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FINAL TABLE SET AT PARTYPOKER.COM IPC POKER FOR THE HOMELESS CHARITY EVENT TONIGHT

Galway – 4^th January 2009 – The final table is set at the first major tournament of 2009, the €2,000 buy-in (9% withheld) PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship http://www.partypokeripc.com/, and is now underway. The event, which takes place at the Radisson SAS Hotel in Galway, attracted 255 runners. Coverage of the main event will be televised on RTÉ and then distributed internationally. The event is organized by Pokerevents.ie, with the coverage produced by Winmedia Ireland Ltd. Live reporting of the event can be found at: http://www.partypokeripc.com

Chip leader at the final table is 23-year-old Rory Brennan from Dublin, with Ireland providing five representatives, two from England and one from Poland. Brennan and his pal, recent Poker Million runner-up Eoghan O’Dea, have been young Irish sensations tearing up the online tables in recent months and he is strongly supported at the lively venue. The €750 event has just concluded and was won by David ‘Devilfish’ Ulliott, with Surinder Sunar runner-up.

Also about to start is special charity event ‘Poker for the Homeless.’ The €330 event sees €100 from each buy-in go directly to charity. Previous winners of the event include former world champion Noel Furlong and Waterford man Pat Storan. Poker for the Homeless, formerly known as Simon Poker Day, is a charity collective in Ireland raising money for a variety of homeless charities including Simon Community and Brother Kevin of the Capuchin Day Centre. Over three years and two events more than €100,000 has been raised and donated to these charities.

One player taking part is Mike Sexton who said: “Padraig Parkinson and all those who extend a hand to help the unfortunate should take a bow and be proud of their willingness to help others.  Fortunately, many poker players are joining in and giving time and money to worthwhile charities.”

2009 PARTYPOKER.COM IPC MAIN EVENT FINAL TABLE – Radisson Hotel – Galway  - 2 – 4 January 2009

SEAT ONE – Peter Murphy (South Armagh) 94,500

SEAT TWO – David Curtis (Galway) 146,500

SEAT THREE – Ben Vinson (Essex) 581,580

SEAT FOUR – David Poole (Manchester) 181,100

SEAT FIVE – Chris Dowling (Kildare) 147,000

SEAT SIX – Derek Murray (Galway) 183,500

SEAT SEVEN – Krystof Gwvsko (Warsaw, Poland) 304,000

SEAT EIGHT – Rory Brennan (Dublin) 1,058,000

2009 PARTYPOKER.COM IPC MAIN EVENT FINAL TABLE PRIZE PAYOUT

FIRST – €160,000

SECOND – €90,000

THIRD – €55,000

FOURTH – €30,000

FIFTH – €20,000

SIXTH – €15,000

SEVENTH – €12,500

EIGHTH – €10,000

The final table bubble boy was popular Irish pro Rory Liffey. Plenty of top class pros flocked to Galway including Marty Smyth, Ciaran O’Leary, Liam Flood, Donnacha O’Dea, Padraig Parkinson, Scott Gray, Dave Callaghan, Roy Brindley, John Magill and last year’s champion Jude Ainsworth. There is also a big international contingent in Galway  including ‘Ambassador of Poker’ Mike Sexton, Kenna James, Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott, Surinder Sunar, Mad Marty Wilson, Julian Gardner, Sam Trickett, John Kabbaj, Marc Goodwin, Paul Jackson, Mickey Wernick, Stuart Rutter, Alan Vinson and 2008 Irish Open champion Neil Channing. France was represented by Claude Cohen and Veronique Gourdon, Poland by television presenter and boxing champion Agnieszka Rylik, while Spain’s by Leo Margets and PartyPoker.com Women’s World Open II star May Maceiras.

Also in attendance are 16 online qualifiers who won packages for the main event on PartyPoker.com. The package was worth $5,000, including the $2,800 buy-in, $1,000 spending money and accommodation in a luxury hotel. A large contingent qualified for only $3!!!

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