PartyPoker Women's World Open II To Run Oct 3-6 in London

The second annual PartyPoker Women's World Open will be held in London, from Friday 3rd October through Monday 6th October 2008, with 36 female players from around the world competing for a share of the USD $108,000 prize-pool. The winner will go home with USD $50,000.

The buy-in for the tournament is set at $3,000,

The field is reported to include: Jen Mason, Late Night Poker finalist Maria Demetriou, Xuyen "Bad Girl" Pham, former PartyPoker World Open winner Pippa Flanders, former European Ladies champion Jackie Meecham, Katharine Hartree, comedienne Lucy Porter, Michelle Orpe, Shelley Rubenstein, Christine Klecz and Stefanie Bergener.

Also. last year's champion, Bev Pace, is returning to defend her title. She beat Jen Mason heads-up to win the $50,000 last year. Pace is the wife of comedian and poker player Norman Pace, of Bromley, Kent, UK.

Women only tournaments are a hotly debated topic in the poker world but Pace defended them after taking the inaugural title in 2007.

"Women's tournaments are good for getting more ladies interested in poker," said Pace. "The standard is no different to a mixed sex game but they do encourage some to come forward who wouldn't do otherwise."

Eddie Hearn, Head of Online Gaming at Matchroom Sport said: "The PartyPoker Women's World Open was a big hit last year and we're delighted to see it coming back for its second year. It is one of the most popular events in the eyes of international broadcasters."

A PartyPoker spokesman said: "Last year's champion Bev Pace is hotly tipped to run well again this year. Most pundits are also pointing to Jen Mason and Maria Demetriou as ones to watch."

Coverage of the event will be broadcast in the UK on Five next year and then distributed internationally. Commentary will be provided by Jesse May.

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