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Irish Poker Open

Just the other day I was answering a poker quiz on facebook and had been able to tackle almost all the questions save one which kept bugging me. What is the second longest poker tournament in the world? Frankly speaking I could only think on the lines of a world series of poker or a world poker tour. I opted for a hint and this is what popped out: It is also Europe’s oldest no limit Texas Hold’em poker tournament. I was now left dumbstruck.. EPT??? In fact I must have pulled a couple of strands of hair out in the process.

Well the final answer was Irish poker open. Founded by Terry Rogers in 1980 , the tournament is like an Easter pilgrimage for poker players the world over . The open actually started off as a charity fundraising event under the auspices of the Eccentric Club and kept moving to larger venues as the number of participants increased. The 2009 event had 700 players competing for a total prize pool of €2,240,000 with a €3,500 buy-in. Christer Johansson took home the first prize. What is so special about Christer is that he is a specialist online poker player. Past events also have seen online poker players taking top spots at the Irish Poker Open.