As World Series of Poker Gets Serious, so Does The Poker Show


DUBLIN, June 19 /PRNewswire/ --

- With the World Series of Poker in Full Swing The Poker Show lines-up
Bracelet Winners and World Champions Including Chris Ferguson, Daniel
Negreanu, Issac Haxton, Marty Smyth and the Devilfish

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.

Last week's shows have been archived in full at
http://www.boylesports.com/sections/poker/d.asp?show=ThePokerShow_Archives 
and include former World Snooker Champion Steve Davis and recent bracelet
winners Roland De Wolfe and Steve Sung and Flying Dutchman Marcel Luske.

Fans can grab the individual interviews at
http://thepokershowlive.com/listenagain.htm and also check out the
controversial interviews with Tom "Durrrr" Dwan and Luke "_FullFlush1_"
Schwartz which are still proving wildly popular downloads.

Guests on the show so far read like a who's who of poker with Greg
Raymer, Peter Eastgate, Steve Sung, Doyle Brunson, Annette Obrestad, J.C.
Tran, Marty Smyth, Michael Keiner, Theo Jorgensen, Neil Channing, Vicky
Coren, Tom Hanlon, Maria Demetriou, 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 night 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.

About Boylepoker

Boylepoker is part of the biggest European poker network - iPoker.
Players have access to a huge range of tournaments running around the clock
with massive guaranteed prize pools and the opportunity to qualify for
prestigious live events. The company does not accept players from the U.S.

About Matchroom Sport

Matchroom Sport, producer of The Poker Show, is one of the world's
largest suppliers of sports programming. Since 1982, it has grown
year-on-year and established relationships with virtually every major
broadcaster of sports in the world. The company is a world leader in poker,
snooker, bowls, boxing, darts, fishing, golf, and pool TV programming.

For further details and photographs please contact:
brendan.murray@pokermediaconsulting.com or pspillane@boylepoker.com.

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