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Poker Pro Europe player wins Irish Open and European Poker Tour package in groundbreaking televised tournament.

(PRWEB) November 17, 2007 -- John Donnelly, a hackney driver from Maynooth, Co. Kildare, is the new paddypowerpoker.com Battle of the Mags Champion. The Irishman, representing Poker Pro Europe, emerged victorious from a dramatic televised final table to claim the title and a package of tournament buy-ins worth £14,000.

After 7 hours of play Donnelly eventually defeated Cardplayer's Krzysztof Zajac in a nail biting heads-up encounter to win entry to the €3 Million Guaranteed Irish Open 2008 as well as the EPT events in Prague and Copenhagen.

The victory was particularly exciting for Donnelly who will now get to fulfil one of his long time ambitions. "It is a dream to play at the Irish Open", said Donnelly, who has only ever attended the event as an eager spectator. "I can't wait to pit my wits against some of the biggest names in world poker!"

Battle of the Mags comprised a series of tournaments designed to find the most skilled poker player from the readership of Europe's top poker magazines. The cosmopolitan Grand Final featured players from Ireland, the UK, Poland, Germany and Denmark, each of which had already overcome more than 9,000 competitors by winning their respective magazines exclusive MTT satellites on paddypowerpoker.com.

Battle of the Mags Final standings

Eric Booth, Marketing Manager at paddypowerpoker.com, was thrilled with the success of the tournament. "The great thing about the Battle of the Mags promotion is that it gives the everyday reader of poker magazines the chance to experience the atmosphere of a live televised poker event, as well as the chance to live the life of a poker pro over the coming year. I feel that this promotion epitomises everything about the Paddy Power Poker brand in that it was Fun, Fair and Friendly - something which I think all the players really responded to."

For more information please contact: Nic Whelan, Paddy Power Poker Communications Manager, Tel: 00 353 1 488 1723, Mob: 00 353 87 317 5596, You can also visit www.paddypowerpoker.com for additional information.

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