The 2009 Irish Open

It’s time to find your Irish roots and join us for the 2009 Irish Open.

With a €3,000,000 guaranteed prize pool, this annual tournament is on target to upholding its 2008 status as Europe’s largest poker event.

Starting December 21st, we’ll be hosting satellites where you could win a $7,000 Irish Open prize package that includes:

A seat in the €3,500 Irish Open main event, playing April 10th to 13th, 2009.
Four nights accommodation at CityWest Hotel, Dublin Ireland.
$1,400 Cash added to your Cake Poker Account for help with travel expenses.

The Irish Open is a five tournament, five day event, featuring a €3 Million Guaranteed prize pool. Hosted by CityWest Hotel, the Irish Open is surrounded by the rolling hills, golf courses and true Irish pubfare, creating a unqiue European tournament experience for all.

How do I win one of these prize packs?

Irish Open Satellite Schedule
Tournament Name	Time	Buy-in	Information
Irish Open Final	Saturday (2pm ET)	$200 [+$15]	One Irish Open prize package for every $7,000 in the prize pool.
Irish Open Semi Final	TBD	TBD	One Irish Open Final seat will be awarded for every $215 in the prize pool.
Irish Open R&A Satellite	TBD	TBD	TBD
Irish Open Semi Qualifier	TBD	TBD	TBD
Irish Open Direct Gold Chip Buy-in	Cake Shop	18,400 Gold Chips	Redeem Gold Chips in the Cake Shop to purchase a seat in the Irish Open Main Event.
Gold RUSH Satellites	TBD	10 Gold chips	Use your Gold Chips to play in these special satellites where winner receives a $7,000 prize package.
Gold Card Daily Lottery Satellites	TBD	Gold Cards required vary.	Prize Pools will vary.

Terms and Conditions

Players must be 18 years of age at the time the Irish Open 2009 tournament commences. Players will be required to show a valid piece of photo I.D. before receiving their seat & table assignments in the Irish Open 2009 main event.
Employees and immediate family members of employees of PlayersOnlyVIP.com Poker and its associated companies are not eligible to take part in the Promotion.
By downloading the software and registering an account, a customer is deemed to have fully accepted and understood all rules, terms and conditions published by the PlayersOnlyVIP.com Poker.
PlayersOnlyVIP.com Poker reserves the right to alter, modify or terminate the Promotion and/or these Terms at any time, without notice (written or verbal) where it is reasonable to do so or for reasons beyond the Promoter's control. The Promoter does not accept any responsibility or liability for any late or undelivered entries or registrations, notifications or communications or for any form of technical failure, error, malfunction or difficultly or for any other event beyond its reasonable control that may cause the operation of the Promotion to be disrupted, unavailable or incorrect.
Players may not transfer, sell or award their PlayersOnlyVIP.com Irish Poker 2009 prize package to anyone else.
Players in the Irish Open main event qualifiers understand that they will play in the Irish Open main event , April 9th to 13th, 2009 in Dublin, Ireland. Players unable to travel and play in the Irish Open main event will forfeit the seat portion of their prize package.
Players are responsible for their own travel and accommodation arrangements. Players are advised to check Visa and Passport requirements for entering Ireland.
PlayersOnlyVIP.com Poker is responsible for player’s registration in the 2009 Irish Open €3200 (+€300) main event and registration for four nights accommodation at CityWest Hotel in Dublin, Ireland. Reservation dates will be made for players to check in Thursday, April 9th and check-out Monday, April 13th.
PlayersOnlyVIP.com Poker agrees to pay $1,400 USD to the winner’s Real Money Account Balance upon completion of the online tournament win, when valid proof of age is received (valid piece of Photo ID). Identification must match the personal detail as displayed on the winner's PlayersOnlyVIP.com Poker real money player's account.
Players competing in the Irish Open 2009 main event agree to wear at least one visible piece of PlayersOnlyVIP.com Poker logo gear during all time spent in the main event, where permitted by the host casino, CityWest Hotel and local filming authorities.
One Irish Open 2009 Prize Package per player will be permitted.
As an Irish Open 2009 Prize Package winner on the PlayersOnlyVIP.com Poker, the player agrees to abide by all the rules and regulations of the Irish Open tournament.
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