US Navy Officer Wins Million Dollar Freeroll
Published: Thursday, December 22, 2005 Online-Casinos.com
US NAVY OFFICER WINS MILLION DOLLAR FREEROLL
Savvy sailor was chip leader throughout
US Navy officer Santino Sgambelluria won the Paradise Poker million
dollar freeroll poker tourney this week, held in the Bahamas.
The savvy sailor, who took his place at the final table with over a million chips
more than his closest competitor, rode his advantage right through to the end
with some exciting plays.
Sgambelluria, who hails originally from Guam, is stationed in Hawaii with his
wife and two children. Asked what he plans to do with the huge winning windfall,
he said he intends to take care of his debts and invest the money wisely. He also
hinted that the win might be a good way to start a new career in poker!
Almost 4,000 players signed up for the freeroll. Play was suspended when 10 players
were left standing in the tourney, and these were flown to Nassau to play out
the final table.
In a strange twist, the players finished in the same position in which they came
to the final table. For example, John Medlin, Kevin McCann, and Stephen Fiske
came to the table in seventh, eighth, and ninth place in chip counts, and that’s
how they finished, respectively. All final tablers received $10,000.
