Full Tilt Pokers David Grey Wins Second World Series of Poker Bracelet
David Greys victory in the $5K No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Lo-Ball Draw tournament bookends stellar performances by www.FullTiltPoker.com representatives during WSOP preliminary tournaments.
Las Vegas, Nevada (PRWEB) July 8, 2005 -- Poker veteran David Grey captured one of the World Series of Pokers most prestigious bracelets on Wednesday by winning the $5,000 buy-in No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Lo-Ball Draw tournament. The victory gives Grey the second WSOP bracelet of his career, and marks the fourth bracelet won by a representative of online poker site www.fulltiltpoker.com during this years preliminary events -- a feat matched by no other online poker site.
Greys victory in the final open preliminary tournament of the 2005 World Series of Poker earned him $365,135 and marks a fitting end to a string of preliminary events dominated by Full Tilt Pokers professionals, including Allen Cunningham who won this years first open event.
Throughout the WSOPs 34 open preliminary tournaments, Full Tilt Pokers 27 professional representatives have earned a total of $4,223,616 or an amazing 8.6% of the total $48,871,048 prize pool. Making those numbers even more impressive is the fact that Full Tilt Pokers representatives accounted for approximately 2% of the total players in the 34 open events.
"David has been known as one of the top cash game players in the world for the past 15 years, but with this second WSOP bracelet, hes shown that hes also one of the top tournament players in the game," said Greys long-time friend and fellow www.fulltiltpoker.com representative Howard Lederer.
Grey represents one of the fastest growing online poker sites, www.fulltiltpoker.com, and spends several hours a week online helping amateur players learn the game by sharing his poker knowledge through real-time chats at the virtual tables. Along with Grey, 26 other top poker professionals play exclusively at www.fulltiltpoker.com, where they have helped to create the best possible atmosphere for players who want to improve their games.
"Team Full Tilt," is a select group of the worlds finest professional poker players, including Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, Erick Lindgren, Erik Seidel, Andy Bloch, Phil Gordon (Co-host, Celebrity Poker Showdown), Clonie Gowen, John Juanda, Jennifer Harman and others. Full Tilt Poker offers players the unique opportunity to play, chat, and learn with the best in the game. With Greys victory, the 27 professional players who play at www.fulltiltpoker.com now have a total of 38 World Series of Poker bracelets, and are looking to add one more to their collection by the end of this years World Series of Poker Main Event.
About Full Tilt Poker
Full Tilt Poker software was developed by TiltWare LLC, a software development and licensing company based in Los Angeles, California and licensed to Kolyma Corporation, A.V.V. which is regulated and licensed by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission in Canada. Team Full Tilt," is a select group of the worlds finest professional poker players, including Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, Erick Lindgren, Erik Seidel, Andy Bloch, Phil Gordon (Co-host, Celebrity Poker Showdown,) Clonie Gowen, John Juanda, Jennifer Harman and others. With innovative graphics, superior customer service and a safe, secure interface, the software is geared to enhance and personalize the online poker experience. Users of all skill levels can download the software at www.fulltiltpoker.com and can play for fun or for real money where online games of skill are permitted by law.
For more information contact:
Michele Clayborne
EMC PR (on behalf of Full Tilt Poker)
310-451-1152
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