{"id":811,"date":"2008-11-26T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-26T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/?p=811"},"modified":"2019-11-01T11:17:25","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T11:17:25","slug":"partypokercom-premier-league-iii-day-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/partypokercom-premier-league-iii-day-two.html","title":{"rendered":"PartyPoker.com Premier League III \u2013 Day two"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tran marches on while it\u2019s bagels for Phil and Peter<\/strong><\/p>\n

Day two at the PartyPoker.com Premier League III was not one to remember for WSOP Main Event champion Peter Eastgate <\/strong>and 11-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth<\/strong>. The two youngest-ever champions busted out of their heats with bagels \u2013 zero points \u2013 and now have some work to do to get themselves back into the $1.25 million tournament.<\/p>\n

In contrast, it was an excellent day for JC Tran<\/strong>, who won his second successive heat, and season one winner Juha Helppi<\/strong>, who also picked up 10 points. <\/p>\n

Heat three <\/strong><\/p>\n

Finland\u2019s Helppi won heat three after overcoming Norway\u2019s Annette Obrestad <\/strong>heads-up. The decisive hand saw Helppi raise with K-Q off-suit, only for Obrestad to push all-in with J-4 off-suit. Helppi hit his 10 on the river to secure maximum points while Obrestad received six points. The heat itself was very cagey early on and remained six-handed for a long period of time. Hellmuth got the bagel with Tony G<\/strong> finishing with two points, Nenad Medic <\/strong>taking three points and Roland De Wolfe <\/strong>securing four points. <\/p>\n

Heat four <\/strong><\/p>\n

Heat four saw the JC Tran Show continue as he picked up another maximum. Cheered on by a large contingent in the green room, including WSOP Main Event final pal David \u2018Chino\u2019 Rheem, he put on other great display.<\/p>\n

When it got heads-up he held 476,000 to Vicky Coren\u2019s <\/strong>124,000 and he looked the likely winner throughout. The decisive hand saw Tran raise with A-6 off-suit and pushed all-in by Coren with K-K. An Ace on the flop was enough to take it down.<\/p>\n

Andy Black <\/strong>finished third for four points, Devilfish <\/strong>finished fourth for three points, Tom \u2018Durrr\u2019 Dwan <\/strong>finished fifth for two points and $9 million man Eastgate ended up with zero. Like his first heat, Dwan mixed it up hugely but was fighting with a short stack the majority of the time after getting caught out early on. There is little doubt, however, that he still remains one of the most feared players in PartyPoker.com Premier League III. <\/p>\n

PartyPoker.com Premier League III standings after day two:<\/strong><\/p>\n

20 points \u2013 JC Tran
\n12 \u2013 Tony G
\n12 \u2013 Juha Helppi
\n10 \u2013 Annette Obrestad
\n10 \u2013 Vicky Coren
\n8 \u2013 Tom Dwan
\n7 \u2013 Andy Black
\n6 \u2013 Peter Eastgate
\n6 \u2013 Roland De Wolfe
\n3 \u2013 Devilfish
\n3 \u2013 Phil Hellmuth
\n3 \u2013 Nenad Medic<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s line-ups:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Heat five<\/strong>
\nAnnette Obrestad
\nNenad Medic
\nVicky Coren
\nJC Tran
\nPeter Eastgate
\nJuha Helppi<\/p>\n

Heat six<\/strong>
\nPhil Hellmuth
\nDevilfish
\nTony G
\nTom Dwan
\nRoland De Wolfe
\nAndy Black<\/p>\n

Heat six could turn out to be a classic as it\u2019ll be decisive for the chances of Devilfish and Phil Hellmuth, both in desperate need of big scores. <\/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":"

Tran marches on while it\u2019s bagels for Phil and Peter Day two at the PartyPoker.com Premier League III was not one to remember for WSOP Main Event champion Peter Eastgate and 11-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth. The two youngest-ever champions busted out of their heats with bagels \u2013 zero points \u2013 and now have<\/p>\n

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