Online casino, 888.com, organized this years PokerProForAYear, which was held at Melbourne’s Crown Casino in the UK.
This year’s winner is Luke “Resteal” Abolins, who beat out some intense competition from nine other players from around the globe. Runner up was Carlo Carione, and third place was Luke’s sister, Joanne Abolins.
Spokesperson for 888.com, Gareth Edwards, said, “We’re excited to send the PokerProForAYear finalists to Australia to battle it out for the Champion.It was a great series and it was good to see that the final table lived up to the excitement.Crown was a great venue and I would like to thank them and PokerNews.com for their support.”
“Luke was a worthy winner and we look forward to him representing 888.com at events around the world this year,” he added.
Winning PokerProForAYear for Luke includes entry into four major poker tournaments around the globe such as the 2008 Aussie Millions and the World Series.The prize also covers all buy-in fees, accommodation and travel expenses.
The runner up receives a sponsorship into the 2008 Aussie Millions, which includes the buy-in, travel and accommodation as well. Â The third place winner will receive $1,000 worth of entries into the Pacific Poker Global Qualifiers.