LONDON - Team Bodog finished in the money again at the
Irish Open with Kai Paulsen from Trondheim, Norway walking away from the tables
with €175,000 after finishing in fifth place, his biggest win yet.
Paulsen was one of
seven qualifiers representing Team Bodog in the Main Event at the City West
Hotel in Dublin. Paulsen started out well on the final day; however, new
champion Neil Channing controlled the table from the start and walked away with
€800,000.
Two further Team
Bodog players also cashed out in the tournament with Timothy Barany from
Indiana, U.S., finishing in 61st place with €5,500 and Magnus Hulden from
Helsinki, Finland cashing out with €4,500.
"Team Bodog had a
great showing at the Irish Open," says Morris Mohawk Gaming Group CEO Alwyn
Morris. "2008 is off to a fantastic start for Team Bodog, and we're expecting
the year to only get better from here on in."
Each of the seven
Team Bodog members earned their entry through the Irish Poker Open online
qualifiers throughout January and February at Bodoglife.com.
The qualifier winners were each rewarded with a $9,000 prize package that
included the tournament buy-in, travel expenses and Team Bodog gear along with
the attention of a personal Team Bodog handler.
With the Irish
Poker Open now over and the summer drawing ever closer, online poker players
have turned their attention to Bodog's 2008 World Series of Poker qualifiers. A
guaranteed four WSOP seats are up for grabs every week at the Bodog Poker tables
this March and April, with that number jumping to five per week in May and June.
Each Main Event prize package includes the $10,000 buy-in to the tournament,
$2,000 for travel expenses, loads of Team Bodog gear and the once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity to experience Las Vegas in total Bodog style, including meeting the
Bodog Girls and much, much more. Qualifiers are also open to all European
players.
For more details on
Bodog's online qualifiers for the 2008 WSOP Main Event, visit poker.bodoglife.com/tournaments/world-series-vegas.html.
About Morris Mohawk Gaming
Group
The Morris Mohawk Gaming
Group (www.morrismohawk.com
) is located in the territory of Kahnawake just outside Montreal, Quebec,
Canada, and is licensed by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission to offer gaming
services from Kahnawake to users worldwide. Bodog has entered into a license
agreement with the Morris Mohawk Gaming Group to allow this group to use various
elements of the Bodog brand within North America to support the Morris Mohawk
Gaming Group's marketing activities. Morris Mohawk Gaming Group is led by
Olympic Gold medalist, Order of Canada recipient and First Nations' leader Alwyn
Morris. For more information, contact Media Relations at pr@morrismohawk.com.
About Bodog
Bodog has its head office,
and is licensed in, the Caribbean nation of Antigua. Bodog Founder Calvin Ayre,
recognized as a world authority on branding in digital entertainment, was
featured on the cover of Forbes magazine's best-selling 2006 "Billionaires"
issue. The Bodog group of companies (www.bodoglife.com) offer a host of entertainment services,
including: online gaming, which includes Poker, Casino and a host of other
gaming products; an international record label, Bodog Music; a million-dollar
band search competition and accompanying TV series, Bodog Battle; a publishing
division (with an online magazine, Bodog Nation, and blog, Bodog Beat); and an
international television division, Bodog TV which produces reality series, such
as Bodog Fight and Calvin Ayre Wild Card Poker. Bodog does not offer ‘for money’
gaming services within North America. For more information, contact Media
Relations at pr@bodoglife.com.
