MANSION Team PokerNews Players Triump in WSOP 2007

 When the cards were in the air on Day Six at the RIO All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Madsen started out in 25^th spot with 2,080,000 in chips and with high hopes for a WSOP* 2007 final table finish.

 His dream run finally came to an end when he got “involved” with Raymond Rahme and his Qh-10h ran into the South African’s pair of nines. The flop came 6s-4s-2d, the turn was 7d, and when the river uncovered the 5s, it brought no joy for the Scandinavian.

 The unassuming Dane had battled hard throughout his Texas Hold’em adventure, to eventually bank $333,490 for his six days “at the office” up against a total field of 6358 hungry hopefuls.

 “It’s been a great ride and a wonderful feeling to win the prize money, but I can’t wait for next year and a chance to progress even further…a WSOP bracelet is definitely the goal,” said Madsen.

 “Let’s not make light of this monumental achievement to reach 20^th spot out of over 6000 runners; it’s awesome and gives hope to all those who qualify online. Well done Mikkel…that’s $333,490 more reasons for Mikkel and MANSION Poker (http://www.mansionpoker.com) to be proud,” enthused MANSION Poker Ambassador Marc Goodwin.

A total of seven out of the eight Team PokerNews players who made the money qualified for the 2007 Main Event via MANSIONPOKER.com to win a total of $627,536 in prize money.

“This is a fantastic result for MANSION, which has offered incredible value to players since day one, and continues to attract a class style of online player, that can equally hold their own in the toughest of live games,” said  Gareth Edwards, Marketing Director for PokerNews.

“We are thrilled to partner with MANSIONPOKER.COM to create such a successful 'Team PokerNews' for the 2007 World Series of Poker,” added Edwards.

When the final table of ten players take to the felt today at 12:00PDT, Madsen will lament his position on the wrong side of the rails, as he considers what could have been. The final table of the main event is the single most exciting night in poker for the year, and the whole world is sweating on just who will be crowned this year’s king of the cards.

Amongst the finalists are 62 year old Rahme, from Johannesburg South Africa, who took down Madsen, the last MANSION Team PokerNews member, plus Madsen’s fellow countryman and final table chip leader, the 31-year old Philip Hilm from Denmark, currently residing in Cambridge in the U.K.

Madsen’s $333,490 poker purse is by far his biggest pay cheque to date, but his burning ambition remains to “win some major titles”.

The MANSION Team PokerNews experience has served to sharpen the 28 year old tournament professional’s resolve for success and respect amongst his poker peers.

Expect to see more of Mikkel Madsen on the world circuit, with upcoming European Poker Tour, World Poker Tour and WSOP circuit events clearly in his sights.

Madsen first parlayed a $100 entry at MANSION Poker into a $12,500 satellite package back in May, to take his place amongst the MANSION Team PokerNews line-up, which gave 56 players from all corners of the globe a real shot at this year’s Main Event millions.

Congratulations to the following Members of MANSION Team PokerNews on some outstanding 2007 WSOP*performances:

20^th     Mikkel Madsen                      Denmark                    $333,490

71^st     Ed de Haas                            Netherlands              $130,288

355^th   Nils Ersson                            Sweden                      $  34,664

389^th   Daniel Goldstein                   U.K.                             $  34,664

397^th   Oliver Maingay                     U.K.                             $  34,664

462^nd  Jeppe Nielsen                       Denmark                    $  29,883

466^th   Andrew Grimason                Ireland                       $  29,883