PartyPoker.com and Matchroom Sport are pleased to announce that PartyPoker.com Premier League Poker starts its run on Channel 4 in the UK on Tuesday 22 May at 11.50pm.

The first episode will feature Phil Hellmuth, Dave “The Devilfish” Ulliott, Tony G, Andy Black, Liz Lieu and Kirill Gerasimov.

PartyPoker.com Premier League Poker features 12 of the world’s best players playing in a unique league format for a $500,000 pot. Each player bought-in for $20,000, with PartyPoker.com adding $260,000.

The field included the world's top players, including, Liz Lieu, Ian Frazer, Roland De Wolfe, Vicky Coren, Juha Helppi, Kenna James and Eddy Scharf.

After each player played six times, the leading 4 players advanced to the final table with the bottom four relegated. Players in 5th - 8th place played off in heads-up matches for the remaining two seats at the final table.

“Premier League Poker featured a fantastic format filled with skill, twists and turns, great players and made for electric television.” Phil Hellmuth

“This is a totally different concept and will make great television, it’s like a poker Big Brother. It sets a new bar for televised poker.” Dave “The Devilfish” Ulliott

“The Premier League is the best poker event I have ever played in. A real breakthrough for poker.” Tony G

“It’s the best made for television tournament I’ve participated in.” Roland De Wolfe

“It’s the most fun I’ve had in a room with a group full of men since the summer of 1976…but that is a different story.” Vicky Coren

“It was excellent. The only thing more interesting to watch on television would be Vicky Coren grappling with a black panther with no claws.” Andy Black

The series will run for 15 weeks. Previews are available online: