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31-year-old scaffolder from County Laois has won
Betfair’s first online Texas Holdem poker
tournament. His winning hand of a pair of tens
sealed his victory over more than 600 entrants and
he has walked away with £21,000 prize money, a fifth
of the total £100,000 prize money, and a dream trip
for two to the Melbourne Cup next month.
“Betfair’s
tournament was really great and it’s brilliant and
fantastic that I won,” said the Irishman. “The small
€5 and €10 tourneys are a great way to get
experience and to learn the game. If the cards fall
right, anyone can win it - everyone has a chance.”
The scaffolder, who plays under the pseudonym Zxnm,
is a relative newcomer to poker. He has only been
playing Texas Holdem for one year and has played in
just one satellite tournament. He won his place in
Betfair’s tournament through a £10 single table
satellite.
He has yet to decide what to spend his winnings on
and he has never been to Australia before. “I didn’t
even realise I was going until after I'd won and I
haven’t even thought about who I will take with me,”
he said.
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