888 Poker has decided to celebrate the upcoming St Patrick’s Day holiday by offering a special promotion titled Happy Hangover. Players will be able to earn a seat to the $5,000 St Patrick’s Day Hangover Freeroll. The winner of the freeroll will earn a prize package to the Irish Poker Open 2012 which will take place in Dublin this April.

Earning a seat to the freeroll is simple. Players need to make a deposit and use the promo code IRISH2012 to earn a seat to the freeroll. The freeroll will take place on 3/18/2012 at 19:00 GMT. The buy-in is free to those who use the promo code when making a deposit.

The winner of the freeroll will earn a prize package worth $3,000 to the Irish Poker Open 2012. This event will take place in Dublin on April 8th and 9th. The prize package will cover the buy-in to the 1,000 NLH Freezeout Event as well as $1,500 in travel and accommodations. The winner will also earn a live event merchandise kit from 888 Poker. the runner ups in the freeroll will share the remaining $2,000 of the prize pool.