Winner of 888.com PokerProForAYear revealed
10th January, 2008
An English poker player has been named champion of 2008's PokerProForAYear competition, organised by online casino 888.com.
Luke 'Resteal' Abolins was handed the inaugural title after battling it out on the felt tables at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia.
888.com's Gareth Edwards said: "We were excited to send the PokerProForAYear finalists to Australia to battle it out for the Champion.
"It was a great series and it was good to see that the final table lived up to the excitement."
He described Mr Abolins as a "worthy winner" adding that he hoped see the poker pro representing the casino at global poker events throughout the rest of the year.
Mr Abolins won a seat at four major poker tournaments around the world as part of his prize - including buy-in money, travel and accommodation.
