Phil Laak Wins Third Stage of PartyPoker Premier League IV

Phil Laak won the third stage of PartyPoker Premier League IV, securing his place at the final table. He participated in two out of three previous stages and won both times. Doyle Brunson was initially planned to participate in PartyPoker Premier League IV but had to withdraw due to health issues.

The initial stack for PartyPoker Premier League IV was 300,000 chips, and the blinds increased every 21st hand until they reached the ninth level of 30,000/60,000. JC Tran was the first to leave the game, 20 minutes after the start. David Benjamin won a hand against JC Tran with a higher set of 9s.

Yan Fraser was eliminated in seventh place after losing to David Benjamin. Toni Gi was eliminated in eighth place after losing to David Benjamin. Vanessa Russo was eliminated in fifth place after losing to Giovanni Safina. Giovanni Safina was eliminated in fourth place after losing to David Benjamin. Luke Schwartz was eliminated in ninth place after losing to David Benjamin. Phil Laak won the final hand against David Benjamin with Kd Ts against As Kc. Phil Laak finished first with 48 points, David Benjamin finished second with 35 points.