PartyPoker.com Premier League Poker go on air

“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.”

The final table line-up for PartyPoker.com Premier League Poker is confirmed and the first of two shows showcasing the climax of the tournament gets underway on Channel 4 in the UK tomorrow night at 12.10am . … via RGT Online

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Tue, August 21st, 2007

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