Irish Open 2010
♠ iPoker will run a super satellite promotion to the Irish Open, 2010.
The event will be held at the Burlington Hotel in Dublin, April 1st – April 5th, 2009.
♠ About the event: The Irish Poker Open is the longest running No Limit Texas Hold’em poker tournament in Europe and second longest in the world after the World Series of Poker and is traditionally held over Easter weekend each year in Dublin, a city renowned for a welcoming and friendly atmosphere.
Recent winners of the Irish Open include 2007 Champion Marty Smyth who captured the €650,000 first prize when defeating Roland DeWolfe heads up on a final table which also included online tournament phenomenon Sorrel Mizzi.
Smyth and DeWolfe were later to win WSOP Championship Bracelets.
The 2008 Irish Open Main Event was won by English poker pro Neil Channing, who took home the winner’s purse of €801,400 after defeating local favourite Donal Norton heads up.
More recently the 2009 Irish Open Main Event was won by Swedish professional Christer Johansson, who won a €600,000 first prize. He beat British-Canadian Kara Scott and Canadian professional Andrew Pantling after an epic final table duel.
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