The world-famous online poker room, Party Poker, is gearing up for a UK-wide broadcast of the Party Poker Premiere League tournament, which was previously filmed in February and March of this year. The airing is scheduled for May 22 on Channel 4, and promises to be an entertaining round of poker action amongst some of the circuits top pro players. The final table was seated by twelve well-known professional players, including celebrity player, Phil Hellmuth. The total prize pool was for $500,000, consisting of $20,000 buy-ins from each player and a $260,000 add-in by Party Poker.

Although the results of the tournament have already been posted, the entertainment factor is certainly worth a watch. David "Devilfish" Ulliot, who was eliminated early on in the game, said the game offers an exciting dose to the world of Reality TV. Ulliot likened it as a "Poker Big Brother" that will set a new standard for televised poker games. Certainly, with all the head's up action at the table, there was an element of dramatized showdown. After playing six times in preliminary rounds, the top four players moved to the final table. Four remaining players competed in two head's up rounds, thus filling the last two seats at the final table.

The two heads-up matches went down between Liz Lieu and Kenna James (Lieu winning out) and Vicky Coren and Andrew Black (Coren winning out). The four top player were Phil Hellmuth, Eddy Scharf, Ian Frazer and Juha Helppi, who turned up the action several notches by going on a string of eliminations, beginning with Frazer. The final heads-up was between Helppi and Scharf, who moved all-in with a suited 5-6. Helppi was holding an unsuited Ace-2, which made it through to the end.

UK residents will get the full viewing experience by tuning in on May 22. However, Party Poker has teamed up with the online sportsbook, Matchroom Sport, to give a sneak preview of tournament footage at Matchroom's poker site. Party Poker is a popular brand of Party Gaming, who also manages an online casino, bingo room, backgammon site and sports betting site.