Anticipation is growing for the Party Poker Premier League IV, which is set to be played from February 12th to 18th. Today came the announcement of where the tournament will be held and who will be replacing poker legend. The Party Poker Premier League IV is set to begin in just a few days and news has been released that poker pro Phil “Unabomber” Laak will be replacing Doyle Brunson in the star studded event.
Phil “Unabomber” Laak will join other poker pros like Roland de Wolfe, Luke Schwartz, Daniel Negreanu, Vanessa Rousso, David Benyamine, Tony G, Phil Hellmuth, JC Tran and Yevgeniy Timoshenko at the event.
As the PokerNewsDaily.com reported yesterday, Doyle Brunson had to pull out of the event since he had to undergo dental surgery on Monday. The poker legend has decided to take a break from poker to recover from surgery as well as rest up and be ready for the WSOP. Doyle Brunson will be missing several events including the Party Poker Premier League IV. On the other hand, the Phil Laak is excited about the chance to play in one of the biggest buy-in tournaments in the world, but he is also aware of the stakes.
“This is the most money I have ever wagered against the toughest field I have ever faced,Collectively, my opponents have over $45 million in tournament winnings, so this will be the best ride ever.” Phil Laak said during the announcement.
PartyPoker also outpoured qualifiers to pinpoint a total of 16 players any person who are all in Las Vegas to play in a Premier League Poker play-off for a spot in the Premier League main event. Plus, one of the 16 qualifiers will be picked by PartyPoker to receive a $100,000 Team Party contract. The 12 performer field for the PartyPoker Premier League IV will be overflowing out with couple other players yet to be determined. One seat is reserved for one of 16 online poker qualifiers any person who will determine a heroic person prior to the commence of festivities in Las Vegas. The second will go to the winner of a special tournament between Team PartyPoker members. The 12 players any person who generate the PartyPoker Premier League IV roster will military it out in couple six-handed semifinal fits and the Championship Event, which will be filmed for television.
Phil Laak has earned through $1.8 million in his tournament poker career, according to the Hendon Mob database, with a WPT label among his achievements. His quirky style at the office desks, where he will do push-ups and offer currency for resistance to demonstrate their cards, is simply topped off by his attire of a hoodie and sunglasses that earned him the nickname “The Unabomber.” He newly also opened his have poker room, Unabomber Poker, which is component of the Cake Poker Network.
With Phil Laak replacing Doyle Brunson and the final players close to motivated, the prize pool for the PartyPoker Premier League IV will come $1.5 million, with the extra $300,000 contributed by PartyPoker. The motion ought be riveting, as numerous of the seal players in the game today vie for a championship that has been won in years beforehand by such labels as Tran, Irish poker heroic person Andy Black, and Finnish poker star Juha Helppi. PokerNewsDaily.com will have all the results as the PartyPoker Premier League IV determines its heroic person commencing this Friday.