Main Event starting stack increases from 10,000 to 15,000 chips

Paddy Power Poker today releases details of the improved tournament structures for the Irish Winter Festival 2009, running from 23rd – 26th October. The starting stack for the Irish Masters, the headline event of the festival, has increased to 15,000 chips from last year’s 10,000 and the tournament retains 60 minute blind levels.

The structure for the €500 No Limit Holdem side event (scheduled for 25th October) has also been improved, with the starting stack increasing to 10,000 from last year’s 7,000 and blind levels set at 45 minutes. The new €300 Round-Of-Each (ROE) tournament scheduled for 26th October will feature an 8,000 starting stack and 35 minute blind levels.

“The improvements made to the tournament structures have further cemented the Irish Winter Festival’s status as one of Europe’s top poker festivals”, said Paddy Power, Communications Manager for paddypowerpoker.com. “More chips, long blind levels and lots of play – this is what players’ want and paddypowerpoker.com is more than happy to deliver!”

All paddypowerpoker.com Irish Winter Festival satellite tournaments can be accessed via the poker software lobby; select ‘Scheduled MTT’s’, ‘Specials’ and then the ‘Irish Winter Festival’ tab.