FINAL TABLE SET AT PARTYPOKER.COM PREMIER LEAGUE III! DE WOLFE AND TONY G WIN THROUGH AFTER HEADS-UP PLAY-OFF MATCHES
London – 30th November 2008 – The final table is set at the Party Poker 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.
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 – 24th – 30th 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 30th 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
1st - $300,000
2nd - $150,000
3rd - $80,000
4th - $50,000
5th - $40,000
6th - $30,000
The 12 League Matches Payout - $600,000
Each heat
1st - $20,000
2nd - $12,000
3rd - $8,000
4th - $6,000
5th - $4,000
6th - $0
HOW POINTS ARE AWARDED FOR LEAGUE MATCHES
1st – 10 points
2nd – 6 points
3rd – 4 points
4th – 3 points
5th – 2 points
6th – 0 points
1 point - $2000
December 1, 2008