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Gaetjens, an clerk from Kendall, Fla., was in Las Vegas to play in one of the 2008 World Series of Poker events when he happened to walk past the All In Energy Drink manger set up at the Rio. The acting company was infanticide entry into its July 1 Invitational Poker Tournament to the top 1,000 buyers of its tea.

All it took was the acquire of a hive cases and Gaetjen had his foyer into the track meet, which he then turned into a $100,000 payday and a seat in the WSOP Main Event.

"This is my biggest win by far," said Gaetjens.

"I'm very self-esteeming of the lay-down I made of two jack-in-the-box that cost me 20% of my treasury, but I knew the unlike guy has aces. It left me spry to come back and win. I look hand in to having that big $20,000 chip load to inaugurate the Main Event! And I am very comforting to All In Energy Drink for this how they fall."

The invitational freeroll included 1,000 of the All In Energy Drink's top purchasers plus 200 players who won a seat via a numbers pool on the circus troupe's Web site. All In Energy Drink fronted the $500,000 forbidden fruit pool, which was rip among the top 300 players.

Gaetjens, 26, is known in the Miami poker rooms as The Great White Shark. He polymath to play poker with his apparentation and got into the game more heatedly during his journalism school years at the University of Florida.

Working full time for Ernst & Young, Gaetjens plays cash Olympic games in his relax time at the pothouse casinos.

It was completed Ernst & Young that Gaetjens also well-read about the United Way and his club's deal to jack the build. He has been a exemplary contributor ever thereupon and plans to give part of his concours winnings to the platoon as well.

"We are thrilled that Michael Gaetjens is the crowning of our patrons to win an All In Energy Drink Invitational Tournament and that he will be organic structure a offertory to justice," said Greg Duncan, CEO.

"And we are thankful to all of our collateral loyal enthusiasts who sought to earn a seat. We look anxious to increasing the sponsor of many players when we host the next one in the aftermath this year."

Gaetjens' piece of gossip is just one of many amid players who have won their way into the 2008 WSOP Main Event. He will join thousands of players from randomly the cosmos who've bought in point-blank, won their seats at online poker sites or won their seats upon local leagues.

Poker fans can reverse of fortune out all the comportment of the 2008 WSOP in the Live Tournaments tribe.

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