"Our new tournament schedule is all about giving our players exactly what they want: more choices, more fun and more chances to win," said Neil Wright, cardroom manager. "We want to show players that we really are committed to providing a poker experience like no other. Our new blinds and payout structure, combined with increased guaranteed prize pools will allow PKR.com to do exactly that."
The revamped schedule will include more player favorites like lower buy-in multi-table sit-and-gos and satellites to major events, as well as offering new and enhanced tournaments, freerolls and satellites.
According to a PKR press release, the new tournament structure is one of the most complete online poker tournament offerings anywhere on the Web and will ensure players get even more value for their money.
The structure of the tournaments has been modified to encourage more skillful play and a wider variety of deep-stacked big buy-in tournaments have been added.
"The introduction of antes adds another dimension to tournaments, making late-stage play even more exciting," said the PKR press release.
PKR's weekends are getting bigger too with the addition of big-money guaranteed touranmetns like the Saturday Showdown and Sunday Classic.
The Saturday Showdown is a $55 buy-in tournament with a $20,000 guaranteed prize pool. The Sunday Classic will offer players a shot at a $25,000 guaranteed prize pool for a $65 buy-in. There will also be a $10,000 Premium freeroll added to the mix to reward loyal players.
Changing up the tournament even more are the introduction of Phase, Terminator and Terminator Xtreme tournaments. PKR has also added even more satellites to bigger events, including the daily $10,000 guaranteed tournament.
PKR is also making the tournaments even bigger. The monthly $50,000 guaranteed tournament has now been upgraded to become the monthly PKR Masters' $75,000 guaranteed tournament. Players get a $5,000 starting stack for a $250 buy-in. They can also win their way in through satellites for as little as $1.28.
"With smaller buy-ins and more ways to enter, players will now have even more chances to play for bigger prizes," PKR said.
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Texas Dolly taking on the Emerald Isle
Doyle Brunson, who played in the Irish Open in the early '80s said he happy to be returning to the event.
"I've been looking forward to coming back to Ireland ever since I visited my good friend Terry Rogers many years ago," Brunson said in a Paddy Power Poker press release. "I had a great time."
Brunson will also be using some of his time in Ireland to trace his family heritage. He said his great, great grandparents were Irish, and he'd like to try to find out exactly where they came from.
Joining Brunson for the trip across the Atlantic is Dan Harrington, the 1995 World Series of Poker Main Event champion. Harrington put in a strong performance in the 2007 Irish Open where he held the chip lead for much of Day 1.
The two poker legends won't go unchallenged at the Irish Open, however. Some of Europe's finest players will be taking on the event as well, such as Padraig Parkinson, Andy Black, Surindar Sunar, Ram Vaswani and Roland De Wolfe.
2007 WSOP bracelet winner Ciaran O'Leary will also be in attendance hoping to keep the Irish Open title on home turf.
Sorel Mizzi is planning to make the trip again this year after coming in third in 2007, and Marty Smyth will also be returning to defend his title from 2007.
The Irish Open is scheduled for March 19-24 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin. Satellites are currently running every Wednesday and Sunday for the event on Paddy Power Poker. There is also a full schedule of daily feeders into the satellites.
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