Hoa Manh Nguyen, the infamous World Series of Poker 'bubble boy' was finally found over the weekend in Sunnyvale, California and has accepted his invitation to the €2 million guaranteed Irish Poker Open held in Dublin over Easter Weekend 2007.

Mr. Nguyen was possibly the 'unluckiest poker player of 2006' after being the last person eliminated from the WSOP main event before the money.

paddypowerpoker.com initiated a worldwide search for Mr. Nguyen, offering him a package to participate in the Irish Poker Open 2007. The months long search ended when journalist Jonathan Raab published details of the search in US newspaper Poker Player.

Raab said of his coup, "He emailed me saying 'I am Hoa Manh Nguyen, aka the Bubble Boy, and I read your article in Poker Player. Thanks for mentioning me. I was amazed to see that an offer has been made for me to go to the Irish Open and I am pleased to attend.'"

The 26th Irish Open, which will be filmed for TV, will be the biggest in Europe with a €2 million guaranteed prize pool and a capacity for 700 players paying €3,300 (+€200 reg) to play over Easter Weekend 2007 in Dublin's Burlington Hotel against the best players in the world.

Note to editors: The Irish Open 2007 will be recorded for television. Promotional logos are allowed. 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. You can also visit www.irishpokeropen.com for additional information.