After triumphing last year in the biggest ever televised pot ($807,400), Phil Ivey is set to return for Season 3 of the highly acclaimed Million Dollar Cash Game. Joining Ivey will be a number of familiar faces, including cameo appearances from cash game connoisseurs Doyle Brunson and David Benyamine. The confirmed line up is as follows:
Phil Ivey
Chris Ferguson
Patrik Antonius
Gus Hansen
Mike Matusow
Erick Lindgren
Andy Bloch
John Juanda
Allen Cunningham
Eli Elezra
Phil Hellmuth
Tom Dwan
Tony G
As well as the usual crop of poker superstars, fans can look forward to seeing online legend Tom 'Durrrr' Dwan in action. Still in his very early twenties, Dwan took the virtual world by storm when he turned an initial investment of $50 into a small fortune and quickly became one of the most acclaimed online pros in the world. If you want to see if Dwan is equally prolific at the live felt, then be sure to tune into Sky Sports this coming January when the series will be broadcast.
Sponsored by online titans Full Tilt Poker and produced by world leading poker production specialists Emblaze Productions, the 2008 outing of the Million Dollar Cash Game will take place on the 17th and 18th of September and will be looking to echo the huge success of shows prior. With High Stakes Poker, and now Poker at Dark, boasting wide audiences, can the Million Dollar Cash Game surpass the competition by becoming the number one show for live cash game poker? Only time will tell...