Top Online Poker Player Joins Betfair

Published: Thursday, February 21, 2008 Online-Casinos.com

TOP INTERNET POKER PLAYER JOINS BETFAIR

Imper1um joins Annette Obrestad as betting group's latest star signing


He's young, he's unbelievably talented and he's already got the world of online poker buzzing - Canadian online poker player Sorel Mizzi (aka Imper1um) has become the newest member of Team Betfair.

With World Series of Poker Europe winner Annette Obrestad already a Betfair pro, the signing of 'Imper1um' takes Betfair closer to "...creating a team that we believe will be the dominant force in poker for the next decade," says a company spokesman.

Still only 21, Mizzi's list of achievements is impressive. In February 2007, Poker Verdict called him the best online poker player on the planet; PocketFives.com ranked him number one in the online poker world and his third place finish in the Irish Open helped him cash $600 000 in his first year of live tournament play.

"Overall 2007 was a great year for me and by joining Betfair Poker in 2008 I'm getting in with a team which not only has a great reputation but more importantly, it's going places," Mizzi commented.

Bruce Stubbs, Betfair's Head of Poker, says: "I am proud to add a player like Sorel Mizzi to our team. He is regarded as one of the best online tournament players in the world by many and has the results to prove it."