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COUNTDOWN TO EUROPE’S FIRST MAJOR TOURNAMENT OF 2009! WHO IS POKER’S ‘POP IDOL’?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gibraltar – 29th December 2008 – Europe’s first major poker tournament of 2009, the €2,000 buy-in (9% withheld) PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship http://www.partypokeripc.com/, takes place from January 2 to 5, 2009 at the Radisson SAS Hotel in Galway, Ireland. Coverage of the lively Galway main event will be televised on RTÉ and then distributed internationally. Organizers have recently confirmed that they have added another ‘main event,’ in the form of a singing contest. Simon Cowell will be quaking in his boots as the Devilfish, Jon ‘Skalie’ Kalmar and Kenna James take to the microphone!

 

A PartyPoker.com spokesman said: “The Radisson SAS Hotel on Galway Bay is soundproofed and ready to go – we’re just surprised that there is no sign of Marcel Luske yet. In all seriousness, however, this promises to be a fun spectacle. Skalie used to be the lead singer of a punk band, the Devilfish is well known for his excellence in tinkling the ivories, while Kenna James has recorded his own material and received great reviews. We suspect that no matter how good they are though that whoever steps up to sing the first Irish song is likely to get the best reception! The identity of the judging panel is currently a closely guarded secret.”

 

“One of the major problems of last year’s event has been completely ironed out after the near revolution in 2008. The staff at the Radisson SAS Hotel will not try and shut the bar too early on the night of the final table and have to have a change of heart!”

 

Last year’s PartyPoker.com IPC champion was Galway’s Jude Ainsworth, with the runner-up Mick McCool from Nottingham. In addition to the main event there are a number of good value side events and satellites taking place. See http://www.pokerevents.ie/ipc/IPC2009/tabid/210/Default.aspx for more information. The craic and hospitality of the event is well known and a player party is being thrown on New Years Day at 6pm, where a full bar, food and entertainment is the order of the day. One man who will be at the New Year’s Day shindig is the Devilfish who said: “I haven’t missed a party in 20 years so I won’t be starting now.”

 

Amongst the latest confirmations for the PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship main event include Julian Gardner, Marc Goodwin and John Kabbaj. They join a top line-up that will include Ambassador of Poker’ Mike Sexton, Kenna James, Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott, Benjamin Kang, Surinder Sunar, Jon ‘Skalie’ Kalmar, Mad ‘Marty’ Wilson, Mickey Wernick, Alan Vinson and 2008 Irish Open champion Neil Channing. They join the  Irish contingent that includes recent Poker Million winner Marty Smyth, Poker Million finalists Liam Flood and Ciaran O’Leary, Noel Furlong, Donnacha O’Dea, Padraig Parkinson, Scott Gray, Premier League II winner Andy Black, Dave Callaghan, Tony Cascarino, Rory Liffey and last year’s champion Jude Ainsworth.  France will be represented by Claude Cohen and Veronique Gourdon, while Spain’s challenge is led by Leo Margets and PartyPoker.com Women’s World Open II star May Maceiras.

 

On Sunday 4^th January at 9pm there will be a special charity event ‘Poker for the Homeless,’ where a percentage from each buy-in goes to worthy charities in Dublin and Galway.

 

The PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship is organized by Pokerevents.ie, with the tournament coverage produced by Winmedia Ireland Ltd. Winmedia Ireland Ltd is an industry leader in producing this kind of tournament coverage and this year they have created a specially designed Irish pub set that will host the televised table and two feeder tables.

 

PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship, Radisson SAS, Galway, Ireland – Main Event –  4^th-6^th January 2008. The 298 runners built a prize pool of €542,500.

1. Jude Ainsworth (Galway) €180,000
2. Michael McCool (Nottingham, UK) €100,000
3. Tommy Watson (Athlone) €60,000
4. Trevor Dineen (Cork) €35,000
5. Michael Moran (London) €25,000
6. Keith McFadden (Donegal) €18,000
7. Glen McCabe (Lurgan) €15,000
8. Bernard Brady (Galway) €12,000

Final table chip stacks:

1. Keith McFadden (Donegal) — 698,000
2. Jude Ainsworth (Galway) — 527,000
3. Trevor Dineen (Cork) — 385,000
4. Tommy Watson (Athlone) — 300,000
5. Bernard Brady (Galway) — 300,000
6. Michael Moran (London) — 296,000
7. Michael McCool (Enniskillen) — 249,500
8. Glen McCabe (Lurgan) — 150,000

EARN DOUBLE PARTYPOINTS OVER THE HOLIDAY PERIOD – QUALIFY FOR FOUR BRILLIANT LIVE EVENTS IN 2009

Gibraltar – 22nd December 2008 – Christmas is upon us and as an added festive bonus, we’ll double the PartyPoints you earn on our real money tables at http://www.partypoker.com on December 24 and December 25 from 12:00 ET to 21:59 ET. Just play as normal: we’ll add your extra points to your account within 48 hours. Over the holiday season, PartyPoker.com is also offering the chance to win your way into FOUR brilliant live events that will help kick-off 2009 in some style!

An opinion poll conducted by Poker Players Research Ltd found that PartyPoker.com came out top when players were asked which was the easiest site to win at * so take advantage of the recently introduced new reward scheme. The new reward program is simple – earn points and that’s it. No more weekly goals, no more vesting of points – the number of points you earn is the number of points you have. You can redeem these points in the online shop for an array of prizes including cash, satellite entries and land-based tournament packages. The new program allows you to redeem your points for cash at much lower levels than before and PartyPoker.com has also introduced the ability to buy bonuses with points. PartyPoker.com has made sure that every player gets the same, if not better, value from the new plan. See https://secure.partyaccount.com/pc/rewardsplan.do for more details.

 

PartyPoker.com has also introduced Palladium Lounge http://www.palladiumlounge.com for top players. Collect more than 5,000 reward points in a month, and you’ll immediately become a member of this exclusive club, where you’ll enjoy exceptional service with the personal touch.

Qualifiers are online NOW for the PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championships (the first major tournament in Europe of 2009), Asian Poker Tour Philippines and the PartyPoker.com World Poker Showdown and CPT Grand Finals in the Dominican Republic. PartyPoker.com provides a diverse qualifying structure allowing ALL players, no matter the size of their bankroll, an opportunity to qualify for these events and you can join in the action from as little as $1.

Details on all the qualifiers can be found here:

http://www.partypoker.com/news/items/irish_poker_championship.html

http://www.partypoker.com/news/items/apt_manila.html

http://www.partypoker.com/news/items/wpshowdown.html

http://www.partypoker.com/news/items/canadian_poker_tour.html

* Poker Players Research Ltd Opinion Poll. Number of players choosing site as the easiest to win at; sample size 10,000.

EXCLUSIVE CANADIAN POKER TOUR FINALS QUALIFIERS ON PARTYPOKER – WIN CPT SPONSORSHIP FOR ONE YEAR!

Gibraltar – 17^th December 2008 — Warm up the winter by joining the http://www.partypoker.com exclusive qualifiers for the 2009 Canadian Poker Tour Finals, which take place in the Dominican Republic between January 20 -22 2009! What’s more, the winner of this tournament will also receive a one year sponsorship deal with the Canadian Poker Tour which has an estimated value of $100,000. The prestigious event sees Canada’s top poker players battle it out for a $500,000 prize pool and the big bonus of the CPT deal!

 

All you have to do is win a luxury tournament package worth $8,500 and PartyPoker.com is the only online poker site offering qualifiers. The 2009 CPT Finals will be held in the Ocean World Casino Resort, a fantastic adventure park, marina, and casino entertainment complex near Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic. You’ll enjoy seven nights all-inclusive luxury in the breathtaking Sun Village Resort and Spa in nearby Cofresi – the ideal place to relax and get yourself in the mood for your game. The weather is also sure to help!

Online qualifiers for the event are exclusive to PartyPoker.com and start from as little as $2. They run until January 4, 2009. Each $8,500 package includes your buy-in, accommodation, and spending money. The main $425 + $35 runs every Sunday at 20.10 ET, with one package given away for every 20 players participating but as ever PartyPoker.com provides a diverse qualifying structure.

Full details can be found at:

http://www.partypoker.com/news/items/canadian_poker_tour.html

http://www.partypoker.com/news/items/canadian_poker_structure.html

The Canadian Poker Tour is committed to the development of grassroots poker and has held numerous events in 2008 with an estimated total prize pool this year alone of over $2,700,000! More details on the tour can be found at: http://www.canadianchampionshippoker.com/Events/08CPTfinals.html

PartyPoker.com is also offering other winter warmers this December with online qualifiers for the PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship, Asian Poker Tour Philippines and the World Poker Showdown in the Dominican Republic. Details on all the qualifiers can be found here:

http://www.partypoker.com/news/items/irish_poker_championship.html

http://www.partypoker.com/news/items/apt_manila.html

http://www.partypoker.com/news/items/wpshowdown.html

PARTYPOKER IPC TOUR CONCLUDES STILL PLENTY OF WAYS TO QUALIFY FOR EUROPE’S FIRST MAJOR TOURNAMENT OF 2009

Gibraltar – 15th December 2008 – Irish poker is in the ascendancy after the Emerald Isle’s domination of the Poker Million and now buoyant organizers and players are preparing themselves for the PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship in Galway, which runs from January 2 to 5, 2009.

 

The latest news sees Meath’s Jay Renehan crowned the winner of special PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship Tour league leaderboard. Recent EPT Barcelona runner-up and Galway casino owner Fintan Gavin finished second, with Michael Graydon third. The Tour started on the 1^st August at the Eglinton Casino in Galway and concluded with its eighth stop on Saturday 13^th December at the Red Cow Hotel in Dublin. The winner of the leaderboard league received €5,000, second €2,000 and third €1,000. For more information on the results and for further ways to qualify through land based satellites over the festive period see: http://www.partypokeripc.com.

 

The first major poker tournament of 2009, the €2,000 buy-in (9% withheld) PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship http://www.partypokeripc.com/, takes place from January 2 to 5, 2009 at the Radisson SAS Hotel in Galway, Ireland. Coverage of the main Galway event will be televised on RTÉ and then distributed internationally. The event is organized by Pokerevents.ie, with the coverage produced by Winmedia Ireland Ltd.

 

Among those already confirmed include Noel Furlong, Donnacha O’Dea, Poker Million winner Marty Smyth, Padraig Parkinson, Scott Gray, Ciaran O’Leary, Premier League II winner Andy Black, Dave Callaghan, Tony Cascarino, Liam Flood, Rory Liffey and last year’s champion Jude Ainsworth. There will also be a big international contingent heading to Galway in search of victory including ‘Ambassador of Poker’ Mike Sexton, Kenna James, Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott, Benjamin Kang, Surinder Sunar, Mad ‘Marty’ Wilson, Mickey Wernick, Alan Vinson and 2008 Irish Open champion Neil Channing. France will be represented by Claude Cohen and Veronique Gourdon, while Spain’s challenge is led by Leo Margets and PartyPoker.com Women’s World Open II star May Maceiras.

 

Last year’s champion was Galway’s Jude Ainsworth, with the runner-up Mick McCool from Nottingham in the UK. In addition to the main event there are a number of good value side events and satellites taking place. See http://www.pokerevents.ie/ipc/IPC2009/tabid/210/Default.aspx for more information. The craic and hospitality of the event is well known and a player party is being thrown on New Years Day at 6pm, where a full bar, food and entertainment is the order of the day. On Sunday 4^th January at 9pm there will be a special charity event ‘Poker for the Homeless,’ where a percentage from each buy-in goes to worthy charities in Dublin and Galway.

 

Online qualifiers for the main event have been running on PartyPoker.com since December 1^st and 11 players have already booked their tickets for Galway. The package is worth $5,000, including the $2,800 buy-in, $1,000 spending money and accommodation in a luxury hotel. The main $250 +$25 online satellite takes place at 14.15 ET every Sunday where for every 20 players a package will be rewarded. For more information see: http://www.partypoker.com/news/items/irish_poker_championship.html

 

PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship, Radisson SAS, Galway, Ireland – Main Event –  4^th-6^th January 2008. The 298 runners built a prize pool of €542,500.

1. Jude Ainsworth (Galway) €180,000
2. Michael McCool (Nottingham, UK) €100,000
3. Tommy Watson (Athlone) €60,000
4. Trevor Dineen (Cork) €35,000
5. Michael Moran (London) €25,000
6. Keith McFadden (Donegal) €18,000
7. Glen McCabe (Lurgan) €15,000
8. Bernard Brady (Galway) €12,000

Final table chip stacks:

1. Keith McFadden (Donegal) — 698,000
2. Jude Ainsworth (Galway) — 527,000
3. Trevor Dineen (Cork) — 385,000
4. Tommy Watson (Athlone) — 300,000
5. Bernard Brady (Galway) — 300,000
6. Michael Moran (London) — 296,000
7. Michael McCool (Enniskillen) — 249,500
8. Glen McCabe (Lurgan) — 150,000

BIG NAMES LINE-UP FOR THE FIRST MAJOR TOURNAMENT IN EUROPE IN 2009!

QUALIFY ONLINE NOW FOR THE PARTYPOKER.COM IRISH POKER CHAMPIONSHIP!

 

Gibraltar – 11th December 2008 — The first major poker tournament of 2009, the €2,000 buy-in (9% withheld) PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship http://www.partypokeripc.com/, takes place from January 2 to 5, 2009 at the Radisson SAS Hotel in Galway, Ireland. Coverage of the main Galway event will be televised on RTÉ and then distributed internationally. The event is organized by Pokerevents.ie, with the coverage produced by Winmedia Ireland Ltd.

 

The PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship has attracted a lot of interest and the list of those taking part reads like a who’s who of Irish poker. Look out for Noel Furlong, Donnacha O’Dea, Marty Smyth, Padraig Parkinson, Scott Gray, Ciaran O’Leary, Premier League II winner Andy Black, Dave Callaghan, Tony Cascarino, Liam Flood, Rory Liffey and last year’s champion Jude Ainsworth. There will also be a big international contingent heading to Galway in search of victory including ‘Ambassador of Poker’ Mike Sexton, Kenna James, Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott, Benjamin Kang, Surinder Sunar, Mad ‘Marty’ Wilson, Mickey Wernick, Alan Vinson and 2008 Irish Open champion Neil Channing. France will be represented by Claude Cohen and Veronique Gourdon, while Spain’s challenge is led by Leo Margets and PartyPoker.com Women’s World Open II star May Maceiras.

 

Last year’s champion was Galway’s Jude Ainsworth, with the runner-up Mick McCool from Nottingham in the UK. In addition to the main event there are a number of good value side events and satellites taking place. See http://www.pokerevents.ie/ipc/IPC2009/tabid/210/Default.aspx for more information. The craic and hospitality of the event is well known and a player party is being thrown on New Years Day at 6pm, where a full bar, food and entertainment is the order of the day. On Sunday 4^th January at 9pm there will be a special charity event ‘Poker for the Homeless,’ where a percentage from each buy-in goes to worthy charities in Dublin and Galway.

 

Winmedia Ireland Ltd is an industry leader in producing this kind of tournament coverage and this year they have created a specially designed Irish pub set that will host the televised table and two feeder tables.

 

Ian Langstaff of Winmedia Ireland Ltd said: “We are delighted to be producing and transmitting coverage of the PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship on RTÉ again this year. The fact that RTÉ are transmitting eight episodes of coverage rather than the six they did last year shows the popularity of the IPC.”

 

Online qualifiers for the main event have been running on PartyPoker.com since December 1^st. The package is worth $5,000, including the $2,800 buy-in, $1,000 spending money and accommodation in a luxury hotel. The main $250 +$25 online satellite takes place at 14.15 ET every Sunday where for every 20 players a package will be rewarded. Last weekend six packages were given away. For more information see: http://www.partypoker.com/news/items/irish_poker_championship.html

 

There is also one date left on the successful PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship Tour, with a stop at Red Cow Hotel, Dublin on Saturday 13^th December. Among those who have committed to take part include Scott Gray, Don Fagan, Mick McCloskey, Len Collin and recent EPT Barcelona runner-up Fintan Gavin. The race for the PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship Tour leaderboard bonuses goes on with first receiving €5,000, second €2,000 and third €1,000. Meath’s Jay Renehan looks favourite to take first place in a battle with online professional Michael Graydon and Galway based cash game specialist Christy Morkan but everything could change on the last stop of the Tour! Also in the running is Cork-based Martin Noonan, popular blogger Len Collin and Letterkenny casino owner Joe McAvoy. Another casino owner, EPT Barcelona runner-up Fintan Gavin, is also in with a shout. 100 players have already registered for this event and the top five are guaranteed seats to the PartyPoker.com IPC Main Event. For more information and for further ways to qualify through land based satellites over the festive period see: http://www.partypokeripc.com.

 

PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship, Radisson SAS, Galway, Ireland – Main Event –  4^th-6^th January 2008. The 298 runners built a prize pool of €542,500.

1. Jude Ainsworth (Galway) €180,000
2. Michael McCool (Nottingham, UK) €100,000
3. Tommy Watson (Athlone) €60,000
4. Trevor Dineen (Cork) €35,000
5. Michael Moran (London) €25,000
6. Keith McFadden (Donegal) €18,000
7. Glen McCabe (Lurgan) €15,000
8. Bernard Brady (Galway) €12,000

Final table chip stacks:

1. Keith McFadden (Donegal) — 698,000
2. Jude Ainsworth (Galway) — 527,000
3. Trevor Dineen (Cork) — 385,000
4. Tommy Watson (Athlone) — 300,000
5. Bernard Brady (Galway) — 300,000
6. Michael Moran (London) — 296,000
7. Michael McCool (Enniskillen) — 249,500
8. Glen McCabe (Lurgan) — 150,000

PARTYPOKER.COM REVAMPS REWARD SCHEME AND INTRODUCES PALLADIUM LOUNGE

RESIZABLE PLO TABLES NOW AVAILABLE AND HEADS-UP CASH GAMES NEXT WEEK

Gibraltar – 10^th December 2008 — http://www.PartyPoker.com believes the very best poker players deserve the very best treatment. That’s why they’ve just introduced a simple, straightforward and generous reward program and launched Palladium Lounge http://www.palladiumlounge.com for top players. In addition, the latest product upgrade has introduced resizable Pot Limit Omaha tables and selected stakes heads-up no-limit cash game tables will be available from next week.

 

The new reward program is simple – earn points and that’s it. No more weekly goals, no more vesting of points – the number of points you earn is the number of points you have. You can redeem these points in the online shop for an array of prizes including cash, satellite entries and land-based tournament packages. The new program allows you to redeem your points for cash at much lower levels than before and PartyPoker.com has also introduced the ability to buy bonuses with points. PartyPoker.com has made sure that every player gets the same, if not better, value from the new plan. See https://secure.partyaccount.com/pc/rewardsplan.do for more details.

 

Key elements to new reward program:

 

• You’ll earn PartyPoints for all your real money play
• PartyPoints are the only type of point under the new scheme
• Your points will be issued and credited to your account right away
• Your balance will be updated whenever you leave a game
• You’ll be able spend your PartyPoints in our PartyPoints Store, where we’ve reduced our prices to give you better value than ever
• There are no restrictions, penalties, multipliers, or loyalty levels

 

PartyPoker.com has also introduced Palladium Lounge http://www.palladiumlounge.com for top players. Collect more than 5,000 reward points in a month, and you’ll immediately become a member of this exclusive club, where you’ll enjoy exceptional service with the personal touch.

 

Kristen Makin, Head of VIP at PartyPoker.com, said: “The Palladium Lounge is easy to understand and makes PartyPoker.com the most rewarding and exciting online poker room around. We’ve spent months listening to customers and are now giving them the great program that they want.”

 

The Palladium Lounge features:

 

• More than 30% in rewards and bonuses for your play, guaranteed – that’s PartyPoker.com’s biggest-ever offer
• Rewards that best suit you, such as special leader boards, rake races, and non-deposit reloads
• Exclusive events
• VIP service around the clock

 

There’s also an even more exclusive level of membership: The Palladium Lounge Elite is for members who earn over 300,000 points within a year and maintain a minimum of 75,000 points per quarter. As well as enjoying all our excellent regular benefits, Elite members will receive:

 

·         Additional rewards offered only to our most valued players

·         Exclusive events every quarter

·         Opportunities to play in live televised events

 

If you demand this kind of service, join the most rewarding VIP club around. You won’t be disappointed by what it has to offer. Find out more about Palladium Lounge at www.palladiumlounge.com

PARTYPOKER.COM WOMEN’S WORLD OPEN II COVERAGE STARTS WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Gibraltar – 8th December 2008 – Coverage from the PartyPoker.com Women’s World Open II starts its run on Five in the UK at 00.05 on Wednesday 10^th December/Thursday 11the December. The action will be distributed internationally in 2009.

 

The PartyPoker.com Women’s World Open II sees 36 players from all over the world battle it out for a share of a $108,000 prize-fund. The buy-in for the tournament is set at $3,000, with the eventual winner taking home a cool $50,000. Players to look out for include Erica Schoenberg, Jen Mason, Late Night Poker finalist Maria Demetriou, Xuyen “Bad Girl” Pham, former PartyPoker.com World Open winner Pippa Flanders, former European Ladies champion Jackie Meecham, Katharine Hartree, Spanish sensation May Macerias, comedienne Lucy Porter, Michelle Orpe, Shelley Rubenstein, Bucks Fizz’s Cheryl Baker, Mel Lofthouse, Christine Klecz and Stefanie Bergener.

 

Also taking her place at the table, and returning to defend her title, is last year’s champion Bev Pace. Bev, from Bromley, Kent, UK, is the wife of comedian and poker player Norman Pace. She triumphed over an in-form Jen Mason heads-up to scoop $50,000. After a number of swings Pace’s pocket sixes held-up all-in against Mason’s AJ off-suit.

 

Women only tournaments are a hotly debated topic in the poker world but Pace defended them after taking the inaugural title in 2007.

 

“Women’s tournaments are good for getting more ladies interested in poker,” said Pace. “The standard is no different to a mixed sex game but they do encourage some to come forward who wouldn’t do otherwise.”

 

Eddie Hearn, Director of event organizers Matchroom Sport said: “The PartyPoker.com Women’s World Open was a big hit last year and we’re delighted to see it coming back. It is one of the most popular events in the eyes of international broadcasters.”

 

PARTYPOKER WOMEN’S WORLD OPEN I –   London –  7^th -10^th August 2007

 

1^st BEVERLEY PACE (UK) $50,000

2^nd JEN MASON (UK) $22,000

3^rd MARIA DEMETRIOU (UK) $14,000

4^th BRONWYN CAMPBELL (CANADA) $10,000

5^th JACKIE VASWANI (UK) $7,000

6^th KARA SCOTT (UK) $5,000

 

WINTER WARMERS FROM PARTYPOKER.COM! QUALIFY FOR THREE LIVE EVENTS DURING DECEMBER!

Gibraltar – 4^th December 2008 – Throughout December, online poker room http://www.partypoker.com is offering the chance to win your way into THREE live events that will help kick-off 2009 in some style! Qualifiers are online NOW for the PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championships, Asian Poker Tour Philippines and the PartyPoker.com World Poker Showdown in the Dominican Republic. PartyPoker.com provides a diverse qualifying structure allowing ALL players, no matter the size of their bankroll, an opportunity to qualify for these events and you can join in the action from as little as $1.

The PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship is the first major tournament in Europe in 2009 and is held at the Radisson SAS Hotel overlooking the glorious Galway Bay from the 2^nd – 4^th January 2009. The hospitality and craic at the tournament is legendary, with everyone having fun no matter how far in the main event they get. Among those expected to take part in January are Mike Sexton, Padraig Parkinson, Neil Channing and defending champion Jude Ainsworth. The package is worth $5,000, including the $2,800 buy-in, $1,000 spending money and accommodation in a luxury hotel. The main $250 +$25 online satellite takes place at 14.15 ET every Sunday where for every 20 players a package will be rewarded. This Sunday’s online satellite already looks set to give away four or five packages.

The Asian Poker Tour Philippines is also one of the most popular tournaments – PartyPoker.com players who went to last year’s event gave it five star reviews! Last year’s tournament was won by Australian professional David Saab, who took home the guaranteed first prize of $280,000 and the recent Asian Poker Tour Macau was attended by the likes of Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan and John Juanda. Held in Manila from January 27^th – February 1^st, this is one tournament not to miss. The package is worth $6,000 and includes accommodation at the Dusit Thani Manila Hotel, the $2,500 + $200 buy-in and $2,500 spending money. Main online satellites are on Sundays at 15.55 ET and on Wednesdays at 04.05 ET where packages will be awarded for every 20 players.

The PartyPoker.com World Poker Showdown takes place on the 23^rd January 2009 at a luxury resort in the Dominican Republic. The $6,500 package includes the $2,650 buy-in to the main event, $1,500 spending money and seven days’ accommodation at the all-inclusive Sun Village Resort. The main online satellite takes place every Thursday at 18:30 ET and for every 10 players a $6,500 World Poker Showdown package is awarded.

Details on all the qualifiers can be found here:

http://www.partypoker.com/news/items/irish_poker_championship.html

http://www.partypoker.com/news/items/apt_manila.html

http://www.partypoker.com/news/items/wpshowdown.html

Many players have already got themselves a credit crunch and winter night busting bonus after taking part in PartyPoker.com’s largest ever online tournament last Sunday when the King of the Table was crowned in the $2,000,000 guaranteed. Congratualtions to TheMArf and DonkeyStyle2 – both from Germany, who were the big winners that day.

PartyPoker.com King of the Table $2 Million Guaranteed $600+40 – 3,499 entrants – $2,099,400 paid out to 400 spots – the top nine and payouts were:

1. TheMArF $277,849
2. DonkeyStyle $267,994
3. EEEEGON $123,864
4. TutidtiTa $94,473
5. makido111 $75,578
6. Snowking1 $59,832
7. Ivyleaf999 $46,186
8. Stel_77 $34,640
9. gregior $24,143
10. MintyOne $13,646

There are plenty more big-money promotions on PartyPoker.com, including a share of $150,000 prize pool in The Great Chase. If you want to be in the running for a pay day from PartyPoker.com check out:

http://www.partypoker.com/news/

We didn’t just appoint our new king over the weekend; we also paid out $101,757 to player Klloshari who was our latest lucky loser on our Bad Beat Jackpot tables.

Also, in the $50K Guaranteed Saturday winner Snortajt received a cheque for $13,914. This Sunday sees the return of the 300k Guaranteed.

JC TRAN WINS PARTYPOKER.COM PREMIER LEAGUE III MASTERFUL PERFORMANCE CAPS WEEK OF MIND BLOWING POKER!

London – 1^st December 2008 – JC Tran is the http://www.partypoker.com Premier League III champion after taking down the most formidable final table in the event’s history! Tran, widely regarded as one of the finest and consistent tournament professionals on the circuit scooped the $300,000 first prize in the elite tournament organized by Matchroom Sport that saw 12 of the world’s finest players battle it out for a $1.25 million prize pool! The buy-in was $75,000, with $350,000 added by PartyPoker.com.

 

“This is brilliant and I am so happy,” said Tran. “I have been feeling good all week and it is amazing to win this event. Until this week I had never played in Europe before – I really couldn’t ask for more! Perhaps I should move here!  I would like to thank everybody who has made my trip to London such a wonderful experience.”

 

Tran has a close knit group of friends who he travels with on the poker circuit and they were all there to watch him triumph in a spectacular and masterful fashion at the deep-stacked final table. World class pros Nam Le, Quinn Do and David ‘Chino’ Rheem were there for their friend cheering him on every step of the way. Tran reached the final table as chip leader, as the favourite to win with www.partybets.com, and the overall league winner after fantastic displays that saw him pick up three first places and two second places in the heats. It wasn’t all plain sailing though as Tony G fought hard and also provided a spectacular domineering performance to finish runner-up.

 

At the start of the heads-up, Tony G had the advantage and held 1,150,000 to JC Tran’s 780,000. It looked like it was going to be Tony’s day until a key hand turned everything on its head. Pre-flop, a super confident Tony G raised to 75K with 8s 6s and Tran called with 10h 8c. After the flop came 10d Qh 6d Tony led out with 95K, which was called quickly by Tran. The turn brought a Qs and Tony bet 110K that prompted JC to raise it up to 260K. Tony folded and JC gained the chip lead and there was no going back. With the blinds at 20K/40K, Tran limped in with 9c 7d and Tony checked with Ks 8d. The flop came 5d 7h 6h and Tony G checked raised all-in only to be called by JC. Tony needed a king, four or nine to double-up and take a formidable chip lead. The turn came Js and a 2s on the river gave Tran victory. “I brought my best game but it just wasn’t good enough,” said Tony G, who played some spectacular poker on a final table that exhibited huge skill and class.

 

The action at the start of the final table certainly didn’t take long to get going and it was the fifth hand of the night that swung the balance of power. Unsurprisingly, Tom ‘Durrr’ Dwan was at the centre of the action, just like he had been all week.  Tony G raised pre-flop with 10s 9h and was re-raised another 21,000 by Durrr with Qc 4c. Tony G called and the flop came down 4d Jc 10c. Durrr bet  43K and Tony moved all-in. Tom’s super-aggressive play had been a factor all week throughout the heats and Tony G had put a massive marker down. Dwan called with a flush draw and the turn was a 3h with a Kh on the river. Tony G doubled up to 434K and with chips the ‘mouth from down under’ started getting under the skin of his opponents as the verbals escalated. It looked like after a third place in season two that Tony G was the man to beat and that he might take the Premier League title he desperately seeks.

 

Even though Tom Dwan was short stacked, 2008 WSOP Main Event champion Peter Eastgate was the first to exit. Eastgate had impressed all week and went to the final table second in chips. Most observers predicted that it would be a battle between the Dane and JC Tran for the title. Eastgate ran into Tran’s pocket aces when his Ks 9s was no match on the final board of Js Kd 5d Jd Ac. The World Champion had raised pre-flop and when Tran flat called with his aces – it enticed Eastgate to move all-in on the flop and hang himself. Out in fifth was Roland de Wolfe, who failed to improve on his second place finish in season two after reaching the final table through the heads-up play-offs.  Roland’s Kd Ks was crushed by Juha Helppi’s Ad Qc when an ace came on the flop. As all of this was unfolding, Tony G continued to talk, with commentator’s Jesse May and Phil Hellmuth convinced that he was winning the psychological battle. It even seemed at certain points that he might be getting under the skin of the super cool Tran.

 

Tom Dwan’s Premier League debut had received rave reviews all week but he finally bit the dust in fourth place. It was none other than Tony G who sent him on his way when “Durrr” found his 8h 6s up against Tony G’s Jc 8d.  The flop came down 7s 8c 5h. Dwan failed to hit the open-ended straight draw and one of the most feared players of PartyPoker.com Premier League III was on his way. Tony G was in fine form singing “If you’re happy and you know it” and telling his rivals to get on their bikes. He was the chip leader and table captain and had more than double the stack of JC Tran. Finland’s Juha Helppi, winner of the inaugural PartyPoker.com Premier League was next to go in third place when his As 10d ran into Tony G’s Ad Qc and a queen came on the flop.

 

A PartyPoker.com spokesman said: “JC Tran’s performance was truly outstanding and there is no doubt at all that he is one cool cat and that he deserved to win. The standard of play all week from all the players involved was really something to remember.”

 

Eddie Hearn, Director of Matchroom Sport said: “The PartyPoker.com Premier League III lived up to all expectations and then some. Newcomers Eastgate, Dwan and Obrestad played some simply stunning poker that will be watched over and over again and JC Tran’s performance was pure genius from beginning to end. This series has completely raised the bar for televised poker and we are already planning the next installment!”

 

JC Tran, from Sacramento, California is of Vietnamese origin and recently signed a deal to become an ambassador for the Asian Poker Tour. He went to the final table as chip leader and league winner with 450,000. Second in chips was 2008 WSOP Main Event champion Peter Eastgate with 390,000. Season one winner Juha Helppi was third with 340,000. Sitting in joint fourth place at the start of the final table was Tom ‘Durrr’ Dwan and Tony G, both with 260,000. The short stack was Roland de Wolfe with 230,000. The deep stacked final table started with blinds at 2,000 – 4,000.

 

Tran, Eastgate, Helppi and Dwan all qualified automatically for the final table from their positions in the league table. Dwan and Tony G both finished with 26 points but ‘Durrr’ got the automatic spot based on his superior league record. Roland de Wolfe beat Annette Obrestad 2-0 in the first heads-up play-off to secure his seat at the grand finale, while Tony G beat Vicky Coren 2-0 to fix his place. Both De Wolfe and Tony G made the final table in season two with De Wolfe eventually finishing runner-up to champion Andy Black and Tony G finishing third. PartyPoker.com Premier League III has not been so kind to Phil Hellmuth, who still holds the record of winning four heats in the Premier League but was unable to replicate the form that led him to dominate season one. He narrowly missed out on a place in the final eight but took part in a heads-up with JC Tran in the heats that people are already labeling a classic. Also relegated were defending champion Andy Black, Nenad Medic and David ‘Devilfish’ Ulliott. The final heats were particularly difficult for De Wolfe and Coren, who both had to play tight and hope other players busted themselves to secure enough points to finish in the final eight.

 

Please find attached full heat results and lo-res images.

 

PARTYPOKER.COM PREMIER LEAGUE III – LONDON 24^th – 30^th NOVEMBER 2008 – FINAL PRIZE PAYOUTS ($)

 

                                                      GROUPS                        FINAL TABLE                            OVERALL TOTAL

 

JC Tran

90,000

300,000

390,000

 

 

PARTYPOKER.COM PREMIER LEAGUE III – 24^th – 30^th NOVEMBER 2008

FINAL LEAGUE TABLE

 

 45 pts     JC TRAN (USA)

39 pts     PETER EASTGATE (DEN)

34 pts     JUHA HELPPI (FIN)

26 pts     TOM DWAN (USA)

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26 pts     TONY G (AUS)

25 pts     ANNETTE OBRESTAD (NOR)

23 pts     ROLAND DE WOLFE (UK)

22 pts     VICKY COREN (UK)

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21 pts     PHIL HELLMUTH (USA)

16 pts     ANDY BLACK (IRE)

17pts      NENAD MEDIC (CAN)

 6 pts      DAVID ‘DEVILFISH’ ULLIOTT (UK)

 

PARTYPOKER.COM PREMIER LEAGUE III – FINAL TABLE CHIP COUNTS – NOVEMBER 30^th 2008

 

SEAT 1 – TOM DWAN (USA) 260,000

SEAT 2 – JUHA HELPPI (FIN) 340,000

SEAT 3 – TONY G (AUS) 260,000

SEAT 4 – ROLAND DE WOLFE (UK) 230,000

SEAT 5 – JC TRAN (USA) 450,000

SEAT 6 – PETER EASTGATE (DEN) 390,000

 

TOTAL PRIZE POOL $1.25 MILLION

 

FINAL TABLE PRIZE MONEY

 

1^st – $300,000

2^nd – $150,000

3^rd – $80,000

4^th – $50,000

5^th – $40,000

6^th – $30,000

 

The 12 League Matches Payout – $600,000

 

Each heat

 

1^st – $20,000

2^nd – $12,000

3^rd – $8,000

4^th – $6,000

5^th – $4,000

6^th – $0

 

HOW POINTS ARE AWARDED FOR LEAGUE MATCHES

 

1^st – 10 points

2^nd – 6 points

3^rd – 4 points

4^th – 3 points

5^th – 2 points

6^th – 0 points

 

1 point – $2000

 

http://www.partypoker.com Premier League III saw the buy-in elevated to $75,000 and the added money raised to $350,000, making a total prize pool of $1.25 million. The next event wasn’t due to take place until 2009 but the demands of international broadcasters for coverage of the event has brought it forward! The series developed by Matchroom Sport features 12 of the world’s best players playing in a unique league format. All 12 players 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. Phil Hellmuth led the strongest ever line-up that included Tom ‘Durrrr’ Dwan, JC Tran, Nenad Medic, Devilfish, Tony G, Vicky Coren, Annette Obrestad, Roland de Wolfe, Andy Black, Juha Helppi and WSOP Main Event winner Peter Eastgate.

 

Coverage of the Matchroom Sport event will be first broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK in January 2009. Commentary for the final will be provided by Jesse May and Phil Hellmuth. More details on the hands can be found at: http://www.matchroompoker.com/forums/index.php

 

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FINAL TABLE SET AT PARTYPOKER.COM PREMIER LEAGUE III! DE WOLFE AND TONY G WIN THROUGH AFTER HEADS-UP

London – 30th November 2008 – The final table is set at the http://www.partypoker.com Premier League III! JC Tran goes through to the final table as chip leader and the league winner with 450,000 after a fantastic week that saw him pick up three first places and two second places. Second in chips is 2008 WSOP Main Event champion Peter Eastgate with 390,000, with season one winner Juha Helppi third with 340,000. Sitting in joint fourth place at the start of the final table is Tom ‘Durrr’ Dwan and Tony G, who both sit with 260,000. The short stack is Roland de Wolfe with 230,000. The deep stacked final table starts with blinds at 2,000 – 4,000.

 

Follow the action live NOW at: http://www.matchroompoker.com/forums/index.php

 

Tran, Eastgate, Helppi and Dwan all qualified automatically for the final table from their positions in the league table. Dwan and Tony G both finished with 26 points but ‘Durrr’ got the automatic spot based on his superior league record. Earlier today, Roland de Wolfe beat Annette Obrestad 2-0 in the first heads-up play-off to secure his seat at the grand finale, while Tony G beat Vicky Coren 2-0 to fix his place. Both De Wolfe and Tony G made the final table in season two with De Wolfe eventually finishing runner-up to champion Andy Black and Tony G finishing third.

 

PartyPoker.com Premier League III has not been so kind to Phil Hellmuth, who still holds the record of winning four heats in the Premier League but he has been unable to replicate the form that led him to dominate season one. He narrowly missed out on a place in the final eight. Also relegated were defending champion Andy Black, Nenad Medic and David ‘Devilfish’ Ulliott. The final heats were particularly difficult for De Wolfe and Coren, who both had to play tight and hope other players busted themselves to secure enough points to finish in the final eight.

 

Please find attached full heat results and lo-res image of the full line-up.

 

PARTYPOKER.COM PREMIER LEAGUE III – 24^th – 30^th November

FINAL LEAGUE TABLE

 

 45 pts     JC TRAN

39 pts     PETER EASTGATE

34 pts     JUHA HELPPI

26 pts     TOM DWAN

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26 pts     TONY G

25 pts     ANNETTE OBRESTAD

23 pts     ROLAND DE WOLFE

22 pts     VICKY COREN

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21 pts     PHIL HELLMUTH

16 pts     ANDY BLACK

17pts      NENAD MEDIC

 6 pts      DEVILFISH

 

PARTYPOKER.COM PREMIER LEAGUE III – FINAL TABLE – NOVEMBER 30^th 2008

 

SEAT 1 – TOM DWAN (USA) 260,000

SEAT 2 – JUHA HELPPI (FIN) 340,000

SEAT 3 – TONY G (AUS) 260,000

SEAT 4 – ROLAND DE WOLFE (UK) 230,000

SEAT 5 – JC TRAN (USA) 450,000

SEAT 6 – PETER EASTGATE (DEN) 390,000

 

TOTAL PRIZE POOL $1.25 MILLION

 

FINAL TABLE PRIZE MONEY

 

1^st – $300,000

2^nd – $150,000

3^rd – $80,000

4^th – $50,000

5^th – $40,000

6^th – $30,000

 

The 12 League Matches Payout – $600,000

 

Each heat

 

1^st – $20,000

2^nd – $12,000

3^rd – $8,000

4^th – $6,000

5^th – $4,000

6^th – $0

 

HOW POINTS ARE AWARDED FOR LEAGUE MATCHES

 

1^st – 10 points

2^nd – 6 points

3^rd – 4 points

4^th – 3 points

5^th – 2 points

6^th – 0 points

 

1 point – $2000

 

http://www.partypoker.com Premier League III sees the buy-in elevated to $75,000 and the added money raised to $350,000, making a total prize pool of $1.25 million. The next event wasn’t due to take place until 2009 but the demands of international broadcasters for coverage of the event has brought it forward! The series developed by Matchroom Sport features 12 of the world’s best players playing in a unique league format. All 12 players 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. Phil Hellmuth leads the strongest ever line-up that includes Tom ‘Durrrr’ Dwan, JC Tran, Nenad Medic, Devilfish, Tony G, Vicky Coren, Annette Obrestad, Roland de Wolfe, Andy Black, Juha Helppi and WSOP Main Event winner Peter Eastgate.

 

Coverage of the Matchroom Sport event will be first broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK in January 2009. Commentary for the final will be provided by Jesse May and Phil Hellmuth.

 

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