + €20 Pot-limit Omaha with 2 re-buys/1 re-buy or 1 add-on at €100
Aug. 11: €100 + €10 Ladies event no-limit hold’em  freezeout               
Aug. 12: Mega super satellite no-limit hold’em with 1 re-buy or 1 add-on at €50
Aug. 13: Day 1A €100,000 guaranteed €1,000 + €100 buy-in main event freezeout             
Aug. 14: Day 1B €100,000 guaranteed €1,000 + €100 buy-in main event freezeout             
Aug. 15: Day 2 €100,000 guaranteed main event freezeout   
Aug. 15: €250 + €25 charity event no-limit hold'em freezeout
Aug. 16: Day 3 €100,000 guaranteed main event freezeout   
Aug. 16: €200 + €20 pub challenge no-limit hold'em freezeout

Last year’s champion "Lucky Rob" Taylor topped a record field of 169 which included some of the biggest and best names of poker including Annette Obrestad, Roy Brindley, and Marty Smyth, earning himself €46,000 and the highly respected title.

Online satellites will soon be announced, and live satellites will also be hitting casinos across Ireland between now and the festival. Special accommodation rates are on offer at nearby hotels, including The Montenotte Hotel, the Quality Hotel and Leisure Centre, the Gresham Metropole Hotel, and the Clarion Hotel.

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