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.

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