Last year he dominated headlines on the World Series of Poker... now Finnish pro Ville Wahlbeck is a member of Team PokerStars Pro and can be making his debut appearance in PokerStars colors on the PokerStars Baltic Festival which kicks off tomorrow in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, writes Mad Harper.
The 34-year-old Finn shot to fame last summer when he cashed six times on the planet Series of Poker, including winning the $10,000 Mixed Game event. He earned greater than 1,000,000 dollars through the WSOP and was runner-up for WSOP Player of the Year. A COUPLE OF months later he took down the High Roller event on the first PokerStars Baltic Poker Festival in October, and in February he scooped two trophies on the PokerStars Nordic Poker Awards in Copenhagen. Wahlbeck plays Day 1b of this year's €1,500 Baltic Festival Main Event.
Another member of the Nordic Team PokerStars team competing in Tallinn this week is Swedish pro William Thorson. He's as a result of play Day 1a of the principle Event while his brother Jens, who finished 22nd at EPT San Remo in April, and his father Olof are playing Day 1b. Also competing in Tallin are Team PokerStars SportStar Sami Selio, the Finnish Formula 1 powerboat champion, Team Pro Online member Grzegorz Mikielewicz, former NBA player Martin Muursepp and singer Maarja-LiisIlus.
A total of 134 players are already registered for the event, including 87 players who won their seat on PokerStars. The 2010 PokerStars Baltic Poker Festival, held at the side of Olympic Casino, runs until June 19 on the luxurious Swissôtel within the heart of the Estonian capital. Last year's festival brought together 307 players from 24 countries to create a prize pool of greater than €300,000. The winner was Thomas Partridge from the united kingdom who cashed greater than €75,000.
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