PartyPoker.com is one of the largest online poker sites in the game right now, falling just behind the mega site PokerStars. Their cash games draw an incredible amount of attention from high stakes players, and their tournaments offer excellent guarantees as well. While they do handle the whole “online poker” deal very well, this time they have taken to some live action with their PartyPoker.com Premier League Poker Mixed Game Championship. The action runs from November 13th to November 17th, and is played at the Playboy Club London in Mayfair. What makes this event so exciting is that it is an invitation only event, which also features a $25k buy-in, so it is sure to draw some of the biggest and best names in poker. It features three of the most popular games out there, starting with No Limit Hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha, and Pot Limit Hold’em.
The rosters kick off with 12 players that are divided into two side teams of six. They are called “heats” and the two heats will compete in the Premier League against the other players in their heat. At the end of the action, the top three players from their respective groups will then play at the final table. To make things even more interesting, any player who makes it to the final table will receive a minimum of $25k for their efforts in prize money, and will also win an invite to the Premier League next year.
Now for the layout of the two heats:
Heat 1- Matt Giannetti, Tony G, Jennifer Tilly, Luke Schwartz, Max Pescatori, and James Dempsey
Heat 2- Mike Sexton, Sorel Mizzi, Andy Frankenberger, Andrew Feldman, Ben Carpenter, and Yevgeniy Timoshenko
And last but not least, is the prize pools for any of the 12 players who make it to the final table:
1st place: $100k
2nd place- $65k
3rd place- $45k
4th place- $35k
5th place- $30k
6th place- $25k
This is an interesting concept for a poker event, and it should draw quite a bit of interest from the poker world. It also helps that it has some of the hottest names in poker right now from the likes of Giannetti, Frankenberger, Mizzi, and Tony G.