Dublin, Ireland: October 15, 2009 – Boylepoker.com today announced that this weekend’s International Poker Open in Dublin will see over 1,400 players descend on the Regency Hotel, Dublin for the $225 + $25 buy-in event. This will set a new record for the largest poker tournament in terms of player number ever held outside of the U.S.
As a result the prize pool is expected to reach $350,000.
Extensive coverage of the tournament, which has attracted players from all over Europe including big names such as Marty Smyth, Padraig Parkinson, Andy Black, Luke Schwartz, Neil Channing, Surinder Sunar, Julian Gardner, Lucy Rokach, Simon Trumper, Jude Ainsworth, Maria Demetriou, Richard Ashby, Noel Furlong, George McKeever, and Ken Doherty, will be available at
www.boylepokerblog.com and the final table will be streamed live there also.Paul Spillane, head of
www.boylepoker.com said, “The IPO is one of the highlights of the poker year with a massive international field, terrific structure, huge prize pool and all the fun you’d expect from a weekend in Dublin. For those who couldn’t make it be sure to check our new-look poker blog where we’ll be posting bust outs, chip counts, colourful tales, videos and live streaming of the final table.”
The world’s leading online poker radio show, The Poker Show Live, will also be at the IPO for the weekend, gathering exclusive interviews for the show and next week’s broadcasts on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. and will feature news, views, and gossip from Europe’s largest live tournament. Visit
www.boylepokerblog.com for more information.
Players will be able to find their seat draw at
www.boylepoker.com at 5 p.m. on the day prior to their starting day.
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