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June 15th, 2008

Full Tilt Poker's Max Pescatori Wins WSOP Event 24

Dublin, Ireland

The Italian Pirate Adds A Second Career Bracelet To His Treasure Chest Taking the 2008 Full Tilt Pro Bracelet Count to Six.

Full Tilt Poker's Max Pescatori didn't need to plunder the final table of Event 24 to walk away with the treasure - he just had to navigate yet another difficult World Series of Poker final table. In the end, Pescatori steered his way clear of the field to claim first-place prize money worth $246,471 and his second career WSOP bracelet.

Joining Pescatori at the final table were WSOP veteran Minh Ly and Team Full Tilt's Allen Cunningham, who was searching for his sixth career bracelet. Unfortunately for Cunningham, the cards didn't fall Allen's way and he walked away in fourth place. Pescatori, on the other hand, steered a steady course throughout the day and entered heads-up play slightly behind second-place finisher Kyle Kloekner.

Pescatori took the chip lead on the first hand of heads-up play, and then continued to grind Kloekner down through their 30-minute battle. The match ended during a round of Omaha when Pescatori, holding K-J-8-7, flopped top two pair on a board of K-J-3. Running deuces on the turn and river didn't improve Kloekner's hand, and gave the Italian Pirate his second bracelet. Pescatori's first bracelet came in a $2,500 No-Limit Hold 'em event at the 2006 Series.

"Winning two bracelets in three years in the modern era of the WSOP puts Max near the top of anyone's list of the best tournament players," said Team Full Tilt member Howard Lederer.

The more than 100 pros who play on behalf of Full Tilt Poker now own a combined 87 World Series of Poker bracelets and have earned nearly $6 million in combined prize money through the first 24 events of this year's Series.

"Team Full Tilt," is a select group of the world's finest professional poker players, including Chris Ferguson, Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, Jennifer Harman, Erick Lindgren, Erik Seidel, Andy Bloch, Phil Gordon, Clonie Gowen, John Juanda, Mike Matusow, Gus Hansen, Allen Cunningham, and Patrik Antonius who have collectively won 34 WSOP bracelets. Full Tilt Poker offers players the unique opportunity to Learn, Chat and Play poker with the best poker pros in the game.

About Full Tilt Poker

Full Tilt Poker™ is a virtual poker cardroom service that is not engaged in the business of betting and wagering. It is duly regulated and licensed by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission, and in the United Kingdom by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission. "Team Full Tilt," is a select group of the world's finest professional poker players, including Chris Ferguson, Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, Jennifer Harman, Erick Lindgren, Erik Seidel, Andy Bloch, Phil Gordon, Clonie Gowen, John Juanda, Mike Matusow, Gus Hansen, Allen Cunningham, and Patrik Antonius. With innovative graphics, superior customer service and a safe, secure interface, the software is geared to enhance and personalize the online poker experience. Adult users of all skill levels can download the software at www.fulltiltpoker.com and can play for fun or for real money where online games of skill are permitted by law.

For more information contact:

Michele Clayborne
EMC-PR
(on behalf of Team Full Tilt)
Email: emc-pr@verizon.net