Full Tilt Poker Announces Winner

Full tilt poker has announced that David Singer who is an environmental lawyer turned pro poker player has won the inaugural $25,000 buy-in heads-up championship.There were 64 poker players that included 22 poker professionals sponsored by the site and Team Full Tilt members.

The winner, who turned professional since 1996, started playing Seven-Card Stud. He has plenty of top finishes that include a ninth place in the 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event, third at the WPT Caribbean Adventure, a win in the Mirage Heads-Up Poker Showdown and consecutive sixth-place finishes in the 2006 and 2007 WSOP $50k H.O.R.S.E. tournaments.

The semifinals and finals of the event were held on Sunday after four rounds of play on Saturday’s Day 1 reduced the starting field from 64 to 4. Before the winner claimed the crown he defeated Phil Galfond and Brandon Adams, as well as online player’s buck99, Masterblastr and Brian Hastings. He was one of the two full tilt professionals who reached the semi final stage. The other professional was Andy Bloch.

The tournament served as a major bridge for Full tilt as its popular FTOPS VIII series had just ended and in the next week it will launch its new Mini Series of Poker.