GGPoker Teams up With the Dublin Poker Festival
While it’s true that synergy has been a key aspect of modern business practices for many years, particularly in sectors with a technological side, it’s proven especially useful for poker operators, with the relationship between both real money online poker and the Bricks & Mortar version benefitting tremendously.
GGPoker is certainly up there as one of the most forward-thinking providers, and enjoys its current lofty status thanks to key collaborations forged while carving out a place amongst the major players. The latest partnership sees GGPoker teaming up with the Dublin Poker Festival, which is firmly established as one of Ireland’s most popular and successful live poker events. In a comprehensive qualifying set-up, satellites will be available to the festival header, the European Deepstack Poker Championship as well as the increasingly popular Amateur Championship of Poker. These are just two of a host of events at the festival, which will be held at Dublin’s Bonnington Hotel from 16-26 February.
The €570 buy-in European Deepstack will be making its 15th appearance, and with a guaranteed prize pool of €200,000 is well worth the effort for online poker tournament fans looking to try their luck in a live environment. Qualifiers get underway on 9 January and continue until 16 February, with €50 buy-in direct satellites every Saturday and regular Feeders available from €1.
The Amateur Championship of Poker (ACOP) will run from 16-19 February and boasts a €100,000 guaranteed prize pool and has a €300 buy-in, and here, too, you can take advantage of cheap-as-chips qualifiers. Satellites continue until 30 January, with €30 buy-in direct qualifiers every Monday, and €3 Feeders being held every Monday through Saturday.
Note that as well as the so-called Road to Dublin qualifiers already mentioned, additional routes might subsequently be introduced over the coming weeks.
Given GGPoker is well-known for adding player-friendly features to their tournaments, it should come as no surprise to learn that there will be a bubble insurance facility as well as live mystery bounties, plus GGPoker merchandise and ticket giveaways.
This is an admirable partnership that will see poker further thrive. Angela Martin, UK & Ireland Head of Marketing at GGPoker, had this to say about the collaboration: “We are delighted to announce this partnership with the Dublin Poker Festival and give all GGPoker players the opportunity to win their seats in some of Ireland’s best-loved poker events... With hundreds of thousands in guaranteed prizes to be won and satellites starting from just €1, Dublin will be the place to be in February, and we want as many GGPoker players there as possible!”
Let’s give Brian Lannon of Dublin Poker Festival the final word: "This is a fantastic partnership for Dublin Poker Festival and we look forward to working with GGPoker, giving a wider player base the opportunity to play in this fantastic poker festival. We look forward to building a close partnership with GGPoker and growing our event."
