Matchroom Sport is pleased to announce the launch of the PartyPoker.com Premier League Poker, a new televised poker spectacle being filmed for broadcast in the UK on Channel 4.  
 
The groundbreaking series, developed by Matchroom Poker, will feature 12 of the world’s best players playing in a unique league format for a $500,000 pot.  
 
 
With a system developed especially to showcase the legendary poker prowess of each player, they will play six times in the preliminary stages. The leading four players will then progress to the final table with the next four battling it out in heads-up matches for the final two seats. Each player will buy-in for $20,000, with PartyPoker.com adding $260,000 to the final table prize pool.  
 
Ten-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth will lead a top field that includes: Dave ‘The Devilfish’ Ulliott, Tony G, Andy Black, Kiril Gerasimov, Liz Lieu, Ian Fraser, Roland De Wolfe, Vicky Coren, Juha Helppi, Kenna James and Eddy Scharf.    
 
Poker superstar Phil Hellmuth commented:  "I love the UK and feel at home there, so I am really looking forward to Premier League Poker.  It's always challenging to match wits with the world’s best poker players but I'm coming for the title - make no mistake about that!"Eddie Hearn, Poker Director of Matchroom Sport said, “We are delighted to bring these players together for this exciting new event. Premier League Poker has everything; some of the biggest names in world poker, big prize money and international TV distribution. This is the one everyone wants to play in - Premier League Poker sets the pace as Europe's leading TV poker event”  
 
Before filming gets underway on Monday 26th February until the Grand Final on 4th March at Maidstone Studios, Kent, there is a pre-tournament party on the evening of the 25th February that media are invited to at the Marriott Tudor Park in Maidstone. PartyPoker.com has a limited number of rooms to give away to media.