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.

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.

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WSOP betting markets open at Boylesports.com

Dublin, Ireland: May 6, 2009 – Boylesports.com today announced its World Series of Poker betting markets which offer prices on which player will cash for the most money and which Scandinavian player will take home the most cash from the 2009 WSOP.

Among the players priced up for the ‘Who will officially win the most dollars at the WSOP?’ market are:

Phil Ivey – 8/1
Daniel Negreanu – 14/1
John Juanda – 16/1
Phil Hellmuth – 20/1
Gus Hansen – 25/1
Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier – 33/1
Marcel Luske 50/1

In the ‘Top Scandinavian Player’ market are:

Patrik Antonius – 12/1
Peter Eastgate – 16/1
Johnny Lodden – 25/1
Michael Tureniec – 33/1
Rehne Pedersen – 40/1
Trond Eidsvig – 50/1
Albert Iversen – 66/1

The Irish bookmaker is also offering over two dozen match bets between players to win the most money 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

Paul Spillane, head of poker at Boylepoker.com said, “Betting on the World Series of Poker has gone from strength to strength in recent years as it gives ordinary punters a chance to have an interest in the outcome of the Series and use their poker knowledge to try and beat the bookie. We’ve given players a wide variety of markets to choose from and everyone will be able to find a market where they will have an opinion on the outcome.”

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

Elsewhere Boylesports.com has launch its World Series of Poker qualification promotion which gives online poker players the opportunity to qualify for a package to the $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 receive a $600 bonus.