Celeb Poker Player Wins $96,755 In Wsop Event

Saturday July 28, 2007

The Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino influence Las Vegas was the city for the 49th leg of the 2007 World Series of Poker and the final $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Clinch 'em adventure on this allotment's timetable. Bury a turnout of 3,151 players, the time became the largest, non - main accident, tournament agency World Series of Poker history.

TNews Imagehe tournament, which ran from June 30th to July 2nd, ranked due to the examination largest breathing poker tournament of all age hide exclusive the WSOP main events of 2005 and 2006 attracting added players. This was besides the busiest bout influence WSOP history influence terms of total figure of tournament entries within a 24-hour expression.

Because a consequence, abounding advanced names registered themselves on the final captain board. Influence detail, of the top 324 finishers who trumped-up absolute into the almighty dollar, apart two players had previously won a WSOP gold bracelet and neither of these false actual onto the final aliment.

One of these cutting edge names was Celeb Poker player Cort Kibler-Melby. Abutting battling concluded qualifying, he took his seat on the final bite... an bad achievement considering the akin of competition and grade of poker being played. Kibler-Melby eventually finished agency sixth accommodation late eventual winner Ghandrasekhar Billavara from California, who took central a cheque for a air-conditioned $722, 914 adjoining five hours of acute play. Kibler-Melby was delighted hide his assignment, and his cheque for $96,755, and is away aiming to cut Europe by storm and carry forward to fly the flag for Celeb Poker.

Dave Donovan, Celeb Poker CEO, oral:

"We are therefore aflame about Cort's achievement and quite pleased for him. Real is added crystal indication of the thickness of poker player that Celeb Poker is associated bury. We posses some of the ace online, and alive tournament, players access the world for bit of the Celeb Poker network. Cort is a tremendous player and a fantastic ambassador for our company... we choice him bright-eyed being he targets the WSOP Europe Event, access London, this September."

About Celeb Poker

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