Dave “The Devilfish” Ulliott has emerged as the early favourite to win PartyPoker.com Premier League Poker, which starts filming at Maidstone Studios, Kent, UK, on 26 Monday February.

Bookmakers www.PartyBets.com have marked up “The Devilfish” as the 11/2 favourite to win ahead of ten-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth, who is 6/1.

A PartyPoker.com spokesman said: “The early interest has been in the ‘Fish’ and we had no choice but to make him the early favourite to win. One thing is odds-on though, Phil Hellmuth will not take this news well, we just hope he doesn’t spit his dummy out.”

The series, developed by Matchroom Sport, will feature 12 of the world’s best players playing in a unique league format for a $500,000 pot. The field includes Phil Hellmuth, Dave ‘The Devilfish’ Ulliott, Tony G, Andy Black, Kiril Gerasimov, Liz Lieu, Ian Frazer, Roland De Wolfe, Vicky Coren, Juha Helppi, Kenna James and Eddy Scharf.

Who will win PartyPoker.com Premier League Poker?

11/2 Dave “The Devilfish” Ulliott
6/1 Phil Hellmuth
7/1 Juha Helppi
8/1 Tony G
8/1 Roland De Wolfe
10/1 Andy Black
10/1 Ian Frazer
10/1 Kenna James
15/1 Kiril Gerasimov
15/1 Liz Lieu
25/1 Vicky Coren
30/1 Eddy Scharf

There are some big names here and the tournament looks set to be a high-octane battle, and we eagerly look forward to seeing all the action when it makes it to television.