March 2008 is a landmark month for Irish-based online poker room and live tournament organiser paddypowerpoker.com with two huge guarantees — a $2 Million online tournament and the €3 Million Irish Open — added to the regular $12.5 million in guarantees on the site.
The $2-million guaranteed online tournament kicks off the month on Mar. 2 at 8 p.m. with a buy-in of $1,580 and is sure to
attract some of the world’s top online movers and shakers vying for the $400,000 minimum first prize.
Daily feeder satellites continue at paddypowerpoker.com for as little as $3.
Later in the month is the paddypowerpoker.com Irish Open, Europe’s oldest no-limit hold’em tournament, which has a €3 million guarantee and will see up to 1,000 players visit Citywest Hotel, Dublin, from Mar. 19-24. With a minimum top prize of €800,000 and players of the calibre of Doyle Brunson confirmed, this €4,500 buy-in event is one of the most anticipated on the poker circuit.
Satellite qualification is available twice weekly on paddypowerpoker.com, on Wednesday with a $55 rebuy and Sunday with a $320 freezeout. Players wishing to buy in directly can register and pay online at irishpokeropen.com.
Other weekly guaranteed tournaments round off a month of poker madness at the site. These include:
Sunday, 7 p.m.: $200,000 guaranteed — $215 freezeout
Saturday, 7:30 p.m.: $50,000 guaranteed — $109 freezeout
Friday, 8 p.m.: $100,000 guaranteed — $55 rebuy
Monday-Thursday, 7:45 p.m.: $45,000 guaranteed — $55 rebuy
Full details of all scheduled tournaments visit paddypowerpoker.com.
