August 11 2011, Barry Carter

It seems that every week, Paddy Power Poker brings out interesting new, added-value promotions. We have already brought you details of Paddy’s Iron Man, and Paddy’s Green Card, and this week we have two more that are worth a look.

Irish Winter Festival Bargain Basket

This month, for “2, you can win an Irish Winter Festival package worth “1,100. The Irish Winter Festival is Paddy Power Poker’s second biggest live event of the year, behind the iconic Irish Open.

“Following on from the success of a similar Cheap Seats Irish Open promotion, we are delighted to introduce the IWF Bargain Basket. With “2 satellites, this is the most affordable route to qualify for the Irish Winter Festival live event in Dublin this October,” said Paddy Power, communications manager for paddypowerpoker.com. “Don’t forget, it benefits to qualify for the IWF on paddypowerpoker.com; all our qualifiers will be in with a chance of winning an extra “20,000 at the live event in our Sole Survivor promotion.”

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Free Bets Freerolls

Also this month, to celebrate the start of the Premier League season, the room behind the legendary sportsbook is hosting Free Bet Freerolls. Instead of awarding cash, each £/”500 freeroll (which take place every week night this week) awards free bets to be used on any sporting market at Paddy Power.

“We are listening to our players as they feedback through surveys and free sports bets are at the top of the wish list! What you want you get at Paddy Towers, enter Free Bet Freerolls!” said a spokesperson for Paddy Power. “Now players have the best of both worlds, with free poker every evening for a week and plenty of free bets given out as prizes. Now players can have a flutter on their favorite football team as the season kicks off, or maybe even a wager on who will be the next James Bond!”

It seems as though Paddy Power Poker is pulling out all the stops to accommodate new players, and now seems like the perfect time to start playing. Make sure you sign up for a Paddy Power Poker account through PokerNews, because not only would you get a 200 percent up to $2,000 first deposit bonus, you will also be eligible for an upcoming PokerNews exclusive promotion.

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Tue, 08/09/2011 – 23:27 – PokerPages Staff

As all fans know, poker isn’t just exciting to play it’s also just exciting to watch. However, with so many great poker shows out there, how do you know which to pick? Find out the best poker programming to look out for this week.

Online Poker Show: Get highlights of the Sunday Million with commentary from David Tuckman, James Hartigan and Nick Wealthall, Watch the show on Monday on the Online Action Channel at 18:00 ET.

The Big Game: Watch the last episode of the season on the 6th of August at 12:00 ET. Each week a Loose Cannon competes with the pros to win a cash prize of $100k. Scott Huff and Joe Stapleton provide the commentary for the poker shows.

Grosvenor UK Poker Tour 22: Watch some of the UK’s best poker players on TV battle it out within 10 cities. It’s shown at 19:00 on The Poker Channel and Marc Goodwin, Victoria Coren and Roland de Wolfe provide commentary.

EPT 7 Berlin: If you enjoy a bit of hold’em poker TV then don’t miss EPT 7 Berlin which starts at 05:30 ET on the 11th of August. Commentary is provided by the European Poker Tour.

UKIPT Season 2: Every Tuesday at 05:30 ET, you can catch the highlights of the second season of UKIPT. Featuring events from London, Manchester, Galway and Nottingham, the poker shows are hosted by Liv Boeree and Nick Wealthall.

WSOPE 2009: Watch some of poker’s top professionals as they place their bets in London for Europe’s version of the greatest poker tournament on earth. This poker TV programming is available on The Poker Channel and will be aired at 17:00 from the 5th to the 7th of August.

For coverage of the European Poker Tour, tune into PokerStars.tv every Thursday. Here, you can watch some of the best players in action on poker TV.