Premier League: What I really think abou...

Back in London getting ready for the PartyPoker.com Premier League Mixed Game Championship to start at the Playboy Club in London on Sunday. Being the playboy that I am I’m heading off to meet some Egyptian and Lebanese friends for a double apple shisha on the Edgware Road. I love the line-up, I will smoke them all! I just wish my good friend Joe Hachem was playing, I nearly...

David Benyamine wins PartyPoker Premier ...

David Benyamine has won the PartyPoker Premier League Poker IV title and $400,000! Benyamine eliminated Luke Schwartz in the heads-up battle for the title. Both players had a pair of queens but David Benyamine had a higher kicker card than Luke Schwartz. David Benyamine: I’m not used to it David Benyamine said: “It feels really good winning a title, I’m not used to it. The whole...

Benyamine wins Heat Three – Second...

David Benyamine rocketed himself into second place in the table after taking down heat three but Italian PartyPoker online qualifier Giovanni Safina did himself a huge amount of justice in finishing in second place. The Italian lawyer, who qualified for the elite event for just 100 euros has now cashed $30,000 and looks to be in a good position to qualify for the final table. See all...

Premier League Poker: The side action ta...

The side action starts…or well the side action talk starts! Ahead of heat one at the PartyPoker.com Premier League IV the banter was flying. Phil Hellmuth wasn’t playing today but came along to co-commentate alongside Jesse May. The centre of the side action, surprise, surprise – was Roland de Wolfe and Daniel Negreanu. The two players split the field in half with Team Daniel and...

Premier League Poker Main Event – ...

Premier League Poker main event just kicked off few minutes ago. Poker stars like Phil Hellmuth, Vanessa Rousso and JC Tran, alongside TeamParty’s Tony G and Ian Frazer, and the PartyPoker online qualifier Giovanni Safina are all up for the fight. All the action takes place at the M Resort in Las Vegas and the final table is on 18th February. The format is as follows: 6 heats, 8...

Turbulence for Luke Schwartz...

Turbulence for Luke Schwartz… After the shenanigans surrounding ‘sandwichgate’ and casino bans – it is hardly no surprise that Full Flush’s transatlantic journey was rocked by turbulence. Why is everyone hating on me? The turbulence, however, started at the airport and not at 36,000 feet and was the talk of the reception at the M Resort. Schwartz arrived at...

PartyPoker qualifier Giovanni Safina win...

One of the Premier League Main Event seats worth $100,000 was awarded tonight. Sixteen PartyPoker qualifiers were in with a chance but only the following six made it to the final table. These were the starting stacks: Talal Shakerchi 320k Miguel Proulx 200k Giovanni Rizzo 200k Giovanni Safina 190k Scott Wellenbach 179-0k Paul Riggott 140k Scott Wellenbach, the Canadian play money...

Bodo Sbrzesny wins 3rd heat but Felipe R...

Second day of the Premier League Poker Main Event playoffs today at the M Resort in Las Vegas. TeamParty guys start the day off with the Heat 3 which will decide the chips for the final tournament tomorrow. Later today we have the deciding tournament for the PartyPoker qualifiers fighting for the Main Event seat. 19.50: Felipe Mojave Ramos is not only the chip leader at the TeamParty...

Premier League Poker Play Off – Pl...

PartyPoker’s Premier League is about to kick off this week in Las Vegas. Today we profile 3 of the qualifiers for the Premier League play-offs. These guys have qualified playing online at PartyPoker and now have a chance of winning the seat in the Premier League main event but are also in the running for the professional poker sponsorship and a place in the...

Luke Schwartz reviews his Premier League...

Luke “FullFlush” Schwartz sent an email with his thoughts on the opponents at PartyPoker’s Premier League Poker in Las Vegas. These are Luke’s thoughts in full, unedited and uncensored: Phil Hellmuth all mouth well past it won 20 years ago against the lolest of fields Tony G about as much mouth and skill as Hellmuth David Benyamine I can feel the equity...