Boylepoker.com pro John O'Shea Successfully Defends ECOOP Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo Title

04 June 2009

DUBLIN, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Boylepoker.com pro John "doesalrite" O'Shea completed a remarkable doublelast night, successfully defending his European Championship of Online Poker(ECOOP) pot-limit Omaha hi-lo title.

O'Shea's achievement mirrors that of Thang Luu who has just won the$1,500 pot-limit Omaha hi-lo event at the World Series of Poker for thesecond year in a row.

O'Shea took down $25,000, the same as last year, for his odds-defyingwin. Four Boylepoker online players had a 15 percent slice of the actionhaving placed first (5%), second (3%), and third (2%) and knocking O'Shea outof a special bounty tournament (5%) the night before O'Shea's improbablevictory. They collected $3,750.

To celebrate his win Boylepoker.com will host a $15 + $1 no-limit hold'emfreezeout this Sunday, June 7 at 8 p.m. with an additional $1,500 added tothe prize pool.

O'Shea's feat marks a triumvirate of spectacular victories for Boylepokerpros over the last few months.

In December 2008 Marty Smyth won the Poker Million and Boylepoker player"mmcgenius" freerolled his way to $10,000 on back of Smyth's victory as 50players shared 5 percent of his $1 million payday.

In April 2009 Peter Murphy successfully completed the MultiplierChallenge where he turned $100 to $10,000 in just nine weeks.

Last summer O'Shea came fifth in the World Series of Poker $2,500no-limit hold'em event in Las Vegas.

About Boylepoker

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

For further details and photographs please contact:brendan.murray@pokermediaconsulting.com +353-863057469 orpspillane@boylepoker.com.

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