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| Jim Davenport beat nine other players in the inaugural PokerRoom.com Become a Poker Pro Tournament to win an endorsement deal worth $250,000. This includes a $60,000 cash prize, travel expenses and buy-ins for at least 12 major poker tournaments |
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| The Next World Poker Pro? |
Can A 25 year old investment bank analyst
from California beat out the pros for a spot
in poker history? Jim Davenport beat nine
other players in the inaugural
PokerRoom.com Become a Poker Pro
Tournament to win an endorsement deal
worth $250,000. This includes a $60,000
cash prize, travel expenses and buy-ins for
at least 12 major poker tournaments
including the World Series of Poker Main
Event, the World Poker Tour Bellagio 5
Diamond Classic, and the World Poker Tour
Final.
The second prize, a $13,500 buy-in plus
expenses to the WSOP Main Event, was
awarded to Billy Pero, a thirty-one year old
from California beat out the pros for a spot
in poker history? Jim Davenport beat nine
other players in the inaugural
PokerRoom.com Become a Poker Pro
Tournament to win an endorsement deal
worth $250,000. This includes a $60,000
cash prize, travel expenses and buy-ins for
at least 12 major poker tournaments
including the World Series of Poker Main
Event, the World Poker Tour Bellagio 5
Diamond Classic, and the World Poker Tour
Final.
The second prize, a $13,500 buy-in plus
expenses to the WSOP Main Event, was
awarded to Billy Pero, a thirty-one year old
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electrician and father of newborn twins, who resides outside of Boston.
"The Become a Poker Pro tournament is one of the most memorable events
I've played," said Davenport. "It's not just about the competition and
winning the endorsement deal, but also the friendships formed with the
guys on Team PokerRoom.com. We all love the game and sharpen our skills
by learning from each other."
Nine U.S. players and one from Helsinki, Finland, began playing the No-Limit
Texas Hold'em tournament at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 5, 2006. It
ended at approximately 9:20 p.m. when Davenport and Pero were the two
final players going head-to-head. The final hand Ace/Queen versus
Queen/Seven can be viewed at PokerRoom.com along with exclusive
pictures from the tournament.
"The tournament was a huge success and we were very impressed with the
caliber of play among all the participants," said Glenn Cademartori,
spokesperson for PokerRoom.com. "Team PokerRoom.com continues to
grow in popularity and is a great example of our commitment to developing
individual player skills needed to enjoy, compete and succeed in the game
of poker." The ten players that competed in the PokerRoom.com Become a
Poker Pro tournament qualified through a series of online tournaments that
included an online final played in September 2005 by 84 Team
PokerRoom.com members.
PokerRoom.com will show the entire Become a Poker Pro tournament online
this month complete with player interviews and an interactive viewer
experience leveraging the latest Flash technology.
If you would like to win your way in to the WSOP Main Event like Jim
Davenport, visit PokerRoom.com for details.
ABOUT POKERROOM.COM
Safepay Int S.R.L is the operator of PokerRoom.com and CasinoRoom.com
and part of the Ongame Group, which has been in business since 1999. The
PokerRoom.com site and games have been developed and maintained by
staff with genuine interest and knowledge of poker, making it one of the
largest poker sites in the world.
"The Become a Poker Pro tournament is one of the most memorable events
I've played," said Davenport. "It's not just about the competition and
winning the endorsement deal, but also the friendships formed with the
guys on Team PokerRoom.com. We all love the game and sharpen our skills
by learning from each other."
Nine U.S. players and one from Helsinki, Finland, began playing the No-Limit
Texas Hold'em tournament at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 5, 2006. It
ended at approximately 9:20 p.m. when Davenport and Pero were the two
final players going head-to-head. The final hand Ace/Queen versus
Queen/Seven can be viewed at PokerRoom.com along with exclusive
pictures from the tournament.
"The tournament was a huge success and we were very impressed with the
caliber of play among all the participants," said Glenn Cademartori,
spokesperson for PokerRoom.com. "Team PokerRoom.com continues to
grow in popularity and is a great example of our commitment to developing
individual player skills needed to enjoy, compete and succeed in the game
of poker." The ten players that competed in the PokerRoom.com Become a
Poker Pro tournament qualified through a series of online tournaments that
included an online final played in September 2005 by 84 Team
PokerRoom.com members.
PokerRoom.com will show the entire Become a Poker Pro tournament online
this month complete with player interviews and an interactive viewer
experience leveraging the latest Flash technology.
If you would like to win your way in to the WSOP Main Event like Jim
Davenport, visit PokerRoom.com for details.
ABOUT POKERROOM.COM
Safepay Int S.R.L is the operator of PokerRoom.com and CasinoRoom.com
and part of the Ongame Group, which has been in business since 1999. The
PokerRoom.com site and games have been developed and maintained by
staff with genuine interest and knowledge of poker, making it one of the
largest poker sites in the world.
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