Poker Pro to Donate WSOP Tournament of Champions Winnings to Charity - If he Qualifies!
| 02 April 2010 |
DUBLIN, April 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Boylepoker.com today launched a campaign to have its sponsored pro, MartySmyth, voted into the World Series of Poker Tournament of Championsinvite-only event this summer in Las Vegas.
Smyth has pledged to donate any winnings from the $1 million freeroll tothe Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children and Our Lady's Children'sHospital, Dublin. The winner of the 27-player tournament will walk away with$500,000.
Paul Spillane, head of poker at Boylepoker.com, said, "Not only has Martywon a WSOP world championship event, he's won the World Open, Irish Open, andPoker Million. Surely that's the pedigree of a true champ and his generousgesture of donating any prize money he might win to children's charities inIreland, should see the whole country swing behind him. It's a no-losesituation for the children's hospitals so get voting now people!"
Belfast-man Smyth, who is getting married next week after trying toreclaim his Irish Open title in Dublin this weekend, already has a sizablevoting contingent on the 'Vote for Marty' fan page on Facebook. Visit thepage to register your support -http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/group.php?gid=109212965771789
He qualifies for the tournament vote having won the WSOP Pot-Limit OmahaWorld Championship in 2008.
Fans of the laidback pro and his unique charity fundraiser need simplyvisit http://www.wsop.com/toc <http://www.wsop.com/toc> , register an account, and vote for Marty Smyth. Voters are also encouraged to use their Facebook pages to raise awareness of Smyth's fundraising drive.
About Boylepoker
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.
For further information contact brendan.murray@pokermediaconsulting.com,Brendan Murray, Poker Media Consulting, +353-863057469
Smyth has pledged to donate any winnings from the $1 million freeroll tothe Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children and Our Lady's Children'sHospital, Dublin. The winner of the 27-player tournament will walk away with$500,000.
Paul Spillane, head of poker at Boylepoker.com, said, "Not only has Martywon a WSOP world championship event, he's won the World Open, Irish Open, andPoker Million. Surely that's the pedigree of a true champ and his generousgesture of donating any prize money he might win to children's charities inIreland, should see the whole country swing behind him. It's a no-losesituation for the children's hospitals so get voting now people!"
Belfast-man Smyth, who is getting married next week after trying toreclaim his Irish Open title in Dublin this weekend, already has a sizablevoting contingent on the 'Vote for Marty' fan page on Facebook. Visit thepage to register your support -http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/group.php?gid=109212965771789
He qualifies for the tournament vote having won the WSOP Pot-Limit OmahaWorld Championship in 2008.
Fans of the laidback pro and his unique charity fundraiser need simplyvisit http://www.wsop.com/toc <http://www.wsop.com/toc> , register an account, and vote for Marty Smyth. Voters are also encouraged to use their Facebook pages to raise awareness of Smyth's fundraising drive.
About Boylepoker
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.
For further information contact brendan.murray@pokermediaconsulting.com,Brendan Murray, Poker Media Consulting, +353-863057469
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