DUBLIN, July 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- Players can now Qualify for Europe's Largest Live Poker
Tournament Directly at Boylepoker.com From as Little as US$5.50 With Three
Weekly Satellites as Number of Players Registered for the Event Grows

Boylepoker.com today launches online satellites for the International
Poker Open 2009. From today, players can qualify for the US$25,000 added,
US$225 + US$25 buy in event from just US$5.

Feeder satellites take place each week on Monday and Wednesday at 8.30
p.m. BST for US$5 + US$0.50 with one re-buy or one add-on. For every US$27.50
generated in the prize pool a ticket will be awarded to the weekly super
satellite, the US$25 + US$2.50 freezeout, each Friday at 8.30 p.m. with one
ticket awarded to the IPO for every US$250 in the prize pool.

The IPO 2009 is Europe's largest poker tournament with capacity for 1,300
players. It takes place from October 16 to 18 at the Regency Hotel, Dublin.
With registration open just two weeks, over 225 players have already signed
up for the event.

This year Boylepoker.com has added a unique twist to the event by giving
players the opportunity to sit down at the start of play with an extra 2,000
starting chips. To claim these extra chips all players need to do is play
online at Boylepoker and accumulate VIP Club Points during the months of
August and September.

Players who earn 250 VIP Club points in August get 1,000 chips, and 250
VIP Club Points earned in September gives them another 1,000 chips. These
extra chips will then be added to their starting stack at the tournament.

In 2008 the Boylepoker.com IPO set a new world record for the largest
ever poker field outside of the U.S., with a massive turn-out of 1,300
players. It was Irishman Ruairi Coy who came up trumps to take home the euro
37,530 first prize from a total prize pool of euro 205,000, of which euro
32,000 was added by Boylepoker.com.

To register for the tournament simply download the Boylepoker.com
software, open the Poker Lobby, go to 'Scheduled Tournaments' > 'Specials' 
> 'Boylepoker Exclusives' and choose your preferred start date. 
Registration is due to close on October 15 so players should register early 
to avoid disappointment as last year's event sold out long before the 
closing date. No cash entries will be accepted on the day.

About Boylepoker and the IPO

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.

The IPO 2008 was the largest poker tournament ever held outside of the
U.S. and was won by Irishman Ruairi Coy who took down US$37,530. Some
professional players who were enticed by the large prize pool were Irish Open
winner Neil Channing, the "voice of poker" Jesse May, former World Series of
Poker main event finalist Scott Gray, "Mad" Marty Wilson, European Poker Tour
finalist Andy Ward, Rory Liffey, and Ian Frazer.

http://www.boylesports.com/poker/index.asp

For further details and photographs, please contact:
brendan.murray@pokermediaconsulting.com, +353-863-057-469 or
pspillane@boylepoker.com.