Intertops Poker is now hosting satellite tournaments into the 2012 Irish Open in Dublin, Ireland.

The next Irish Open of poker is coming up April 6 to 9, 2012 and Intertops Poker is sending players there to compete in the main event with prize packages worth $6,000 each.

Intertops Poker satellites into the latest installment of this historical event begin December 18, 2011 and run through March 18, 2012. Super Satellites for $2.20 and $4.40 feed into Satellites with direct buy-ins of $9.90 and $30. All this action leads to Irish Open $6K Finals taking place every other Sunday starting January 8, 2012 at 2:00 pm EST (19:00 GMT) for a direct buy-in of $215. At each satellite and super satellite, one player will advance to the next stage for every cash equivalent of the next stage's buy-in in the prize pool. Super Satellites and Satellites take place daily, every 2 hours for super satellites and every 3 or 8 hours for satellites, depending on the buy-in. The lower cost super satellite and satellite are rebuy and add-on events while the higher cost version are not.

The Intertops Poker $6,000 prize packages into the Irish Poker Open 2012 include the €3,200 + €300 buy-in into the main event and the cash equivalent of travel and accommodations expenses, although the prize package winners themselves will be responsible for making all those travel and accommodations arrangements.

The Irish Open is the second oldest No Limit Hold'em tournament in the world and the oldest in Europe, first taking place in 1981.