Full Tilt Poker Pro James Akenhead Wins Poker Million 2009
– Akenhead Caps His Breakthrough Year With His First Major Tournament Win
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taking down the Poker Million VIII event. Rounding off an impressive year
that included final table finishes in the WSOP and WSOPE Main Events,
Akenhead scooped 1st place and the $500K top prize at the event in
The Full Tilt Poker Million is an invitational event featuring 72 players
from around the globe, battling it out over five months of tournament action.
Akenhead capitalized on his recent run of good form on his way to the final
table, eliminating some high-profile competition along the way, including
Team Full Tilt’s [Tom "durrrr" Dwan].
On his way to claiming the top prize, Akenhead faced down a stacked final
table that included Full Tilt Poker pro and Cardrunners’ co-founder [
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qualified online at Full Tilt Poker.
Poker’s Poker Million – Last Chance promotion, entered the final table as the
short stack and managed to secure a 5th place finish.
In a tense final hand, Akenhead put his tournament on the line by going
all in with pocket tens. His opponent flipped over pocket sixes, giving
Akenhead a huge pre-flop lead. A 3-4-5 flop gave his opponent an open-ended
straight draw and a glimmer of hope. However, the turn and river were both
blanks and Akenhead’s tens were enough to secure the tournament win.
One of the UK’s leading poker players, Akenhead was a member of the WSOP
Main Event ‘November Nine’. Starting as the short stack at the final table,
Akenhead finished 9th overall and took home over
Prior to Akenhead’s victory, the story of Poker Million VIII was
Vasiliou
Poker. He finished 6th overall when
Vasiliou’s A-9, sending the internet qualifier home with $75K in prize money.
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