PartyPoker.com Football & Poker Legends Cup

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The PartyPoker.com Football & Poker Legends Cup is a televised poker tournament, airing in the United Kingdom on Five from April 2006 onwards, in the lead-up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

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[edit] Format

Each team consists of three players: two poker professionals, and one former or current professional football (soccer) player. Elimination matches take place between two countries, with the table winner progressing along with the rest of his team to the next round of the tournament.

Three hours are allowed for each match. If a result does not occur within that time limit, a one hour period of extra time takes place. If there is still no result, a penalty shootout then takes place.

If the tournament director, "Mad" Marty Wilson notices any attempts at collusion, he administers a yellow card to that player, with the result of half of that players' chips being distributed evenly to the opposition team. If a second infraction is noticed, a red card is shown to the player, eliminating the player from the tournament immediately, with all of that players' chips being distributed evenly to the opposition team.

The idea that collusion could be used as a tactic to gain an advantage meant that the format of the competition was widely criticised.

Commentary was provided by Jesse May and Padraig Parkinson.

[edit] Teams

NB: Although other Wikipedia articles related to poker show flags based on players' birth country, the flags within this article show the country the player is representing. e.g.: below Andrew Black is identified with the Irish flag as that is the country he is representing, despite Black being born in Northern Ireland.

England USA Canada Australia
Flag of England Dave Ulliott Flag of the United States Mike Sexton Flag of Canada Daniel Negreanu Flag of Australia Tony G
Flag of England Ian Frazer Flag of the United States Kenna James Flag of Canada Evelyn Ng Flag of Australia Damon Rasheed
Flag of England Alan Ball Flag of the United States Carlos Bocanegra Flag of Canada Jason deVos Flag of Australia Mark Bosnich
Ireland Russia Germany France
Flag of Ireland Andrew Black Flag of Russia Alex Kuzmin Flag of Germany Toni Vardjavand Flag of France Claude Cohen
Flag of Ireland Peter Roche Flag of Russia Olesya Kabbaj Flag of Germany Lothar Landauer Flag of France Anthony Lellouche
Flag of Ireland Tony Cascarino Flag of Russia Sergei Baltacha Flag of Germany Uli Stein Flag of France Laurent Charvet
Italy Netherlands Sweden Denmark
Flag of Italy Michael Greco Flag of the Netherlands Marcel Lüske Flag of Sweden Ken Lennaárd Flag of Denmark Gus Hansen
Flag of Italy Alan Vinson Flag of the Netherlands Noah Boeken Flag of Sweden Erik Sagström Flag of Denmark Theo Jørgensen
Flag of Italy Wesley Garcia Flag of the Netherlands Glenn Helder Flag of Sweden Tomas Brolin Flag of Denmark Kim Christofte
Norway Northern Ireland Wales Scotland
Flag of Norway Henning Granstad Flag of Northern Ireland Conor Tate Flag of Wales Dave Colclough Flag of Scotland Tony Chessa
Flag of Norway Torstein Iversen Flag of Northern Ireland Marty Smyth Flag of Wales Iwan Jones Flag of Scotland Rory Matthews
Flag of Norway Espen Baardsen Flag of Northern Ireland Norman Whiteside Flag of Wales Neville Southall Flag of Scotland Ray Stewart

[edit] Results

[edit] Pre-season friendly match

Date Winner Runner-up Remaining Finishing Order
6-Apr-2006 Flag of England Alan Ball Flag of Sweden Tomas Brolin
  • Flag of Ireland Tony Cascarino
  • Flag of Germany Uli Stein
  • Flag of Northern Ireland Norman Whiteside
  • Flag of Scotland Ray Stewart

[edit] Regular season

Date Match Winner Runner-up Remaining Finishing Order
13-Apr-2006 Heat 1: England vs Germany Flag of Germany Uli Stein Flag of England Alan Ball
  • Flag of England Dave Ulliott (1)
  • Flag of England Ian Frazer
  • Flag of Germany Lothar Landauer
  • Flag of Germany Toni Vardjavand
20-Apr-2006 Heat 2: Scotland vs Sweden Flag of Sweden Erik Sagström (2) Flag of Scotland Rory Matthews
  • Flag of Scotland Tony Chessa
  • Flag of Sweden Tomas Brolin
  • Flag of Sweden Ken Lennaárd
  • Flag of Scotland Ray Stewart
27-Apr-2006 Heat 3: Northern Ireland vs Italy Flag of Northern Ireland Conor Tate Flag of Northern Ireland Marty Smyth
  • Flag of Northern Ireland Norman Whiteside
  • Flag of Italy Wesley Garcia
  • Flag of Italy Alan Vinson
  • Flag of Italy Michael Greco
4-May-2006 Heat 4: The Netherlands vs Norway Flag of the Netherlands Noah Boeken Flag of Norway Henning Granstad
  • Flag of Norway Espen Baardsen
  • Flag of Norway Torstein Iversen
  • Flag of the Netherlands Glenn Helder
  • Flag of the Netherlands Marcel Lüske
11-May-2006 Heat 5: Republic of Ireland vs Russia Flag of Ireland Andrew Black Flag of Ireland Tony Cascarino
  • Flag of Russia Olesya Kabbaj
  • Flag of Russia Alex Kuzmin
  • Flag of Ireland Peter Roche
  • Flag of Russia Sergei Baltacha
18-May-2006 Heat 6: France vs Denmark Flag of Denmark Theo Jørgensen Flag of France Anthony Lellouche
  • Flag of Denmark Kim Christofte
  • Flag of France Claude Cohen
  • Flag of France Lauren Charvet
  • Flag of Denmark Gus Hansen
25-May-2006 Heat 7: Wales vs U.S.A. Flag of the United States Carlos Bocanegra Flag of Wales Neville Southall
  • Flag of the United States Kenna James
  • Flag of the United States Mike Sexton
  • Flag of Wales Iwan Jones
  • Flag of Wales Dave Colclough
1-Jun-2006 Heat 8: Canada vs Australia Flag of Australia Mark Bosnich Flag of Australia Damon Rasheed
  • Flag of Australia Tony G
  • Flag of Canada Daniel Negreanu
  • Flag of Canada Evelyn Ng
  • Flag of Canada Jason deVos
8-Jun-2006 Quarter-Final 1: Germany vs Sweden Flag of Germany Lothar Landauer Flag of Germany Toni Vardjavand
  • Flag of Sweden Tomas Brolin
  • Flag of Sweden Ken Lennaárd
  • Flag of Sweden Erik Sagström
  • Flag of Germany Uli Stein
22-Jun-2006 Quarter-Final 2: Northern Ireland vs The Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands Noah Boeken Flag of the Netherlands Marcel Lüske
  • Flag of Northern Ireland Marty Smyth
  • Flag of the Netherlands Glenn Helder
  • Flag of Northern Ireland Conor Tate
  • Flag of Northern Ireland Norman Whiteside
29-Jun-2006 Quarter-Final 3: Republic of Ireland vs Denmark Flag of Denmark Gus Hansen Flag of Denmark Theo Jørgensen
  • Flag of Ireland Tony Cascarino
  • Flag of Ireland Andrew Black
  • Flag of Denmark Kim Christofte
  • Flag of Ireland Peter Roche
6-Jul-2006 Quarter-Final 4: U.S.A. vs Australia Flag of the United States Mike Sexton Flag of Australia Tony G
  • Flag of Australia Mark Bosnich
  • Flag of the United States Carlos Bocanegra
  • Flag of the United States Kenna James
  • Flag of Australia Damon Rasheed
13-Jul-2006 Semi-Final 1: Germany vs The Netherlands Flag of Germany Lothar Landauer Flag of the Netherlands Noah Boeken
  • Flag of the Netherlands Glenn Helder
  • Flag of Germany Uli Stein
  • Flag of Germany Toni Vardjavand
  • Flag of the Netherlands Marcel Lüske
20-Jul-2006 Semi-Final 2: Denmark vs U.S.A. Flag of Denmark Theo Jørgensen Flag of the United States Kenna James
  • Flag of the United States Mike Sexton
  • Flag of Denmark Kim Christofte
  • Flag of the United States Carlos Bocanegra
  • Flag of Denmark Gus Hansen
27-Jul-2006 Grand Final: Germany vs Denmark Flag of Denmark Theo Jørgensen Flag of Denmark Gus Hansen
  • Flag of Germany Uli Stein
  • Flag of Germany Toni Vardjavand
  • Flag of Germany Lothar Landauer
  • Flag of Denmark Kim Christofte

(1) received yellow card
(2) won match in extra time

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