Archive for the 'IPO' Category


OMG It’s Marty Smyth!!!!!

October 30th, 2008 | Category: IPO

The International Poker Open in Dublin was my destination courtesy of Boylepoker.com, who invited me to play as a guest and a bounty. Little did I know that this would involve wearing a Sunderland shirt for the duration of the day! This pained me a little bit being a lifelong Liverpool fan but we all have to suffer for our art sometimes.
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Another true story from Mad Marty Wilson

October 26th, 2008 | Category: IPO, Videos

Bars raised, Pros wiped out

October 25th, 2008 | Category: IPO

I was standing around at the Killarney tournament recently and the talk was that the bar had been raised. Some of those who weren’t paying attention fully went on a complete tilt because they thought that they’d have to climb over rubble to get their next drink. But they calmed down when they realised that it just meant that a new standard for Irish tournaments had been set. The IPO certainly met that standard, thanks to a fine piece of organisation from Stephen and a marvellous team effort in the hospitality department from the Boylepoker team. They don’t use the term team lightly.
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Easiest place to win

October 23rd, 2008 | Category: Day 1B, IPO

Channing on Greekfish

October 23rd, 2008 | Category: IPO, Videos

Mad Marty could’ve played for United you know

October 23rd, 2008 | Category: IPO, Videos

Magic final table build up

October 22nd, 2008 | Category: Grand Final, IPO, Videos

Texas Poker Joe at the AYEEEE-PO

October 21st, 2008 | Category: IPO, Videos

He’s from Cavan and from Texas, and that’s the way he likes it. He can hold’em and he can fold’em, so listen to what he told’em, it’s Texas Poker Joe - at the AYEEEE-PO.

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Poker Ireland’s Stephen McClean

October 21st, 2008 | Category: IPO, Videos

Boylepoker.com IPO 2008 winner Ruairi Coy

October 21st, 2008 | Category: Grand Final, IPO, Videos