Online qualifiers underway for Irish Classic Festival at Boylepoker and PaddyPowerPoker.

Online qualifiers for tickets to the seventh annual Irish Classic Poker Festival main event are now in full swing with Boylepoker and PaddyPowerPoker offering seats to the €100,000 guaranteed €1,000 + €100 buy-in main event taking place at the Macau Sporting Club, Cork, Ireland from Aug. 10 to 16, 2009.

Feeder satellites take place on Boylepoker.com on Thursday Jul. 30 and Tuesday Aug. 4 at 9 p.m. BST for $25.00 + $2.50 with one rebuy and one add-on. This will give one seat to the Irish Classic Poker Festival super satellite on Aug. 6 at 9 p.m. (value $100 + $10) for every $110 in the prize pool. Players can also buy in directly to the super satellite on Aug. 6.

paddypowerpoker.com hosts two remaining satellites tonight Jul. 29 and Wed. Aug. 5 at 9.30 p.m. Entry is $100 + $10 with a rebuy and add-on and each satellite has one ticket guaranteed.

British bracelet mania on The Poker Show.

As the World Series of Poker main event approaches and John Kabbaj lifts the pot-limit hold’em world championship, The Poker Show talks to some of the UK’s hottest prospects in “The Big One”

This weekend, presenters Jesse May and Matt Broughton will catch up with a host of British hopefuls including recent pot-limit hold’em bracelet winner John Kabbaj, Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott, Ian Frazer, serial staker Neil Channing, and comedian and ‘triple crown’ victor Roland De Wolfe.

Flying the Irish flag is co-presenter Padraig Parkinson, who recently finished 14th in the pot-limit Omaha world championship. He makes his daily call to the show with all the news and gossip from the Rio hotel and casino in Las Vegas. Fellow countryman John O’Shea will also drop in for a chat.

Tuesday sees the return of the weekly Poker Show Live turbo bounty tournament on Boylepoker.com which has $250 added, with guests, presenters and listeners vying for supremacy in this password-only tournament. Last week the winner of the turbo tournament was “Faughballagh” who is none other than Boylepoker pro and World Series of Poker main event finalist Scott Gray.

Irish Classic Poker Festival wins Best Irish Poker Tournament Award

The Macau Sporting Club, Cork, has lifted the Best Poker Tournament award the Irish Sports Betting Awards for its annual Irish Classic Poker Festival beating out stiff competition from the Boylepoker International Poker Open, Ladbrokes Irish Poker Festival, and Fitzwilliam Card Club End of Month game.

The awards, hosted at the Burlington hotel, Dublin on Thursday June 18, honoured achievements in the Irish gambling industry and the Irish Poker Classic, now in its seventh year won the top tournament award for last year’s renewal of this popular event which has consistently attracted some of Europe’s top players over much of the last decade.

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.

This weekend on the Poker Show

Dublin, Ireland: June 19, 2009 – This week on poker’s leading live radio show, The Poker Show, presenters Jesse May and Matt Broughton will be talking to a selection of the world’s leading players in Las Vegas.

Among those expected to drop in between taking pot shots at bracelets are Chris Ferguson, John Duthie, Daniel Negreanu, Issac Haxton, Marty Smyth, Dan Goldman from the Poker Players Alliance, and Dave ‘Devilfish’ Ulliott.

Padraig Parkinson also checks in with all the gossip from the Rio hotel and casino in Las Vegas.

Tuesday sees the return of the weekly Poker Show Live turbo bounty tournament on
Boylepoker.com which has $250 added, with guests, presenters and listeners vying for supremacy in this password-only tournament. Last week the event was won by “RadonGas” and attracted 83 players.

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.

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.

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.

Seventh annual Irish Classic Poker Festival returns to Cork this August

The Macau Sporting Club, Cork, Ireland, today announced the launch of the seventh annual Irish Classic Poker Festival from Aug. 10 to 16, 2009. The main event is a €100,000 guaranteed €1,000 + €100 no limit hold’em tournament taking place over three days from Aug. 13.

The main event has a 15,000 chip starting stack with 75 minute blinds and 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.

Online satellites for the main event will be announced on a number of networks in the coming months and live satellites will take place across Ireland between now and the festival.

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 full line up for the festival is:
Aug. 10 Mega super satellite no-limit hold’em freezeout €100 + €10
Aug. 11 Pot-limit Omaha €200 + €20 with 2 re-buys/1 re-buy or 1 Add-on at €100 – €200 + €20
Aug. 11 Ladies event no-limit hold’em freezeout €100 + €10
Aug. 12 Mega super satellite no-limit hold’em with 1 re-buy or 1 add-on at €50 – €100 + €10
Aug. 13 Day 1A €100,000 guaranteed main event freezeout €1,000 + €100
Aug. 14 Day 1B €100,000 guaranteed main event freezeout €1,000 + €100
Aug. 15 Day 2 €100,000 guaranteed main event freezeout
Aug. 15 €250 + €25 charity event no-limit Texas hold’em freezeout €250 + €25
Aug. 16 Day 3 €100,000 guaranteed main event freezeout
Aug. 16 €200 + €20 pub challenge no-limit Texas hold’em freezeout €200 + €20

Ken Corkery, tournament coordinator, said, “Last year saw record numbers at the festival, including overseas players, and with the reduced buy in this year designed to combat recessionary woes we’re confident we can make the festival even bigger and better.”

The Irish Classic Poker Festival is held in Macau Sporting Club, Ireland’s largest gaming complex situated on the waterfront, a stone’s throw from Cork city’s finest bars and eateries with a state of art hotel and leisure centre right next door and casino’s own M Lounge and Mint Restaurant, the casino is Europe’s best kept secret.

Special accommodation rates have agreed with nearby hotels The Montenotte Hotel, Quality Hotel and Leisure Centre, Gresham Metropole Hotel, and the Clairon Hotel.