Online Poker Pro Magazine and Paddy Power Poker Do It Again!
| 25 September 2009 |
DELRAY BEACH, Florida, September 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Online Poker Pro, the world's leading publication devoted to Internetpoker, recently publicized a free tournament on poker websitePaddyPowerPoker.com. The event was limited to readers of Online Poker Pro andits website, OnlinePokerProMagazine.com.
Incredibly, the tournament drew 787 players, all of whom were vying for ashot at a free entry into the Irish Winter Festival Main Event in DublinOctober 24-26. This is a huge number for an event of this type anddemonstrated the reach of the OPP magazine and website.
With an IWF main event seat worth EUR1,650 (plus expenses) going to thewinner and a variety of Irish Winter Festival qualifier tokens worth between$215 and $27.50 going to places 2 through 10, there was a lot to play for.The field was made up of both long-time Paddy Power players and newbies alike- as long as they were Online Poker Pro readers they were encouraged to takepart.
It took almost four hours to reach the final ten, all of whom wereguaranteed a prize. In the end, "cristian9999" knocked out 2nd-placed"stedublin" just before the tournament clock reached the five-hour mark. Hewill represent Online Poker Pro in Dublin at the much-anticipated live event.
Online Poker Pro also beat out the other UK-based poker publications lastyear in the much-publicized "Battle of the Mags" competition.
"The success of the recent freeroll in drawing players to thepaddypowerpoker website shows how thoroughly people are reading themagazine," said Editor-in-Chief John Wenzel. "The success of the event addssome serious credibility to the publication."
Look for more freerolls in the future from OPP, Poker Pro Europe, andother Poker Pro Media publications.
Poker Pro Media, parent company of Online Poker Pro, Poker Pro, and PokerPro Europe magazines, was established in 2004 and now has seven titlesworldwide that every month bring readers up to speed on the major happeningsin the poker world. As an industry leader, the Poker Pro Media family ofpublications provides readers with an entertaining and informative mix ofpoker-related news, profiles, event reports and strategies. Visit OnlinePoker Pro at OnlinePokerProMagazine.com.
For advertising inquiries, please contact Gary Softin at gsoftin@pokerpromedia.com.
Brendan Murray, brendan.murray@pokermediaconsulting.com, +353-8630-57469
Incredibly, the tournament drew 787 players, all of whom were vying for ashot at a free entry into the Irish Winter Festival Main Event in DublinOctober 24-26. This is a huge number for an event of this type anddemonstrated the reach of the OPP magazine and website.
With an IWF main event seat worth EUR1,650 (plus expenses) going to thewinner and a variety of Irish Winter Festival qualifier tokens worth between$215 and $27.50 going to places 2 through 10, there was a lot to play for.The field was made up of both long-time Paddy Power players and newbies alike- as long as they were Online Poker Pro readers they were encouraged to takepart.
It took almost four hours to reach the final ten, all of whom wereguaranteed a prize. In the end, "cristian9999" knocked out 2nd-placed"stedublin" just before the tournament clock reached the five-hour mark. Hewill represent Online Poker Pro in Dublin at the much-anticipated live event.
Online Poker Pro also beat out the other UK-based poker publications lastyear in the much-publicized "Battle of the Mags" competition.
"The success of the recent freeroll in drawing players to thepaddypowerpoker website shows how thoroughly people are reading themagazine," said Editor-in-Chief John Wenzel. "The success of the event addssome serious credibility to the publication."
Look for more freerolls in the future from OPP, Poker Pro Europe, andother Poker Pro Media publications.
Poker Pro Media, parent company of Online Poker Pro, Poker Pro, and PokerPro Europe magazines, was established in 2004 and now has seven titlesworldwide that every month bring readers up to speed on the major happeningsin the poker world. As an industry leader, the Poker Pro Media family ofpublications provides readers with an entertaining and informative mix ofpoker-related news, profiles, event reports and strategies. Visit OnlinePoker Pro at OnlinePokerProMagazine.com.
For advertising inquiries, please contact Gary Softin at gsoftin@pokerpromedia.com.
Brendan Murray, brendan.murray@pokermediaconsulting.com, +353-8630-57469
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