World Champions Dennis Taylor and Eric Bristow in Prop Bet Challenge at paddypowerpoker.com Irish Winter Festival 2010

World Champions Dennis Taylor and Eric Bristow in Prop Bet Challenge at paddypowerpoker.com Irish Winter Festival 2010

DUBLIN, September 8, 2010--

    - Revolving Dartboard and Broom Handle Will Handicap Experts as Punters
Challenge Them for Prizes

    paddypowerpoker.com today announces exciting new entertainment plans for
the Irish Winter Festival 2010. Former World Champions Dennis Taylor
(snooker) and Eric Bristow (darts) will attend the poker festival in the
Burlington Hotel, Dublin to challenge punters at their respective sports -
but with a classic prop bet twist.

    On Friday 22 and Saturday 23 October 2010, from 9 - 11 pm, guests at the
Irish Winter Festival will have the opportunity to take on their chosen World
Champions in the Bellini Bar, Burlington Hotel and if they manage to 'beat
the pro' they will win a special prize such as buy-in to the Blind Man's
Bluff and EUR200 NLH Freezeout events. However, to even things out a little
for their challengers, Bristow will play his darts on a revolving dartboard
while Taylor's snooker cue will be replaced with a broom handle.

    Live bands will spice up the nights in the Bellini bar this October bank
holiday weekend with 'The Whisht', 'Superfly' and 'Pump up the Jam' all
making appearances; guests will be mesmerised by visiting Magician Shane
Gillen; drinks promotions will run throughout the festival and players may
even witness a world record attempt at the Irish Winter Festival 2010.

    "Most will attend the Irish Winter Festival looking to be crowned the
Irish Masters Champion 2010. Now there is another reason to come to this
incredible event - you could go home boasting that you have beaten a World
Champion at their own game. That'll be a good story to tell your mates in the
pub the next day!" said Paddy Power, Communications Manager for
paddypowerpoker.com. "We have packed out the Irish Winter Festival with all
sorts of entertainment to ensure that everyone has a fantastic weekend -
darts, pool, music, free drink - it'll be an event to remember, that's for
sure!"

    The Irish Winter Festival 2010 will take place in the Burlington Hotel,
Dublin from Friday 22 - Monday 25 October 2010. Weekly super satellites to
the Irish Masters run on paddypowerpoker.com each Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and
Thursday evenings, with a variety of feeders running daily. Irish Masters
main event seats are being handed out weekly in the IWF Sit & Go Festival and
IWF cash races on paddypowerpoker.com now.

    Online satellites for the Blind Man's Bluff tournament will run on
paddypowerpoker.com from September 12th 2010.

    Note to editors:

    Full details of the Irish Winter Festival schedule can be found at
http://www.paddypowerpoker.com/tournaments/iwf

    Full details of Irish Masters qualifying routes on can be found at:
http://www.paddypowerpoker.com/tournaments/iwf/iwfqualify

    For more information please contact: Jenny Cruess Callaghan, acting
paddypowerpoker.com Press Officer, Tel: +353-1-6563922,
Mob: +353-87-7534989, jccallaghan@paddypower.com

    You can also visit http://www.paddypower.com for additional information.

Source: paddypowerpoker.com

For more information please contact: Jenny Cruess Callaghan, acting paddypowerpoker.com Press Officer, Tel: +353-1-6563922, Mob: +353-87-7534989, jccallaghan@paddypower.com; rebecca.mcadam@pokermediaconsulting.com, +353-863993809