New Millionaire Crowned by Paradise Poker in the Bahamas

Beating out nearly 4,000 other contestants is what it took to become the second ever Paradise Poker millionaire, and that’s just what Santino Sgambelluri did. The naval officer, originally from Guam but currently stationed in Hawaii, took out the nine other finalists at the freeroll tournament’s final table in Nassau, Bahamas to clinch the $1 million poker payday.

The final table of the freeroll poker tournament brought together participants from five countries. They were flown in to the Bahamas by Paradise Poker after wading through the thousands of other players online. The tournament continued live with Sgambelluri holding a $1.2 million chip lead…

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Wed, December 21st, 2005

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