DUBLIN, IRELAND, May 13, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Boylepoker.com today launches its World Series of Poker Fantasy League, offering poker fans the chance to predict which WSOP contenders will be the "aces in the pack" over the 57 events that make up this year's Series.
To enter simply fill out the form at Boylesports.com/poker, choosing the five poker players you think will make the final tables and win bracelets at this year's WSOP. Entrants get 30 points if one of their players' wins a bracelet and 10 points if one of their picks makes a final table finish.
The entrants with the most points at the end of the series could win a European Poker Tour, Grosvenor UK Poker Tour or Boylepoker.com International Poker Open live event package. The prizes are:
• 1st place: will receive a GBP1,000 GUKPT main event package, which includes travel and accommodation expenses.
• 2nd place: will win a Boylepoker.com IPO VIP Weekend Package.
• 3rd place: Will win entry into this year's Boylepoker.com IPO.
As a bonus, if all five of your player picks win a bracelet, Boylepoker.com will send you to an EPT main event with a package worth over EUR5,000.
You can enter the WSOP Fantasy League up until Wednesday May 27th at 13:00. Your selected players will start earning points from the beginning of the first event. Winning results will be posted at Boylepoker.com on July 16th.
Elsewhere Boylesports.com has scores of World Series of Poker betting markets which offer prices on which player will cash for the most money, which Scandinavian player will take home the most cash from the 2009 WSOP, and a wide range of match bets including:
Phil Ivey - 8/11 Vs. Daniel Negreanu - Evens
Phil Hellmuth - 5/6 Vs. J.C. Tran - 5/6
Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott - 5/4 Vs. Phil Ivey - 4/7
Neil Channing - 8/11 Vs. Phil Laak - Evens
Marty Smyth - 11/8 Vs. Andy Black - 8/15
Chris Ferguson - 5/6 Vs. Erik Seidel - 5/6
All markets will be settled in accordance with official World Series of Poker results as published.
Online poker players can also qualify for three different World Series of Poker packages -- $10,000 no-limit hold'em main event, a package to the $10,000 pot-limit Omaha world championship, and a package to two $1,500 no-limit hold'em side events.
All packages include accommodation at the Rio All-Suite Las Vegas Hotel and Casino where the 40th WSOP is being held between May 27 and July 15, 2009.
Visit www.boylesports.com/poker for more details.
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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.
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