RicardoDB wins PL.com, Full Tilt Poker freeroll

RicardoDB had a long to-do list Saturday and, even though he'd qualified for a freeroll through PokerListings.com and Full Tilt Poker, the 24-year-old online rounder from São Paulo, Brazil, decided he was too busy to compete.

But, poker fan that he is, the student and part-time player couldn't resist taking a peek at the action 15 minutes into the tournament.

He jumped into the fray after noting everyone at his table had $1,500 in starting chips. After stealing enough blinds to boost his stack to more than $10,000, RicardoDB had long forgotten his weekend errands.

Nearing the final table, he got lucky on a few hands to pick up more than $100k in chips, easily besting his nearest competition's $60,000.

"Then I just played aggressive, stealing blinds and pushing the short stacks with strong hands," RicardoDB told PokerListings.com. "When I got heads up I played more aggressive and got a few hands. We played like four or five hands heads up and I won it."

For shirking his other chores, Ricardo won $750 courtesy of PokerListings.com and Full Tilt Poker, a site he visits daily and says is the best poker room online.

Not bad for someone who is still a casual player after picking up the game three years ago.

"I used to play for fun with some friends and I see that I could make a lot of money playing poker, especially online, with a tiny investment," Ricardo says of his experience.

The winnings from his investment - which was, of course, nothing - in Saturday's freeroll will go back into his bankroll to accompany prize money from RicardoDB's best-ever cash: $1,350 from the $400k guaranteed tournament at Full Tilt.

The weekend free-for-all saw 369 qualifiers come out to play, with 10 people finishing in-the-money.

The final table results are as follows:

Place Player Prize
1. RicardoDB $750

2.
zxcbnm $480

3.
boomdog64
$360

4. Andrew5979
$277.50

5.
CDoubleU
$210

6. pcope5316
$150

7. nrharpe
$97

8. meisterdog
$75

9. GatorNation96
$60
10. RODDOG23 $37.50

The $3,000 freerolls are exclusive to PokerListings.com and run each week at Full Tilt Poker. The events will take place until Sept. 8, for just 150 points.

courtesy of Erin Warner

News Added: 30 July, 2007

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