Online Poker: Full Contact Poker awaits Protege 2 Final Table

Negreanu, FullContactPoker.com Eagerly Await Protégé 2 Live Final Table Event in the Bahamas

“Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but my dear, it’s so delightful”… in the Bahamas! This weekend, as the nation grows colder, ten lucky poker enthusiasts and their guests will warm up on an all-expense paid trip to the Atlantis, Paradise Island resort in the Bahamas for a chance to change their lives forever.

The chosen ten are finalists in the FullContactPoker.com (see website here) and Daniel Negreanu Protégé 2 contest, where one player will emerge victorious with the chance of a lifetime: to become a poker star, bankrolled by FCP and under the shrewd eye of the world’s most successful poker tournament player, Kid Poker.

As the players head into the live final table event, the pressure will mount to out bet, out bluff and out last the other nine players, because first place is all that matters in this winner-take-all format. For the champion, the grand prize will not only be the chance to learn from and live the VIP Vegas lifestyle of Daniel Negreanu, but the opportunity for four $10,000 buy-ins into major poker tournaments, and the chance to make millions.

“This contest is my answer to all those fans and amateurs who have emailed me over the years asking me to be their poker mentor and I am very excited about it,” said Daniel Negreanu, poker champion. “I had a great time with my first protégé Brian Fidler. He was a dedicated player and a fast learner, and I can’t wait to meet these ten guys and watch them play under pressure.”

But, who will win the chance of a lifetime? Will it be Seat #5’s Sol Bergren (FCP name: Shahmat)? The return finalist from Protégé 1, with the experience and determination to prove himself? Or will he be brought down by his brother, and Seat #2, Robin Bergren (FCP name: Berg5528), who’ll be able to read his tells better than anyone? Or will the inexperience of youth crumble under the old-hand of Seat #4, Andre Liu (FCP name: GoBearsFCP), the finance professional from California who’s been playing poker for 24 years?

“I’m interested to see how these players will do this time around. Playing against each other live will challenge them to show their true all-around poker skills,” said Negreanu. “Players with more table experience might have an advantage, but truth is, they’ll be playing against all new, unknown guys. It’s going to be a very exciting weekend in the Bahamas.”

Live updates on the action will be posted in the FullContactPoker.com forums. The event will begin at 12:00 pm EST on Saturday, December 9th and run into that evening until a winner is declared.



Rounding out the ten finalists looking to outwit, outplay and outlast the others will be:

Seat #1 – Michael Giardina (FCP name: MANNINGCLONE)

Seat #2 – Robin Bergren (FCP name: Berg5528)

Seat #3 – Jean Houle (FCP name: Frenchie64)

Seat #4 – Andre Liu (FCP name: GoBearsFCP)

Seat #5 – Sol Bergren (FCP name: Shahmat)

Seat #6 – Hadi Chammah (FCP name: CandleCrazy)

Seat #7 – Aki Koikkalainen (FCP name: Sasskss)

Seat #8 – Mike Hefer (FCP name: Naked_Cowboy)

Seat #9 – Anthony Mak (FCP name: dynamoz123)

Seat #10 - Richard Hebert

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Originally published December 5, 2006 8:46 pm ET