Squad of professional players sponsored by online poker site now numbers 19 following the addition of Portuguese competitor.
Wednesday 8th February 2012
Lock Poker’s LockPro Elite squad of sponsored professional players now numbers 19 following the addition of top Portuguese competitor Pedro ‘Pls3bEtMe’ Maia.
The site added players Kevin ‘Civell’ Vandersmissen and Melanie ‘Callisto 5’ Weisner to its LockPro Elite squad last month and revealed that Maia has so far earned $34,189 from his exploits on the live stage including $12,845 for taking down the main event of the 2010 Knockout Figueira Poker Tour.
“Pedro Maia has become one of the most well-known players in the Portuguese poker community,” read a statement from LockPoker.eu.
“Born in Espinho in 1983, his poker career started by playing a tournament for the first time, the side event of the Espinho 2007 Main event, he eventually won the same tournament. At that time, Pedro worked in a security company in Portugal and, later on, he started to fully dedicate to poker becoming a professional in 2009.
“While at the same time as becoming a familiar face in the Portuguese poker scene playing live cash games and tournaments with his professionalism he started investing in playing online and grinded his way up becoming a winning player in all limits played so far. His multi-tabling abilities while at the same time remaining extremely focused allowed him to become one of the biggest rakers worldwide.”
“Pedro is an excellent addition to our incredible team of players,” said Jennifer Larson, Chief Executive Officer for LockPoker.eu.
“As we reach across the world with our pros, we continue to get a deeper grasp of what becoming the top online poker room worldwide really means. We are determined to be the number-one choice worldwide.”
