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Online Poker Pro Magazine and Paddy Power Poker Do It Again!
DELRAY BEACH, Florida, September 24 /PRNewswire/ -- - Magazine Freeroll Draws an Amazing 787 Players Online Poker Pro, the world's leading publication devoted to Internet poker, recently publicized a free tournament on poker website PaddyPowerPoker.com. The event was limited to readers of Online Poker Pro and its website, OnlinePokerProMagazine.com. Incredibly, the tournament drew 787 players, all of whom were vying for a shot at a free entry into the Irish Winter Festival Main Event in Dublin October 24-26. This is a huge number for an event of this type and demonstrated the reach of the OPP magazine and website. With an IWF main event seat worth EUR1,650 (plus expenses) going to the winner 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 take part. It took almost four hours to reach the final ten, all of whom were guaranteed a prize. In the end, "cristian9999" knocked out 2nd-placed "stedublin" just before the tournament clock reached the five-hour mark. He will represent Online Poker Pro in Dublin at the much-anticipated live event. Online Poker Pro also beat out the other UK-based poker publications last year in the much-publicized "Battle of the Mags" competition. "The success of the recent freeroll in drawing players to the paddypowerpoker website shows how thoroughly people are reading the magazine," said Editor-in-Chief John Wenzel. "The success of the event adds some serious credibility to the publication." Look for more freerolls in the future from OPP, Poker Pro Europe, and other Poker Pro Media publications. Poker Pro Media, parent company of Online Poker Pro, Poker Pro, and Poker Pro Europe magazines, was established in 2004 and now has seven titles worldwide that every month bring readers up to speed on the major happenings in the poker world. As an industry leader, the Poker Pro Media family of publications provides readers with an entertaining and informative mix of poker-related news, profiles, event reports and strategies. Visit Online Poker Pro at OnlinePokerProMagazine.com. For advertising inquiries, please contact Gary Softin at gsoftin@pokerpromedia.com. Brendan Murray, brendan.murray@pokermediaconsulting.com, +353-8630-57469
