GPI First Look: partypoker Premier League VII

For the first time ever, the partypoker Premier League will be held in North America as the Playground Poker Club outside of Montreal is set to host the seventh edition…

READY FOR KICKOFF

The 12-player field have paid their $125,000 entry fee and are ready to do battle as action at the Playground Poker Club is set to kickoff later today with eight players set to do battle in Heat #1. The format is a little different than it was last year as the players are no longer split into two groups instead all 12 players will play in six eight-handed matches and will collect points based on their finishing position and be ranked in a single-standings format.

The top four players overall – after the completion of the six-heat schedule – will automatically qualify for the final table. The next four players will play in best-of-three heads-up matches with the two survivors joining the first four at the final table of six. The bottom four players following the six heats will not have the opportunity to play their way to the final table, it will be the end of the road for them.

Players will earn $2,000 for each point they accumulate during league play totalling $100,000 per heat. The remaining 900K will be reserved for final table play with the winner of the partypoker Premier League VII taking home an additional 400K to the money he or she will have accumulated during heats 1-6.

SEVEN PLAYERS RETURN, FIVE FIRST-TIMERS

Phil Laak (GPI#283) will be making his fourth Premier League appearance, the most of all the players who have entered this year’s event. It will be a third appearance for Premier League V Champion Scott Seiver (GPI#18) as well as online High Stakes boss Daniel “Jungleman” Cates (GPI#29943) while Premier League VI winner Dan Shak (GPI#29), Big One for One Drop champ Antonio Esfandiari (GPI#33), 2010 WSOP World Champion Jonathan Duhamel (GPI#9) and WSOP bracelet winner Vanessa Selbst (GPI#36) will all be playing for the second time.

Jason Koon (GPI#20), Jeff Gross (GPI#103), Sorel Mizzi (GPI#11), Daniel Colman (GPI#4080) and Brian Rast (GPI#368) will all be making their Premier League debuts.

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HEAT 1  |  WED NOV 20th

›› Jeff Gross
›› Antonio Esfandiari
›› Daniel Cates
›› Sorel Mizzi
›› Jason Koon
›› Brian Rast
›› Daniel Colman
›› Scott Seiver

HEAT 2  |  THU NOV 21st

›› Jonathan Duhamel
›› Daniel Cates
›› Jason Koon
›› Dan Shak
›› Phil Laak
›› Brian Rast
›› Vanessa Selbst
›› Scott Seiver

HEAT 3  |  FRI NOV 22nd

›› Jeff Gross
›› Jonathan Duhamel
›› Sorel Mizzi
›› Jason Koon
›› Dan Shak
›› Phil Laak
›› Vanessa Selbst
›› Daniel Colman

HEAT 4  |  SAT NOV 23rd

›› Antonio Esfandiari
›› Daniel Cates
›› Sorel Mizzi
›› Jonathan Duhamel
›› Phil Laak
›› Vanessa Selbst
›› Daniel Colman
›› Scott Seiver

HEAT 5  |  SUN NOV 24th

›› Jeff Gross
›› Jason Koon
›› Antonio Esfandiari
›› Daniel Cates
›› Dan Shak
›› Phil Laak
›› Brian Rast
›› Daniel Colman

HEAT 6  |  MON NOV 25th

›› Jeff Gross
›› Jonathan Duhamel
›› Antonio Esfandiari
›› Sorel Mizzi
›› Dan Shak
›› Brian Rast
›› Vanessa Selbst
›› Scott Seiver

The partypoker blog will keep you up-to-date with live updates starting tonight at 6pm ET.