Dare to Bare All for Poker?

Dare to Bare All for Poker?

July 28, 2006

Guinness World Record attempt at biggest ever strip poker tournament

    DUBLIN, July 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- 200 poker buffs
will be baring all in an attempt to become the first ever
to win the title of World Strip Poker Champion this August
19th in London's swanky Cafe Royal.

    (Photo: 
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060727/221240 )

    The event is the brainchild of cheeky Irish bookmakers
Paddy Power, who are attempting to set a brand new Guinness
World Record for the biggest ever strip poker tournament.  

    Along with setting a new World Record, the winner will
also be crowned the inaugural World Strip Poker Champion,
and will take home an exclusive "Golden Fig Leaf"
trophy plus 10,000 pounds Sterling cash.  Officials from
Guinness World Records will be in attendance on the day
adjudicating over the proceedings.

    Entry to event is open from today and the first 100 men
and 100 women to register on
http://www.paddypower.com/strippoker will be invited to
take part in this unique World Record attempt.

    As an added bonus, the new Champ will also win a VIP
trip to Dublin including free entry (worth 3,000 pounds) to
the http://paddypowerpoker.com Irish Open next April, where
they will have a chance to play for over 1 million pounds
-- although they'll have to keep their clothes on at that
one!

    The idea for the world record attempt came from an
April Fools day prank press release announcing a world
strip poker tournament which captured the imagination of
the public around the world.  The phenomenal interest in
the prank idea prompted Paddy Power to do it for real.

    The tournament, which will be filmed for TV, is free to
enter and each player will be provided with a goody bag
containing six items of clothing which are all they can
wear.  

    They will bet with these clothes and when they are
naked, will be eliminated from the tournament.  The winner
will be the last person with clothes on!

    Paddy Power said, "This will be the most fun you
can have with your clothes on -- or off!  We've all played
strip poker at one stage or another, although the last time
I played I was a bit younger and fitter!  We've already seen
phenomenal interest and one daring couple are even flying in
from Sydney, Australia especially to take part.  It's not
often you get a chance to get into the Guinness Book of
Records".  

    For more information, please contact:

     Ken Robertson 
     The Paddy Power Strip Poker Team
     Tel:    [phone]
     Mobile: [phone]

     Brendan Murray
     The Paddy Power Strip Poker Team
     Tel:    [phone]
     Mobile: [phone]

     Paddy Power
     The Paddy Power Strip Poker Team
     Tel:    [phone]  
     Mobile: [phone]
    
SOURCE  Paddy Power