Earlier today, Ladbrokes Poker, announced it is guaranteeing 10 seats (worth €550 each) for the main event of the 2011 Irish Poker Festival in the weekly qualifying final on the 15th September. Ladbrokes Poker has also lowered the buy-in to the weekly final to €50+5 with daily satellites available.
The Irish Poker Festival is a must on anyone’s Poker calendar – the 2010 event saw 633 runners in the main event alone, and 2011 is already shaping up to be bigger. The four day event will be held from the 29th September to 2nd October, with the €550 main event once again having a guaranteed prizepool of a massive €250,000.
Ladbrokes is also throwing in a value bursting offer for the first 10 Ladbrokes qualifiers who are knocked out of the Killarney Main Event. They will be entered into the two day side event starting on Saturday 1st October (seat worth €300). Ladbrokes qualifiers who are knocked out 11th to 20th will be entered to the one day side event on Sunday 2nd October (seat worth €150).
Ladbrokes has also released odds on the winner of the tournament, so those who fancy a flutter on the nationality, age, sex and even how they qualified can have one. At the moment it is 4/7 that the winner will be from Ireland or 15/8 that he or she will be 24 years old or younger. Ladbrokes is also offering odd of 9/2 that a woman will make the final table again this year.
Susanna Havukainen, from Ladbrokes Poker said:
“The excitement is really building for this year’s Irish Poker Festival in Killarney. We are delighted to be able to guarantee 10 seats for the main event from the qualifier on September 15th , and with the live event so close and so many still wanting that ticket the competition is bound to get intense.”