{"id":808,"date":"2008-11-25T05:23:32","date_gmt":"2008-11-25T10:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/?p=808"},"modified":"2019-11-01T11:17:25","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T11:17:25","slug":"partypokercom-premier-league-iii-day-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/partypokercom-premier-league-iii-day-one.html","title":{"rendered":"PartyPoker.com Premier League III \u2013 Day one"},"content":{"rendered":"

JC Tran and Tony G triumph<\/strong><\/p>\n

It may be the most formidable line-up in the event\u2019s history but the newcomers are refusing to be intimidated in the PartyPoker.com Premier League III. In fact, the debutants have been laying down big markers during day one\u2019s play. <\/p>\n

JC Tran <\/strong>took down the first heat for 10 points, beating WSOP champion Peter Eastgate<\/strong> heads-up, while Tom \u2018Durrr\u2019 Dwan <\/strong>completely dominated heat two only to lose out in the showdown against Tony G<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Heat one<\/strong>
\nHe may have won the $9 million WSOP Main Event but the Peter Eastgate juggernaut was derailed by JC Tran.<\/p>\n

Eastgate started the gruelling heads-up with the advantage, holding 395,000 to Tran\u2019s 205,000, but there was to be no repeat of the Dane\u2019s clinical heads-up destruction of Ivan Demidov at the WSOP Main Event final table as Tran brought the world champion down to earth with a bang. The final hand saw Eastgate push all-in with Q-3 off-suit, with JC instantly calling with A-K off-suit. The board failed to bring anything for either player leaving Tran with maximum points. <\/p>\n

First out for a bagel was David \u2018Devilfish\u2019 Ulliott <\/strong>whose rotten run in the Premier League continues. The top three in the heat were all making their Premier League debuts, with Annette Obrestad <\/strong>finishing third for four points. <\/p>\n

10 points \u2013 JC Tran
\n6 points \u2013 Peter Eastgate
\n4 points \u2013 Annette Obrestad
\n3 points \u2013 Andy Black
\n2 points \u2013 Roland De Wolfe
\n0 points \u2013 Devilfish<\/p>\n

Heat two<\/strong>
\nIn heat two there was huge anticipation ahead of the first match-up between Phil Hellmuth <\/strong>and Tom \u2018Durrr\u2019 Dwan. The very first hand saw Dwan flop a full-house only for the \u2018Poker Brat\u2019 to hit a flush on the turn. With the history of animosity between the two it was a bad spot for the 11-time WSOP bracelet winner. Hellmuth eventually made the huge lay down but his stack took a pounding and the \u2018Poker Brat\u2019 did well to recover and finish fourth.<\/p>\n

Dwan continued to look for action whenever he could find it. At the heads-up stage Dwan held the advantage but when his 8-8 failed to hold up after Tony G had gone all-in with J-10 off-suit the advantage swung dramatically in the favour of the \u2018Mouth From Down Under.\u2019 Tony dominated the league heats in season two and has kicked-off this Premier League campaign with 10 valuable points. <\/p>\n

10 points \u2013 Tony G
\n6 points \u2013 Tom Dwan
\n4 points \u2013 Vicky Coren
\n3 points \u2013 Phil Hellmuth
\n2 points \u2013 Juha Helppi
\n0 points \u2013 Nenad Medic<\/p>\n

You can follow the PartyPoker.com Premier League III action live and analyse the hands at MatchroomPoker.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

JC Tran and Tony G triumph It may be the most formidable line-up in the event\u2019s history but the newcomers are refusing to be intimidated in the PartyPoker.com Premier League III. In fact, the debutants have been laying down big markers during day one\u2019s play. JC Tran took down the first heat for 10 points,<\/p>\n

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