PartyPoker.com Poker Nations Cup Returns

The popular PartyPoker.com Poker Nations Cup returns to Cardiff from April 7-10 with teams from Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Sweden, Holland, and the United States. With a buy-in of $5,000 and $100,000 added by sponsor PartyPoker.com, there will be a total prize pool of $280,000 to be won over six heats, with each player scoring points for his team and individual-match winners lifting $20,000 for victory. The triumphant team will take down $100,000.

The final will again be the tag-team format wherein the team captain can make tactical substitutions and strategic time outs.

This year’s teams are:

Sweden (defending champions) — Bo Sehlstedt, William Thorsson, Johan Storakers, Mats Rahm, Johan Ocklind, and Anders Henriksson

Britain — Roland De Wolfe, Joe Beevers, Neil Channing, Ian Frazer, Surinder Sunar, and Francis Durbin

Ireland — Padraig Parkinson, Donnacha O’Dea, Marty Smyth, Ciaran O’Leary, Liam Flood, and Darren O’Brien

USA — Robert Williiamson III, Jamie Gold, Freddy Deeb, Chris Ferguson, Chad Brown, and Montel Williams

Germany — Michael Keiner, Andreas Krause, Benjamin Kang, Sebastian Ruthenberg, Thomas “Buzzer” Bihl, and Thomas Potzal

Netherlands — Marcel Luske, Thierry van den Berg, Eric Van der Burg, Daan Ruiter, and Quirijn Van Der Peet. (Luske still has one selection to make)

Chat-show host Montel Williams said, “I am thrilled and honoured that I have been invited to be a part of Team USA for the Poker Nations Cup. My teammates are extraordinary, as I have played against many of them in the past year and now look forward to teaming up with them in our quest to defeat poker pros from around the globe.”

PartyBets.com is offering betting on the event with Sweden 3/1 favourites to lift the cup again. Team USA are second favourites at 7/2, Great Britain at 9/2, Ireland at 5/1, Germany at 6/1, and the Netherlands are the outsiders at 13/2.

A spokesman for PatryPoker.com said, “Montel Williams is a wonderful addition to the event, and we’re delighted that he’ll be making his first appearance on the European poker circuit in Cardiff. At least we know that if there are any internal disputes amongst the team, we have a man well capable of stepping in to arbitrate. Team USA wasn’t the happiest family last year, so maybe he’s the right man for the job.”

The event will be filmed by Presentable for broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK and will then be distributed internationally. Vicky Coren is the presenter.

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