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12 of the World's Best Take Part in PartyPoker.com Premier League Poker
February 16, 2007
GIBRALTAR, Feb. 16 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
PartyPoker.com is pleased to announce the launch of the
PartyPoker.com Premier League Poker, a new televised poker
spectacle.
(Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070215/245619 )
The groundbreaking series, developed by Matchroom
Sport, will feature 12 of the world's best players playing
in a unique league format for a $500,000 pot.
With a system developed especially to showcase the
legendary poker prowess of each player, they will play six
times in the preliminary stages. The leading four players
will then progress to the final table with the next four
battling it out in heads-up matches for the final two
seats. Each player will buy-in for $20,000, with
PartyPoker.com adding $260,000 to the final table prize
pool.
Ten-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth will lead a
top field that includes: Dave 'The Devilfish' Ulliott, Tony
G, Andy Black, Kiril Gerasimov, Liz Lieu, Ian Fraser,
Roland De Wolfe, Vicky Coren, Juha Helppi, Kenna James and
Eddy Scharf.
Poker superstar Phil Hellmuth commented: "I love
the UK and feel at home there, so I am really looking
forward to Premier League Poker. It's always challenging to
match wits with the world's best poker players but I'm
coming for the title - make no mistake about that!"
A PartyPoker.com spokesman said: "Premier League
Poker is an exciting new concept and is sure to make great
television. The interest from pros on both sides of the
Atlantic has been excellent."
The league launches on 26th February in Maidstone,
Kent, UK.
PartyPoker.com is a popular member of PartyGaming Plc's
growing suite of online games that includes PartyCasino.com,
PartyBingo.com, PartyBets.com, PartyGammon.com,
Gamebookers.com and EmpirePoker.com.
For more information, please contact:
Warren Lush
PartyGaming
Tel: +44-207-954-3900
Email: warrenl@partygaming.com
SOURCE PartyPoker.com
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