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The Poker Million is a major European poker tournament started in 2000 on the Isle of Man. Its is now sponsored by Ladbrokes and held annually in England and televised live on Sky Sports. Sponsored professionals compete against qualifiers from Ladbrokes online poker site.
first Poker Million took place in the Hilton Hotel on the Isle of Man in November 2000. It was won by John 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.
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The Poker Million is a major European poker tournament started in 2000 on the Isle of Man. Its is now sponsored by Ladbrokes and held annually in England and televised live on Sky Sports. Sponsored professionals compete against qualifiers from Ladbrokes online poker site.
History
The first Poker Million took place in the Hilton Hotel on the Isle of Man in November 2000. It was won by John 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 the Texas 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 winner Donnacha O'Dea's son)
- Second Heat - Liam Flood (Poker Million VI finalist)
- Fourth Heat - Marty Smyth (previous 2 time finalist)
- Runner Up - Gordon McGhee
- Sixth Heat - Anthony "The Bookie" Hardy
- Runner Up - Kevin Lanceley
- Seventh Heat - Ross Boatman (member of the Hendon Mob, whose member Joe Beevers won Poker Million VI)
- Runner Up - Kenneth Sorensen
- Tenth Heat - Barney Boatman (Ross Boatmans brother, and fellow member of the Hendon Mob)
- Eleventh Heat - Ryan Fronda
- Runner Up - Kevin Wheatley
- Twelfth Heat - Jonas Danielsson
Turbo Heat Winners
- Turbo Heat 1 Winner - Kenneth Sorensen
- Turbo Heat 2 Winner - Tony G
The semi-finals will be shown on Sky Sports 2 on 10th and 11th December, with the Live Final on 12th December.
Results
| Date | Winner | Prize | Other Finalists |
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| 16-Nov-2000 | John Duthie | £1,000,000 |
| | 14-Mar-2003 | Jimmy White | $150,000 | Joe Beevers Bruce Atkinson Tony Bloom Steve Davis Guy Bowles | | 09-Jul-2004 | Donnacha O'Dea | $300,000 | Dave Ulliott Zac Goldsmith Nicholas Barbu Frederick Richardson Jon Backman | | 19-Aug-2005 | Tony Jones | $1,000,000 | Helen Chamberlain Martin Wendt David Lerner Donnacha O'Dea Bengt Sonnert | | 15-Dec-2006 | Rajesh Modha | $1,200,000 | Claus Marcussen Andreas Høivold Mel Judah Mats Jungsand Marty Smyth | | 21-Dec-2007 | Joe Beevers | $1,000,000 | Marty Smyth Julian Gardner Liam Flood Howard Lederer Ian Cox | | 12-Dec-2008 | Marty Smyth | $1,000,000 | Eoghan O'Dea Ciaran O'Leary Liam Flood Kevin Allen Svein Neilsen |
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