Poker After Dark had so much success with its previous two International Weeks that it’s starting another one on NBC Monday night. International Week III will feature a lineup of true poker heavyweights hailing from all over the globe. The six players battling for $120,000 are Brad Booth (Canada), Allen Cunningham (United States), David Benyamine (France), John Juanda (Indonesia), John Phan (Vietnam), and Ivan Demidov (Russia).

Booth has only made one previous PAD appearance, the first International Week; he finished in second place after coming out on the losing end of a heads-up match with Patrik Antonius, the longest in the show’s history. Meanwhile Cunningham, who has amassed five World Series of Poker bracelets and over $9.5 million in tournament winnings, will make his fourth appearance on the show. He’s only 1-2 so far, but his win came in the $50,000 Mega Match for a $300,000 score.

Juanda brings more heft to the table. Still basking in the afterglow of his grueling 2008 WSOP Europe Main Event win and subsequent runner-up finish in the EPT London High Roller event, Juanda will be looking to improve on his career 1-2 PAD record. Also looking for his second win is high stakes cash game giant Benyamine, who record so far on the show is 1-3.

Phan and Demidov are newcomers to PAD, but both have earned their way into the lineup. Phan , the reigning BLUFF Player of the Year, currently sits in fourth place in the BLUFF Power Rankings thanks in large parts to wins last year in two WSOP events and at the Legends of Poker. Demidov has earned almost $7 million in the last year thanks to a runner-up finish at last year’s WSOP Main Event and a third-place result at the WSOP Europe Main Event won by Juanda.

International Week III kicks off late night Monday night on NBC at 2:05 a.m. ET and will air at the same time for the rest of the week, with the Director’s Cut airing late night on Saturday, April 4, at 1:00 a.m.

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