Easter is Over, The Monster is Coming – Donal’s Corner

I’ve said before that Easter is one of my favourite times of the year; the Irish Open dominates the Irish poker scene at that time so the Irish Poker Tour is guaranteed to take a short break and I can book my holidays early. This year I visited Georgia which is a spectacularly wild part of south-western Asia dominated by snow-capped mountains and sweeping valleys.

Georgia’s main claim to fame is that they invented wine approximately 8,000 years ago when some nomads forgot where they had stored their grape harvest underground. When the lads rediscovered their grapes a year later they had fermented and something wonderful had happened. I can attest that in the intervening years Georgians have perfected their skills whilst developing one of the world’s great cuisines. It’s probably not a coincidence that they are some of the friendliest and most welcoming people that I have ever met, do not pass up on the chance to visit if you ever get one.

Meanwhile, back in Clondalkin, The Monster approaches. One of the outstanding highlights of the IPT calendar, The Monster boasts an enormous €250,000 guarantee for a paltry €200 buy-in. Huge prizes, wild action and a tremendous, light-hearted atmosphere are all absolute certainties at the Green Isle Hotel from Thursday April 30th through to Bank Holiday Monday May 4th.

Full details in the usual places and bargain hotel rates from Susie as always.