The PartyPoker.com Premier League in London is underway, with 12 of the world'd best players battling it out over an exhaustive and innovative competition structure.

The groundbreaking format, developed by Matchroom Sport, features 12 of the world’s best players playing in a unique league for a $1 million prize pool. The event takes runs until 16 February and will be first broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK in late March and then distributed internationally.

The field is formidable and includes Phil Hellmuth, Dave ‘The Devilfish’ Ulliott, Tony G, Andy Black, Ian Fraser, Roland De Wolfe, Vicky Coren, Juha Helppi, Eddy Scharf, Annie Duke, Marcel Luske and Alexander Kravchenko.