Name: Thomas Marchese
Nickname: kingofcards
Born: 1988
Birthplace: USA
Lives in: USA
USA
CardPlayer’s Player of The Year 2010 Photo: Pokernews
Poker History 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.
Thomas Marchese is new to the poker
scene. He recently becomes Card players Player of the year for 2010
after successive wins online and in live play. Many would say he has
had an impressive year. During his first year as a live pro he
managed to win more than $2,000,000 including coming 1st in the NAPT
2010 Deep stack where he cashed for $827,648 and 7th in the UKIPT
Grand final, London where he took an impressive $156,490. He has
shown why he is among the best poker players in the world today and
why he deserves the Title of Player of the year.
Recently Thomas has participated in
several events including coming 1st in the $1,000 Doyle Brunson Five
Diamond Poker classic where he won a cool $45k and even more recently
took part in the Pokerstars caribbean adventure where he played in
the $25,000 High roller event where he came 11th and took $92,490.
Although Thomas has only been around
for the past 12 months he has shown he has a unique skill and That
there is no doubt He will continue to grow at a rapid rate and break
into the elite in the poker world.
Tournament Results
Date
Country
Tournament
Position
Prize
13-01-2011
Bahamas
2011 Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure, Paradise Island
11th
$92,490
28-10-2010
USA
WPT $9,700 NLH, 2010 World Poker Finals, Mashantucket
3rd
$211,759
30-04-2010
Monte Carlo
€25,000 NLH
High Roller EPT Grand Final, Monte Carlo