DUBLIN, July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Boylepoker.com today launches online satellites for the InternationalPoker 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 8.30p.m. BST for US$5 + US$0.50 with one re-buy or one add-on. For every US$27.50generated in the prize pool a ticket will be awarded to the weekly supersatellite, the US$25 + US$2.50 freezeout, each Friday at 8.30 p.m. with oneticket awarded to the IPO for every US$250 in the prize pool.

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

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

Players who earn 250 VIP Club points in August get 1,000 chips, and 250VIP Club Points earned in September gives them another 1,000 chips. Theseextra 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 largestever poker field outside of the U.S., with a massive turn-out of 1,300players. It was Irishman Ruairi Coy who came up trumps to take home the euro37,530 first prize from a total prize pool of euro 205,000, of which euro32,000 was added by Boylepoker.com.

To register for the tournament simply download the Boylepoker.comsoftware, 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 clockwith massive guaranteed prize pools and the opportunity to qualify forprestigious live events. The company does not accept players from the U.S.

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

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