British bracelet mania on The Poker Show

DUBLIN, Ireland -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- As the World Series of Poker Main Event Approaches and John Kabbaj Lifts the Pot-Limit Hold'em World Championship, The Poker Show Talks to Some of the UK's Hottest Prospects in "The Big One"

This week The Poker Show gears up for 'The Big One' - the World Series of Poker main event. Presenters Jesse May and Matt Broughton will catch up with a host of British hopefuls including recent pot-limit hold'em bracelet winner John Kabbaj, Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott, Ian Frazer, serial staker Neil Channing, and comedian and 'triple crown' victor Roland De Wolfe.

Flying the Irish flag is co-presenter Padraig Parkinson, who recently finished 14th in the pot-limit Omaha world championship. He makes his daily call to the show with all the news and gossip from the Rio hotel and casino in 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 bounty tournament on Boylepoker.com which has $250 added, with guests, presenters and listeners vying for supremacy in this password-only tournament. Last week the winner of the turbo tournament was "Faughballagh" who is none other than Boylepoker pro and World Series of Poker main event finalist Scott Gray.

Last week's shows have been archived in full at http://www.boylesports.com/sections/poker/d.asp?show=ThePokerShow_Archives and included Daniel Negreanu, Isaac Haxton, and Marty Smyth.

Fans can grab the individual interviews at http://thepokershowlive.com/listenagain.htm and also check out the controversial 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 Greg Raymer, Peter Eastgate, Steve Sung, Doyle Brunson, Annette Obrestad, J.C. Tran, Marty Smyth, Michael Keiner, Theo Jorgensen, Neil Channing, Vicky Coren, Tom Hanlon, Maria Demetriou, Andrew Feldman, Dan Harrington, Roland De Wolfe, 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 each Sunday, Monday and Tuesday night from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. at http://www.thepokershowlive.com where they will discuss, debate, and decipher the technicolour world of live and online poker with a series of special guests, contributors, and phone-in questions and commentary from members of the poker playing public.

Poker players are actively encouraged to get involved in each show - if only to be in with a shot of winning some of the cash the show gives away each night. Players can call the show directly on 0208 123 7820, add ThePokerShow to Skype or, for MSN users: thepokershow@live.co.uk. The presenters can then chat to participants before or during the show, live on air.