Heat 4 of the partypoker Premier League 7 is now on in the city of Montreal. If you missed it Jeff Gross won Heat 1 and then we saw Jason Koon take Heat 2 after that it was Sorel Mizzi taking down heat 3. The Premier League 7 features 12 players playing six eight-handed heats, with each player competing in a total of four league matches.
Players are awarded points based on their finishing position, each point is worth $2,000. And the top four points earners progress to the final table, while the next four places square off in a series of best-of-three one-on-one matches for the last two spots in the six-handed grand finale.
Current League Standings After 3 Heats
| NO. | PLAYER | POINTS | HEATS PLAYED |
| 1 | JEFF GROSS | 25 | 2 |
| 5 | SOREL MIZZI | 21 | 2 |
| 11 | DAN COLMAN | 20 | 2 |
| 6 | JASON KOON | 20 | 3 |
| 4 | DANIEL CATES | 16 | 2 |
| 12 | SCOTT SEIVER | 11 | 2 |
| 2 | JONATHAN DUHAMEL | 10 | 2 |
| 7 | DAN SHAK | 7 | 2 |
| 9 | BRIAN RAST | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | VANESSA SELBST | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | ANTONIO ESFANDIARI | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | DAN SHAK | 3 | 2 |
Heat 4 comprises of the following players:
| SAT 23/11/2013 – Heat 4 | |
| 3 | ANTONIO ESFANDIARI |
| 4 | DANIEL CATES |
| 5 | SOREL MIZZI |
| 2 | JONATHAN DUHAMEL |
| 8 | PHIL LAAK |
| 10 | VANESSA SELBST |
| 11 | DAN COLMAN |
| 12 | SCOTT SEIVER |
The Action – Hand 156 Phil’s last call! Colman Wins Heat 4
Colman 
(with $1,356,600 in chips) in BB
Laak 
(with $1,044,000 in chips) in SB
Laak raises to 50k and Colman calls.
Flop 
Colman checks, Laak bets 40k and Colman then raises to 120k, Laak calls
Turn 
Colman already with 2 pair, bets 240k to trap Laak with the pair of Kings. Laak calls.
River 
Colman goes all in for 942k and Laak calls.
It’s all over for Laak, Colman takes heat 4.
Hand 151 Chipswitch for Colman
Laak 
in the BB
Colman 
both men check
Laak bets 24k, Colman raises to 134k with the pair and Phil reraises to 442k. Colman reraises all-in and Phil calls for another 180k.
Turn 
River 
and Colman’s King’s hold on.
Colman turns the table as the new chip leader with 1.3M vs. 1.1M chips.
Hand 140 Drawsome
Laak 
Colman 
Flop 
Colman bets 40k and Phil takes about 10 minutes to decide to shove all in.
Turn
River
It’s a draw… Phil has 2:1 chip advantage
Heads up Laak vs. Colman
| Seat 3 | PHIL LAAK |
1403000 |
| Seat 6 | DAN COLMAN |
997000 |
Hand 132 No tricks more tricks up the magician’s sleeve – Esfandiari made to vanish
Esfandiari 
all in
Colman calls
Flop 
and Colman’s Jack gives him the advantage.
Antonio, who pretty much lead the first half of the night, has been eliminated by Colman.
Hand 128 No messin with Laak
Esfandiari 
raises to 43k from the button
Colman 
calls 33k
Laak 
calls 23k
Flop 
Colman bets 70k, Laak calls and Antonio raises to 166k. Colman folds. Laak goes all-in and Antonio folds.
| Seat 3 | PHIL LAAK |
1388000 |
| Seat 6 | DAN COLMAN |
632000 |
| Seat 5 | ANTONIO ESFANDIARI |
380000 |
Blinds are 10k/20k +3k antes @12:02 AM
Chip count after Hand 121 nearing the end of the 8k/16k blind level
| Seat 5 | ANTONIO ESFANDIARI |
1129000 |
| Seat 3 | PHIL LAAK |
787000 |
| Seat 6 | DAN COLMAN |
484000 |
Hand 117 Phil’s triple personality
Colman 
calls 22k
Laak 
raises to 38k
Flop Laak bets 30k, Colman raises to 65k
Turn Colman bets 95k and Laak calls
River 
Colman bets 140k and Laak all-in with trip deuces and Colman didn’t see that coming. Colman folds giving Laak the 1,217,000 pot. Colman low on chips with 374k.
Hand 115 Lucky Laak the new chipleader
Laak all in from the button for 454k. He is putting on a show for everyone. He is in his own little world with his ski goggles and Bruce Lee apparel.
Esfandiari 
calls
Flop 
Phil puts his backpack over his shoulder getting ready to leave as Antonio pairs his 9
River 
Laak rivers an overpair and his back in business as the new chipleader. His craziness pays off.
Hand 107 Duhammered by the Magician
Duhamel goes pushes all in from the SB
Esfandiari 
calls
Flop 
The jack gives Esfandiari the win and hometown hero Duhamel goes home to watch highlights of the Montreal Canadiens hockey game he just missed.
Hand 91 Mizzfire
Colman raises to 24k
Mizzi shoves all-in
Esfandiari calls from the BB and Colman folds
Flop 
Mizzi ‘s 2nd pair also gives Antonio 3 of a kind. Mizzi is out for the evening.
| Seat 5 | ANTONIO ESFANDIARI |
1004000 |
| Seat 6 | DAN COLMAN |
766000 |
| Seat 4 | JONATHAN DUHAMEL |
414000 |
| Seat 3 | PHIL LAAK |
216000 |
Hand 88 Selbst shot by Colman’s bullets
Colman on the button, raises to $24k
Selbst 
shoves all in from the SB, Colman calls with his monsters
Flop
And with that Selbst is out.
Hand 86 Cates sent to the jungle (1 point)
Jungleman shoves his short stack all in and finds a taker in Laak
Laak
Flop 
Phil pairs up his King on the river and sends Cates back to the Jungle.
Hand 79 Duhamel’s ladies
Duhamel all in
Selbst 
calls
Flop
Duhamel stays alive with 3 queens, moves up to 194k in chips
Chip counts after 71 hands
| Seat 5 | ANTONIO ESFANDIARI | 917000 |
| Seat 6 | DAN COLMAN | 454000 |
| Seat 7 | VANESSA SELBST | 439000 |
| Seat 3 | PHIL LAAK | 251000 |
| Seat 8 | SOREL MIZZI | 143000 |
| Seat 1 | DANIEL CATES | 125000 |
| Seat 4 | JONATHAN DUHAMEL | 71000 |
Hand 67 So Long Seiver (0 points)
Seiver goes all in with his small stack
Esfandiari calls
Flop 
While it admittedly looked good for a while for Seiver on the flop, Antonio landed the straight on the river to win the hand. Seiver is sent to the rail packing. And with only 11 points in the Premier League after 3 matches, it’s not looking good for him to advance.
Hand 65 Vanessa gets stunned by Colman
Selbst raises to 17k
Colman 
calls from the BB
Flop , Coleman picks up top pair & checks and Vanessa checks also.
Turn Vanessa bets 33k with a flush draw. Colman calls.
River Colman checks. Vanessa tries a bluff bet of 68k. Colman calls and takes moves up 155k chips with this big pot and moves up to 2nd in chips.
Chip Count after 61 hands.
| Seat 5 | ANTONIO ESFANDIARI | 860000 |
| Seat 7 | VANESSA SELBST | 487000 |
| Seat 3 | PHIL LAAK | 324000 |
| Seat 6 | DAN COLMAN | 241000 |
| Seat 1 | DANIEL CATES | 163000 |
| Seat 8 | SOREL MIZZI | 127000 |
| Seat 4 | JONATHAN DUHAMEL | 111000 |
| Seat 2 | SCOTT SEIVER | 87000 |
Hand 60 Vantonio
Esfandiari raises to 14k
Selbst calls from the button
Junglement calls from the BB
Flop Jungle checks(folds) , Antonio bets 24k, Vanessa raises to 68k with the flush/straight draw. Antonio calls.
Turn 
giving Selbst some pair confidence both check
River both check and Antonio picks up 179k pot.
Esfandiari is still running away with his chip lead and Seiver hovering in the bagel ie 0 points danger zone as we carry on with the Premier League 7 here from Montreal.
Hand 58 Pocket pairs
Jungleman min-raises to 12k
Selbst calls
Flop check through all the way
River Vanessa bets 14k and Jungleman calls and wins 64k pot.
Hand 54 Selbst increases her lead vs. Mizzi
Mizzi
Selbst
Flop
Pot is at 71k, Vanessa bets 19k on the river. Mizzi folds. We aren’t seeing to many hands make it to the river this early on in the tournament.
Hand 51 Phil “Bruce” Laak
Laak raises to 12k
Selbst raises to 31k from the SB. Laak takes a couple of minutes to play with his chips, everyone thinks he will go all in but instead pulls a kung fu move and reraises to 81k, influenced by his recent Bruce Lee fashion t-shirts.
Vanessa stands down, not willing to risk her 2nd place in chips.
Hand 50 Antonio squeeze playing with his big stack
Mizzi raises to 13k
Esfandiari raises to 30k from the button and Mizzi calls
Flop 
Mizzi checks and Antonio goes all in (playing power poker) with an open ended straight draw
Mizzi folds
Hand 42
Antonio Esfandiari with the chip lead, Scott Seiver currently has the low stack and is desperately and creatively trying to find a way to get his chips back to improve his current 11 points. And of course if the past 3 days is anything to go by anything can and will happen.
| Seat 5 | ANTONIO ESFANDIARI | 614500 |
| Seat 7 | VANESSA SELBST | 573500 |
| Seat 3 | PHIL LAAK | 293000 |
| Seat 6 | DAN COLMAN | 267500 |
| Seat 8 | SOREL MIZZI | 254500 |
| Seat 1 | DANIEL CATES | 170000 |
| Seat 4 | JONATHAN DUHAMEL | 131000 |
| Seat 2 | SCOTT SEIVER | 95500 |
Them Side Bets
A common theme from this event has been the side bets, as if the poker wasn’t enough the players are loving having a little something extra on the side. With questions from ‘how many push ups’ do you think Brian Rast could do in a minute’ to “how much days in jail could Phil Laak do..” it’s never a dull moment on the Premier League 7. We’ll report more as we hear it.
Hand 23
From the Playground Poker in Montreal, Canada Heat 4 has started for the Premier League VII. With the chip counts currently looking like this after 23 hands:
| DANIEL CATES | 189,000 |
| SCOTT SEIVER | 309,500 |
| PHIL LAAK | 234,500 |
| JONATHAN DUHAMEL | 175,500 |
| ANTONIO ESFANDIARI | 616,500 |
| DAN COLMAN | 283,000 |
| VANESSA SELBST | 324,500 |
| SOREL MIZZI | 295,000 |
Heat 4 in photos:
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