Online Poker Player of Year 2008
Online poker players not only compete for money, but for Card Player’s “Online Player of the Year” award. The winner in 2008 was Alex Kamberis, whose screen name is “AJKHoosier1.”
He was 22-years old when he was named the winner, and lives in Bloomington, Indiana in the U.S. The award is based on points accumulated for tournaments won and earnings achieved by the players. Alex took off early in 2008 by winning big in several re-buy tournaments. During the summer, he entered a Full Tilt tournament with a prize pool of $750,000 US and finished second to earn $134,895.
Kamberis also made numerous final online poker tables during the year, helping him to rack up even more points. His entry into a major online poker tournament with a $5,000+200 buy-in was instrumental in winning the award. There were 2,185 players, and a prize pool of over $10million US. Although he took several bad beats, he made it to the final table, and won third place, which put him way ahead of other OPOY contenders. This was his largest cash prize for the year, making up more than fifty percent of his total online earnings of $1.7+ million dollars.
Not only did he make substantial money, but he racked up 9,424 points along the way to win the title, and be named “Online Player of the Year” by Card Player Magazine. Congratulations to Alex!
