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| Can A 25 year old investment bank analyst from California beat out the pros for a spot in poker history? Jim Davenport beat nine other players in the inaugural PokerRoom.com Become a Poker Pro Tournament to win an endorsement deal worth $250,000. |
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| Can A 25 year old investment bank analyst from California beat out the pros for a spot in poker history? Jim Davenport beat nine other players in the inaugural PokerRoom.com Become a Poker Pro Tournament to win an endorsement deal worth $250,000. This includes a $60,000 cash prize, travel expenses and buy-ins for at least 12 major poker tournaments including the World Series of Poker Main Event, the World Poker Tour Bellagio 5 Diamond Classic, and the World Poker Tour Final. |
| The second prize, a $13,500 buy-in plus expenses to the WSOP Main Event, was awarded to Billy Pero, a thirty-one year old electrician and father of newborn twins, who resides outside of Boston. |
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| "The Become a Poker Pro tournament is one of the most memorable events I've played," said Davenport. "It's not just about the competition and winning the endorsement deal, but also the friendships formed with the guys learning from each other." |
| Nine U.S. players and one from Helsinki, Finland, began playing the No-Limit Texas Hold'em tournament at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 5, 2006. It ended at approximately 9:20 p.m. when Davenport and Pero were the two final players going head-to-head. The final hand Ace/Queen versus Queen/Seven can be viewed at PokerRoom.com along with exclusive pictures from the tournament. |
| "The tournament was a huge success and we were very impressed with the caliber of play among all the participants," said Glenn Cademartori, spokesperson for PokerRoom.com. "Team PokerRoom.com continues to individual player skills needed to enjoy, compete and succeed in the game of poker." The ten players that competed in the PokerRoom.com Become a Poker Pro tournament qualified through a series of online tournaments that included an online final played in September 2005 by 84 Team PokerRoom.com members. |
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