August 25, 2005

Poker players throughout Galway could have the chance to compete at Europe's biggest poker tournament, which takes place in January.

PokerEvents and Boylepoker.com have joined forces to launch the official Boylepoker.com Irish Poker Championship, and events are taking place throughout the country in the run up to the national competition, with local weekly satellites nationwide. These local satellites will feed into regional supersatellites, and the top players from these regional events will qualify for the national final.

The championship comprises a series of events nationwide, which will culminate in the All Ireland Poker Final, a € 1,000 freeze out three day poker tournament with an estimated prize pool of € 500,000. The final will take place in Dublin in January, when players from all over Ireland will have a chance to battle against some of poker's biggest names.

Players can also qualify via Boylepoker.com, the new online poker website from Boylesports. An expected 500 participants will compete for a potential € 500,000 prize fund. Ranking points in the official European Poker League will also be awarded.

The final of the Boylepoker.com Irish Poker Championships will be broadcast live on television, and is expected to bring the cream of European poker talent to Dublin. Supporting events will include € 500 and € 250 freeze out tournaments, with estimated prize funds of € 100,000 and € 75,000 respectively.

"This will be one of the biggest poker tournaments ever staged in Europe," said event promoter Fintan Gavin. "The main tournament will be a three day event giving the best players the time to come out on top."

August 22, 2005

Getmintedpoker is delighted to announce the launch of its VIP scheme. The VIP scheme is designed to reward top players' loyalty and the VIP status is offered to players who earn more than 5000 poker points per month, commencing on 1st September.

Invitations to Getmintedpoker players to join the scheme are being sent out now so start playing, building up those poker points and you too could become a member of this exclusive club. The opportunity to become a VIP member is open to everyone who plays on the site, so log on to www.getmintedpoker.com, register and start accruing those points now. There has never been a better time to join us.

Getmintedpoker is delighted to announce the launch of its VIP scheme. The VIP scheme is designed to reward top players' loyalty and the VIP status is offered to players who earn more than 5000 poker points per month, commencing on 1st September. Invitations to Getmintedpoker players to join the scheme are being sent out now so start playing, building up those poker points and you too could become a member of this exclusive club! The opportunity to become a VIP member is open to everyone who plays on the site, so log on to www.getmintedpoker.com, register and start accruing those points now! There has never been a better time to join us!

The tradition of special treatment for the loyalty of top players is something taken very seriously at Getminted. As a VIP member of Getmintedpoker you will enjoy a number of exclusive benefits:

• Entry each month into a £1,000 VIP only Freeroll tournament
• Entry every two months into a VIP only satellite to win a seat in a UK offline ranking tournament
• Entry paid for each month into the big added or guaranteed tournament worth at least £40
• A bonus of £50 on your birthday
• Your personal monthly stats provided by email
• Direct mail and Instant Messenger access to the site professional
• Advance invitations to Getminted offline events

Getminted will review VIP status each quarter so you need to ensure that you accrue 15,000 poker points per quarter (of course it doesn't matter if you spend them along the way) to retain your membership.

Getmintedpoker.com is owned by Cashcade Ltd, the UK's top online game destination. Cashcade also operate: www.getminted.com, www.foxybingo.com, www.getmintedbingo.com, www.betplayandwin.com, www.getmintedracing.com and www.thejackclub.com. Cashcade pays out over £15 million in prizes every month to players of its web sites.