- Poker Million
The Poker Million is a major European
poker tournament started in2000 on theIsle of Man . Its is now sponsored byLadbrokes and held annually inEngland and televised live onSky Sports . Sponsored professionals compete against qualifiers from Ladbrokesonline poker site.History
The first Poker Million took place in the Hilton Hotel on the
Isle of Man in November 2000. It was won byJohn Duthie , a 42 year old TV Director from London. Thirty million viewers worldwide watched the first Poker Million final.Poker Million II returned in 2003. Snooker-player
Jimmy White won the $150,000 first prize. The final was played under theTexas hold 'em rules and broadcast live on Sky Sports 1. All cards were visible via cameras placed underneath glass panels on the tables, and the players were wired to a heart monitor, so that viewers could see the top players' strategies and how relaxed or nervous they really were.Seventy-two professionals played the 2004 Poker Million III, competing for the $300,000 first prize. The tournament counted snookers stars Stephen Hendry, Mark Williams and 2003 winner Jimmy White, rugby World Cup star Mike Tindall and sports celebrities Tony Cascarino and Phil Taylor. Half of the 2004 players had qualified online via Ladbrokes Poker, marking the progress of the online qualifiers.
$855,000 were added in the prize pool by Ladbrokes for the Poker Million IV, and there was a guaranteed first prize of $1,000,000. Sixty-six of the finalists qualified online. Tony Jones, who started the evening as an 8/1 outsider, beat TV celebrity
Helen Chamberlain .Ladbrokes Poker Million VII
Televised heat winners
* Celebrity Heat -Max Rushden , who advances to the Heat Stage proper
* First Heat -Eoghan O'Dea (Poker Million III winnerDonnacha O'Dea 's son)
* Second Heat -Liam Flood (Poker Million VI finalist)
* Third Heat - Sammy G
* Fourth Heat -Marty Smyth (previous 2 time finalist)Results
External links
* [http://www.pokermillion.com/ Poker Million]
* [http://poker.ladbrokes.com/en/poker-events/poker-million Ladbrokes Poker Million, featuring Poker Million VII Full Heats]
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