Sorel Mizzi Winner of the partypoker.net Premier League 7 in Montreal

After a very long heads up battle, in a hand that initially appeared to be in favor of Gross thanks to his pocket queens, Mizzi lands the flush on the turn to win the premier league. Gross certainly put up a fight here, starting the final table with the highest chip stack, coming into a deficit and making several comeback attempts.

Congratulations to Sorel Mizzi wearing his Canada sweater, winning the first Premier League Championship to be played on Canadian soil at Canada’s Premier poker destination Playground Poker Club during WPT week. A special thanks to event sponsor partypoker.net. Stay tuned later this week for WPT Montreal action.

Hand 186 Mizzi Takes the Trophy

Gross :Qh :Qc all-in

Mizzi :Qs :8s calls 140k

Flop :9h :4s :Ts :7s :5c

Here are the final prize standings

Hand 162 Another double up for Gross

Gross :Ac :Qc all-in for 100k

Mizzi :8s :4c

Flop :8c :Kd :Jc :9c :7h

Hand 160 Gross doubles up in all-in hand

Hand 159 The Mizzinetor

Blinds 15k/30k

Mizzi :9d :7d raises to 60k

Gross :Kh :Q calls 30k

Flop :6c :Td :Kd Gross checks, Mizzi bets 60k, Gross raises to 175k, Mizzi calls 115k

Turn :8s Gross goes all in and Mizzi calls

River :3c

Mizzi wins with the straight. Gross is dangerously low.

Blinds are now 12k/24k – Mizzi 3:1

Hand 122 Mizzi trips and Gross folds

Mizzi :Qh :Th raises to 40k

Gross :Kh :9s calls 20k

Flop :Kc :8h :Tc Checks

Turn :Ah Mizzi bets 50k, Gross calls

River :Ts give Mizzi trip 10’s, he bets 25k

Gross folds

Hand 120 Mizzi covers 3:1

Gross :Kh :9c Gross raises to 40k

Mizzi Qs :Jd calls 20k

Flop :9d :Jc :As (checks)

Turn :7s Mizzi bets 50k, Gross calls

River :2c Mizzi bets 65k

Almost 15 minutes later…. Jeff Gross folds.

The sign of a confident player is one that eats chocolate covered fruit at the table. That’s Sorel Mizzi.

Hand 116 Driving Mizz Daisy

Mizzi :Qs :7c raises to 40k

Gross :Jc :Th calls 20k

Flop :9d :6c :8c Mizzi bets 40k, Gross calls

Turn :Ac  Gross checks, Mizzi bets 105, Gross calls

River :2h Mizzi bets big, Gross folds

Mizzi is playing every hand practically deep. Gross playing patient game.

Players are back from a short break.

The blinds are 10k/20k and we are going into hand 108.

Blinds just went up 10k/20k after 105 hands. Players are about even.

Mizzi regains slight chip lead after 100 hands

Hand  91 Things just got Gross

Mizzi :As :Qh Mizzi raises to 35k

Gross :Qs :Qc Gross raises to 106k

Mizzi raises to 230k

Gross all-in call for 594k

Mizzi calls

Flop :2c :3d :7h :Kc :4s and Gross queens hold.

Hand 89  Mizzi picks up big pot

Blinds 8k/16k

Mizzi :Qd :Jd raises to 35k

Gross :Ah :9c Gross calls

Flop :2c :4c :8c  Mizzi bets 40k, Gross calls

Turn :Qh Gross checks, Mizzi bets 100k, Gross calls

River :2h Gross checks, Mizzi bets 220k, Gross calls

Sorel wins it and takes the hand and the $790k pot and almost 3:1 chip advantage.

Hand 84 Gross narrows the gap a bit more

Gross :Qh :8h calls 6k

Mizzi  :Ac :5h raises to 35k and Gross calls

Flop :Th :Kh :6d Mizzi bets 38k, Gross calls

Turn :3h Mizzi checks, Gross bets, Mizzi folds

Hand 80 Gross Doubles Again

Gross :Kc :Qs calls 6k

Mizzi :Qs :7c checks

Flop :7s :Kd :5d (both men check)

Turn :Qh Mizzi bets 16k, Gross raises to 61k, Mizzi raises to 125k, Gross reraises to 221k, Mizzi all-in and Gross calls.

River :3d

Gross has the better 2 pairs and he doubles again on Mizzi and we are about even.

Hand 76 Gross doubles up, back to life

Gross :Jh :Th limps (calls 6k)

Mizzi :7h :4h shoves all-in for 1.807M

Gross takes his time after a lot of talking and calls for 210k.

Flop :Js :8c :8d :5c :7c

Gross doubles up.

Hand 75 Colman goes out

Mizzi :Ks :Kd

Colman :Kh :Ts

Flop :4d :Qc :Ac :3d :6h

Mizzi defeats Colman.

Colman had a tremendous final table but got caught in hand #65 which cost him the tournament.

We are now going to play heads up between Mizzi and Gross. The blinds are 6k/12k and Mizzi has a 9:1 chip lead, we could have a Canadian winning the first Premier League played on Canadian soil.

Hand 71 Colman caught in Mizzi’s crossfire

Colman :Qs :Td calls 12k from the button

Mizzi :7d :5h calls 6k

Gross :Jh :2s checks

Flop :Tc :4h :5d Mizzi bets 25k, Gross folds, Colman calls

Turn :7c Mizzi bets 56k, Colman calls

River :Ks Mizzi bets 162k, Colman calls

Colman is crippled now. Mizzi looking very good.

Hand 65 Mizzi fires missle at Colman

Colman :4s :4d raise t 24k from the button

Mizzi :Kh :Ks raises to 70k

Colman raises all-in, Mizzi calls

Flop :Tc :3s :2h :Td :Qs

Mizzi takes what’s probably the most important pot of the tournament. He’s taken over the chip lead in a big way.

Hand 61 Seiver sent packing

Seiver :As :7c raises to 16k

Colman :Ts :Tc reraises to 29k, Seiver calls

Flop :Ad :Td :9c Colman checks and Seiver shoves all-in for 78k, Colman calls

Turn :8h

River :Qh

Colman outdraws Seiver on the flop with three 10’s vs Aces. Scott Seiver is out and Colman extends his lead. The snow has fallen here in Montreal and already 3 of the six pros have fallen. We are now 3-handed and the blinds are about to go up to 6k/12k +2k antes.

Hand 59 Mizzi knocks out Koon

Mizzi :9s :7s raises to 16k

Koon :Tc :6h calls 8k from BB

Flop :Ts :6d :5s Koon checks, Mizzi bets 21k, Koon raises to 46k, Mizzi shoves and Koon calls

Turn :8d

River :Qh

Mizzi picks up the straight and knocks out Koon.

Hand 57 Colman takes nice pot off Seiver

Colman :Ad :4c raises to 16k

Seiver :Qc :4c calls 8k

Flop :6s :Kd :Js (checks)

Turn :7h Seiver bets 27k and is called

River :7s Seiver bets 62k and Colman calls

Colman takes the 224k pot.

Hand 54 A Gross fold to Mizzi

Mizzi :Ad :Ks raises to 16k

Gross :9d :8d calls 12k from SB

Flop :Kd :4h :6h Gross bets 18k, MIzzi raises to 50k, Gross raises to 110k playing totally the opposite of his tight play from the Heats. Mizzi calls.

Turn :3s  Gross checks, Mizzi bets 87k

Gross folds.

Gross has played his first hand after 3 orbits.

Hand 50 Seiver grabs some of Colman’s chips

Seiver :As :7c raises to 16k

Colman :6h :5h calls 8k fro BB

Flop :5s :4h :8h checks

Turn :6d Colman checks, Seiver bets 23k, Colman calls

River :Jc Seiver bets 56k, Colman folds

Seiver picks up some much needed chips.

The blinds are 4k/8k +2k antes

Hand 45 Kooning up

Koon :Qh :Qd raises to 16k from SB

Colman :Kh :Jh calls

Flop :Jc :2d :6s

Turn :6h Koon checks, Colman bets 38k, Koon calls

River :Td Koon checks, Colman checks without showing cards.

Hand 37 Mizzi flops flush vs Koon

Koon :Jd :Td raise to 14k

Mizzi :Ah :Jh raises to 35k and Koon calls.

Flop :Qh :8h :3h (Mizzi flops the nuts)

Mizzi bets 27k and Koon folds

Hand 30 ReKooning

Seiver :Kd :Jh  raises to 12k

Koon :Ah :6h shoves all in with his short stack

Seiver calls

Flop :Qh :Qs :4h :7s :Td

Koon gets the much needed double-up and is at 169k chips.

Blinds have increased to  3k/6k with 1k antes

Hand 20 Mizzi reSeives

Mizzi :Kc :Th raises to 10k

Seiver :Ac :Ks calls

Flop :7c :5h :8d bets 18k, Seiver calls

Turn :9c Mizzi bets and Seiver folds

Hand 17 Colman takes out Rast

Colman :As :Kc raises to 10k

Rast :Ks :Kh raises to 29k

Colman reraises to 67k

Rast raises to 110k

Colman calls all-in and Rast calls

Flop :8c :Th :Qc :4c :Tc

King Rast is first one out.

Hand 16 Colman knocks Koon around

Koon :Ks :Jd raises t 10k

Colman :Ac :Jh raises to 24k from the button and Koon calls

Flop :6c :Tc :Kc  Colman bets 20k with the flush draw, Koon calls

Turn :2c Colman has the nuts (bets 33k), Koon calls

River :Td Colman snaps all in and Koon pulls out with 97k chips remaining in his stack

Colman takes the chip lead.

Hand 8 Rast 5bets pre-flop vs Mizzi

Mizzi :Ks :Qc raises to 9k, reraise to 53k

Rast :Jh :9d raises to 26k, Rast 5bets to 85k

Mizzi :Ks :Qc raises to 9k, reraise to 53k

Mizzi raises to 9k

Rast raises to 26k

Mizzi reraises to 53k

Rast 5bets to 85k

Mizzi pulls out and Rast wins a nice pot early on in the game.

Hand 5 Seiver chips away at Gross

Seiver :Ah :7c calls 6k

Gross :5s :5h raises to 10k

Flop :4s :9h :7d (both men bet 10k)

Turn :Qh  Seiver checks, Gross bets 26k and Seiver responds

River :2d Seiver (both men check)

Seiver wins the 100k pot

Premier League Final Table – Shuffle Up and Deal

We are back for the Final Table of Premier League VII. Action is underway. The first four seats were the four highest point earners and the final two of the six players were decided through heads up matches which saw Scott Seiver and Jason Koon make the final cut by defeating Jonathan Duhamel and the Jungleman respectively.

Players are assigned their starting chip stacks according to their points earned and Jeff Gross, the tightest player of the series, occupies the chip leader position entering the final table where the winner will take home $400,000.

Scot Seiver vs. Jonathan Duhamel

Seiver vs Duhamel

It’s best of three heads up matches as Scott Seiver and Jonathan Duhamel battle it out for a spot at the final table here at the Premier League 7 from Montreal.

Both players are clearly liking to see the flops no three betting going on:

Elimination Hand 1

Seiver –  
Duhamel –  

Seiver manages to win that first heads up match here and we’re quickly onto our next match.

Elimination Hand 2

Seiver –  
Duhamel –  

And that makes it one each now as we go into our third and final heads up.

Elimination Hand 3

Seiver –  
Duhamel –  

Meaning Seiver will head to the final.

If you’ve missed any of the action Jeff Gross won Heat 1 followed by Jason Koon taking Heat 2  then we saw Sorel Mizzi taking winning Heat 3 followed by Dan Colman crushing Heat 4 after that it was Brian Rast winning Heat 5 followed by Scott Seiver winning Heat 6.

Current League Standings After 6 Heats

 PREMIER LEAGUE PLAYOFF MATCHES – KOON VS. JUNGLEMAN

Hand 18 of Match 2:  Koon defeats Jungleman

Koon :Ah :7s raises to 8k

Jungleman :5h :5d goes all-in for 75k and Koon calls

Flop :9d :Kd :Ac :6s :9s

Koon will advance to the Premier League final table.

Tomorrow, Duhamel vs. Seiver for the last seat.

Hand 22 – Koon cuts the jungle man’s vine (Match 1 of 3 over)

Jungleman :Ah :Kd all-in

Koon :Qd :Jh calls

Flop :6c :Qh :Td :5h :3h

Koon wins the first of 3 matches.

Hand 21 – It’s a jungle out there

Jungleman  :7d :5h all in

Koon :Jc :7c calls

Flop :Qd :4d :8d :3s :6s

Koon 150,000

Jungleman 50,000

Players are awarded points based on their finishing position, each point is worth $2,000. And the top four points earners progress to the final table, while the next four places square off in a series of best-of-three one-on-one matches for the last two spots in the six-handed grand finale.

• Heat 1 – Updates  partypoker.net Premier League VII

Jeff Gross outlasted 7 other opponents in heat 1 and picked up 14 points, putting him in a comfortable position for the other heats to be played. read more…

• Heat 2 – Updates partypoker.net Premier League VII

Jason Koon won Heat 2  after a great evening of poker read more…

• Heat 3 – Updates partypoker.net Premier League VII

Sorel Mizzi took down heat 3 read more…

• Heat 4 – Updates partypoker.net Premier League VII

Dan Colman took down heat 4 read more…

• Heat 5 – Updates partypoker.net Premier League VII

Yesterday we saw Brian Rast winning Heat 5 read more…