Second Annual Poker Nations Cup

The second annual Poker Nations Cup takes place in Cardiff, Wales, between the 29 January – 1 February 2007 and is exclusively sponsored by PartyPoker.com  ($200 free) for the very first time. The winning team will scoop $100,000 in this unique tournament that sees players pursuing personal and team glory, along with the honour of representing their home nation.

Last year’s winners Great Britain will again be captained by one of poker’s most familiar faces, Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott. Also containing the Hendon Mob’s Ram “Crazy Horse” Vaswani and Joe “The Elegance” Beevers, the “Devilfish” is sure to be confident of another victory on home soil for the Brits.

The USA team also look extremely strong. Led by Robert Williamson III, the USA line-up has a secret weapon to unleash in Jennifer Tilly. The Academy Award-nominated actress who has starred in ‘The Fabulous Baker Boys,’‘Liar Liar’ and ‘The Haunted Mansion’ is sure to steal the limelight with her beautiful looks and Hollywood style. Tilly, however, is no pushover on the felt and with a WSOP bracelet on her wrist her poker skills are regarded as highly as her acting. Jennifer will also be joined on the USA team by professional poker player and boyfriend, Phil “The Unabomber” Laak.

The four other team captains are “The Flying Dutchman” Marcel Luske, Bo Sehlstedt, Michael Keiner and Theo Jorgensen who will be in charge of teams from Holland, Sweden, Germany and last year’s runner-up Denmark.

The tournament sees one lucky PartyPoker.com qualifier on each team playing alongside five poker professionals from the same participating nations (except the USA who have Tilly instead of an online qualifier). Over six heats, each player will compete once to score points for their team, and individual match winners scoop a cool $12,000 for their efforts. All six teams will then compete in a “tag” final where each team captain’s judgement is vital, as it is up to them to make tactical substitutions and strategic “time outs.” The triumphant nation will be the last with a player standing.