{"id":823,"date":"2008-12-01T04:54:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-01T09:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/?p=823"},"modified":"2019-11-01T11:17:24","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T11:17:24","slug":"partypokercom-premier-league-iii-day-five","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/partypokercom-premier-league-iii-day-five.html","title":{"rendered":"PartyPoker.com Premier League III \u2013 Day five"},"content":{"rendered":"

De Wolfe and Tony G win through after heads-up play-offs<\/strong><\/p>\n

The final table is set at the PartyPoker.com Premier League III. JC Tran <\/strong>goes through to the final table as chip leader and league winner with a 450,000 stack in a fantastic week that saw him pick up three first places and two second places. Second in chips is 2008 WSOP Main Event champion Peter Eastgate <\/strong>with 390,000. Season one winner Juha Helppi <\/strong>is third with 340,000. Sitting in joint fourth place at the start of the final table is Tom \u2018Durrr\u2019 Dwan <\/strong>and Tony G<\/strong>, who both sit with 260,000. The short stack is Roland De Wolfe <\/strong>with 230,000. The deep-stacked final table starts with blinds at 2k-4k. <\/p>\n

How it went down<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tran, Eastgate, Helppi and Dwan all qualified automatically for the final table from their positions in the league table. Dwan and Tony G both finished with 26 points but \u2018Durrr\u2019 got the automatic spot based on his superior league record.<\/p>\n

In the heads-up qualifiers De Wolfe beat Annette Obrestad <\/strong>2-0 to secure his seat at the grand finale, while Tony G beat Vicky Coren <\/strong>2-0 to fix his place. Both De Wolfe and Tony G made the final table in season two with De Wolfe eventually finishing runner-up to champion Andy Black <\/strong>and Tony G finishing third. <\/p>\n

PartyPoker.com Premier League III has not been so kind to Phil Hellmuth<\/strong>. He still holds the record of winning four heats in the Premier League but has been unable to replicate the form that led him to dominate season one.<\/p>\n

Also relegated were defending champion Black, Nenad Medic <\/strong>and David \u2018Devilfish\u2019 Ulliott<\/strong>. The final heats were particularly difficult for De Wolfe and Coren, who both had to play tight and hope other players busted themselves to secure enough points to finish in the final eight. <\/p>\n

Final PartyPoker.com Premier League III standings:<\/strong><\/p>\n

45 points \u2013 JC Tran
\n39 \u2013 Peter Eastgate
\n34 \u2013 Juha Helppi
\n26 \u2013 Tom Dwan<\/p>\n

26 \u2013 Tony G
\n25 \u2013 Annette Obrestad
\n23 \u2013 Roland De Wolfe
\n22\u2013 Vicky Coren<\/p>\n

21 \u2013 Phil Hellmuth
\n16 \u2013 Andy Black
\n17 \u2013 Nenad Medic
\n6 \u2013 Devilfish<\/p>\n

Final table line-up<\/strong>
\nSeat 1 \u2013 Tom Dwan (USA) 260,000
\nSeat 2 \u2013 Juha Helppi (FIN) 340,000
\nSeat 3 \u2013 Tony G (AUS) 260,000
\nSeat 4 \u2013 Roland De Wolfe (UK) 230,000
\nSeat 5 \u2013 JC Tran (USA) 450,000
\nSeat 6 \u2013 Peter Eastgate (DEN) 390,000<\/p>\n

Final table prize money<\/strong>
\n1st – $300,000
\n2nd – $150,000
\n3rd – $80,000
\n4th – $50,000
\n5th – $40,000
\n6th – $30,000
\nTotal prize pool $1.25 million<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

De Wolfe and Tony G win through after heads-up play-offs The final table is set at the PartyPoker.com Premier League III. JC Tran goes through to the final table as chip leader and league winner with a 450,000 stack in a fantastic week that saw him pick up three first places and two second places.<\/p>\n

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