paddypowerpoker.com today launches Instant Play poker, enabling players to play anytime, anywhere. Ireland’s largest poker room is the first on the iPoker network to launch the No Download software, which allows players to enjoy the same functionality as the existing client without having to download any software. All players need is internet access via a web browser (such as Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox), while administrative permission for machines used (Instant Play software is compatible with PC, Mac and Linux) will not be required.

“We’re thrilled to extend our product offering to include a non-downloadable version of our software. The fact that players can now use the Instant Play software anytime, anywhere gives them the flexibility to play at times that were previously unsuitable” said Paddy Power, Communications Manager for paddypowerpoker.com. “It also means that players who don’t want to download the standard software client can try out the iPoker software on paddypowerpoker.com. Anything that makes it easier for our players to enjoy themselves on our poker room is something to cheer, in my book!”

To celebrate the launch, paddypowerpoker.com is running a Lunchtime Series of Poker (LSOP) made up of $2 tournaments at 1pm from January 7th to January 13th, with the top ten finishers in each event awarded a $5.50 Irish Open satellite token. Additionally, the top twenty players from each tournament will qualify for the LSOP Final at 1pm on January 14th. This freeroll will feature a $200 prizepool and award a $22 Irish Open satellite token to the top ten finishers.

paddypowerpoker.com today launches its biggest ever Irish Open promotion, the €100,000 Sole Survivor. All paddypowerpoker.com qualifiers to the Irish Open 2009 will be eligible for participation, and the player that becomes the ‘Sole Survivor’ by outlasting all other paddypowerpoker.com qualifiers in the tournament will win a €100,000 package.

The Irish Open 2009, Europe’s longest-running tournament, will take place on the 9th to 13th April, 2009. The buy-in has been set at €3,200 + €300, with a Super Satellite scheduled for April 9th.

“We always try to offer our own qualifiers something special for outlasting their peers; and this year certainly won’t disappoint” said Paddy Power, Communications Manager for paddypowerpoker.com. “The €100,000 package will be in addition to whatever prize money they win at the event, so it will be a real windfall for whichever qualifier stays in the game long enough to become our Sole Survivor!”

Qualifiers are scheduled on paddypowerpoker.com from October 26th, with an expanded schedule being introduced in early November.

paddypowerpoker.com Irish Open 2009
Dates: April 9th – 13th, 2009
Buy-in: €3,200 + €300
Capacity: 800 players

Fiachra Meere captured the Irish Masters crown and 1st prize of €150,000, outlasting the 422 other players taking part in the €1,650 buy-in No Limit Holdem tournament. Both Meere and 2nd place finisher Chris Wood (who won €106,000) qualified for the tournament via free-to-enter tournaments, while 3rd place finisher John Raftery won his seat via an online satellite on paddypowerpoker.com and took home €68,500.

Meere was “over the moon” after clinching the title and cited his winning of a huge pot when all-in versus Andy Black late on Day 2 as when he became a real contender to make the final table and win one of the bigger prizes.

The festival proved extremely popular with Irish and international players alike, as Europe’s top professionals fought it out over the felt during the Irish Masters and two side tournaments. The €200 rebuy event was won by Slovakian Jan Bendik, winning €31,000, while Dane Nicholas Lesckowicz took the €500 event title and €31,700. paddypowerpoker.com sponsored professional Ciaran ‘Big C’ O’Leary finished an impressive 4th of 203 runners in the €500 event for €7,800.

“We would like to offer our warmest congratulations to Fiachra, who battled through a very tough field over three days to become Irish Masters champion; I’ve no doubt we’ll hear more of his successes over the next few years!” said Eric Booth, Head of Poker at paddypowerpoker.com. “We’d also like to thank all the players who came from far and wide to play in the event, as it helped to create a very special atmosphere and we hope to see them all again for the Irish Open next April!”

Irish Masters 2008 final table results:

• 1st Fiachra Meere – €150,000
  
• 2nd Chris Wood – €106,000
  
• 3rd John Raftery – €68,500
  
• 4th David Poole – €57,000
  
• 5th Peter Murphy – €48,700
  
• 6th Jamie Zambuni – €40,500
  
• 7th Andreas Schippani – €24,000
  
• 8th Warren Woodall – €17,180
  
• 9th Waseem Shahid – €10,500
  

The Irish Open 2009, Europe’s longest-running tournament, will take place on the 9th to 13th April, 2009.  The buy-in has been set at €3,200 + €300, with a Super Satellite scheduled for April 9th.

“We always try to offer our own qualifiers something special for outlasting their peers; and this year certainly won’t disappoint” said Paddy Power, Communications Manager for paddypowerpoker.com.  “The €100,000 package will be in addition to whatever prize money they win at the event, so it will be a real windfall for whichever qualifier stays in the game long enough to become our Sole Survivor!”

Qualifiers are scheduled on paddypowerpoker.com from October 26th, with an expanded schedule being introduced in early November.

paddypowerpoker.com Irish Open 2009

Dates: April 9th – 13th, 2009

Buy-in: €3,200 + €300

Capacity: 800 players

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Virgin Poker are running freerolls every Sunday during October and November – finish in the top 100 players in any of these freerolls and you will be entered into a humongous freeroll final with a €100k prize pool! This massive tournament is almost free to enter. You just have to play at the tables.

To enter these freerolls you will need to play a varying number of raked hands (a hand where you contribute money to the pot) on the cash tables. To see the varying raked hands requirements to enter the freerolls. Click here

What with the V*Rolls and the Loyalty Freeroll there has never been a better time to try your luck on the cash tables. There’s so much added value it could even cheer up a Spurs fan!! You can even earn airmiles playing poker. Well not quite, you get Virgin pokers version of Airmiles but it still will get you a free flight if you play enough hands. Sign up for your free poker chips to get started.

• Finding a table is easier than ever thanks to our new Lobby, Quick Search feature and favourites area.
• Multi-tabling is now easier to manage: Poker players can open new tables directly from the one they are at, arrange them to suit their screen and catch all the action with customisable alerts.
• The all-new Quick Seat feature lets your players sit down at a table and start playing in just three seconds.
• Poker players can even preview the live action at a table before taking a seat.
• Poker players can personalize their appearance at the table by choosing an image from our library or uploading on their own.
• The new user-friendly table makes playing more rewarding than ever.
• The cashier is now fully integrated into the Lobby to help your players instantly make a deposit, cash out, or check your bankroll.

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“We think all poker players, both male and female, can appreciate a great rear, so we’ve combined our twin loves of giving away money and ogling a fine booty in Back That Ace Up”, said Paddy Power, Communications Manager for paddypowerpoker.com. “We’ve got over $38,000 up for grabs, so combined with our new & improved VIP programme it’s definitely a good time for players to play on Paddy Power Poker!”

Yep, we’ve all heard the music, from Queen’s ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’ to K.C. and the Sunshine Band’s ‘(Shake Shake Shake) Shake Your Booty’, from Sir Mix-A-Lot’s ‘Baby Got Back’ to Spinal Tap’s ‘Big Bottom’. Booty-shaking songs are practically all we play up here on the poker floor of Paddy Tower!

And in celebration of the rear view, Paddy Power Poker is gonna run a raked hands race promotion over the next eight weeks, with players able to win cash and Irish Winter Festival tokens in three different categories each week. If you play enough raked hands across all categories, you could end up with twenty-four cash prizes at the end of Back That Ace Up!

The top ten at table stakes $3 / $6 and higher will get paid, with the top dog snagging $600 each week, the top twenty-five at table stakes $1 / $2 – $2 / $4 will win, with the king of the raking castle taking home $500 each week, while the top twenty-five at table stakes $0.01 / $0.02 – $0.50 / $1 take also home a prize. Nice work if you can get it!

Can you get down with your bad self and shake your booty while on the tables? It’s time to Back That Ace Up on paddypowerpoker.com!