Over $3 million in prize pool guarantees
Whether you’re nursing the mother of all hangovers – or never want the party to stop (or BOTH), then you won’t want to miss the Irish Open Afterparty, a new online series taking place on PokerStars starting next week.
The event will bring the Irish Open’s unmistakable ‘craic’ to the online PokerStars tables, giving players the chance to recreate the festival’s famous atmosphere in their own homes!
The live version of Europe’s oldest and undoubtedly funnest poker tournament is currently underway at the Royal Dublin Society until April 6. The festival is celebrating record numbers this year including more than 1600+ players who won their seats online.
The Irish Open Afterparty takes place from April 12 to 20 and will feature more than $3 million in guaranteed prize pools across a 69-event schedule. Buy-ins will range from $5.50 to $530.
Players can expect to take their seats in events inspired by classic Irish symbols and folklore, such as the Paddy Stack, the Four Leaf Clover, the Blarney Bluff, the Leprechaun and the $109 Celtic Fortune Main Event which runs April 19 to April 20 and comes with a $500,000 prize pool guarantee.
PokerStars Ambassador Spraggy, who is hosting his own Mystery Bounty at the live festival in Dublin today, will be taking his compering skills online next week as well with two special tournaments on the opening day of the online festival – both featuring sizeable guarantees.
- $11 Spraggy’s Mystery Sunday Storm – April 12 – $75,000 Guaranteed – bounty on Spraggy: $109 Irish Open Online Main Event ticket + Spraggy throwable
- $75 Spraggy’s Mystery Sunday Special – April 12 – $400,000 Guaranteed > plus, bounty on Spraggy: $109 Irish Open Online Main Event ticket + Spraggy throwable
Players can also qualify for the Irish Open Afterparty through satellites running now in the PokerStars client from just $0.55.
Paul O’Reilly, co-organiser of the Irish Open, said: “The connection between the Irish Open and online poker runs deep! Our partnership with headline sponsor PokerStars means we have an even bigger number of online qualifiers this year than ever before – both package and Main Event seat winners. So it’s great we can take the party back online straight after the festival!”
JP McCann added: “Our partnership with PokerStars gives us global reach with players attending the Dublin festival from all over the world. We are really looking forward to keeping the craic going online!”
Steve Clarricoats, PokerStars’ Associate Director of Poker Operations, said: “The Irish Poker Open is famous for its atmosphere as much as its poker, and we wanted to make sure that energy carries beyond the tournament floor and onto the online felt. Not everyone can make it to Dublin, but that shouldn’t mean missing out on the Irish Open experience. The online series gives players everywhere the chance to take part, compete for titles and be part of something special.”
