Kevin
05-13-2006, 03:12 AM
<b>Full Tilt Poker's Gavin Smith Named World Poker Tour Player of the Year</b>
Three final table appearances push Smith to the top
Los Angeles, CA (May 12, 2006) - <a href="http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/?key=MDAwMDBDMTEwMDAwMkU3MDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDE-">Full Tilt Poker's</a> Gavin Smith capped his
stellar year playing on the World Poker Tour in high style, being named the
tour's "Season IV Player of the Year."
Over the past year, Smith reached the final table in three separate $10,000
buy-in World Poker Tour events, including a first-place finish at the 2005
Mirage Poker Showdown. In addition, Smith earned a third-place finish at the
Second Annual Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship, and a
fourth-place finish at the Gold Strike World Poker Open. Alone, those three
performances earned Smith more than $1.6 million in tournament winnings.
"Getting to a WPT final table is an accomplishment achieved by many," said
fellow Full Tilt Poker representative Howard Lederer, "but making three
final tables in one season, including a win, shows that Gavin is among
poker's elite competitors."
Smith is the third Full Tilt Poker representative to earn the WPT Player of
the Year honor, following in the tradition set by Team Full Tilt members
Howard Lederer in Season One, and Erick Lindgren in Season Two.
Smith represents one of the fastest growing online poker sites,
<a href="http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/?key=MDAwMDBDMTEwMDAwMkU3MDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDE-">Full Tilt Poker</a>, 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 Smith, 32 other top poker
professionals play 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 world's finest professional poker
players, including Chris Ferguson, Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, Jennifer
Harman, Erick Lindgren, Erik Seidel, Andy Bloch, Phil Gordon, Clonie Gowen,
John Juanda, and Mike Matusow. Full Tilt Poker offers players the unique
opportunity to Learn, Chat and Play poker with the best poker pros in the
game.
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 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 world's finest professional poker players, including Chris
Ferguson, Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, Jennifer Harman, Erick Lindgren, Erik
Seidel, Andy Bloch, Phil Gordon, Clonie Gowen, John Juanda, and Mike
Matusow. 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.
Three final table appearances push Smith to the top
Los Angeles, CA (May 12, 2006) - <a href="http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/?key=MDAwMDBDMTEwMDAwMkU3MDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDE-">Full Tilt Poker's</a> Gavin Smith capped his
stellar year playing on the World Poker Tour in high style, being named the
tour's "Season IV Player of the Year."
Over the past year, Smith reached the final table in three separate $10,000
buy-in World Poker Tour events, including a first-place finish at the 2005
Mirage Poker Showdown. In addition, Smith earned a third-place finish at the
Second Annual Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship, and a
fourth-place finish at the Gold Strike World Poker Open. Alone, those three
performances earned Smith more than $1.6 million in tournament winnings.
"Getting to a WPT final table is an accomplishment achieved by many," said
fellow Full Tilt Poker representative Howard Lederer, "but making three
final tables in one season, including a win, shows that Gavin is among
poker's elite competitors."
Smith is the third Full Tilt Poker representative to earn the WPT Player of
the Year honor, following in the tradition set by Team Full Tilt members
Howard Lederer in Season One, and Erick Lindgren in Season Two.
Smith represents one of the fastest growing online poker sites,
<a href="http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/?key=MDAwMDBDMTEwMDAwMkU3MDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDE-">Full Tilt Poker</a>, 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 Smith, 32 other top poker
professionals play 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 world's finest professional poker
players, including Chris Ferguson, Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, Jennifer
Harman, Erick Lindgren, Erik Seidel, Andy Bloch, Phil Gordon, Clonie Gowen,
John Juanda, and Mike Matusow. Full Tilt Poker offers players the unique
opportunity to Learn, Chat and Play poker with the best poker pros in the
game.
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 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 world's finest professional poker players, including Chris
Ferguson, Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, Jennifer Harman, Erick Lindgren, Erik
Seidel, Andy Bloch, Phil Gordon, Clonie Gowen, John Juanda, and Mike
Matusow. 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.