The two loudmouths return

Dave ‘Devilfish’ Ulliott and Tony G have been added to the line-up for PartyPoker.com Premier League III, which takes place in London from the 24th – 30th November 2008. This dastardly pair of ‘shy and retiring’ Premier League veterans join Annette Obrestad, Roland de Wolfe, Andy Black, Juha Helppi, JC Tran, Nenad Medic and Victoria Coren in the line-up and they are looking forward to the event and renewing their personal rivalry.

“I’m looking forward to the Premier League and am determined to take it down,” said Ulliott. “Tony G has as much chance of beating me as winning Strictly Come Dancing.”

“I have been itching to play and finally win the Premier League – it is the event I look forward to the most. It goes without saying, but I am really, really looking forward to crushing the Devilfish,” said Tony G.

Ulliott, from Hull in the UK needs little introduction and is easily one of the most recognizable faces in poker with over $5 million in official earnings. This week he is preparing for the PartyPoker.com Pro Celebrity Darts Challenge in Wolverhampton, UK on Friday 14th November. Paired with Peter ‘One Dart’ Manley, he is in a line-up with ex-cricketer Phil Tufnell, snooker legend Steve Davis, javelin dart thrower Steve Backley, boxing pundit and former world champion Barry McGuigan, rugby union star Mike Tindall, ex-footballer Neil ‘Razor’ Ruddock, Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell and a raft of darts’ finest including Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld.

The PartyPoker.com Premier League has not been kind to the Devilfish in the past two seasons, who is still waiting to make his final table debut. The same cannot be said for Australia’s Tony G who disappointed in the inaugural event but took season two by storm by finishing top of the league and going to the final table as chip leader. Some cruel beats meant Tony finished third behind Roland de Wolfe and eventual winner Andy Black but one of the game’s most colourful characters and biggest charity donators is more determined than ever to go home with first place.

PartyPoker.com Premier League III sees the buy-in elevated to $75,000 and the added money raised to $350,000, making a total prize pool of $1.25 million. The next event wasn’t due to take place until 2009 but the demands of international broadcasters for coverage of the event has brought it forward! The series developed by Matchroom Sport, features 12 of the world’s best players playing in a unique league format. All 12 players will play six times in the preliminary stages. The leading four players will then progress to the final table with the next four battling it out in heads-up matches for the final two seats.