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World Cup Promotions Include 100% Rakebok, Cheaters, Wags, and Greek Bailout Specials

Paddy Power Poker today announces its suite of World Cup promotions sure to keep poker players and football fans glued to their monitors while watching the World Cup this June.

Headlining the fixture list is the 100% Rakebok promotion where Paddy Power Poker will give players all of their rake and fees generated during matches back to them in the form of bonus dollars.

Kicking off at the same time are the World Cup Specials which include :-

Cheaters Never Prosper – A series of $5+50c tournaments during France matches where Paddy Power Online Poker is adding $100 to the prizepool and refunding all buy ins if France lose.

The Greek Bailout – A series of $3+30c tournaments during Greece matches where we will bail out players who lose their chips with a free rebuy

Playing Away From Home – While the cat’s away, the mice will play… poker! A series of $5+50c bounty tournaments featuring the England players wags (wives and girlfriends) as bounties.

The promotions run from June 11th through July 11th, ensuring that Paddy Power Poker is going to be the best place to spend your World Cup.

“In honour of the World Cup we’ve decided to move from Money Back Specials to Money-bok specials. We’re sure our players are going to love it as much as a stick of biltong at a braai on a hot Summer’s day” said Paddy Power, Communications Manager for paddypowerpoker.com. “We’re making sure that the poker is going to be as exciting as the football”

Paddy Power Poker today announces the Win The Shirt Off Paddy’s Back promotion, a series of daily tournaments to run during June and July. Each of the $3 + 30c No Limit Holdem freezeouts will feature $100 added to the prizepool by paddypowerpoker.com, while the player who finishes in first place each day will win the football shirt of their choice.

The promotion runs from June 1st through July 15th, to include the build up to the World Cup, the competition itself and its aftermath, a time during which the demand for football clothing soars.

“We’ve all got a team to support during the World Cup, whether it’s our country of birth or an adopted one”, said Paddy Power, Communications Manager for paddypowerpoker.com. “With the Win The Shirt Off Paddy’s Back promo, our players will have 45 chances to snag their favourite jersey, and since we’re adding cash to each tournament there’s a whole lot to play for even if they don’t manage to finish in top spot!”

Paddypowerpoker today announces that its new Summer Cash Dash cash race will kick-off at midnight on Sunday, 7th June.

The poker room‘s summer cash race promotion will award over $64,000 in cash and prizes over the course of twelve weeks, with over $5,000 cash on offer each week.

The promotion is open to every Paddypowerpoker player and positions on the leader board will be determined by the amount of hands played, the table stakes and the time players spend on the tables.

“It’s summertime and the living is easy up in Paddy Towers!” said Paddy Power, Communications Manager for Paddypowerpoker. “We’ve been busy getting ourselves in shape for the summer and we think our players will be impressed by what they see; our swimming shorts are fit to burst with all the cash we’ve stuffed in, ready to hand out to our lucky players!”

Paddy Power Poker today launches its biggest summer promotion to date, the Paddy Power Poker Pro. With over €100,000 in packages to be won, players at all levels will have the opportunity to live the life of a poker professional. “Everyone dreams of jetting around the world, playing in the biggest tournaments against the biggest players and we’re really excited to be able to make this dream a reality for one lucky player”, said Paddy Power, Communications Manager for paddypowerpoker.

Partnering with paddypowerpoker in the search to find the newest star is poker publication Bluff Europe. Editor-in-Chief Michael Caselli is relishing the opportunity to unearth the next big poker pro; “There is nothing better in the world of poker than to be one of its stars. This promotion will transform an ordinary player into an extra-ordinary poker pro, which is really thrilling!”

Eric Booth, Head of Paddy Power Poker also commented, “This promotion aims to make the Poker Pro lifestyle accessible to everyday players and we’re delighted to have Bluff on board to help us in our search for the first Paddy Power Poker Pro. There’s no doubt but it will be an exciting summer.”

The Paddy Power Poker Pro promotion will culminate in a Live Grand Final to be broadcast live from Citywest Hotel at the Paddypowerpoker Irish Winter Festival on October Bank Holiday weekend. With a top prize of €60,000 (approximately $85,000), one lucky player will take a free run at some of Europe’s largest poker tournaments within the next year, and those who do not qualify for the top prize will be in with a chance to win a variety of other packages worth €40,000 in total.

Paddypowerpoker will broadcast the World Famous Irish Open live via web stream. Coverage begins at start of play on Friday the 10th of April and will conclude with presentation of the champion’s trophy on Monday, April 13th.

With the players of the highest calibre in attendance – Jamie Gold, Marty Smyth, Niall Channing and their own Ciaran O’Leary to name a few – they are guaranteed a spectacular couple of days!

Dublin, Ireland (PRWEB) — Paddy Power Poker today announces that ‘Action Dan’ Harrington returns to Ireland to take part in the Irish Open 2009. The 1995 WSOP* Main Event champion last played in the Irish Open in 2007 and is the 3rd former world champion (alongside Jamie Gold and Noel Furlong) to register for this year’s tournament.

Dan Harrington is one of the world’s most successful tournament players, holding two WSOP bracelets and one of only five players who have won both a WSOP Main Event and a World Poker Tour title. He made the final table of the WSOP Main Event in consecutive years (2003 and 2004), a feat widely heralded as one of the most impressive in poker history. His live tournament winnings exceed $6,500,000.

He has co-authored some of the poker world’s most celebrated strategy books and is a successful businessman away from the tables.

Note to editors: Full details of the Irish Open 2009 and online qualifier details can be found at: http://www.irishpokeropen.com/. Poker betting markets can be found at paddypower.com. Please click on poker on the left hand side of the page.

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