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Paddy Power Poker today announced that its online registration facility for the Irish Open 2009 will remain open until March 27. Online payment can be made in three simple steps via a customised payment gateway on the official Irish Open website www.irishpokeropen.com.

The gateway facilitates both individual and card room registrations with payment possible via credit cards, bank transfer, and cheque in three easy stages.

Step 1: Register and receive booking reference number
After registration players will receive an email containing a booking reference number which they will need for the next step.

Step 2: Choose a payment method
Registrants can choose to pay by credit card (takes three days to clear), cheque (must be posted before March 17), or bank transfer (before March 27).

Step 3: Email confirmation by paddypowerpoker.com
Payments take 5-7 working days to process once received at paddypowerpoker.com. All players will receive an email confirmation when payment has been fully lodged into the system.

After March 27, cash will be the only payment method accepted for entry into the Irish Open.

Eric Booth, head of poker at paddypowerpoker.com, said, “Our safe and secure online payment offers the simplest way for poker players to secure their seat in this year’s Irish Open and avoid queues on the day. Card rooms can book whole teams of players in one easy transaction, so it really is the cutting edge in terms of convenience.”

The Irish Open 2009 will take place at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Ireland from April 9-13, 2009. The festival includes the €3,200 + €300 Main Event, a two-day €1,500 + €150 No-Limit Holdem freezeout, a €300 + €30 Pot-Limit Omaha rebuy tournament, and a ladies No-Limit Holdem freezeout.

A new event has also been added this year, the €300 + €30 No-Limit Holdem charity tournament, which hopes to raise over €50,000 for Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital in Dublin.

PRWEB – The most important tournament on the European poker calendar has announced its long-awaited return to Dublin this April 2009 and TitanPoker.com, the largest online poker room on the iPoker Network, is offering players of all skill levels the opportunity to play with the biggest names in professional poker at the exciting world-class event with the launch of its twice weekly online Irish Open 2009 Super Satellites series.

Titan Poker has announced the launch of its online Super Satellite series, offering players twice weekly chances to enjoy a taste of Irish Luck and poker celebrity buzz at the party capital of Europe%u2019s most prestigious poker tournament, the Irish Open 2009.

The longest running Hold’em tournament in Europe, the Irish Open is the continent’s answer to the World Series of Poker and is certainly no stranger to hosting scores of poker celebrities. Last year’s event was televised and the line-up read like a roll call of top professionals, including Doyle Brunson, Sorel Mizzi, Padraig Parkinson, and Ciaran O’Leary. Which is not surprising, considering the €3,001,400 prize pool attracted 667 of the game’s elite players. But it was an Englishman, Neil Channing, who stole the show with his first place win worth €801,400.

This year promises even bigger surprises on the felt when the Irish Open returns to the country’s vibrant capital from April 10th to 13th, 2009. No doubt the line-up of contenders will once again feature the seasoned best in poker, giving players a chance to test their skill set against the top of the league. This is in addition to playing for a share of a prize pool worth over €3,000,000 (the exact amount is to be announced later on in the year).

Buy-in to the Irish Open 2009 has been set at €3,200 + €300, but players can win their seats to the exciting event for as little as $2 + $0.2 at one of Titan Poker’s Sit ‘N’ Go satellites and daily qualifying tournaments. Prize packages to Dublin are valued at $6500 and include Main Event buy-in, five nights’ accommodation (worth approximately $800) and a generous allowance of up to $1000 for flights and spending money. Players will delight in the atmosphere of Ireland’s party capital and the celebratory buzz surrounding poker’s highest profile celebrities at the tables, while playing for a share of millions.