The second prize, a buy-in plus expenses to the WSOP Main Event, worth $13,500, was awarded to BillyBluff13.

“The Become a Poker Pro tournament is one of the most memorable poker events I’ve played,” said JDtrojan3. “It’s not just

about the competition and winning the endorsement deal, but also the friendships formed with the guys on Team PokerRoom.com. We all love the game and sharpen our skills by learning from each other.”

Nine U.S. players and one player from Helsinki, Finland, began playing the No-Limit Texas Hold’em tournament at 12:30 p.m. It

ended at approximately 9:20 p.m. when just JDtrojan3 and BillyBluff13 were left going head-to-head.

For one player, Marvin Garden, the tournament ended before it had even began - going out on the very first first hand!

Despite this, he wasn't too down beat, and wanted to continue playing poker. Utilising modern-day technology, logging on to

PokerRoom.com via a wireless connection, he entered the Big Deal tournament. After 3 hours he made the money in a creditable

23rd place, while simulataneously reporting back in the chat room, and playing PokerRoom.com's Ace of Diamonds Tournament

where he placed 26th!

The 10 players that competed in the Become a Poker Pro Tournament aboard the Majesty Of The Seas cruise ship, qualified

through a series of online tournaments that included an online final played in September 2005 by 84 Team PokerRoom.com

members.

Congratulations again to JDtrojan3, PokerRoom.com's First Poker Pro as well as JDtrojan3's tag-a-long Mark313 who wins a

place in Team PokerRoom.com for WPT Bellagio in April thanks to the Team Bounty promo!