Las Vegas, NV (Vocus) June 29, 2010

Poker training site DragTheBar is celebrating a World Series of Poker victory by a single of its coaches, Ian Gordon, who took property $ 611,666 in prize funds with the H.O.R.S.E. championship Friday night.

Gordon, 24, is identified on-line as IggyMcFly. The Missoula, MT native is a former astrophysics main at Washington State University who left school two years ago to concentrate on poker complete time. He arrived at the final table of the H.O.R.S.E. championship with a thinner reside poker resume than the other final eight players. He has had many six-figure tournament scores on the web and won the Wynn Classic three years ago.

The final table integrated two former WSOP gold bracelet winners, Richard Ashby and Nick Shulman, each with 1 victory to his name. Top rated pros Carlos Mortenson, Eugene Katchalov and Marco Traniello had been also at the table.

This is a large step for me to get this, Gordon stated. Its a really large moment for me. It means a ton, specially since its the $ 10K H.O.R.S.E. which has field full of pros who all know what theyre carrying out. To be able to win that is unique. You have to get a small lucky to win a tournament, but this feels actually great to be in a position to hold my own against all the top pros and come out on best.”

I was attempting to play hands individually and not believe too a lot. I just had to focus and play the best I could.

Gordon also coaches students in Pot-Limit Omaha and is a PLO coach at DragTheBar.com. Ian is not only a great guy, but he has a sharp thoughts for the game and is a quite versatile player, stated Hunter Bick, CEO of DragTheBar. Had been incredibly proud to have him on our team. This may well be his 1st bracelet, but I dont believe itll be his final.

Gordon not too long ago took a hiatus from DragTheBar.com to sharpen his mixed-game and tournament abilities, “We’re eager to get him back generating coaching videos, hopefully as soon as the WSOP is over,” added Bick.

DragTheBar.com boasts cost-free membership and rakeback possibilities at a selection of poker rooms. It also offers steep discounts for extended-term membership purchases. The web sites instruction videos are not digital-rights managed (no DRM) and are compatible with Apple merchandise. Alongside poker, the site also delivers backgammon, coached by planet champion Bill Robertie.

There is no activation fee for joining DragTheBar.com, which has a single membership level for all stakes and several payment alternatives. The site is presently offering a 7-day free trial to all prospective members and discounts on extended-term memberships.

Press contact:

Phil Nagy

877-494-8331

phil(at)dragthebar(dot)com

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