
2007-02-05 15:45:00
Professional poker player Justin Sellers, a 26 year old from North Dakota has won $57,513 in the World Series of Poker No Limit Hold 'Em event.
This was the most that the player had ever won since he began full time poker in 2004 and it took him only two and a half hours to see of the competition.
However, most of his biggest wins have come within the last six months, particularly in October of last year.
Mr Sellers explained that he liked to play poker in a fairly aggressive manner, but this was not evident as spectators noted the chat and laughter around the table during the game.
"I'm friendly, like to talk to other players and love to have a great time playing," said the former salesman in an interview with Poker Player Newspaper.com.
His final challenge was to beat student Reed Hensel, from Lawrence, who won $30,177 in the competition.
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