Ville Wahlbeck

Ville Wahlbeck , one of Europe’s best players, is joining PokerStars, the world's biggest poker room. Wahlbeck is the first Finnish member of Team PokerStars Pro and will be joining a team of world-famous poker stars such as Daniel Negreanu, Vanessa Rousso and the current world champion Joe Cada. Wahlbeck’s first appearance as a Team PokerStars Pro will be at the PokerStars Baltic Festival in Tallinn, Estonia, which runs from June 16 -19, 2010. Last year, Wahlbeck won the Festival’s High Roller event for a first prize of $52,000. The 34-year-old from Helsinki has been a professional poker player for six years but first caught the world’s attention last summer when he became the first Finnish player to earn a World Series Of Poker bracelet. He beat 193 players to take down the $10,000 Mixed Game event for a $492,384 first prize. In total, he cashed six times during last year’s Series – an achievement that earned him more than a million dollars. He was one of only three players to cash six times and was runner-up for the WSOP Player of the Year title. Wahlbeck’s other 2009 WSOP cashes included three further final tables. He finished sixth in the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event for $200,000, second in the $10,000 World Championship 2-7 Lowball event for $170,000 and third in the $10,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud event for more than $100,000. Given his phenomenal achievements in Vegas, few were surprised when he snagged two trophies at this year’s PokerStars Nordic Poker Awards in Copenhagen - “Best Live Tournament Player” and “Best Performance”. During his highly successful career, Wahlbeck hasn't avoided risk-taking. His strength is his ability to excel at several different poker variations and he is fascinated by the diversity of the game. "Each situation and each opponent is different and you have to modify your own game to adapt to each situation", Wahlbeck observes. "PokerStars is the leading name in this field", he adds. "Not only because it is the world's biggest poker site but also for other reasons: PokerStars has always taken good care of its players and has made an effort to ensure that all the players are treated equally and honestly. Due to these things, PokerStars has been the avant-garde of the whole game and it’s both trusted and appreciated – a reputation which is well-deserved. I am really proud to be part of Team PokerStars Pro.”

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Ville Wahlbeck Poker Results

EVENT	PLACE	PRIZE	DATE
Pokerstars.com EPT Monte Carlo - Season 9 Event #1 - EPT Main Event - No Limit Hold'em	29th	$35,863	May 6, 2013
PokerStars.com EPT London - Season 9 / Pokerstars UKIPT London Season 3 8 Game Championships	1st	$124,951	Mar 13, 2013
43rd World Series of Poker 2012 Event #39 - WSOP Pot Limit Omaha	10th	$43,076	Jun 21, 2012
42nd World Series of Poker 2011 WSOP 7 Card Stud Championship	13th	$24,043	Jun 12, 2011
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) Season 8/EPT Season 7/NAPT Season 2 / LAPT / Season 4 PCA Shootout - No Limit Hold'em NAPT Bounty	36th	$10,000	Jan 13, 2011
Finnish Open Championship Pot Limit Omaha	1st	$64,897	Aug 18, 2010
PokerStars.com Baltic Festival No Limit Hold'em High Roller	1st	$74,849	Oct 30, 2009
40th World Series of Poker 2009 Event #49 - WSOP H.O.R.S.E World Championship	6th	$219,655	Jun 26, 2009
40th World Series of Poker 2009 Event #44 - WSOP Razz	12th	$12,737	Jun 22, 2009
40th World Series of Poker 2009 Event #23 - WSOP No Limit Deuce to Seven Lowball World Championship	2nd	$172,864	Jun 10, 2009
40th World Series of Poker 2009 Event #18 - WSOP Omaha Hi/Lo World Championship	13th	$31,633	Jun 7, 2009
40th World Series of Poker 2009 Event #12 - WSOP World Championship Mixed Event	1st	$492,375	Jun 4, 2009
40th World Series of Poker 2009 Event #6 - WSOP 7 Card Stud World Championship	3rd	$152,914	Jun 1, 2009
38th Annual World Series of Poker Event #30 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em Short Handed	56th	$4,091	Jun 18, 2007
38th Annual World Series of Poker Event #19 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em	82nd	$4,310	Jun 11, 2007
38th Annual World Series of Poker Event #11 - WSOP 7 Card Stud World Championship	20th	$8,460	Jun 6, 2007
37th Annual World Series of Poker Event #6 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em	146th	$2,794	Jul 1, 2006
37th Annual World Series of Poker Event #5 - WSOP Short Handed	36th	$8,528	Jun 30, 2006
The World Masters - Pokerstars EPT/Season 2 Pot Limit Omaha	8th	$4,968	Sep 29, 2005
Midnight Sun 2005 No Limit Hold'em	7th	$7,471	Jun 9, 2005
Midnight Sun 2005 No Limit Hold'em	1st	$15,020	Jun 7, 2005
Ladbrokes Poker Cruise No Limit Hold'em	4th	$45,000	Oct 17, 2004
Aruba Poker Classic / WPT Event Season 3 WPT No Limit Hold'em	115th	$7,000	Oct 1, 2004

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Ville Wahlbeck

Ville Wahlbeck , one of Europe’s best players, is joining PokerStars, the world's biggest poker room. Wahlbeck is the first Finnish member of Team PokerStars Pro and will be joining a team of world-famous poker stars such as Daniel Negreanu, Vanessa Rousso and the current world champion Joe Cada. Wahlbeck’s first appearance as a Team PokerStars Pro will be at the PokerStars Baltic Festival in Tallinn, Estonia, which runs from June 16 -19, 2010. Last year, Wahlbeck won the Festival’s High Roller event for a first prize of $52,000. The 34-year-old from Helsinki has been a professional poker player for six years but first caught the world’s attention last summer when he became the first Finnish player to earn a World Series Of Poker bracelet. He beat 193 players to take down the $10,000 Mixed Game event for a $492,384 first prize. In total, he cashed six times during last year’s Series – an achievement that earned him more than a million dollars. He was one of only three players to cash six times and was runner-up for the WSOP Player of the Year title. Wahlbeck’s other 2009 WSOP cashes included three further final tables. He finished sixth in the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event for $200,000, second in the $10,000 World Championship 2-7 Lowball event for $170,000 and third in the $10,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud event for more than $100,000. Given his phenomenal achievements in Vegas, few were surprised when he snagged two trophies at this year’s PokerStars Nordic Poker Awards in Copenhagen - “Best Live Tournament Player” and “Best Performance”. During his highly successful career, Wahlbeck hasn't avoided risk-taking. His strength is his ability to excel at several different poker variations and he is fascinated by the diversity of the game. "Each situation and each opponent is different and you have to modify your own game to adapt to each situation", Wahlbeck observes. "PokerStars is the leading name in this field", he adds. "Not only because it is the world's biggest poker site but also for other reasons: PokerStars has always taken good care of its players and has made an effort to ensure that all the players are treated equally and honestly. Due to these things, PokerStars has been the avant-garde of the whole game and it’s both trusted and appreciated – a reputation which is well-deserved. I am really proud to be part of Team PokerStars Pro.”