The PartyPoker Big Game IV is officially underway, having kicked off at 20:00 GMT on Sunday April 11th. The 48 hour cash game at London’s Les Ambassadeurs club features a “Big Brother” style format, where players can be voted off and some of the biggest names in poker will take part.
Sadly, the name of “Isildur1” is missing from the list, as the anonymous Swedish online poker sensation pulled out at the last minute. There had been a real hope that the mystery player would attend and discussions had apparently taken place between him and the show’s organisers Matchroom Sport, with speculation suggesting that he may even finally reveal his identity to the poker world. Tony G, who does take part in the programme, apparently received a text message from Isildur1 saying only “Sry for not coming, take care bud”. Cynics may suggest that the whole idea was nothing more than a publicity stunt.
Despite Isildur1’s absence, there are still plenty of well known poker faces involved in Big Game IV and the opening line up consisted of Luke Schwartz, Jennifer Tilly, Neil Channing, Dusty Schmidt, Isaac Haxton and David Viffer, all of whom bought in for £20,000, with Laurence Grondin and Paul Marrow buying in for £10,000.
No time was wasted in putting on a show for the cameras, as David Viffer put Tilly to an all-in decision on just the second hand, when he re-raised with an offsuit K9 and flopped a K. Tilly, holding AJ, turned top pair but the sheer aggression shown by Viffer throughout the hand, coupled with a dangerous looking board showing straight and flush possibilities, meant she was forced to surrender to the all-in on the river.
Robert Williamson III joined the table a little after 23:00, as Paul Marrow’s 77 was outflopped by Viffer’s AQ (all in pre-flop), a hand which left Marrow down to the felt. Justin Bonomo was second to join the table, as Dusty Schmidt bore the brunt of the first lot of “eviction” votes at around 2.30 on Monday morning.
Jennifer Tilly really got stuck into the table all night, making around £33,000 before cashing out at around 5.15. One of her better plays was three betting the river with 88 on a rainbow board of 396 A A, shoving David Viffer and his 94 off the best hand. Sam Trickett was Tilly’s replacement at the poker table.
Phil Laak joined the PartyPoker Big Game IV at around 6.20, a time that, according to Jesse May, is “so late it’s early”. Around 40 minutes later, Robert Williamson III was voted off the table, to be replaced by Bodo Szbrezny.
Stay tuned for more PartyPoker Big Game IV news.
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