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Annette Obrestad and Roland de Wolfe couldn't be more different, except for the fact they are both killer poker players.

Obrestad, or Annette_15 as she's known online, rocked the poker world when she won the 2007 WSOPE Main Event becoming the youngest player (18) to win any WSOP event. Since then she nearly struck again at EPT Dublin and has proven time and time again that she's a force to be reckoned with on the tournament circuit.

Even before then, Obrestad had a reputation as a fearsome online player and once won an MTT without looking at her holecards, except for one peek, to show how important it is to play position and pay attention to the other players at the table.

This marks the first time that Obrestad has played in the Premier League and she mentioned she's looking forward to it.

"The Premier League is a poker event that I am extremely excited about," she said. "It has a good structure, the best players from around the world and amazing prize money. I'm looking forward to the games, the rivalry and of course winning!"

The U.K.'s de Wolfe needs very little introduction to those that follow poker. de Wolfe is number two on the all-time money list for England with over $4 million cashed life-time. Some of the highlights of de Wolfe's poker career include WPT Grand Prix de Paris and EPT Dublin. de Wolfe was the first player win both a WPT and an EPT.

The Englishman is also a regular on the Premier League and has played in everyone ever held. Last year de Wolfe finished runner-up to Andy Black in Premier League II.

"I'm going to put on a show," said de Wolfe. "The Premier League to me is one of the best events in poker. Last time I out-played the best and this time I will get the win I deserve."

Obrestad and de Wolfe will join already confirmed players Andy Black, Juha Helppi and JC Tran with plenty more players to come.

PartyPoker.com Premier League III sees the buy-in elevated to $75,000 and the added money raised to $350,000, making a total prize pool of $1.25 million. The next event wasn't scheduled until 2008 but demands of international broadcasters for coverage pushed the dates forward.

The series, which was developed by Matchroom Sport, features 12 of the world's best players playing in a unique league format. All 12 players play six times in the preliminary stages and then the leading four players progress automatically to the final table with the next four battling it out in heads-up matches for the final two seats.

The eventual broadcast is one of the most popular poker programs in the world.

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