CardPlayer Magazine Proclaims Player of the Year

Young poker pro Tom Marchese gets the prestigious title According to a reputable poker magazine titled CardPlayer Magazine, the shining season of a young poker pro Tom Marchese was enough to earn him the title of the magazine's 2010 Card Player of The Year. The three-year long career of this 23-year-old player includes brilliant live tournament action and very successful online action on both Pokerstars and Full Tilt Poker, where his nick is "kingsofcards". His overall annual score is 6,738 points, which allowed him to emerge as a top scorer in a race for the CardPlayer title in which he defeated some serious rivals, such as Dwyte Pilgrim, Sorel Mizzi and Vanessa Selbst. His achievements for this year include 11 final tables, two tournament titles, as well as prize money amount of $2,068,658 and playing at major venues on the US live tournament trail, where he made 16 cashes in 2010. The magazine has announced that Marchese will receive a trophy for his win and a $10,000 seat in the 2011 World Series of Poker main event. The list of finalists for the title was the following: 1: Thomas Marchese — 6,738 2: Dwyte Pilgrim — 5,576 3: Sorel Mizzi — 4,851 4: Vanessa Selbst — 4,608 5: John Racener — 4,493 6: Harrison Gimbel — 4,080 7: Andy Frankenberger — 4,010 8: Jeffrey Papola — 3,870 9: John Juanda — 3,717 10: Jonathan Duhamel — 3,600