Online poker room Party Poker, is giving away the last seats at the 2009 Irish Poker Championship set to take place at the Radisson SAS Hotel in GalwayBay from January 2^nd to 5^th, 2009. The world famous Irish Poker Championship sponsored by PartyPoker.com will feature some of the best poker players battling it out for a piece of the $1.000.000 guaranteed prize pool, including the Poker Million winner Marty Smyth, Premier League II champion Andy Black and last year’s champion Jude Ainsworth as well as Mike Sexton, Padraig Parkinson, Kenna James, Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott, Ciaran O'Leary, Benjamin Kang, Surinder Sunar, Mickey Wernick, Alan Vinson and 2008 Irish Open champion Neil Channing.

Besides the highly anticipated Main Event, the Party Poker Irish Poker Championship will include a number of additional tourneys, satellites and a special party on New Years Day featuring a full bar, food and entertainment. The 2009 Irish Poker Championship will also hold the first “Poker for the Homeless” , a new charity event scheduled on January 4^th with a percentage from each buy-in helping worthy causes in both Dublin and Galway.

A total of eleven players have already secured a spot at the Irish Poker Championship thanks to the online qualifiers running on PartyPoker.com since From December 1^st and until December 21^st.  Each $5000 package includes the $2,800 buy-in, $1,000 in spending money and accommodation in a luxury hotel. Regular $275 Main Event online satellites are still going on every Sunday afternoon with a package awarded for every 20 players. For more information, please visit PartyPoker.com.