Boylepoker.com Sponsors Irish Poker Rankings 2010 with a $10,000 Prize for the Winner

06 February 2010

DUBLIN, February 5 /PRNewswire/ -- http://www.Boylepoker.com today announced its exclusive sponsorship ofIreland's highly regarded poker player of the year race - Irish PokerRankings 2010.

The overall winner of Irish Poker Rankings 2010 will walk away with a$10,000 sponsorship package courtesy of the new sponsor.

There will also be huge prizes on offer to successful ranking playersthroughout the year such as a free token into the online Monthly Million forthe player who has earned the most points in any given month.

After a succesful launch in 2009 when Francis "Wally" McCormack won thetitle, the ranking points system has been expanded to include many more clubsand events and points will be awarded according to event buy-in, field sizeand finishing position. The formula can be found athttp://www.irishpokerrankings.com.

Paul Spillane, Head of Poker at Boylepoker.com, explained the company'sinvolvement, saying, "We recognise Irish Poker Rankings as a fantastic way toconnect with and bring together Ireland's grass roots poker community."

"It's widely respected, highly competitive and a lot of fun, which isright up our street, and that's why we're delighted and very proud to sponsorthis year's race to the $10,000 sponsorship package!"

The idea for Irish Poker Rankings was formed at the 2008 Boylepoker.comInternational Poker Open, where one of Ireland's global stars of the game,Andy Black, gave a free workshop to all the players at the tournament. In histalk, he asked players where they thought they ranked as a player: in theirtown, in their county, or in the country. On hearing this, poker player IainCheyne realised there was a need for a nationally recognised Irish rankingsystem, encompassing live events around the country and Irish Poker Rankingswas born.

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 please contact:brendan.murray@pokermediaconsulting.com, +353863057469

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