Paddy Power Poker launches Irish Winter Festival 2009 online registration gateway

Facilitates individual and group registration to all festival events

Paddy Power Poker , one of the leading online poker sites, today launches online registration for the Irish Winter Festival 2009 via a customised payment gateway on the Irish Winter Festival website. This gateway facilitates both individual and cardroom registrations with payment possible via credit cards, bank transfer and cheque.

Players can now register for any or all events of the Irish Winter Festival, including the Super Satellite tournament scheduled for 23rd October 2009, the Irish Masters €1,500 + €150 main event on 24th October and the two side events taking place on 25th-26th October.

“We are happy to launch an online registration gateway which will allow players to secure their seats in any Irish Winter Festival 2009 tournaments well in advance of October Bank Holiday weekend” said Eric Booth, Head of Poker for Paddy Power Poker. “Online registration and the recent launch of our Ticket-Only Satellites should really make things easier for those players who want to participate in this year’s Irish Winter Festival; we’re all really looking forward to the event!”