OPEC Raises Quota for Quality Poker

Dublin, Ireland (PRWEB) August 26, 2006 -- Starting 3rd September 2006 paddypowerpoker.com launches a bid to find Europe’s top online poker player. The Online Poker European Championship (OPEC) is a year long test of poker prowess, culminating in August 2007 with the Grand Final which will have a €50,000 guaranteed prize pool, €10,000 added by paddypowerpoker.com AND a Dell laptop computer for the eventual Online Poker European Champion 2007!

Qualify
From the 3rd of September 2006, paddypowerpoker.com will run two weekly freezeout feeder tournaments with a buyin of $20 to one monthly satellite tournament with a buyin of $200.

Players may also buyin directly to the monthly satellite for $200. The monthly freezeout satellite will run to the grand final event in which entry can be achieved by qualification or by direct buyin ($2,000 + reg).

OPEC Feeders
Feeder 1
When: Wednesday 8pm
Buyin: $20 + $2
Type: Freezeout – 12 Min Rounds
Prize: Seats into the weekly Satellite (Every $220 generates a seat)

Feeder 2
When: Sunday 8pm
Buyin: $20 + $2
Type: Freezeout – 12 Min Rounds
Prize: Seats into the weekly Satellite (Every $220 generates a seat)

OPEC Weekly Satellites
When: 1st Saturday of every month 8pm
Buyin: $200 + $20
Type: Freezeout – 15 Min Rounds
Prize: Seats into the Grand Final Opec Event
(Every $2,100 generates a seat)

OPEC Grand Final Event
When: 20th August 2007 8pm
Buyin: $2000 + $100
Type: Freezeout – 30 Min Rounds
Prize: $50,000 Gauranteed, $10,000 Added, Winner also receives a Dell Laptop Computer

Note to editors: PaddyPower.com does not accept bets from US residents.

For more information please contact: Brendan Murray, Paddy Power Poker Communications Manager,
Tel: 00 353 1 488 1759, Mob: 00 353 87 916 6000

Press Release, www.paddypowerpoker.com/opec - 2006-08-28 02:58:57