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Full Tilt Poker pro Sandra Naujoks wins the 2008 CAPT Baden European Poker Championship

Newly signed Full Tilt Poker pro Sandra Naujoks won the 2008 Casinos Austria Poker Tour (CAPT) Baden European Poker Championship, taking home more than $200,000 for her victory. Battling her way through a field of 163 of Europe’s finest players, Sandra came to the final table as a short stack but was not deterred by her lack of chips. It was a tough final table that featured two WSOP bracelet winners, but Sandra stayed aggressive the whole time and managed to come out on top.

Sandra was joined at the final table by fellow Full Tilt Poker pro Stefan Rapp, who finished in 3rd place. Full Tilt Poker pro Markus Lehmann was also in action during the CAPT, and won the 2008 Best Overall Performance award for his play on the tour.

John Juanda Completes a Historic Week in London

Not content with winning the WSOP European Series 2008 Main Event in London, John Juanda continued his great play with a 2nd place finish in the EPT London £1 Million Showdown. John earned over $570,000, taking his total earnings in the first week of October to over $2 million. He now has more than $8.5 million in lifetime tournament winnings.

John Juanda Wins 4th Bracelet in European Series 2008 Main Event

John Juanda survived the longest final table in WSOP history to claim his fourth WSOP bracelet and over £865K in prize money at the European Series 2008 Main Event in London.

Juanda secured his victory by outlasting the 362 player field at this £10K buy-in event. The final table lasted a WSOP record 19 hours and 10 minutes, covering 484 hands – also a WSOP record. Juanda entered heads-up play against Russian Stanislav Alekhin, and although short stacked several times, Juanda clawed his way back. Once he drew level with Alekhin, the end came quickly.

The decisive pot came when Juanda, holding Kh-6h, raised Alekhin all-in. Alekhin called with 4s-3s, saying that he was just too tired. The flop brought Qh-Kc-7c, and the turn (9s) and river (4h) allowed Juanda to double up to approximately 6.5 million chips to Alekhin’s 740k. The end came several hands later, when Alekhin pushed all-in and was called by Juanda, who flopped trip 6s – then rivered quads – to claim victory.

This was Juanda’s fourth WSOP bracelet and his first since 2003. He now has more than $8 million in lifetime tournament winnings.

Kläser Wins $216K in WSOP Event #43

Less than a year ago, Martin Kläser was just another aspiring poker player chasing a dream. Today, he's a WSOP bracelet winner.

Kläser claimed his bracelet in Event #43, the $1.5K Pot-Limit Omaha 8-or-Better tournament after besting a field of 720 players and a final table that included Team Full Tilts Erik Seidel. Kläser entered heads-up play with a 3:1 chip lead over Casey Kastle and played an ultra-aggressive style that saw him win all but three of the 19 hands that were dealt.

This victory earned Kläser, who began playing poker professionally less than one year ago, more than $216K and his first career bracelet.

Kläser became a Full Tilt Poker pro in October 2007 after winning the Million Euro Challenge Freeroll tournament in Munich, Germany, where he defeated a 2,100 player field and earned the opportunity to play three heads-up matches against Team Full Tilt members Chris Ferguson, Gus Hansen, and Howard Lederer. After receiving coaching from Team Full Tilts Phil Ivey, Jennifer Harman and Erik Seidel, Kläser went on to win two of three matches and €350,000.

David Benyamine Wins a Bracelet

Congratulations to Full Tilt Poker's David Benyamine for winning his first career bracelet in the $10K World Championship Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better event.

Benyamine, an Omaha specialist, defeated a star-studded final table that boasted five past WSOP bracelet winners to claim the title and the more than $535K first-place prize money. Rounding out the final table were Team Full Tilt's Mike Matusow, who finished fifth, and Full Tilt Poker's Toto Leonidas, Ram Vaswani, and David Chiu who finished fourth, seventh and eighth respectively.

Lee Watkinson and Ben Roberts Final Table the $2K PLH Event

Congratulations to Full Tilt Poker pros Lee Watkinson and Ben Roberts who each reached the final table at the WSOP's $2K Pot-Limit Hold 'em tournament. Watkinson, who won his first bracelet in 2006, finished in fifth place taking home more than $63,000.

Roberts, who was in search of his first career bracelet, entered the table as a short stack and collected nearly $31,000 for his eighth-place finish.

Rob Hollink Wins WSOP Event #30

Congratulations to Full Tilt Poker’s Rob Hollink on his victory in WSOP Event #30, the $10K Limit Hold 'em World Championship.

After an impressive performance in Event #19, cashing in the $1.5K Pot-Limit Omaha event, Rob finally struck gold in Event #30. From a starting field of 218 competitors, Rob worked his way to a tough final table including Team Full Tilt’s Andy Bloch. After a long day of play, he emerged the victor to claim $496K and his – and the Netherlands' – first WSOP bracelet.

Andy Bloch and David Singer Just Can't Stay Away from Final Tables

Congratulations to Team Full Tilt’s Andy Bloch and Full Tilt Poker’s David Singer who each made their second, final table appearances of the 2008 WSOP. Bloch, who finished second in Event #1, was back at the final table again in Event #30, the $10K World Championship Limit Hold ‘em tournament. He finished the event in seventh place, taking home nearly $89K in prize money.

Singer, who won his first WSOP bracelet in Event #3, returned to the final table in Event #29, where he finished fifth. Singer earned more than $112K for his performance.

Benyamine and Juanda Final Table WSOP Event #28

Congratulations to Full Tilt Poker’s David Benyamine and Team Full Tilt’s John Juanda on reaching the final table in the $5K Pot-Limit Omaha with Rebuys event.

Benyamine, considered one of the best PLO players in the world, finished third in the event, earning a hefty $316,307 for his efforts. Juanda, known as more of a No-Limit Hold ‘em specialist, also had an extremely strong showing, taking sixth place and earning $154,296.

Just missing the final table was Team Full Tilt’s Chris Ferguson, who earned $69,433 for his 10th-place finish.

Kenny Tran Claims Victory in WSOP Event #25

Congratulations to Full Tilt Poker's Kenny Tran for his win in WSOP Event #25, the $10K Heads-Up No-Limit Hold 'em World Championship. He worked his way to the top of the pack of 256 players - taking out eight opponents back-to-back in heads-up play – to earn almost $540K and his first WSOP bracelet.

Max Pescatori Takes Down Event #24 to Win Second Bracelet

Congratulations to Full Tilt Poker's Max Pescatori on winning WSOP Event #24, the $2.5K Pot-Limit Hold 'em/Omaha event, and earning his second bracelet.

After battling through a starting field of 457 entrants, Max finally made it to the final table where he faced still more serious competition, including the likes of Team Full Tilt's Allen Cunningham. His perseverance led him to heads-up play with Kyle Kloeckner. After taking a huge chip-lead early on, Max pushed his way to the finish to take home over $246K – and his second WSOP bracelet.

Jens Voertmann Wins First WSOP Bracelet in $3K HORSE Event

Congratulations to Full Tilt Poker's Jens Voertmann of Dortmund, Germany, for his victory in WSOP Event #22, the $3K HORSE event.

Jens faced over 414 competitors before reaching a pro-heavy final table, including Team Full Tilt's Jennifer Harman and Full Tilt Poker pro Steve Zolotow. He managed to endure gruelling hours of play, working his way through different games and opponents. In the end, this skill and effort paid off in the form of Jens' first bracelet and $298K.

One More Time for Mikey!

Congratulations to Team Full Tilt's Mike "the Mouth" Matusow on winning WSOP Event #18, the $5K No-Limit 2-7 Draw with Rebuys and taking home his third bracelet.

Mike worked his way to victory after facing a field of 85 tough competitors only to reach a final table made up of some poker's greatest players, including fellow Team Full Tilt member Erick Lindgren and Full Tilt Poker pro David Benyamine. As one of the final two at the table, Mike found himself heads up against Jeff Lisandro. After battling back and forth for almost two hours, Mike came out on top to claim his third bracelet and over $537K.

Seidel and Oppenheim reach final table of WSOP Event #14

Congratulations to Team Full Tilt's Erik Seidel and Full Tilt Poker pro David Oppenheim on making the final table of WSOP Event #14, the $10K Seven-Card Stud World Championship. Seidel, looking for his ninth gold bracelet, finished in fifth place for just over $90K. Oppenheim, who came to the final table as chip leader, was eliminated in seventh place and took home nearly $60K.

Mueller and Cernuto Headline Weekend Action at WSOP

It was another big weekend for Full Tilt Poker pros at the World Series of Poker. Leading the charge was Greg Mueller as he took second place in Event #11, a $5K No-Limit Hold 'em shootout, cashing for just under $300K. Team Full Tilt's John Juanda finished in seventh place, just narrowly missing out on the final table.

John Cernuto also had a big weekend, finishing third in Event #10, an Omaha/7-Card Stud Hi/Lo mixed event. "Miami" John took home more than $85K for his performance. Full Tilt Poker pros also had a strong showing at Event #8, the $10K World Championship Mixed Event, with both Eli Elezra and Jeff Madsen making the final table. Madsen finished seventh for more than $50K, and Elezra took third and over $100K in winnings. Gus Hansen and David Oppenheim both just missed the final table cut, coming in 10th and 9th respectively.

Last but certainly not least, Markus Golser took sixth place in Event #12, a $1,500 Limit Hold 'em tournament, for more than $50K. Erick Lindgren, fresh off winning his first bracelet, came in 10th place and just missed out on making his second final table of the Series.

David Singer Wins His First WSOP Bracelet

David Singer joined the ranks of poker's elite by winning his first-ever WSOP bracelet in Event #3, the $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold 'em.

Singer defeated a field of 713 players, and went into the final table as one of the short stacks before eliminating three players to leap into contention. Entering heads-up play against Jacobo Fernandez with a slight chip deficit, Singer had drawn level by the dinner break.

After the players returned it was Fernandez who surged to a commanding lead. Down but not out, Singer managed a key double-up to regain the chip lead and took the win on the very next hand when he turned a straight against Fernandez's two pair. David pocketed $214,131 for the win and adds another title to his recent $25K Heads-Up World Championship win.

Team Full Tilt's Erick Lindgren Wins WSOP Event #4

Congratulations to Erick Lindgren for capturing his first-ever WSOP bracelet in Event #4, the $5,000 Mixed Hold 'Em (Limit/No Limit).

Erick beat out a tough field of 332 and a stacked final table, which also included Team Full Tilt's Howard Lederer and Full Tilt Pro Roland de Wolfe. Although he started the heads-up match against Justin Bonomo behind in chips, Lindgren quickly gained an overwhelming chip lead and also the victory when he turned a straight against Bonomo's two pair.

Lindgren collected $374,505 for the win and his victory brings the number of bracelets won by Team Full Tilt members to 33.

Nenad Medic Wins WSOP* Event #1

Congratulations to Nenad Medic for winning his first-ever WSOP* bracelet in Event #1, the $10K buy-in Pot-Limit Hold ‘em tournament.

Medic outlasted a star-studded final table including new Team Full Tilt member Patrik Antonius and long-standing Team Full Tilter, Andy Bloch, who finished second.

Medic entered heads-up play against Bloch with a more than 2-1 chip lead, and the two heavyweights battled for almost an hour before the final hand was dealt. In the end, Bloch’s pair of 9s lost to Medic’s 5h-7h after Bloch called all-in on a board of 8h-5s-4h and Medic caught his flush on the turn.

Bloch earned $448,000 for second while Medic walked away with $794,000 and the Champion’s bracelet.

David Singer is the $25K Heads-Up World Champion

Congratulations to Full Tilt Poker’s David Singer, winner of the $25K Heads-Up World Championship.

Singer, who outlasted one of the toughest fields ever assembled either live or online, collected his second-largest career payday of $560K for winning the prestigious title. Singer claimed victory after defeating Emil "whitelime" Patel in the event’s final heads-up match when his pocket 8s stood up against whitelime’s 10-3 off-suit.

Team Full Tilt’s Andy Bloch and Full Tilt Poker pro Brian Hastings also had strong performances in the event, making it all the way to the semi-final round.

David Chiu Wins the WPT World Championship

Congratulations to Full Tilt Poker’s David Chiu for winning the $25K buy-in World Poker Tour World Championship in dramatic fashion.

David entered heads-up play with Team Full Tilt's Gus Hansen with a 5-1 to chip deficit, but managed to double up at two key times before finally taking the chip lead after 45 hands of play. Two hands later, his trip Aces were good enough to win the final pot of the day and the nearly $3.4 million in first-place prize money. Hansen earned more than $1.7 million for his second-place finish.

Clements and Leonidas Score Wins at Bellagio

Full Tilt Poker Pros Scott Clements and Alfred “Toto” Leonidas both claimed victories in preliminary events at the Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic.

Clements won Event #4, a $5,000 No-Limit Hold 'em tournament where he outlasted a field of 106 players and defeated Ted Lawson heads up to claim the $206,280 first place prize. Leonidas took down Event #8, also a $5,000 No-Limit Hold ’em tourney, where he defeated 134 players to collect $189,400.

Both players also received a seat into the $25,000 WPT World Championship as part of their first-place prize.

Team Full Tilt's Erik Seidel Wins at Foxwoods

Congratulations to Team Full Tilt's Erik Seidel who claimed his first World Poker Tour championship by winning the Foxwoods Poker Classic.

Seidel entered the final table as the chip leader - a position he would rarely relinquish over nearly 12 hours of intense play. After almost six hours of three-handed play, Seidel flopped trips when his pocket Jacks connected on a board of J-6-3, crippling third-place finisher Andrew Barta who busted on the next hand.

The tournament then ended after just one hand of heads-up play when Seidel's A-J out-flopped Robert Richardson's 9-7 on a board of A-K-9. A final king on the river gave Seidel top two pair and a first prize worth nearly $993,000.

Jennifer Harman Takes Third at Bay 101

Congratulations to Team Full Tilt’s Jennifer Harman for her impressive third-place finish in the final event of the Bay 101, proving yet again that she’s one of the top poker players in the world. The $10K No-Limit Hold ‘em event saw a starting field of 376 players, with Jen working her way to the final table as the last Shooting Star. After a lengthy battle to the final three, her AK fell short when she failed to improve against Brandon Cantu’s pocket 9s. However, she didn’t leave empty-handed, taking home a well earned $330K for her effort.

All Eyes on Ivey as He Conquers WPT LAPC

Congratulations to Team Full Tilt’s Phil Ivey for winning his first WPT title in the $10,000 No-Limit Hold ‘em Championship Event at the LA Poker Classic. Ivey outlasted 665 players on his way to his record-breaking eighth WPT final table appearance, and collected $1.59 million for the win plus entry into the $25,000 WPT Championship.

Ivey came into the final table as chip leader, although things started disastrously when he doubled up Charles Moore on the very first hand. As play became four-handed, Ivey stormed back by winning back-to-back monster hands against Nam Le and Quinn Do. He then eliminated Le in 4th place and Moore in 3rd place to take a 4-to-1 chip lead into heads-up play against Do. The battle ended just 15 minutes later when Do called all-in with two pair and was drawing dead to Ivey’s full house. The win puts Ivey into the top-ten all-time money list for tournament earnings.

Smith and Watkinson Make WSOP-C Rincon Final Table

Congratulations to Full Tilt Poker’s Gavin Smith and Lee Watkinson, who finished 6th and 7th respectively at the recent WSOP Circuit Event in Rincon. Watkinson found himself card dead at the final table and eventually pushed all his chips in with pocket 4s, where he unfortunately ran into Smith’s pocket 10s and was sent to the rail. Don’t feel too bad for Watkinson, he still walked away from the event more than $28K richer.

Smith was the next to get sent home when his Q-T couldn’t connect on the board versus his opponent’s A-J. He made over $35K for his efforts, and this was the second straight year he’s made the final table at this event.

Max Pescatori Storms the Seas at LA Poker Classic

Full Tilt Poker’s "Italian Pirate" Max Pescatori deserves a round of congratulations for winning the $1,000 Limit Hold'em event at the LA Poker Classic. A field of 150 dedicated limit hold'em players lined up at the Commerce Casino, where Pescatori eventually defeated David "The Sailor" Demanski heads up to claim the $42,320 first-place prize.

The win for the "Italian Pirate" comes hot on the heels of a strong showing at the Aussie Millions in January, where he finished 10th in the Main Event for a $100k payday.

Erick Lindgren Takes Down FTOPS Event #9

Congratulations to Team Full Tilt’s Erick Lindgren on winning FTOPS VII Event #9 and taking home more than $290K in prize money. Lindgren bested a massive field of 5,637 players in this $300 buy-in No-Limit Hold ‘em tournament that had a total prize pool of nearly $1.7 million.

Lindgren, the host of this event, also made history by becoming the first red pro on Full Tilt Poker to claim an FTOPS crown. Check out all of the FTOPS VII tournament results and read Michael Craig’s updates on the Full Tilt Blog to find out if any of Lindgren’s fellow pros can accomplish the same feat in the remaining FTOPS VII events.

Erik Seidel Tager Anden Down Under

Tillykke til Team Full Tilt’s Erik Seidel for hans fortryllende præstation i 2008 Aussie Millions Main Eventen. Seidel endte som nummer to og indkasserede AU$1 millioner for sit spil.

Kæmpende sig vej gennem et rekordstort 780-spiller felt, lykkedes det for Seidel – en otte gange WSOP armbåndsvinder - at undgå større konfrontationer ved finalebordet og benytte sin tætte, aggressive spillestil til at nå til tomandshånd. Mand-mod-mand spillet varede næsten to timer, før Seidels Ace-Queen ikke forbedrede sig mod hans modstanders par i Jacks, hvilket endte turneringen.

Med denne opvisning ved den mest præstigefyldte event udenfor Nordamerika, har Seidel endnu engang bevist, at han er en af verdens bedste turneringsspillere og en sand legende i pokerspillet.

Lee Watkinson Snupper Event 7 ved Aussie Millions

Tillykke til Full Tilt Poker’s Lee Watkinson for at tage førstepladsen ved 2008 Aussie Millions $3K Pot-Limit Omaha med Rebuys eventen. Lee arbejdede sig gennem et hårdt felt af øvede spillere, inklusivt Full Tilt Poker’s Andy Black, Steve Zolotow, og Max Pescatori, for at tjene mere end $108K.

Lee nåede finalebordet men kæmpede op ad bakke som short-stack. Han holdte kursen og sendte tre af konkurrenterne over rælingen og fandt sig selv ansigt til ansigt med Tom "Durr" Dwan. Med balancerede chipsstakke, gjorde de sig klar til hvad der kunne blive en lang kamp. Ca. 15 minutter senere gik de to all-in efter floppet hvor Dwan havde tre konger med Watkinson, der havde brug for en straight draw. Dette skete dog ikke. Turn og River viste begge klør, der gav Watkinson runner-runner flushen og en Aussie Millions sejr.

Howard Lederer Vinder $1,25 Million ved Aussie Millions

Tillykke til Team Full Tilt's Howard "The Professor" Lederer der vandt Aussie Millions præstigiøse $100.000 buy-in event, hvilket gav ham den største løningsdag i hans professionelle karriere.

Denne eksklusive turnering tiltrak 25 verdens bedste turneringsspillere, inklusivt Team Full Tilt's Phil Ivey, Chris Ferguson, Andy Bloch, Gus Hansen og Allen Cunningham. Howard nåede finalebordet med en kort stak og tålmodigt ledte efter måder at få dem til at vokse.

Howard nående heads-up spillet med en 2-1 chip føring over andenpladsen Mark Teltscher, og de tog kæmpede frem og tilbage i mere end en time, før Howard nåede to par med Aces og Jacks og slog Teltscher, der havde to par med 7s og 8s. Howards sejr gav ham $1,25 million, der er den største turneringssejr i hans karriere.

Joe Beevers Slår konkurrenterne ud ved Poker Millions VI

Tillykke til Full Tilt Poker's Joe Beevers der gjorde krav på en af de mest præstigefyldte titler i poker ved at vinde Ladbrokes Poker Millions VI.

Joe, der også er medlem af Hendon Mob, tjente $1 million for sin sejr, der blev vist på tv. Sammen med Joe ved finalebordet var Team Full Tilt's Howard Lederer der blev nummer 5 og Full Tilt Poker proff Julian Gardner, der blev slået ud som nummer tre.

Ferguson Vinder Rekord Tredje WSOP-C Ring

Tillykke til Team Full Tilt’s Chris Ferguson der er blevet den første spiller til at vinde tre WSOP Circuit Event Championships. Ferguson tog en Circuit ring og mere end $200K for sin sejr i WSOP-C Lake Tahoe eventen.

Startende ved finalebordet som chip leder, spillede Ferguson solid poker som feltet blev reduceret til to spillere. Mand-mod-mand delen af eventen, den korteste i WSOP-C historien, varede kun én hånd. På dramatisk vis, floppede Ferguson tre 10s der tog hans modstanders lomme Aces og endte turneringen øjeblikkeligt.

Med denne sejr har Ferguson endnu engang bevist at han er en af de bedste turneringsspillere i verden.

Poker Players Alliance Reaktion på Congressional Hearing om UIGEA

14. november afholdte House Judiciary Committee en høring for at diskutere UIGEA. Reaktionen fra Poker Players Alliance til udtalelsen kan findes her:
www.pokerplayersalliance.org

Individer, der gav vidneudsagn igår inkluderer professionelle poker spiller Annie Duke og Michael Collopy fra Aristotle, en leder i online aldersverifikation.

En Stor Britisk Sejr til Joe Beevers

Tillykke til Full Tilt Poker's Joe Beevers der indtjente næsten $183.000 for sin førsteplads ved Great British Poker Tour's Grand Final turneringen.

Beevers udholdte et felt på 100 spillere, inklusivt Hendon Mobster Barny Boatman der tjente mere end $76.000 for sin tredjeplads og Full Tilt Poker proff Roland De Wolfe der indtjente mere end $33.000 for sin femteplads.

David Singer Caesar's the Day

Congratulations to Full Tilt Poker's David Singer who took down a cool $1 million for winning the $10,000 buy-in Caesar's Palace Classic in Las Vegas.

After the final table was whittled down to the final two players, a gruelling heads-up match took place between Singer and Kido Pham for the title. Lasting over 100 hands, Singer finally delivered a knockout blow when he was able to make a straight on the river with his A-9 versus Pham's pocket Kings on a board of 10-8-5-7-6.

Singer walked away with the title and the largest payday of his career for the win.

Mandy B Scorer Stort

Tillykke til Full Tilt Poker Amanda "Mandy B" Baker der tog førstepladsen og mere end $88.000 i $1.000 buy-in WSOP* Circuit turneringen ved Caesar's Palace, Indiana.

Mandy B slog seks ud af ni spillere ud ved finalebordet på vej til hendes imponerende sejr og gjorde krav på titlen efter at have slået andenpladsen, Kevin Cook på kun 32 hænder mand-mod-mand.

Jennifer Harman Rider til Andenplads i WSOP* Europe’s HORSE Event

Tillykke til Team Full Tilt’s Jennifer Harman der gjorde krav på en andenplads i World Series of Poker* Europe’s £2.500 HORSE Event.

Harman arbejdede sig vej gennem et stjernespækket felt for at nå finalebordet, hvor hun stod overfor et af de hårdeste borde i nyere WSOP historie, med Team Full Tilt medlem Chris Ferguson, Joe Beevers, og Alex Kravchenko, der blev nummer fire ved WSOP* Main Eventen i juli.

Harmans imponerende præstation i HORSE eventen gav hende £40.688 ($82.527) og viste endnu engang at hun er bredt kendt som en af verdens bedste poker spillere.

Chris Ferguson Blev Nummer Fire ved WSOP* Europe’s HORSE Eventen

Tillykke til Team Full Tilt’s Chris Ferguson der spillede sin vejr til en fjerdeplads ved World Series of Poker* Europe’s åbnings HORSE event.

Ferguson kæmpede sig vej tilbage fra at være short stack ved starten af finalebordet, hvilket indtjente ham mere end£21.650 ($42.000) for en stærk præstation.

Gazes Nedstirre Konkurrencen på Ladies Night

Tillykke til Full Tilt Poker's Kristy Gazes der gjorde krav på titlen som WPT Ladies Night V Champion efter at have slået et stjernespækket bord, der inkluderede forsvarende mester JJ Liu samt Mimi Tran, Melissa Hayden, og Pam Brunson.

Gazes gjorde kort proces af modstanden, snuppede chipsføringen og slog Liu ud på den første hånd af finalebordet, da hendes full house slog den forsvarende mesters to par. Gazes gav aldrig slip på sin føring og tog titlen - samt en $25K adgang til WPT Championship – da hendes lomme konger holdte mod Linda Johnson's lomme knægte.

Kristy's sejr gav hende adgang til en elitegruppe af Ladies Night vindere, inklusivt Team Full Tilt's Clonie Gowen, JJ Liu, Jennifer Tilly, og Isabelle Mercier.

Lederer and Beevers Reach the Poker Millions Final Table

Congratulations to Team Full Tilt's Howard Lederer and Full Tilt Poker pro and Hendon Mob member Joe Beevers for reaching the final table at the Poker Millions VI.

Lederer is the chip leader with a stack of 306,000 while Beevers is heading to his second Poker Millions final table with 202,000 chips. The final six players reconvene in London on December 21st to play on live TV for a first-place prize worth a cool $1 million.

Jerry Yang vinder 2007 WSOP Main Eventen

Tillykke til en ven af Friend of Full Tilt Poker, Jerry Yang − den nye 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion.

Yang dominnerede spillet ved finalebordet og eliminerede syv af hans otte modspillere på sin vej mod den enorme førstepræmie på $8,25 millioner. Den sidste hånd i turneringen var åsted for et mirakel, da Yang på riveren fik det sidste kort i hans gut-shot straight draw og slog den sidste af sin modstandere ud.

En ekstatisk Yang fejrede sejren sammen med venner og familie, efter at have givet dealeren et velfortjent knus. Den socialtbevidste Yang har tænkt sig at donere 10% af sin præmie til forskellige velgørende formål.

Alex Kravchenko tager fjerdepladsen ved Main Eventen og sætter kronen på et imponerende 2007 WSOP

Tillykke til en ven af Full Tilt Poker, Alex Kravchenko, der sluttede på fjerdepladsen i World Series of Poker Main Event og tjente $1.852.721. Alex kom til Main Event finalebordet som short stack, men klarede at holde ved til fjerdepladsen, hvor hans A-K ikke klarede at blive til mere mod den senere vinder Jerry Yangs pocket ottere.

Fjerdepladsen i Main Eventen afsluttede et imponerende 2007 World Series of Poker for Kravchenko, hvor han vandt mere end $2 Millioner i gevinster og blev den første russiske spiller til nogensinde at modtage et armbånd, da han vandt $1500 Omaha Hi/Lo eventen. Alex nåede utroligt nok til et tredje finalebord i $5.000 HORSE eventen, hvor han endte på en niendeplads.

Kravchenko sluttede som nr. 5 på 2007 WSOP pengelisten og ligger nr. 2 på den russiske all time pengeliste. Selvom han først fornyligt kom ind på den amerikanske poker scene, kommer Alexs succes ved dette års World Series of Poker ikke som en overraskelse for hans mange fans, da han har været en af de dominerende spillere i Europa de sidste syv år.

Jon Kalmar er blevet Main Event Millionær

Tillykke til en ven af Full Tilt Poker, Jon Kalmar, der endte på en fantastisk femteplads ved 2007 WSOP Main Eventen. Kalmar, en tidligere punk rocker og IT-konsulent fra Chorley, Lancashire i England, vandt sin adgang til Big Dance i en af de allersidste satellit chancer.

Efter at have kæmpet sig vej til finalebordet, blev Kalmar elimineret, da hans es-Konge løb på et par knægte. Hans solide spil hele vejen igennem Main Eventen var en præmiesum på mere end $1,25 millioner værd.

Lee Childs bliver nr. 7 ved WSOP Main Event

Tillykke til Childs, en ven af Full Tilt Poker, der sluttede på syvendepladsen ved World Series of Poker Main Eventen.

Childs, som sagde sit job op for en måned siden for at spille poker på fuldtid, vandt mere end $700.000 for sin bedrift. Han blev elimineret fra spillet af en anden ven af Full Tilt Poker − Jerry Yang - den endelige vinder. Yang, der havde J-8, fik en otter på turnen, og vandt over Childs og hans K-J.

"Mit mål, da jeg kom med i turneringen, var at stole på mine instinkter, træffe de rigtige beslutninger og forhåbentlig ikke være uheldig," sagde Childs. "Jeg var så tæt på at fordoble mine chips."

Lee Watkinson forlader Main Eventen med en ottendeplads

Tillykke til Full Tilt Poker Prof, Lee Watkinson, der vandt mere end $585.000 for sin utrolige ottendeplads ved 2007 WSOP Main Eventen. Watkinsons succes ved Main Eventen markerer hans fjerde World Series of Poker finalebord og hans tiendestørste pengesejr.

Lee, der allerede har et WSOP armbånd med sit navn på, navigerede sig igennem et felt på 6.358 spillere for at nå finalebordet og beviste at han er en af de bedste professionelle spillere.

Philip Hilm slutter som nr. 9 ved Main Eventen

Tillykke til Full Tilt Pokers ven Philip Hilm som sluttede på niendepladsen ved dette års WSOP Main Event. Hilm, der med jævne mellemrum spiller på Full Tilt Poker, tjente næsten $526K på sin imponerende indsats.

Hilm, der kom til det meget actionprægede finalebord som chips leder, var involveret i et utal af puljer, før han rodede sig ud i noget med Jerry Yang, som endte på førstepladsen. Hilm gik all-in med en flush draw og røg ud af turneringen, da Yangs par konger ikke blev slået på riveren.

Jse81 vinder den første $1 Million Guarantee

Tillykke til jse81 for sejren i vores første $1M Guarantee tournament. Jse81 slog 2.321 spillere ud, for at hjembringe sin del af præmiepuljen på $1.160.500. Præmien til førstepladsen på $212.893 var den største førstepræmie ved alle de populære søndags online turneringer.

Jse81 kom til finalebordet som chips leder og klarede at cementere sit allerede imponerende online renommé da hans to par ikke blev slået på riveren og han vandt turneringen. Som andenpladsvinder tjente Vick12 $130.672.

The Mouth taler med store ord ved Bellagio Cup III WPT Championship Event

Tillykke til Team Full Tilts Mike “The Mouth” Matusow for sin andenplads ved The Bellagio Cup III Championship Eventen. Selvom han spillede short stack gennem det meste af turneringen, kæmpede Mike sig igennem et felt på mere end 500 spillere ved denne prestigefulde WPT event.

Under det afsluttende heads-up spil gik Mike all-in med en straight flush draw imod hans modstanders pocket queens, men klarede ikke at få det sidste kort hverken på turnen eller riveren. Selvom vi ved Mike aldrig er tilfreds med mindre end sejren, kan han måske finde trøst i de $671.320, han tjente for sin imponerende præstation.

Ram Vaswani vinder et armbånd

Ram Vaswani indkasserede endnu et armbånd til Full Tilt Poker proffer, da han vandt førstepladsen i $1.500 Limit Hold ‘em Shootout og hans første World Series of Poker* championship. Vaswani så imponerende ud, da han manøvrerede sig vej igennem feltet på 720 spillere og tjente $217.438 for sin fantastiske indsats.

Sejren kan tilføjes på Vaswanis imponerende CV, som allerede indbefatter tre WSOP* finaleborde og rekorden på tre EPT finaleborde. Vaswanis sejr ved 2007 World Series of Poker* bringer det totale antal af Full Tilt proffernes armbånd op på 71 og giver ham retten til at prale over for de andre Hendon Mob medlemmer Barny Boatman, Ross Boatman og Joe Beevers.

Mizrachi vinder sit første WSOP* armbånd

Tillykke til Robert Mizrachi med at han fik sit første World Series of Poker* armbånd i $10.000 Pot-Limit Omaha World Championship. Mizrachi vandt over et stjernespækket felt på 314 spillere, bl.a. David Chiu, Andy Bloch, Eric Froehlich og Joe Beevers. Mizrachis sejr giver Full Tilts Proffer endnu et championship, hvilket hæver vores samlede antal armbånd til den fantastiske total på 71.

Mizrachis sejr topper en utrolig liste af placeringer i dette års Mesterskab. Ud over hans sejr er Robert endt ved tre finaleborde og har indkasseret gevinster i fem forskellige events. Mizrachis første armbånd indtjente ham en gevinst på $768.889, hvilket bringer hans totale gevinster ved dette års World Series of Poker* op på mere end $831.000.

Chip Jett flyver højt i $1.000 SHOE Eventen

Tillykke til Full Tilt Pokers Chip Jett for hans tredjeplads i $1.000 SHOE eventen ved dette års World Series of Poker*. Jett’s præstation sikrede ham mere end $55.000.

Ikke langt bag Jett i $1.000 SHOE eventen var Full Tilt Pokers ven, forfatteren Michael Craig. Craig sluttede som nr. 7 i eventen, ligesom han gjorde i $1.500 Mixed Hold ‘em (Limit/No-Limit) eventen. Craigs totale præmiesum ved dette års World Series of Poker* er nu på mere end $38.000 – ikke en dårlig løn for denne Full Tilt Poker blogger og forfatter af bogen The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King.

En anden Full Tilt Prof som klarer sig godt i år er Marco Traniello. Marco fik femtepladsen i $10.000 World Championship Pot-Limit Omaha eventen, ottendepladsen i $5.000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud, og niendepladsen i $1.500 Pot-Limit Hold ‘em eventen. Med en total præmiesum på mere end $190.000 og masser af events tilbage at spille, bliver Traniello helt sikkert en af årets store vindere.

Erica Schoenbergs forbilledlige præstation

Tillykke til Erica Schoenberg som vandt en imponerende tredjeplads ved WSOP's* $1.500 No-Limit Hold 'em tournament.

Erica kæmpede sig vej gennem et felt bestående af næsten 2.800 spillere for at starte ved finalebordet med den næststørste chipsstak. Erica var uheldig og tabte mere end halvdelen af hendes chipsstak, så hun spillede short-stack poker, indtil hun endelig endte som nr. tre. Trods det, klarede Erica at forvandle hendes $1.500 buy-in til mere end $261.000.

David Singer var tilbage i sadlen ved årets HORSE event

Tillykke til Full Tilt Pokers David Singer, fordi han nåede finalebordet ved $50.000 HORSE eventen ved World Series of Poker for andet år i træk.

David kæmpede med 148 af verdens bedste spillere, for til sidst at slutte på en sjetteplads og vinde $337.440 i kolde kontanter. Dette følger i hælene på hans præstation ved samme event sidste år, hvor hans placering ved finalebordet indtjente ham mere end $400.000. David har endnu engang demonstreret præcist, hvor godt han befinder sig i denne sadel.

Halvleg i Series 2007

Indtil nu i WSOP'en* 2007, har Team Full Tilt og Full Tilt Poker Profferne indtjent den nette sum af utrolige $2,3 million, næsten 5% den samlede præmiepulje til dato.

Nogle af de mest spektakulære placeringer i år indkluderer Allen Cunninghams femte armbånd i karrieren, andenpladser til Phil Ivey, Gavin Smith og Greg "FBT" Mueller, samt 15 andre finalebords placeringer. Samlet har vores proffer tilsammen opnået 73 pengeplaceringer til dato i dette års Series og mange af dem har været i pengene flere gange.

Det har været en fantastisk første halvleg for vores proffer - og vi er sikker på de vil blive ved med at øge scoren i anden halvleg af Series 2007.

Team Full Tilts Allen Cunningham Vinder Femte Armbånd

Tillykke til Team Full Tilts Allen Cunningham, for hvem det lykkedes at lave en yderst imponerende hattrick i WSOP* historien, ved at vinde sit tredje armbånd i på lige så mange år.

Cunninghams seneste sejr faldt i $5.000 Pot-Limit Hold 'em turneringen, hvor han udflankede et stjernebesat finalebord, hvor blandt andet Jeff Lisandro og Humberto Brenes sad. Ud over sit nyeste armbånd, kunne Cunningham også gå fra bordet med $487.287 i førsteplads præmiepenge.

Cunningham er nu en af kun 16 spillere, der ejer 5 eller flere WSOP* armbånd, og ligger lige på all-time vinder listen sammen med hans med-Team Full Tilt kolleger Phil Ivey og Chris Ferguson, og med-Full Tilt Poker proffer Layne Flack og Berry Johnston.

Team Full Tilts Phil Ivey er en Seven-Card Stud Præmietyr

Tillykke til Team Full Tilts Phil Ivey for sin andenplads i WSOP'ens* $5.000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud turnering.

Ivey gik lige akkurat glip af at vinde sin karrieres sjette armbånd, da han blev slået af veteran Seven-Card Stud specialisten Chris Reslock i heads-up spil. Ives optræden tjente ham alligevel små $143.820 i andenplads præmiepenge.

Sammen med Ivey ved finalebordet var også Full Tilt Poker's David Oppenheim, der indkasserede $93.060 for tredjepladsen og Marco Traniello, der havde sin anden finalebordsoptræden i mesterskaberne og kunne stikke $19.458 i lommen for sin ottendeplads.

dgang og CrackU Træder ikke i Hestepæren

Tillykke til dgang pg CrackU, der vil slutte sig til nogle af verdens bedste pokerspillere i WSOP'ens* $50K HORSE World Championship efter de vandt deres turneringsadgang i vores seneste $50K HORSE kvalificerende turnering.

dgang og CrackU kæmpede deres vej gennem et hårdt 102-spillers felt for at gøre krav på de to $52K præmiepakker til denne eksklusice turnering.

Vi ønsker begge spillere held og lykke i Las Vegas.

Nedslagtningen Fortsætter...

2007 WSOP'en* har kun været i gang i fem dage og allerede nu dominerer Full Tilt Poker profferne feltet.

Ud over Greg Mueller og Gavin Smiths fremragende andenpladser i henholdsvis Event 1 og Event 4, er tre af vores andre proffer nået til finalebordene i de følgende events:

Event 5: $2.500 Omaha/7-Card Stud
Team Full Tilts Chris Ferguson - fjerdeplads: $50.391
David Benyamine - sjetteplads: $ 29.708

Event 7: $5.000 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys
Team Full Tilts John Juanda - syvendeplads: $107.196

Full Tilt Poker proff Andy Black havde også en opsigtsvækkende optræden i Event 7, hvor han tjente den respektable sum af $40K for for sin elvteplads.

Følg med på denne side for opdateringer og flere oplysninger om alle vores proffers successer.

Gavin Smith Skovler en Kæmpe Lønningsdag i Event 4

Tillykke til Gavin Smith , der spillede sig vej til en $155.645 lønningsdag og en andenplads i $1.500 Pot Limit Hold'em eventen.

Gavin kæmpede sig vej gennem et felt på 780 spillere og så ud til at være en stærk favorit, da han nåede til finalebordet. Han startede heads-up spillet med et tidligt forspring i antal chips i forhold til sin modstander. Dog eliminerede et par vigtige hænder denne fordel og tvang ham til at stramme op på sit spil. På den sidste hånd satsede Gavin på sin pre-flop fordel med et lille par på handen, men desværre kunne den ikke stå mål med Es-Ti i samme kulør.

Gavin var ikke den eneste Full Tilt Poker Proff ved finalebordet. Han fik selskab af Marco Traniello, der tjente $15.000 for sin egen optræden ved finalebordet.

Endnu en gang tillykke til begge disse proffer for deres stærke optræden i Event 4!

Greg Mueller Åbner World Series med et Brag

Tillykke til Greg "Full Blown Tilt" Mueller for hans nervepirrende andenplads i den første event i 2007 World Series of Poker*.

Som en af spillerne med flest chips igennem størstedelen af turneringen, nåede Greg heads-up spillet med en formidabel føring i antallet af chips. Hans modstander ramte dog to fulde huse i træk og snuppede derved føringen. Forslået af disse hænder og en støt stigende blind, blev Greg tvunget til at spille på nogle marginale hænder og desværre favoriserede Lykkens Gudinde modstanderen mere end ham.

Det var dog ikke helt skidt - selvom han lige akkurat missede sit første armbånd, belønnede hans andenplads ham med $328.000 for besværet. Ikke en dårlig start på WSOP'en*.

Et Kapløb om Guld

WSOP'en* sparkes i luften i morgen og tusindvis af folk fra hele jorden vil snart begive sig mod Las Vegas for at spille for deres helt eget armbånd.

Mere end 630 Tilters, der allerede har vundet vores Race for Bracelets pakker, der hver giver $2.000, som kan bruges på en WSOP indledende event, vil slutte dem følge.

Der er stadig masser af indledende events tilbage, man kan registrere sig til og masser af armbånd på højkant, så deltag i vores Race For Bracelets om din chance for at gå efter guldet.

John_McClane17 - Del II

Dem, der siger, at efterfølgere ikke er så gode som originalerne, skulle tage en snak med John_McClane17. En uge efter han forlod bordet med mere end $336.000 og FTOPS IV Main Event titlen, stod McClane igen på toppen som vinder i vores allerførste FTOPS Tournament of Champions.

McClane besejrede et felt bestående af 35 andre FTOPS mestre og snuppede dermed titlen og en gratis plads ved 2007 WSOP Main Eventen.

Vi ønsker McClane alt held med at fuldføre sin poker trilogi.

Yippie Kay-Ay John_McClane17 Vinder FTOPS IV Main Eventen

Tillykke til John_McClane17, der levede op til sin filmiske navnebrors omdømme ved at udstå længere end 3.797 andre spillere og gøre krav på FTOPS IV Main Event titlen og mere end $336.000 i præmiepenge.

John_McClane17 sikrede sig sejren, da han - efter ca. 20 minutters heads-up spil - callede sin modstanders all-in med en A-7. KingDan23 sad med A-J, men John_McClane17 fik et par med sin 7'er på floppet og bookede sejren, da det ikke lykkedes for KingDan23 at forbedre sin hånd. KingDan23 tjente næsten $203.000 for sin imponerende andenplads.

Matadoren Griber WPT Titel og Poker Historien ved Hornene

Tillykke til Full Tilt Poker pro Carlos "Matadoren" Mortensen, der duelerede sig gennem tre timers nervepirrende heads-up spil mod Kirk Morrison for at vinde 2007 WPT Five Star World Poker Classic, hvilket gør ham til den første spiller, der nogensinde vinder både et WPT World Championship og en WSOP* Main Event.

Hvem der havde flest chips skiftede fem gange i løbet af aftenen, indtil Morrison gik all-in før floppet med A-4 og Mortensen callede med K-J i samme kulør. Floppet kom op som 7-4-3, hvilket gav Morrison en kæmpe fordel med et par. Men en Knægt ramte bordet på Turn'en og en 3'er på River-kortet betød at Mortensen havde et højere to-par og sejren i sine hænder.

Mortensens $3,9 millioner sejr sætter ham på top-10 all-time penge listen og er et kroningsøjeblik i en allerede imponerende karriere. Ud over at vinde 2001 Main Eventen, ejer Mortensen et andet World Series of Poker* armbånd og endnu en WPT titel.

Roland de Wolfe Bliver Nummer To ved Irish Poker Open

Tillykke til Full Tilt Poker's Roland de Wolfe, der blev nummer to ved Irish Poker Open.

de Wolfe, der hele tiden var blandt lederne i eventen med 708 spillere, kunne gøre krav på næsten $436.000 for sin præstation.

JJ Liu er en Shooting Star

Tillykke til Full Tilt Poker's JJ Liu, der blev nummer to ved World Poker Tour's Bay 101 Shooting Star turnering, efter at kæmpe sig gennem det længeste finalebord i WPTs historie.

Da Liu tog sin plads ved bordet, var hun nummer tre i chips. Da hun gik derfra ni timer senere, havde hun gjort sig fortjent til en placering i poker historien og $600.000 i præmiesum, efter at føre en dramatisk heads-up krig med turneringens vinder, Ted Forrest.

Allen Cunningham Slutter Sig til Team Full Tilt

Tillykke til Allen "Clever Piggy" Cunningham, der er blevet det nyeste medlem af Team Full Tilt! Efter at have været Full Tilt Poker proff i de sidste to år, er Allen blevet tilføjet til Team Full Tilt som anerkendelse af sine overordnede poker evner og seneste bedrifter, særligt ved 2005 og 2006 World Series of Poker. Allen bidrager med fire WSOP bracelets til Team Full Tilt, der nu er oppe på sammenlagt 30 bracelets.

Allen bringer også et af de mest genkendte ansigter til Team Full Tilt, grundet sin fjerdeplads i 2006 WSOP Main Eventen. Med sin imponerende placering har Allen cementeret sin status blandt poker eliten ved at overleve mere end 8.800 modstandere og tjene mere end $3,6 millioner.

Selvom han kun er 29, har Allen spillet poker professionelt de sidste syv år. I den tid har han gjort sig fortjent til et omdømme som en af de bedste spillere i sin generation og er blevet kåret til Best All-Around Player under 35 af sine ligemænd. Endnu engang tillykke til Allen - han er virkeligt en rigtig praktisk gris!

Roland de Wolfe Æder Modstanderne i Dublin

Tillykke til Full Tilt Poker's Roland de Wolfe, der tog førstepladsen og mere end €544.000 euro ($691.000) med hjem fra €5.000 buy-in European Poker Tour eventen i Dublin.

De Wolfe overlevede mere end 388 deltagere og kunne gøre krav på titlen og slog syv af de otte spillere ved finalebordet ud af turneringen på vej til sejren. Da han tidligere har vundet 2005 World Poker Tour titlen ved Grand Prix de Paris, er de Wolfe nu den første spiller, der har vundet mesterskaber i både WPTen og EPTen.

Adrian Walshe Vinder Full Tilt Poker Dublin All-Star Challenge

Full Tilt Poker Dublin All-Star Challenge endte i en spændende finale søndag d. 19. november, da en lokal spiller snuppede den €85.500 ($110.000) førstepræmie.

Adrian Walshe, et kendt ansigt i Dublins kortspillerum, doblede op to gange lige efter hinanden, efter han nåede til finalebordet, hvilket der leverede brændstof til en spurt mod turneringsmesterskabet. Meget imponerende slog Adrian et felt på 76 spillere, inklusivt professionelle så som Team Full Tilt's Howard Lederer, Mike Matusow, Clonie Gowen og Allen Cunningham på vejr til sejren.

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FTOPS II Main Event Tilspidses Mens GB2005 Klatre til Toppen af Leaderboardet

FTOPS II afsluttede med et brag sidste søndag, med mere end 2.400 spillere, der konkurrerede om over $1,2 millioner i præmiepenge i Main Eventen. Da den sidste hånd var givet, kunne "Spiked" fastnagle sit krav på vinderens avatar og $225.000 i førstepræmiepenge.

Hele vejen igennem FTOPS II dystede mere end 11.000 spillere om mere end $2.575.000 i præmiepenge. Andre event vindere fra den forløbne uge inkluderer clown god, joskins, jmsmith799, ctx97, MrTompa, Bonaparte9, Droog567 og toreador1. Endeligt ledte vedvarende succes gennem serien GB2005 til toppen af FTOPS II leaderboardet, hvilket gav ham titlen som samlet seriemester og hans personliggjorte avatar.

Tillykke til alle event vinderne og til alle spillere, der indkasserede i FTOPS II!

Phil Gordon har 600.000 Flere Grunde til at være Taknemmelig

Tillykke til Team Full Tilt's Phil Gordon, der fejrede Thanksgiving med stil i år, da han hjembragte Full Tilt Poker.Net Championship at Red Rock titlen og $600.000 i præmiepenge.

Gordon mødte hård modstand i den live tv-transmitterede turnering, inklusivt Team Full Tilt holdkammeraterne John Juanda og Erick Lindgren. Andre, der også nåede til pengene ved Red Rock, inkluderer Full Tilt Poker's Roland de Wolfe og Toto Leonidas.

Full Tilt Poker.net Udnævnt til Redaktørernes Valg af Bluff Magazine

Redaktørerne på Bluff Magazine har beæret Full Tilt Poker ved at udnævne os til deres valg som bedste online poker room i 2006. Desuden tildelte bladets læsere Full Tilt Poker priser i seks kategorier, inklusive Top Software, Top Cash Games og Top Online Tournaments, i Bluff's årlige Readers' Choice Awards.

*World Series of Poker og WSOP er registrerede varemærker ejet af Harrah's License Company, LLC ("Harrahs"). Harrah's sponsorer eller støtter ikke og er ikke affilieret med eller tilknyttet til Full Tilt Poker eller dets produkter, ydelser, promoveringer eller turneringer.

Congratulations to Full Tilt Poker Pros Scott Montgomery, Kelly Kim and Craig Marquis for WSOP Main Event Final Table Finishes

When the November Nine reconvened in Las Vegas for the final table of the 2008 WSOP Main Event, Full Tilt Poker was represented by three pros.

Kelly Kim came to the final table as the short stack with less than 3 million in chips, but still managed to finish in 8th place after his pocket 4s failed to stand up. He earned over $1.28 million for his effort.

Starting with almost 20 million in chips, Scott Montgomery made an aggressive run in the event, before being eliminated in 5th place when his trip Aces lost to an opponent’s full house. In the end, he took home well over $3 million.

All told, the three pros from Full Tilt Poker gave impressive performances and earned a combined total of more than $5 million.