i Texas Holdem

*INTRODUCING THE PARTYPOKER.COM IRISH POKER CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR!*

*EIGHT LEGS ACROSS THE EMERALD ISLE OFFER CHANCE TO QUALIFY FOR EUROPE’S
FIRST MAJOR TOURNAMENT OF 2009!*

* *

London =96 1stst August 2008 =96 Building on the success of the 2008
PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship, preparations for next year’s event
in Galway are already underway with the creation of a special land based
tour offering a unique chance to qualify for Europe’s first major tournamen=
t
of 2009. The PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship Tour launches this
evening at the Eglinton Card Room and Casino in a Galway buzzing with
punters attending the showpiece horse racing events.

The winner of the *=802000 added event tonight gets a seat in the 2009
PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship in January, full details of which
will be made public in the near future. The PartyPoker.com Irish Poker
Championship Tour then really cranks into gear with seven more events acros=
s
the Emerald Isle, finishing in December. On the second leg of the tour in
Waterford the top three players in the =802000 added event receive 2009 IPC
seats, while in the remaining six stops the top FIVE in the =802000 added
event all get seats into the major tournament. The tour features =8020,000 =
in
added money and includes =804000 put up for a special league based on
performances on the tour as a whole. ***

* *

*The PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship Tour, organized by
PokerEvents.ie, has already attracted a lot of interest and amongst those
who have confirmed they will be involved include professionals** *Scott
Gray, Padraig Parkinson, Len Collin, Nicky Power, Ivan Donaghey, Rory
Liffey, Mick McClosky, Paul Lecky, 2008 IPC champion Jude Ainsworth and
Keith McFadden.

A PartyPoker.com spokesman said: ” The 2008 Irish Poker Championship was
seen as a big success and still attracted 298 runners, despite the fact tha=
t
Ireland was engulfed in a snowstorm at the time that limited the options of
many to get to Galway. The introduction of the Irish Poker Championship Tou=
r
this year shows just how much this tournament is on the up-and-up. There ar=
e
stops all over the Emerald Isle and online qualifiers will be introduced on
PartyPoker.com later in the year that will give players from all over the
world the chance to witness the famous Galway hospitality.”

“Professionals regarded the 2008 PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship as
one of the best craics of the year on the circuit and there is nobody from
last year who isn’t keen to return. The one thing that will not happen in
2009 is an attempt by the hotel to close the bar during the final table as
we don’t want a mutiny.” **

The 2008 Irish Poker Championship was a =802,000 (9 percent withheld) buy-i=
n
tournament organized by PokerEvents.ie and sponsored by PartyPoker.com. It
attracted 298 runners on a day when snow engulfed Ireland and produced a
final prize pool of =80542,500. Amongst the familiar faces at the tables we=
re
‘Ambassador of Poker’ Mike Sexton, Noel Furlong, ‘Flying Dutchman’ Marcel
Luske, Ciaran O’Leary, Michael Keiner, Robert Williamson III, Padraig
Parkinson, Jon Kalmar, Scott Gray, Bruno Fitoussi, Jan S=F8rensen, Roy
Brindley, Mad Marty Wilson, Marty Smith, Katharine Hartree, Jeff Duvall,
Alan Vinson, Tom Franklin, Steve Wong, Neil Channing, Tony Cascarino and
Rory Liffey. The eventual winner was Galway’s Jude Ainsworth.

*PARTYPOKER.COM IRISH POKER CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR - SCHEDULE*

* *

*Galway** Aug 1st/2nd* Eglinton Card Room & Casino

Fri 1st =80320 + 30 *=802000 added*

Sat 2nd =80200 + 20

* *

*Waterford** Aug 30th/31st * Tower Hotel

Sat 30th =80320 + 30 *=802000 added*

Sun31st =80200 + 20

*Dublin** Sep 6th/7th* Fitzwilliam Card Club

Sat 6th =80320 + 30 *=802000 added*

Sun 7th =80200 + 20

*Cork** Oct 17th/18th* Macau Casino

Fri 17th =80320 + 30 *=802000 added*

Sat 18th =80200 + 20

*Dublin** Nov 8th/9th* City West

Sat 8th =80320 + 30 *=802000 added*

Sun 9th =80200 + 20

*Mayo Nov 14th/15th * Park Hotel, Kiltimagh

Fri 14th =80320 + 30 *=802000 added*

Sat 15th =80200 + 20

*Athlone Nov 28th/29th* Springs Hotel

Fri 28th =80320 + 30 *=802000 added*

Sat 29th =80200 + 20

*Letterkenny Dec 12th/13th*

Fri 12th =80320 + 30 *=802000 added* Gold Club Casino

Sat 13th =80200 + 20

*Marielle Vigon***

Affiliate Account Executive

PartyGaming Marketing (UK)

(E) mariellev@partygaming.com

Direct +44(0)20 7337 0237

London Office +44 (0) 20 7337 0100

18 King William Street, London EC4N 7BP

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