Irish Poker Championship 2008

PartyPoker together with the Eglinton Card Club in Galway City launched the Irish Poker Championship 2008. The two day, €2,000 buy-in event kicked off the first major poker tournament of the new year and will conclude on the 6th.

Some very big names are expected to show, as well as a lot of new talent, this being the first ever Party Poker Sponsored event in Ireland. In total more than 400 players are expected to face off from around the poker tables inside of the Radisson SAS Galway Hotel located in Galway City. Prior events were hosted by the City West Hotel located in Dublin. Two previous events, held over the past two years saw upwards of 300 players, 400 players looking to take their stab at the one million dollar prize pool however is record breaking attendance in the making.

The 2008 Irish Poker Championship (IPC) marks the third ever IPC event. The event will be televised, and aired by RTE Television via a six part series.

Big names in the industry expected in attendance include:

Joe Beevers
Roy Brindley
Bruno Fitoussi
Noel Furlong
Julian Gardner
Katharine Hartree
Jon Kalmar
Michael Keiner
Marcel Luske
Ciaran O'Leary
Padraig Parkinson
Mike Sexton
Jan Sorensen
Robert Williamson III
Steve Wong