Thursday, 21 April 2011
If you can't take part in this year's Dublin showpiece but still want some action then Paddy Power is running a book on this weekend's Main Event.
Defending champion James Mitchell is the co-favourite at 66/1 alongside recent WPT and EPT winner Roberto Romanello, Jake Cody, Dermot Blain, 'Gentleman' Ben Roberts and James 'Flushy' Dempsey.There are plenty of notables further down the market including former champ Neil Channing, Julian Gardner and home favourite Andy Black at 80/1. Dan Harrington is at 100/1 as are new Team Sky Poker pro Julian Thew, the Boatman brothers and Marty Smyth. His Satanic Majesty the Devilfish is on offer at 150/1.Paddy Poker is also offering a number of individual last longer matches including:Tony Cascarino 8/11 Vs. Teddy Sheringham EvensNeil Channing 8/11 Vs. Richard Ashby EvensJulian Gardner 4/5 Vs. John Kabbaj 10/11Marty Smyth 8/11 Vs. Nicky Power EvensDan Harrington 2/3 Vs. Paul Marrow 11/10John O'Shea 4/5 Vs. Rory Rees Brennan 10/11Paddy Power, spokesman for the bookmaker said, "Our Irish Open betting markets always prove popular and we've paid out big on them in the past. They're open right up until cards are in the air and we'll reopen them each morning so punters can get on their favourite players to keep things interesting!" And where will Bluff Europe's tenner be going? Richard Ashby at 80/1 and outsider, Betfred Ladies Tour winner Helena Brett at 200/1.Keep up to date with all the news from the poker world by following us on Twitter and Facebook.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off a second three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Fans of the Oh Hell trick-taking game will soon be able to enjoy real-money competitions online after Hell Club announced that it will be launching its new Oh Hell Stackpot innovation from Sunday.
Tuesday is the deadline for all working Americans to have submitted their income tax returns to the federal government and Juicy Stakes and Intertops Poker are set to mark this annual occasion by holding a special freeroll competition featuring a $1,000 top prize.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes cASINO are giving online poker players another chance to win their way to the Caribbean.
Win your way to the Caribbean in online satellites at Intertops and Juicy Stakes.
“We run a lot of higher stakes tournaments for our more hard-core players,” said Intertops’ poker manager. “But since our network is generally pretty soft, we created this series to give less competitive players a shot at winning.”
$200 GTD ‘East of Eden’ Poker Tournament Monday night at Intertops Poker will be a freezeout tournament with no re-buys or add-ons.
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