Paddy Power Poker launches Cheap Seats

(PRESS RELEASE) -- Paddy Power Poker today launches The Cheap Seats, an online promotion that makes it possible for players to win an Irish Open 2012 seat worth €3,500 at a fraction of the price. €4 NLH re-buy tournaments will be held on paddypowerpoker.com twice daily and players who win one of these tournaments will be automatically entered into a fortnightly Cheap Seats Grand Final where an Irish Open seat will be awarded as the top prize.

The Cheap Seat daily tournaments will kick off on paddypowerpoker.com next Wednesday 28th December 2011, with the first of the Cheap Seats Grand Finals on Wednesday 11th January 2012. There will be seven Grand Finals in total from now until the Irish Open 2012. No direct buy in will be accepted, players must win their Cheap Seats Grand Final seat in the daily Cheap Seat tournaments.

Cheap Seats Schedule:

Daily Cheap Seats €4 re-buy tournaments @ 7:30pm & 9:30pm
Fortnightly Cheap Seats Grand Final on Wednesdays @ 8:30pm

“The Cheap Seats tournaments were very popular with our players last year and we have received many requests to bring the promotion back for the Irish Open 2012. These tournaments really make it possible for the more casual poker player to win a seat into one of the most prestigious poker tournaments in Europe.” said Paddy Power, Communications Manager for paddypowerpoker.com. “Right now there are multiple ways to qualify for the Irish Open 2012 on paddypowerpoker.com; don’t forget that this New Years Day (Sunday 1 January 2012) we will be hosting the first of our Irish Open Mega Satellites with a substantial 5 packages guaranteed.”