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List of poker professionals to attend Dublin tournament continues to grow

Paddy Power Poker today announces that Antanas ‘Tony G’ Gouga, Brian ‘sbrubgy’ Townsend and 2006 world champion Jamie Gold are the latest professional players to confirm their attendance at this year’s Irish Open. They join Marty Smyth, Phil ‘The Unabomber’ Laak, Ciaran ‘Big C’ O’Leary, Neil Channing and many other pre-registered professionals. The €3200 + €300 No-Limit Holdem tournament is taking place from April 10th – April 13th 2009.

Tony G is one of the most recognisable professional poker players, known for his over-the-top table talk and fearless play. He is also celebrated for the substantial charitable contributions he has made with his tournament winnings, including his large donation to various Asian and Australian causes after winning an Asian Poker Tour event.

Brian Townsend is an online poker player who has achieved legendary status among the internet poker community as a result of his cash game successes. He plays some of the highest stakes available online, specialising in short-handed and heads-up play, and is lead instructor for the popular CardRunners online poker training site.

Jamie Gold shot into poker super stardom after winning the WSOP* $10,000 Championship Event in 2006, capturing a record prize of $12,000,000 and the coveted gold bracelet. Mentored by poker legend Johnny Chan, Jamie is motivated by philanthropic ideals to devote much of his time to charitable causes via poker tournaments and other events.

Over $4.5 million in guaranteed tournament prizepools

Paddy Power Poker today announces the European Championship of Online Poker IV (ECOOP IV), scheduled from May 25th to June 7th 2009. ECOOP IV features fourteen tournaments and a guaranteed prizepool of $4.55 million.

The tournaments include Holdem, Omaha and 7 Card Stud events with buy-ins ranging from $100 + $9 to $2,500 + $100. The ECOOP IV $1,500 + $80 Main Event takes place on Sunday, June 7th and features a $1.5 million guaranteed prizepool. Satellites to the ECOOP IV tournaments run daily on paddypowerpoker.com, with buy-ins as low as $1.

“We are thrilled to give our players the opportunity to play in the amazing series of tournaments that make up ECOOP IV” said Eric Booth, Head of Poker at Paddy Power Poker. “One of our better-known players, Eoghan ‘Intruder123’ O’Dea, took down the ECOOP III Main Event last year, so we’re hoping for a repeat of this performance. An ECOOP victory is something that most players only dream about – now is the time to start setting these dreams into motion!”

To register for an ECOOP IV tournament or qualifier, open the poker software lobby; select ‘Scheduled Tournaments’ and then ‘Specials’. Choose ‘ECOOP’ from the different options beneath Specials, then sort the tournaments by name or date and select the tournament of your choice.

Note to editors: For further information on ECOOP IV, please visit:  ECOOP