PartyPoker Premier League - Hellmuth or Eastgate - Latest Betting Odds from Party Bets

The stage is set for one of the most exciting TV poker event of this year, Party Poker Premier League III starting on 24th Nov 2008 which would be broadcast on Channel 4.Betting Choice takes a look at the various players and the odds offered on them to win this prestigious event.Party Poker Premier League III has a buy in of $75000 and an added prize money of $350,000 making the total pool of $1.25 Million. The event is played on a unique league based format with 12 players and only 6 making it to the final table.As 12 of the best poker players including Phil Hellmuth Jr and Peter Eastgate vie for the million dollars plus prize money in this unique format league, Bookmakers Party Bets has come out with a betting market to add to the excitement of this TV event. The series was supposed to happen in 2009 but had to be brought forward on demand from the broadcasters owing to the success of its previous two editions.The field includes some of the best names in Poker at this moment led by the current and the youngest ever WSOP Main event winner Peter Eastgate and Phil Hellmuth Jr., whose record of the youngest winner was broken by Eastgate.Other players include JC Tran, Nenad Medic, Annette Obrestad, Tom Dwan, Phil Hellmuth, Roland De Wolfe, Devilfish, Tony G, Andy Black, Juha Helppi and Vicky Coren.Here is the brief on these players along with the current odds being offered by Party Bets:Peter Eastgate (Denmark) - At just 22 years of age, Peter Eastgate recently became the youngest winner of the WSOP main event and broke Phil Hellmuth's long-standing record. He also won 9 Million dollars for his WSOP victory and would be a player to watch out. He is one of the favourites at Party Bets at 8/1.Tony G (Australia) - He was the points leader in the previous season of Party Poker Premier League II. One of the most aggressive player around and known for his table talks, Tony G is listed as an 8/1 joint favourite at Party Bets.JC Tran (Vietnam) - Holder of both WSOP and WPT titles, he is considered one of the best young players of Texas Holdem at this moment and is one of the joint favourites at 8/1 to win this event at Party Bets.Devilfish (UK) - Holder of WSOP and WPT titles and having a poker room with his name, he is one of the favourites to win this at 8/1 with Party Bets.Annette Obrestad (Norway) - Winner of WSOPE at just 18 years of age, she is considered to be one of the best in both online and off line poker. Party Bets is offering odds of 9/1 for her to win this event.Tom Dwan (USA) - Known as "Durr", just 22 years old, this young gun from USA is one of the biggest cash players online and has won millions of dollars with his aggressive style. However, here his tournament skills would be tested to the full and he is listed at 10/1 to win this edition of the Premier League.Roland De Wolfe (UK) - Once considered the hottest poker player in the world, his career has been on a downswing for a couple of years. However, with more than 4 Million in tournament winnings and considered to be unbeatable if he plays at his best, he is 10/1 at Party Bets.Phil Hellmuth (USA) - Winner of 11 WSOP bracelets and the ex holder of the youngest player to win WSOP record, before it was broken by Peter Eastgate this year. He is a legend in himself and likes to play only to win. He would be looking to take home the Premier League III title this year and is backed at 10/1 at Party Bets.Juha Helppi (Finland) - Winner of the first edition of the Party Poker Premier League in 2007, Juha would be looking to repeat that performance this year. He is known for loosing out to Phil Helmuth Jr. in heads up play for the WSOP title in 2006 and then taking Helmuth out of the Premier league in 2007. Though he has been on bit of a downswing lately, but Party Bets is offering 8/1 joint favourite odds on him based on his previous performances in this format.Nenad Medic (Canada) - One of the hottest young players on the Poker circuit, Nenad has won both WSOP and WPT titles and is highly respected in the poker circles.With a WSOP bracelet this year and 4th place in a WPT event in Oct 2008, he is high on form and seems like a good bet at 11/1 at Party Bets.Andy Black (Ireland) - Winner of the previous edition of the Premier League, Andy would be looking to defend his title this year. However, he will have to overcome this tough field and is quoted at 15/1 at Party Bets.Vicky Coren (UK) - A Team Pokerstars member and the winner of EPT London in 2006, Vicky is considered the long shot for this event at 17/1 odds. She had a tough time against Devilfish in the previous two editions of the Premier League and would be looking for some revenge this time.Party Poker Premier League III is going to be a battle of many equals and it would be an exciting 8 days of Poker on TV. You can catch it on Channel 4 from Nov 24th to Nov 30th 2008. Betting Choice team would keep on tracking the league phase as it unfolds and the betting odds that would change as the days progress.Party Bets Current Odds for PartyPoker Premier League III - 24th Nov to 30th Nov 2008.Tony G (AUS) 8.00 Peter Eastgate (DEN) 8.00 Devilfish (UK) 8.00Juha Helppi (FIN) 8.00Annette Obrestad (NOR) 9.00 Tom Dwan (USA) 10.00Roland de Wolfe (UK) 10.00Phil Hellmuth (USA) 10.00Nenad Medic (CAN) 11.00 Andy Black (IRE) 15.00 Vicky Coren (UK) 17.00