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PokerStars is invading Ireland and Andy Black will be there to defend.PokerStars is putting its weight behind yet another international poker tournament with the start of a brand new tour.
The online giant will be sponsoring the Irish Poker Championship in a partnership with Eglinton Casino as part of the new PokerStars.com UK and Ireland Poker Tour.
The five-day festival will take place in Galway, Ireland at the Radisson Hotel from Dec. 10-14 with the main event carrying a €2,000 buy-in.
“The Irish Poker Championship has become one of the biggest events on the Irish Poker Calendar and we are delighted to be sponsoring it,” said PokerStars business development manager for European events Kirsty Thompson.
“Poker players appreciate good hospitality and a good party atmosphere and there is no better city than Galway to provide it.”
The main event will take place Dec. 11-14, but there will also be three No Limit Hold’em side events with buy-ins of €550, €350 and €250.
Already confirmed for the main event are Andy Black, Surindar Sunar, Padraig Parkinson, Jon Kalmer, Julian Gardner, Neil Channing, Marty Smyth and Dutch Team PokerStars Pro Marcel Luske.
Dublin’s Roy Rees bested 254 players in last year’s Irish Poker Championship to secure a first-place prize of €160,000.
The event is capped at 400 players and organizers are predicting first will be worth €250,000 this year.
Satellites start on PokerStars Oct. 15 and players can buy seats in advance online.
There will also be numerous opportunities to qualify in live play at the Eglinton Casino and PokerStars is providing assistance to facilities that wish to run their own satellites.
For more information check out the Irish Poker Championship website here.
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