Jimmy McSweeney wins record breaking Ladbrokes Irish Poker Festival!
The €500 + €50 buy-in main event at the Ladbrokes Irish Poker festival, held on the 2nd -5th October in Killarney, Ireland has been won by Jimmy McSweeney from Cork, Ireland. He took home €100,000 for his victory. The main event proved so popular the capacity was raised from 625 to 750 in the week leading upto the tournament but organisers managed to accomodate 832 players – a record for European ranking event using the alternates system. This created a prize pool of €416,000 which, smashed the Ladbrokes guarantee of €250,000.!
Ladbrokes Poker Experience Weekend
Join Ladbrokes Poker Team on this two-night Poker Experience weekend. Learn poker in a way you have never done before! Enjoy tutorials & guidance from Caspar Berry, former professional poker player & advisor on Casino Royale and Glen Francis Poker Events, who have over 20 years experience in Casino and poker events and one of the most experienced poker trainers in the UK. The weekend will also include poker tutorials, workshops & tournaments with their Ladbrokes sponsored pro Jon “skalie” Kalmar. With limited places available, why don’t you qualify online now for $8? From now until November there will be two daily $8 satellites that feed into a monthly final (2nd November) where you could win a poker experience package worth $1200!
Chase the Chair for FREE, exclusively at Ladbrokes Poker….
There are 63 players so far competing to win the “Win the Chair” tournament! From now until the 28th November 2008, Ladbrokes Poker is holding daily “Chase the Chair” freeroll & player point satellites. The winner of each “Chase the Chair” satellite will win a $1,000 seat in the “Win the Chair” tournament that will be held online Saturday 29th November at 7:30pm UK time & the winner of the “Win the Chair” tournament will be playing live alongside some of Poker’s greatest players. For a sneak preview of what happens in the heats, and who you could be up against, Poker Million VII is currently being shown live on Sky Sports now.
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