paddypowerpoker.com Announces Full Irish Winter Festival 2011 Schedule

DUBLIN, June 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

Return of Blind Mans Bluff World Championship & Irish Mythical Championship

paddypowerpoker.com today announces the full Irish Winter Festival 2011 tournament schedule, headlined by the €1,000 + €100 NLH Freezeout main event. The festival will take place over October Bank Holiday weekend (28^th - 31^st October 2011) in the Burlington Hotel, Dublin. Paddy Power Poker are very proud of this.

The €100 Blind Man's Bluff World Championship returns on the Saturday night for its second year, an easy decision to make considering the hours of amusement the tournament provided for players and spectators alike in 2010 (see photo's attached). In the end, Pavel Pravdukhin was able to master the mind game and took home the coveted title and just under €2,000 in cash.

Mythical players will also be pleased to see the €100 Irish Mythical Championship tournament on the festival schedule once more, as will Omaha players due to the addition of a two-day €200 Pot Limit Omaha tournament scheduled to take place on Sunday 30^th & Monday 31^st October 2011.

Once again, anyone who is looking for their last opportunity to win their ticket into the Irish Winter Festival main event, a €100 Super Satellite will take place on the Friday night and one main event seat will be awarded for every €1,100 in the pot.

"It's that time of year again and we are excited to announce the Irish Winter Festival 2011 full schedule of events. I look forward to once more watching the comical and chaotic event that is the Blind Man's Bluff World Championship, and am I interested to see who will take home the title of Irish Winter Festival 2011 Champion and a wad of cash to boot. It would be nice to follow the success of the Irish Open and have not only an Irish winner but also a paddypowerpoker.com qualifier take the crown," said Paddy Power, Communications Manager for paddypowerpoker.com. 

Full Event Schedule:

   
    Date         Event                           Buy-in + Reg        Time

    Fri 28th Oct Irish Winter Festival Super     EUR100 + EUR10      19:00
                 Satellite                      

    Sat 29th Oct Irish Winter Festival Main      EUR1,000 + EUR100   14:00
                 Event (3 Day Event)            

                 EUR200 Turbo NLH Freezeout      EUR200 + EUR20      20:00
                                                                                                                                                            
    Sun 30th Oct EUR400 NLH Freezeout            EUR400 + EUR40      15:00
                 (2 Day Event)
                                               
                 EUR200 Pot Limit Omaha          EUR200 + EUR20      18:00
                 (2 Day Event)                  

                 Blind Mans Bluff World          EUR100 + EUR10      20:00
                 Championship

    Mon 31st Oct EUR150 NLH Freezeout            EUR150 + EUR15      14:30

                 Irish Mythical Championship     EUR100 + EUR10      17:00

Weekly super satellites to the Irish Winter Festival main event are running on paddypowerpoker.com now:

• Sundays: €150 + €12 NLH FO- 3 x €1,800 packages GTD
• Mondays: €20 + €2 NLH R/A - 1 x €1,100 seat GTD

Players who qualify for the Irish Winter Festival 2011 main event before September 1^st will have the added bonus of winning a free €100 sports bet with Paddy Power.

Note to editors: 

Full details of the Irish Winter Festival schedule can be found by clicking here.

For more information please contact: Jenny Cruess Callaghan, acting paddypowerpoker.com Press Officer,Tel: +353-1-6563922, Mob: +353-87-7534989, jccallaghan@paddypower.com

You can also visit Paddy Power Poker for additional information.