After playing online since the age of 20, Thomas Marchese, known as “kingofcards” online
where he has scored well over $300,000 in earnings, decided to start
playing in the live tournaments. Starting in January Thomas managed to
make his first final table and a score just shy of $200,000 – but there
was more to come. During
the year Thomas has had well over $2,000,000 in earnings and had a big
final table almost monthly, with highlights being a first place finish
in NAPT for $827,000, a fourth place finish in EPT Grand Final
Highroller Event for $350 000, a final table in EPT London, a third
place finish in WPT, and a final table in WSOP Pot Limit Hold ‘Em
Championship. “I’m
ecstatic over being Cardplayers Player Of The Year! It’s something that
I have been working so hard for all year! Signing with Poker Icons will really help my poker career and I look forward to working with Poker Icons in the future– Thomas Marchese Thomas
Marchese has with his impressive year managed to get the title of Card
Player’s Player of The Year, an amazing feat for his first year of live
tournaments. He has now signed with Poker Icons to take his poker career
even further. Poker Icons are thrilled to be able to present Thomas Marchese as their latest signing. “He
is an awesome player and one of the biggest names Poker Icons have
signed in years, I believe that Thomas will be one of the truly big
superstars of poker for a long while, – Lars Kollind, President of Poker Icons. For more information or interview request, contact us.
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