Pistons87 Takes First in $10,000 High Roller; SkaiWalkurrr 3rd

September 18, 2011 - Pistons87 beat akut in the finals to take home first place in the PokerStars WCOOP 41 High Roller Event, a $10,000 + 300 buyin heads up tournament.  "I faced a very tough group of thinking opponents and feel fortunate to come out on top," said Pistons87 afterwards.

The 32 player field was as tough as Pistons said, with notables Iftarii, SkaiWalkurrr, OLD TIME GIN, Fishenzon, Bjoerni89, ElkY, Berndsen12, Siervos, Daniel "Kid Poker" Negreanu and $tinger 88 all participating.

Akut had defeated SkaiWalkurrr in the semi finals to advance in a lengthy and exciting match.

Pistons87 takes home $119,000 for his efforts.  He defeated ElkY, buck21, maxim lykov, Daniel Negreanu and akut on the way.

Pistons has been traveling from Atlanta to Toronto and across Europe since Black Friday, playing poker and working on a new fantasy football site Buzzdraft.com.  He almost missed the event.  When he awoke early on Sunday, the tournament registration was full.  Fortunately, a few hours prior to the event a spot opened up and Pistons was able to register in time.