This weeks guests on the poker show.

This week The Poker Show talks to World Series of Poker bracelet winners Michael Keiner and Theo Jorgensen while the women have their say with Annette Obrestad, Jennifer Tilly, and Annie Duke.

Dublin, Ireland: May 22, 2009 – This week, live online poker radio show, The Poker Show, checks in with World Series of Poker bracelet winner Michael Keiner and World Series of Poker Europe bracelet winner, and sometime boxer, Theo Jorgensen. World Series of Poker main event finalist Jon Kalmar is also dropping by.

Presenters Jesse May and Padraig Parkinson will be chatting to Jennifer Tilly and Annette Obrestad from the Women’s World Open and recent Celebrity Apprentice, Annie Duke, pops in discuss Donald Trump and Joan Rivers. Neil Channing will also be on to talk Black Belt grading.

paddypowerpoker.com Blasts Off for Las Vegas

paddypowerpoker.com today Blasts Off for Las Vegas by announcing a WSOP Mega Satellite with 40 packages guaranteed. The WSOP Blast Off MTT is a $500 + $35 NLH freezeout scheduled for Sunday June 14th. Feeder satellites will run daily from Monday June 1st with buy-ins starting at less than $1.

Each WSOP package is worth $13,000 and is made up of WSOP Main Event entry ($10,000), 7 nights’ accommodation and $1,900 to cover travel and spending money.

“The World Series is just around the corner, so I’ve fuelled up our rocket and set a course for Las Vegas”, said Paddy Power, Communications Manager for paddypowerpoker.com. “With over 40 packages up for grabs, our players have a great opportunity to live the poker dream and play in the biggest game in town – it’s time to Blast Off!”

The DevilFish wows Oxford Union with “enigmatic” performance

Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott, ambassador for DevilfishPoker.com, addressed 200 eager poker enthusiasts at the world famous Oxford Union in the genteel English university city and proved every bit the ambassador for the game that his illustrious predecessors on the famous stage were in their respective fields.

Ulliott, who arrived at Oxford Union in his Hummer, entertained the crowd playing his guitar, sat in on 20p/40p pot-limit Omaha, and signed copies of his biography “Swimming with the Devilfish.”

He enjoyed a champagne and strawberry reception before addressing the crowd, telling tales of how he received his nickname, which players in the game he admired, his biggest ever laydown and some practical advice on how to deal with tilt, bankroll management, playing styles, continuation betting and bet sizing.

When asked how he spent his winnings Ulliott recalled an occasion where he’d mixed up a bag of rubbish with a bag in which he’d put aside $40,000 for safe keeping. “The bag of rubbish was securely put away in the safe, and I threw away the forty grand.”

Win Champions League final trip for $1.10 with Boylepoker on Wednesday.

Dublin, Ireland: May 19, 2009 – Boylepoker.com today announces it will be sending two lucky players to experience the magic of the Champions League final between Manchester United and Barcelona in Rome on May 27.

The recession-busting Champions League no-limit hold’em freezeout which takes place at Boylepoker.com on May 20 at 7.30 p.m. costs just $1 + 10c to enter and will see the winner walk away with two tickets to the Champions League final, return flights to Italy, and two nights stay in a luxurious Roman hotel.

Irish Classic Poker Festival adds charity event, online qualification, and pub challenge.

The Macau Sporting Club, Cork, Ireland, today announces the addition of a charity poker tournament in aid of the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children as part of its August 2009 Irish Poker Festival.

The €250 + €25 no-limit hold’em tournament will be held on Saturday August 15. €50 of each buy-in plus the registration fee will go to the charity.

The centerpiece of the Irish Classic Poker Festival, taking place from Aug. 10 to 16, 2009, is the €100,000 guaranteed €1,000 + €100 buy-in no limit hold’em main event taking place over three days from Thursday Aug. 13. The main event has a 15,000 chip starting stack with 75 minute blinds.

The organisers today also announce the upcoming Stan James Pub Challenge Classic, hosted on June 12 at the Macau Sporting Club. Qualifying players from 20 pubs and sports clubs will play for main event tickets with eight guaranteed plus cash. Players can buy in directly to Pub Challenge Classic for €100 + €10 stake with one re-buy/add-on at €50.

Online satellite qualification for the Irish Poker Classic main event will begin soon on Paddy Power Poker, Betfair, and Green Joker Poker.

Finally, the Club will be hosting a Free Million Dollar Seat live qualifier for the World Series of Poker Europe during the Irish Poker Classic Festival. Players who wish to play in this freeroll simply register for the Irish Poker Classic. The club will also be hosting the Irish regional final for this event where the winner goes to London to play against 17 others for a $1 million top prize.

Live satellites for the Irish Poker Classic have already started or will start soon at the Olympus Card Club, Waterford; JP Poker, Dublin; Cue Club, Killarney; Fitzpatrick’s, Limerick; and The Eglinton, Galway with 10 seats guaranteed. The Celtic Poker Tour Midlands will also run a satellite with a number of seats guaranteed and cash option on the night of the event.

Last year Rob Taylor topped a record field of 169 which included Annette Obrestad, Michael Greco, Ian Woodley, Roy Brindley, Marty Smyth, Jeff Duval, Sylvester Geoghegan, and Mick McCloskey, collecting €46,000 and the title of Irish Poker Classic champion. This year over 200 players are expected to attend what has become one of the best poker festivals in Europe.

The Macau Sporting Club is currently guaranteeing one ticket each Tuesday in its €50 + €5 one rebuy/one add on tournament and two tickets on the last Thursday of each month in its €100 + €10 one rebuy/one add on tournament. Super satellites for all events are running daily at the club.

Join Paddy Power Poker today and qualify for the Irish Poker Classic.

WSOP Fantasy League at Boylepoker.com

Boylepoker.com have launched its World Series of Poker Fantasy League, offering poker fans the chance to predict which WSOP contenders will be the “aces in the pack” over the 57 events that make up this year’s Series.

To enter simply fill out the form at Boylesports.com/poker, choosing the five poker players you think will make the final tables and win bracelets at this year’s WSOP. Entrants get 30 points if one of their players’ wins a bracelet and 10 points if one of their picks makes a final table finish.

The entrants with the most points at the end of the series could win a European Poker Tour, Grosvenor UK Poker Tour or Boylepoker.com International Poker Open live event package.

The prizes are:

• 1st place: will receive a £1,000 GUKPT main event package, which includes travel and accommodation expenses.
• 2nd place: will win a Boylepoker.com IPO VIP Weekend Package.
• 3rd place: Will win entry into this year’s Boylepoker.com IPO.

As a bonus, if all five of your player picks win a bracelet, Boylepoker.com will send you to an EPT main event with a package worth over €5,000.

You can enter the WSOP Fantasy League up until Wednesday May 27th at 13:00. Your selected players will start earning points from the beginning of the first event. Winning results will be posted at Boylepoker.com on July 16th.

Elsewhere Boylesports.com has scores of World Series of Poker betting markets which offer prices on which player will cash for the most money, which Scandinavian player will take home the most cash from the 2009 WSOP, and a wide range of match bets including:

Phil Ivey – 8/11 Vs. Daniel Negreanu – Evens
Phil Hellmuth – 5/6 Vs. J.C. Tran – 5/6
Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott – 5/4 Vs. Phil Ivey – 4/7
Neil Channing – 8/11 Vs. Phil Laak – Evens
Marty Smyth – 11/8 Vs. Andy Black – 8/15
Chris Ferguson – 5/6 Vs. Erik Seidel – 5/6

All markets will be settled in accordance with official World Series of Poker results as published.

Online poker players can also qualify for three different World Series of Poker packages — $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event, a package to the $10,000 pot-limit Omaha world championship, and a package to two $1,500 no-limit hold’em side events.

All packages include accommodation at the Rio All-Suite Las Vegas Hotel and Casino where the 40th WSOP is being held between May 27 and July 15, 2009.

Sign up to Boylepoker today and recieve a $600 Bonus

Mike “The Mouth” Matusow, Dave “Devilfish Ulliott, and Tony G set for The Poker Show this week.

This week The Poker Show sees some of the most successful and outspoken players take to the airwaves while Marty Smyth, Annette Obrestad, and J.C. Tran shows are archived

The Poker Show, has secured some of the most controversial and opinionated players in the game. Presenters Jesse May and Padraig Parkinson chat to Mike “The Mouth” Matusow, Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott, and Tony G who are scheduled to appear on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday between 8 and 11 p.m. respectively.

Matusow, who has just published his autobiography Check-Raising the Devil, will be discussing the book, the writing process, and the problems he has faced in life while Ulliott will cover his upcoming appearance at the Oxford Union and his beef with the decision to drop rebuys at the World Series of Poker. Tony G will discuss his recent High Roller Championship final table in Monte Carlo.

Last week’s shows have been archived in full at http://www.boylesports.com/sections/poker/d.asp?show=ThePokerShow_Archives and feature Annette Obrestad, Marty Smyth, Joe Beevers, and J.C Tran. Listeners who would like to get a quick fix can catch individual interviews and segments of the show at http://thepokershowlive.com/listenagain.htm

Perhaps unsurprisingly the most popular downloads from the show so far have been the ones where Tom “Durrrr” Dwan and Luke “_FullFlush1_” Schwartz engage in a battle of egos and trash talk.

Guests on the show so far read like a who’s who of poker with Annette Obrestad, J.C. Tran, Marty Smyth, Neil Channing, Vicky Coren, Andrew Feldman, Dan Harrington, Roland De Wolfe, Phil Hellmuth, Mike Sexton, Phil Laak, Rory Liffey, Liam Flood, ‘Mad’ Marty Wilson, Kara Scott, Donnacha O’Dea, Barny Boatman, and John Duthie.

The all-new radio show sees the experienced broadcast team on air each Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. at www.thepokershowlive.com where they will discuss, debate, and decipher the technicolour world of live and online poker with a series of special guests, contributors, and phone-in questions and commentary from members of the poker playing public.

Poker players are actively encouraged to get involved in each show — if only to be in with a shot of winning some of the cash the show gives away each night. Players can call the show directly on 0208 123 7820, add ThePokerShow to Skype or, for MSN users: thepokershow@live.co.uk. The presenters can then chat to participants before or during the show, live on air.

Listeners can also email comments or contact details to chat@thepokershowlive.com.

paddypowerpoker.com announce Double Up STT promotion

paddypowerpoker.com today announces the Double Up STT promotion, in which prizes will be awarded to Double Up Single Table Tournament (STT) players. Over $2,500 in cash and tournament tokens will be won over a 2 week period, running from 00.00 on May 11th to 23.59 on May 24th.

Prizes will be awarded to players in two categories (dependant on buy-in, $1 – $20 and $30+) and a points boost will be available to those who play 50 or more games in the counting period.

paddypowerpoker.com Irish Open charity tournament raises over €25,000

The paddypowerpoker.com Irish Open charity tournament and auction, which took place on the final day of the poker festival, raised a total of €26,537 for Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin. The poker festival took place from 9th – 13th April and players had the opportunity to donate over the five days of play in addition to playing in the charity event.



Each participant in the charity tournament donated €100 to the hospital, with paddypowerpoker.com donating all registration fees collected from the tournament.

“We are delighted with the amount of funds raised at the Irish Open and it will go a long way in helping us in our work, the main focus of which is upgrading our A&E department”, said Tom Hickey, Development & Promotions Executive for the Children’s Medical & Research Foundation at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital. “I would like to thank paddypowerpoker.com, the Jackpot Casino and everyone who played in the event. All of these efforts are greatly appreciated by everyone in Crumlin Hospital.”

“It is a privilege to be able to support such a fine cause as that of Crumlin Hospital,” said Eric Booth, Head of Poker at paddypowerpoker.com. “Poker players show time and time again that they are one of the most generous groups of people out there and the Irish Open proved no exception. I’m very proud of what we all contributed over the Irish Open weekend!”