After three days of play, world renown
poker player Phil Ivey beat out 106
players, eight of which were ranked
among the top twenty poker players, to
win Fox Sports Net's top prize of
$500,000. Fox Sports Net sponsored the
first live telecast of the final round
of the American Poker Championship that
was held last week (July 12-14)at the
Turning Stone Casino and Resort in
central New York.
This was the first year of this event
and the first of its kind as a live
telecast of a poker tournament final.
Traditionally, poker tournaments have
televised only parts of the event to be
are shown later as highlights.
The
three day no-limit Texas holdem
tournament began with a limited field of
108 players that was reduced to 36 by
the end of the day and then to six for
the final round on the third day. The
limited field of the tournament created
a highly charged atmosphere that allowed
top notch players to go head to head. In
fact, Fellow Full Tilt Teammate John
Juanda took home $125,000 and third
place.
A
New Jersey native, Ivey won his first
WSOP title at the age of 23, where he
beat Phil Helmuth and Amarillo Slim in
Pot-Limit Omaha. Continuing his winning
streak, Ivey followed up by winning
three WSOP titles in one year, 2003.
He's also won two Bellagio tournaments,
one WPO and two Commerce tournaments, in
addition to his three appearances at WPT
final tables. Ivey carries over his
tournament success into live money games
and has regularly beaten the biggest
games in the world.
Team Full Tilt is comprised of ten of
the finest players in the world who
helped design Fulltiltpoker.com, the
newest and most advance site in online
gaming. Users have an opportunity to log
on and see how they stack up against
these famed superstars who, as a group,
have 23 World Series of Poker bracelets,
including the World Championship event
and five World Poker Tour titles. These
champions include: Chris Ferguson, Phil
Ivey, Howard Lederer, Erick Lindgren,
Erik Seidel, Andy Bloch, Phil Gordon
(Co-host, Celebrity Poker Showdown,)
Clonie Gowen, Jennifer Harman, and John
Juanda
About Full Tilt Poker
Full Tilt Poker(TM) software was
developed by TiltWare LLC, a software
development and licensing company based
in Los Angeles, California and licensed
to Vert Enterprises which shall be
regulated and licensed by the Kahnawake
Gaming Commission in Canada. "Team Full
Tilt," is a select group of the world's
finest professional poker players,
including Chris Ferguson, Phil Ivey,
Howard Lederer, Erick Lindgren, Erik
Seidel, Andy Bloch, Phil Gordon
(Co-host, Celebrity Poker Showdown,)
Clonie Gowen, Jennifer Harman, and John
Juanda. 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.
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