The 2010 Irish Open promises to be a spectacular weekend of play. This year, it will take place from April 2nd to April 5th. It will actually take place in the city of Dublin, Ireland and that is something that is even more special because it means you’ll get the chance to spend Easter in Dublin.

At the moment, Cake Poker is running satellite tournaments that can take you all the way to a seat at one of the highest profile live poker tournaments in Europe. That Main Event has a buy in of EUR 3500, but you can certainly get away with paying nothing if you manage to win one of the prize packages that are being offered by Cake Poker.

The prize package is worth a total of $7500 and is an all-inclusive package. This means that not only will you get enough money to cover the tournament buy-in, but you’ll also get money to cover your other expenses. The 5-night stay at the Burlington Hotel and Casino (where the tournament will take place) has already been booked for you in the cost of the prize package. You also get $1700 that you can use for transportation and other spending costs to and from the tournament.

In addition to that, Cake Poker will also furnish you with free tournament gear that you can use when playing and you’ll get invited to a special meet and greet session with other members of Team Cake Poker before the actual tournament starts. Cake Poker wants to send players to the tournament, but they also want those players to know each other at least a little bit so that some team spirit can be created.

Overall, this is actually one of the best packages probably available for the Irish Open. The $1700 in extra spending cash in particular is something that should make players sit up and take notice. With indirect and direct buy-ins available to tournaments that offer these prize packages, you can buy-in high and take a direct shot at one or you can buy-in low and hope that you can run the gamut of tournaments to get to that final satellite qualifier.