Ladies and gentlemen, the poker guru, one man show, a.k.a Montel Williams was recently named a member of Team USA to play in the PartyPoker.com Poker Nations Cup. The event will taking place in Cardiff, Wales from Apr. 7-10. Moreover, it seems like the talk show host and former Lieutenant Commander in the Navy was picked by team captain Robert Williamson III, and will be joined by team-mates Jamie Gold, Freddy Deeb, Chris Ferguson, and Chad Brown.
Famous Williams will compete in the $5,000 buy-in event against other countries like: Sweden, Britain, Ireland, Netherlands, and Germany hunting for an attractive team prize of $100,000. However, all winners of individual matches will take home about $20,000. Furthermore, Party Poker has added $100,000 to the prize pool. But, the final sees the team captains make tactical substitutions and strategic time outs.
Williams said of his national call-up, “I am thrilled and honored that I have been invited to be a part of Team USA for the Poker Nations Cup. My teammates are extraordinary, as I have played against many of them in the past year and now look forward to teaming up with them in our quest to defeat poker pros from around the globe.”
Surprisingly, Williams burst onto the poker scene only in 2007 WSOP Main Event, where he held the chip lead for the majority of one day.
But, he is no stranger to poker, as he first played the game when he was in the Navy, and often saw entire paychecks on the line during his tour of duty. According to Wikipedia, Williams was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 1999 and he now heads the Montel Williams MS Foundation. Ever since, he has organized numerous charity poker tournaments.
Obviously, there will be no qualifier from the United States, because PartyPoker doesn't accept American players, due to U.S. online gaming legislation, so Williamson III thought Williams would be an excellent candidate to make up for the lost player.
As for the team of defending Swedish champions, it will once again be captained by Bo Sehlstedt and feature the same: Mats Rahm, William Thorsson, Johan Storakers and Anders Henriksson. And online qualifier, Johan Ocklind will join them as they attempt to repeat as champions.
The Irish team will be headed up by Captain Padraig Parkinson, joined by Donnacha O'Dea, Marty Smyth, Ciaran O'Leary and Liam Flood, Darren O'Brian will join the team as a qualifier.
As for the British team, it will be captained by Hendon Mobber Rolande de Wolfe, along with recent Irish Poker Open champ Neil Channing, Ian Frazer, Surinder Sunar, Joe Beevers and qualifier Francis Durbin.
The Dutch team will have Marcel "Flying Dutchman" Luske, as their captain, as well as Luske will be Eric van der Berg, Daan Ruiter, Thierry van der Berg and Quirijn van der Peet, as qualifiers.
And finally, the German team will be represented by Captain Michael Keiner, along with Andreas Krause, Benjamin Kang, Sebastian Ruthenberg and Thomas "Buzzer" Bihl. Thomas Potzal is the German qualifier.
Overall, featuring such a diverse group of players, the PartyPoker Poker Nations Cup is surely going to be one of the most thrilling international tournaments, in recent history. Don’t forget the event is being filmed for international broadcast!
Once again, these are the captains of the nations:
Sweden — Bo Sehlstedt,
Britain — Roland De Wolfe
Ireland — Padraig Parkinson
USA — Robert Williiamson III
Germany — Michael Keiner
Netherlands — Marcel Luske
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