DUBLIN, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- This week The Poker Show gears up for 'The Big One' - the World Series ofPoker main event. Presenters Jesse May and Matt Broughton will catch up witha host of British hopefuls including recent pot-limit hold'em bracelet winnerJohn Kabbaj, Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott, Ian Frazer, serial staker NeilChanning, and comedian and 'triple crown' victor Roland De Wolfe.

Flying the Irish flag is co-presenter Padraig Parkinson, who recentlyfinished 14th in the pot-limit Omaha world championship. He makes his dailycall to the show with all the news and gossip from the Rio hotel and casinoin Las Vegas. Fellow countryman John O'Shea will also drop in for a chat.

Tuesday sees the return of the weekly Poker Show Live turbo bountytournament on Boylepoker.com which has $250 added, with guests, presentersand listeners vying for supremacy in this password-only tournament. Last weekthe winner of the turbo tournament was "Faughballagh" who is none other thanBoylepoker pro and World Series of Poker main event finalist Scott Gray.

Last week's shows have been archived in full athttp://www.boylesports.com/sections/poker/d.asp?show=ThePokerShow_Archivesand included Daniel Negreanu, Isaac Haxton, and Marty Smyth.

Fans can grab the individual interviews athttp://thepokershowlive.com/listenagain.htm and also check out thecontroversial 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 GregRaymer, Peter Eastgate, Steve Sung, Doyle Brunson, Annette Obrestad, J.C.Tran, Marty Smyth, Michael Keiner, Theo Jorgensen, Neil Channing, VickyCoren, Tom Hanlon, Maria Demetriou, Andrew Feldman, Dan Harrington, Roland DeWolfe, 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 eachSunday, Monday and Tuesday night from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. athttp://www.thepokershowlive.com where they will discuss, debate, and decipherthe technicolour world of live and online poker with a series of specialguests, contributors, and phone-in questions and commentary from members ofthe poker playing public.

Poker players are actively encouraged to get involved in each show - ifonly to be in with a shot of winning some of the cash the show gives awayeach night. Players can call the show directly on 0208 123 7820, addThePokerShow to Skype or, for MSN users: thepokershow@live.co.uk. Thepresenters can then chat to participants before or during the show, live onair.

Listeners can also email comments or contact details tochat@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 clockwith massive guaranteed prize pools and the opportunity to qualify forprestigious 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'slargest suppliers of sports programming. Since 1982, it has grownyear-on-year and established relationships with virtually every majorbroadcaster 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 +353-863057469 orpspillane@boylepoker.com.