PARTYPOKER.COM PREMIER LEAGUE FINAL TABLE – ANNIE DUKE IS FIRST OUT
London – 25th June 2008 – The first episode featuring action from the final table of the exciting PartyPoker.com Premier League was aired in the UK last night. Coverage of the event was edited into one hour and at the end of play five players still remained with Tony G the commanding chip leader on 530,000. The second episode concluding the event airs on the 1st July/2nd July at 00.25 on Channel 4.
Tony G was chip leader going into the final table after finishing top of the league. Second in chips was Andy Black, followed by Russian sensation Alexander Kravchenko, “Flying Dutchman” Marcel Luske, Roland De Wolfe and then Annie Duke. Play started off fast with big bets and big pots but Duke was first to go after 49 hands. The much fancied Kravchenko raised pre-flop with 78 suited. Duke re-raised all-in with AJ off-suit with a 7 on the river giving the Russian two pair and sealing her fate after a QQ came on the flop. Tony G and Roland De Wolfe have both increased their chip stacks while Andy Black, Marcel Luske and Alexander Kravchenko have all taken hits.
A PartyPoker.com spokesman said: “The short stack has fallen but in Annie Duke a very dangerous player has left the table. There is a lot of play left but Tony G remains in the box seat, the same place he was at the start of the final table.”
PARTYPOKER.COM PREMIER LEAGUE - FINAL TABLE AT END OF FIRST EPISODE OF FINAL TABLE COVERAGE
Tony G (AUS) 530,000
Roland De Wolfe (ENG) 384,000
Andy Black (IRE) 279,000
Alexander Kravchenko (RUS) 234,000
Marcel Luske (HOL) 143,000
Annie Duke (USA) OUT
PARTYPOKER.COM PREMIER LEAGUE - FINAL TABLE STARTING CHIP STACKS – 1.5 MILLION ON TABLE
Seat 1 Annie Duke (USA) 190,000
Seat 2 Andy Black (IRE) 330,000
Seat 3 Marcel Luske (HOL) 210,000
Seat 4 Roland De Wolfe (ENG) 200,000
Seat 5 Tony G (AUS) 380,000
Seat 6 Alexander Kravchenko (RUS) 260,000
The groundbreaking format was developed by Matchroom Sport and features 12 of the world’s best players playing in a unique league event for a $1 million prize pool. Commentary for the final will be provided by Jesse May and Phil Hellmuth. Each player took part in six six seater games in the preliminary stages and each player bought in for $60,000, with PartyPoker.com adding $280,000 to make the pool $1 million, up from $500,000 last year. Nine of the twelve players from 2007’s successful event returned with the new faces being “Flying Dutchman” Marcel Luske, Annie Duke and Alexander Kravchenko. As before, eleven-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth led a top field that also includes Dave ‘The Devilfish’ Ulliott, Tony G, Andy Black, Ian Frazer, Roland De Wolfe, Vicky Coren, Juha Helppi and Eddy Scharf.
2008 PARTYPOKER.COM PREMIER LEAGUE POKER FINAL POINTS TABLE
Tony G (AUS) 38 pts
Andy Black (IRE) 33 pts
Alex Kravchenko (RUS) 26 pts
Marcel Luske (HOL) 21 pts
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Roland De Wolfe (ENG) 20 pts
Annie Duke (USA) 19 pts
Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott 19 pts
Eddy Scharf (GER) 19 pts
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Vicky Coren (ENG) 17 pts
Juha Helppi (FIN) 11 pts
Ian Frazer (ENG) 9 pts
Phil Hellmuth (USA) 8 pts
9 points were awarded for a 1st, 5 points for 2nd, 3 points for 3rd, 2 points for 4th, 1 point for 5th and a bagel (zero) for 6th.
2008 Prize Money Breakdown
Final Table ($520,000)
Winner $250,000
Runner-Up $120,000
Third $60,000
Fourth $40,000
Fifth $30,000
Sixth $20,000
2008 Prize Money Breakdown
League Stage ($480,000) 12 Matches
Winner $18000 x 12
Runner-Up $10000 x 12
Third $6000 x 12
Fourth $4000 x 12
Fifth $2000 x 12
Sixth $
June 25, 2008