Macau Irish Classic Poker Festival

News of one of the first big, post Vegas, summer festivals now as the very popular Irish Poker Classic is back. Last year Rob Taylor walked away with the spoils and this year it looks like it is going to be a credit crunch busting affair. The deep stack (20,000 stack with 75 minute blinds) main event has a reduced buy-in of €1000+€100 this year but is still guaranteeing €100,000 in the prize pool.

The venue is once again the Macau Sporting Club in Cork which is currently holding €50+€5 and €100+€10 rebuy satellites to the main event every Thursday. Online satellites to the main event will be announced soon on a number of poker networks.

Last year 169 players including Annette Obrestad made it to the festival and this year they are expecting even more.

Ken Corkery, tournament coordinator, said, "Last year saw record numbers at the festival, including overseas players, and with the reduced buy in this year designed to combat recessionary woes we're confident we can make the festival even bigger and better."

The full schedule looks like this:

Aug. 10 Mega super satellite no-limit hold'em freezeout €100 +€10
Aug. 11 PLO €200 + €20 with 2 re-buys/1 re-buy or 1 Add-on
Aug. 11 Ladies event no-limit hold'em freezeout €100 + €10
Aug. 12 Mega super satellite 1 re-buy or 1 add-on at €50 - €100 + €10
Aug. 13 Day 1A €100,000 guaranteed main event freezeout €1,000 + €100
Aug. 15 €250 + €25 charity event no-limit Texas hold'em freezeout €250 + €25
Aug. 16 €200 + €20 pub challenge no-limit Texas hold'em freezeout €200 + €20


EVENT # 1 - MEGA SUPER SATELLITE IRISH POKER CLASSIC MAIN EVENT - 2TICKETS GUARANTEED.
€100 NO LIMIT HOLD’EM FREEZEOUT
MONDAY 10TH AUGUST 2009.
REGISTRATION 6:00PM, DRAW 7:30PM,
8:00 PM START.
BUY IN: €100
ENTRY FEE: €10
10,000 Starting Chips

LEVEL TIME SMALL BLIND BIG BLIND ANTE
1 20 25 50
2 20 50 100
3 20 75 150
20 MINUTE BREAK ADD – ON
4 20 100 200
5 25 150 300
6 25 150 300 25
7 25 200 400 25
8 25 300 600 50
9 30 400 800 50
15 MINUTE BREAK REMOVE 25 CHIPS
10 30 500 1000 100
11 30 800 1600 100
12 30 1000 2000 200
13 35 1500 3000 300
14 35 2000 4000 400
15 MINUTE BREAK REMOVE 100 CHIPS
15 35 3000 6000 500
16 35 4000 8000 500
17 40 5000 10000 1000
18 40 8000 16000 1000
19 40 10000 20000 2000
20 40 15000 30000 3000

EVENT # 2 - €200 POT LIMIT OMAHA
2 RE-BUYS OR 1 RE-BUY OR 1 ADD-ON AT €100.
TUESDAY 11TH AUGUST 2009.
REGISTRATION 6:00PM, DRAW 7:30PM,
8:00 PM START.
BUY IN: €200
ENTRY FEE: €20
STARTING CHIPS 4,000 RE-BUY 6,000, 2ND RE-BUY OR ADD-ON 8,000

LEVEL TIME SMALL BLIND BIG BLIND ANTE
1 25 25 50
2 25 50 100
3 25 75 150
15 MINUTE BREAK
4 25 100 200
5 30 150 300
40 MINUTE DINNER BREAK
6 30 150 300 25
7 30 200 400 25
8 30 300 600 50
9 35 400 800 50
15 MINUTE BREAK REMOVE 25 CHIPS
10 35 500 1000 100
11 35 800 1600 100
12 35 1000 2000 200
13 40 1500 3000 300
14 40 2000 4000 400
15 MINUTE BREAK REMOVE 100 CHIPS
15 40 3000 6000 500
16 40 4000 8000 500
17 45 5000 10000 1000
18 45 8000 16000 1000
19 45 10000 20000 2000
20 45 15000 30000 3000
• Management have the right to make changes if necessary.
• Players begin with 4,000 in tournament chips.
• Breaks will follow levels 3,5,9 and 14 also there be a 10 minute break every 2nd level after the dinner break if needed.


EVENT # 3 Ladies Event Super Satellite IPC Texas Hold'em
TUESDAY 11TH AUGUST 2009.
REGISTRATION 6:00PM, DRAW 7:30PM, 8:00 PM START.
No Limit Texas Hold'em €100 + €10 STAKE Freezeout. 2 Seats Guaranteed.
(I don't have the structure - Ken sent it to me in Japanese, but meh who really cares imo?


EVENT # 4 - MEGA BONUS SUPER SATELLITE IPC
MAIN EVENT - 6 TICKETS GUARANTEED.
€100 NO LIMIT HOLD’EM
1 RE-BUY OR 1 ADD-ON AT €50.
WEDNESDAY 12TH AUGUST 2009.
REGISTRATION 6:00PM, DRAW 7:30PM,
8:00 PM START.
BUY IN: €100
ENTRY FEE: €10
STARTING CHIPS: 6,000 6,000 RE-BUY OR ADD-ON

LEVEL TIME SMALL BLIND BIG BLIND ANTE
1 20 25 50
2 20 50 100
3 20 75 150
4 20 100 200
10 MINUTE BREAK
5 25 150 300
6 25 150 300 25
7 25 200 400 25
8 25 300 600 50
40 MINUTE DINNER BREAK
9 30 400 800 50
10 30 500 1000 100
11 30 800 1600 100
12 30 1000 2000 200
13 35 1500 3000 300
15 MINUTE BREAK REMOVE 25 CHIPS
14 35 2000 4000 400
15 35 3000 6000 500
16 35 4000 8000 500
17 40 5000 10000 1000
15 MINUTE BREAK REMOVE 100 CHIPS
18 40 8000 16000 1000
19 40 10000 20000 2000
20 40 15000 30000 3000


EVENT # 5 - IRISH POKER CLASSIC MAIN EVENT €100,000 GUARANTEED.
THURSDAY 13TH DAY 1A,FRIDAY 14TH DAY 1B,
2 STARTING DAYS AUGUST 2009.
Registration 4pm, Draw 6:30pm, 7pm START.
3 DAY EVENT. Day 2 – 2pm, Day 3 – 2pm FINAL TABLE

BUY IN: €1,000 STARTING CHIPS: 20,000 ENTRY FEE: €100

LEVEL DURATION SMALL BLIND BIG BLIND
1 75 min 25 50
2 75 min 50 100
3 75 min 75 150
ONE HOUR DINNER BREAK
4 75 min 100 200
5 75 min 150 300 25ANTE
6 75 min 200 400 25 ANTE
7 75 min 300 600 25 ANTE
8 75 min 400 800 50 ANTE
9 75 min 500 1000 50 ANTE
10 75 min 600 1200 100 ANTE
11 75 min 800 1600 100 ANTE
12 75 min 1000 2000 200 ANTE
13 75 min 1200 2400 200 ANTE
14 75 min 1500 3000 300 ANTE
15 75 min 2000 4000 300 ANTE
16 75 min 3000 6000 500 ANTE
17 75 min 4000 8000 500 ANTE
18 75 min 5000 10000 1000 ANTE
19 75 min 6000 12000 1000 ANTE
20 75 min 8000 16000 1000 ANTE
21 75 min 12000 24000 1000 ANTE
22 75 min 15000 30000 2000 ANTE
23 75 min 20000 40000 2000 ANTE
24 75 min 25000 50000 3000 ANTE
25 75 min 30000 60000 5000 ANTE

Players begin with 20,000 in tournament chips.
All levels are timed as above in the schedule of play.
A dinner break will follow level 3.
There will be a break at the end of every 2nd level.
Management reserve the right to make changes as necessary.

EVENT # 6 - €250 ISPCC CHARITY EVENT
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM FREEZEOUT
SATURDAY 15TH AUGUST 2009.
REGISTRATION 5PM,DRAW6:30, STARTS 7PM.
STARTING CHIPS 10,000
BUY-IN: €250 + €25

LEVEL TIME SMALL BLIND BIG BLIND
1 25 25 50
2 25 50 100
3 25 75 150
4 25 100 200
5 30 150 300
40 MINUTE DINNER BREAK
6 30 150 300 25 ANTE
7 30 200 400 25 ANTE
9 30 300 600 50 ANTE
10 35 400 800 50 ANTE
11 35 500 1000 100 ANTE
15 MINUTE BREAK CR 25
12 35 600 1200 100 ANTE
13 35 800 1600 100 ANTE
14 40 1000 2000 200 ANTE
15 40 1500 3000 300 ANTE
15 MINUTE BREAK CR100
16 40 2000 4000 400 ANTE
17 40 3000 6000 500 ANTE
18 45 4000 8000 500 ANTE
19 45 5000 10000 1000 ANTE
20 45 8000 16000 1000 ANTE
21 45 10000 20000 2000 ANTE
22 45 15000 30000 3000 ANTE
Players begin with 10,000 in tournament chips.
All levels are timed as above in the schedule of play.
A dinner break will follow level 5. Also further breaks will follow as above .
Management have the right to make changes if necessary.


EVENT # 7 - €200+ €20 PUB CHALLENGE
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM FREEZEOUT
SUNDAY 16TH AUGUST 2008 4pm
1 DAY EVENT
BUY IN: €200 + €20 SCALP STARTING CHIPS: 10,000 ENTRY:€20

LEVEL TIME SMALL BLIND BIG BLIND
1 25 25 50
2 25 50 100
3 25 75 150
4 25 100 200
5 30 150 300
40 MINUTE DINNER BREAK
6 30 150 300 25 ANTE
7 30 200 400 25 ANTE
8 30 300 600 50 ANTE
9 35 400 800 50 ANTE
15 MINUTE BREAK REMOVE 25 CHIPS
11 35 500 1000 100 ANTE
12 35 800 1600 100 ANTE
13 35 1000 2000 200 ANTE
14 40 1500 3000 300 ANTE
15 40 2000 4000 400 ANTE
16 40 3000 6000 500 ANTE
15 MINUTE BREAK REMOVE 100 CHIPS
17 40 4000 8000 500 ANTE
18 45 5000 10000 1000 ANTE
19 45 8000 16000 2000 ANTE
20 45 10000 20000 2000 ANTE
21 45 15000 30000 2000 ANTE
• Player begins with 10,000 in tournament chips.
• All levels are timed as above in the schedule of play.
• Play will last until completion of the Final table.
• Management reserve the right to make changes as necessary



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