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Tournament puts Island on the poker map

The Island has been placed on the Poker map according to festival organisers.

Hundreds of players and fans were over for a long weekend at the Isle of Man's Poker Festival.

Pokerstars hosted the United Kingdom and Ireland Tournament with the promise of half a million pounds total prize money.

Pokerstars' Head of Corporate Communications Eric Hollreiser says it's been a great success for both the game and the Island:

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