RETURN OF THE POKER DEN 24 HOUR CASH GAME!
Gibraltar – 29th January 2008 – ‘PartyPoker Poker Den: The Big Game II’ starts its run on Five in the UK at midnight tomorrow night (Wednesday/Thursday), running for eight weeks. The 24 hour continuous cash game was organized by Matchroom Sport and took place in East London last year.
Dave “The Devilfish” Ulliott, Tony G, Roland De Wolfe, Brian ‘sbrugby’ Townsend, Jamie Gold, Thomas Bihl, Todd Brunson, Chris ‘Jesus’ Ferguson, Robert Williamson III, Max Pescatori, Kirk Morrison, Hoyt Corkins, Pamela Brunson, Kasey Thompson, Ian Frazer, Roy Brindley, Ian Woodley, Anthony Hardy, Neil Channing, Dave Gregory and Phil Curtis were amongst the players who sat down. The majority of the players started with $20,000 and all participants were free to leave the table at any time they wanted.
A PartyPoker spokesman said: “The blinds started low but it took just ten minutes for the first $20,000 pot to be won. The stakes were high and tempers were frayed as the big guns flexed their egos in London’s most notorious back street venue.”
Jesse May leads the commentary and a selection of the pros join him throughout. Jesse previews the action at http://www.matchroompoker.com/newsDetail/The+Big+Game+II+coming+soon+by+Jesse+May/0/ and a short video clip of what to expect can be seen at http://www.matchroompoker.com/promo-denii.php .
Last week saw the broadcast of the finale to the inaugural PartyPoker Women’s World Open and glory for 50-year-old Beverley Pace, who scooped $50,000. Bev, from Bromley, Kent, UK and wife of comedian and poker player Norman Pace, beat Jen Mason in a heads-up battle. After a number of swings Pace’s pocket sixes held-up all-in against Mason’s Ace Jack off suit.
“I’m very happy,” said Bev. “This is my first big win and I intend to give myself a bankroll to play more tournaments for bigger stakes in the near future. I was pleased to beat Jen Mason. I have huge respect for her and she has taught me a lot on the circuit. Perhaps she didn’t do herself any favours as I have picked up a lot about how she plays!”
Bev points to a re-raise against Mason where her opponent folded an Ace and pushing all-in against Jackie Vaswani with pocket eights after her opponent had hit a smaller pair on a low card flop as key turning points in the tournament. “I had respect for my opponents on the final table but I did think I was in with a good chance,” she said. Bev had come through a heat that featured Lucy Rokach, who is seventh in the women’s all-time money list.
“Women’s tournaments are good for getting more ladies into the game,” said Bev. “The standard is no different to a mixed sex game but they do encourage some to come forward who wouldn’t do otherwise.”
First out on the six seater final table was television presenter Kara Scott. Kara had won the celebrity and the opening pro heat on the first day of the tournament, steamrollering her rivals, but she fell in the early levels. Finishing in fifth was Jackie Vaswani, wife of the Hendon Mob’s Ram. Canadian Bronwyn Campbell was next to go, followed by the highly rated Maria Demetriou, who www.PartyBets.com regarded the favourite to win the final before a card was dealt.
The tournament was PartyPoker’s first ever all-female event and was produced by Matchroom Sport. 36 players from across the globe battled it out for a share a $108,000 prize-fund. The buy-in for the tournament was set at $3,000. Amongst the line up was US trio Liz Lieu, Jennifer Tilly and Shannon Elizabeth as well as Katharine Hartree, Xuyen “Bad Girl” Pham, former PartyPoker World Open winner Pippa Flanders, European Ladies champion Jackie Meecham and Lucy Rokach.
PARTYPOKER WOMEN’S WORLD OPEN
1st BEVERLEY PACE (UK) $50,000
2nd JEN MASON (UK) $22,000
3rd MARIA DEMETRIOU (UK) $14,000
4th BRONWYN CAMPBELL (CANADA) $10,000
5th JACKIE VASWANI (UK) $7,000
6th KARA SCOTT (UK) $5,000
January 30, 2008