Online poker room, PartyPoker.com is offering players the opportunity to start the upcoming year with the chance to win seats at three major live poker tournaments. Satellites are already running at PartyPoker.com, players can enter the tournaments and win seats at the Asian Poker Tour Manila Event; the Party Poker Irish Poker Championships and the PartyPoker World Poker Showdown held on January 23^rd, 2009 at the stunning Ocean World Casino in the Dominican Republic.

The PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship is the biggest tournament in Europe in 2009 and will be held at the Radisson SAS Hotel from the January 2^nd to 4^th 2009. Players can qualify for an exclusive $5,000 package including $2,800 buy-in and play side to side with some of the best poker players on the world, including Mike Sexton and Neil Channing.

The second edition of the Asian Poker Tour Manila Event will be held from January 27^th to February 1^st, 2009 at the Dusit Thani Manila Hotel in MakatiCity, the tournament is expected to attract some of the world's most talented poker players. The APPT Macau event was attended by WSOPE champion John Juanda as well as 10-time bracelet-winners Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan. This package is worth $6,000 and includes the $2,700 tournament’s buy-in, plus hotel accommodation and travel expenses.

Finally, the PartyPoker.com World Poker Showdown takes place on the January 23^rd, 2009 at a luxury resort in the Dominican Republic. The $6,500 package includes the $2,650 buy-in to the main event, $1,500 spending money and hotel accommodation for a whole week at the luxurious Sun Village Resort. For more information on the qualifying satellites and other promotions, please visit PartyPoker.com.