The sixth edition of PartyPoker Premier League is now running.The first heat of Group A concluded on Sunday after the former world champion Jonathan Duhamel defeated Sam Trickett heads up.
Place, Player, Points, Cash
1. Jonathan Duhamel 16 $32,000
2. Sam Trickett 11 $22,000
3. Marvin Rettenmaier 8 $16,000
4. Daniel Negreanu 6 $12,000
5. Phil Hellmuth 4 $8,000
6. Antonio Esfandiari 3 $6,000
7. Daniel Cates 2 $4,000
8. Scott Seiver 0 $0
The second heat of Group A kicked off yesterday and will continue today with the blinds at 4,000/8,000 (ante 1,000). Below are the latest chip counts from Party Poker's website:
Dan ‘Jungleman' Cates - 576,000
Daniel Negreanu - 454,000
Sam Trickett - 337,000
Jonathan Duhamel - 331,000
Phil Hellmuth - 241,000
Scott Seiver - 238,000
Antonio Esfandiari - 176,000
Marvin Rettenmaier - 47,000
How does it work?
A total of 16 players buy-in for $125,000 each and are devided in two groups with each player competing for points over four heats ($2,000 per heat). The top 3 players from the 2 groups will advance automatically to the final table and the 4th and 5th finishers in each group will play each other head-up in a best-of-three format for the last 2 spots at the final table (8-handed). The winner of the tournament will take home $450,000.
the password for the tournament $500 Premier League VI Freeroll starting at 14 gmt 
