Final series of online satellites commences on October 10th with 20 packages guaranteed

PaddyPowerPoker.com today announces the Irish Winter Festival Last Chance Saloon, the final burst of online super satellites for the Irish Masters with a twist – each satellite guarantees a specific number of Irish Masters entries, the largest guarantee being the launch event on Sunday 10th October with a massive 20 packages up for grabs!

The IWF Last Chance Saloon will run from Sunday 10th October right through to Thursday 21st October, just two days before the Irish Masters event commences in the Burlington Hotel, Dublin. Daily feeders to the Last Chance Saloon satellites are currently running and players that qualify for the Irish Masters main event online with Paddy Power Poker will qualify for the PaddyPowerPoker.com €20,000 Sole Survivor promotion, which will award a €20,000 package to the longest-lasting PaddyPowerPoker.com online qualifier at the Irish Winter Festival.

“The Last Chance Saloon satellites have always been a favourite for our players but now there’s an even bigger incentive to get involved with an enormous 60 seats guaranteed over the 12 day period.” said Paddy Power, Communications Manager for PaddyPowerPoker.com.  “We want to give our players every opportunity to make it to the Burlington Hotel this October Bank Holiday weekend or they will kick themselves for missing out on what promises to be a weekend to remember. We have totally revamped the Festival this year; we’ll have Bristow and Taylor entertaining the crowds in the bar, live music every night, magicians and entertainers roaming the hotel, drinks promotions to get the party started each evening and on top of all of this there will be plenty of serious poker action all weekend.”

Full Schedule:

Date   Buy-In   Time   Guarantee
Sunday 10th October   €300 + €20 FO   8:30pm   20 Packages (value €2,700)
Monday 11th October   €75 + €7.50 R/A   8:30pm   2 Seats
Tuesday 12th October   €150 + €15 FO   8:30pm   3 Seats
Wednesday 13th October   €75 + €7.50 R/A   8:30pm   2 Seats
Thursday 14th October   €150 + €15 FO   8:30pm   3 Seats
Friday 15th October   €75 + €7.50 R/A   8:30pm   2 Seats
Saturday 16th October   €150 + €15 FO   8:30pm   3 Seats
Sunday 17th October   €150 + €15 FO   8:30pm   3 Seats
Monday 18th October   €150 + €15 FO   8:30pm   3 Seats
Tuesday 19th October   €75 + €7.50 R/A   8:30pm   4 Seats
Wednesday 20th October   €150 + €15 FO   8:30pm   5 Seats
Thursday 21st October   €250 + €25 FO   8:30pm   10 Seats

The Irish Winter Festival 2010 will take place in the Burlington Hotel, Dublin from Friday 22 – Monday 25 October 2010. The Irish Winter Festival Last Chance Saloon satellite tournaments will be accessed via the poker software lobby; select the ‘Irish Winter Festival’ tab.

(Paddy Power Poker Press Release)