Mjw006 Weekly TLB Winner

October 29th, 2011 - Matt "mjw006" Wakeman finished first in the PokerStars weekly tournament leader board (TLB). He will face Nuno Coelho on Saturday October 29th at 14:00 EST in a heads up match for $1,000.

Matt's leaderboard finish was largely a result of winning the $54 Turbo Knockout Tournament on Sunday for $9,800, a tournament with a field of 1,437 people. He also came in 16th in the Sunday Warmup. On Monday he came in 4th in the daily $50 rebuy and then proceeded to win the Daily $50, a combined day of $10,000. On Saturday mjw006 struck again, winning the daily $11 rebuy for $12,000 and breaking his personal best by beating a field of 2,532 players.

Finalist For PokerStars Sponsorship

Mjw006 is also a finalist for a Team PokerStars Sponsorship. "I'm really excited for this potential opportunity and I will use these next few months to really connect with other poker players and show PokerStars what they can expect from me if I am chosen," said mjw006.

Fans can follow Matt on twitter @mjw006 for regular updates on his MTT and heads up sng sessions. He also plans to record his TLB $1,000 buyin heads up match against Nuno Coelho, add commentary and release it as a free video on HUSNG.com, Youtube and on TwoPlusTwo.

The heads up sng and MTT professional has been ranked as high as #1 in Australia on PocketFives Leaderboard and is currently at #52 worldwide. Matt began playing MTTs 7 months ago. He is traditionally a heads up player.

You can view Matt's latest blog in the HUSNG blogs section.