Wed, 09/28/2011 – 06:47 – PokerPages Staff

Model and actress Trishelle Cannatella has become the latest poker player to join the team of professionals at Sure Bet Poker, it was announced earlier this week.

Cannatella has forged a successful career in films such as The Dukes of Hazzard and on the small screen during the last decade but she has recently made her mark on the poker world with impressive performances in live events.

The 31 year-old earned $20,000 for a third placed finish in the World Poker Tour Invitational at the Commerce Casino last year and has since taken down the Trash Talk Championship which was held at a recent charity event in Las Vegas.

Cannatella spoke about the announcement in an interview with Ante Up Magazine on Monday. ”I am so excited to join team Sure Bet Poker, and I cannot wait to represent Sure Bet at tournaments both live and online.”

Sure Bet Poker, a new online poker site which is set to launch internationally on October 1, has already procured the signings of poker pros Jason Sallman and Mike Wolf.

Sallman, who is also the Sure Bet Poker CEO, backed Cannatella to thrive on the biggest stage as she looks to add more notable scores to her live tournament resume.

“We couldn’t be happier to have her on the team. She is a great addition, and I think the poker world will see big things from her in the near future.”

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Wed, 09/28/2011 – 06:57 – PokerPages Staff

5. Robert Wang– Total Career Earnings of $213,114
Auckland based poker pro, Robert Wang has made over $200,000 at the poker tables, with his career highlight coming in the Aussie Millions of 2008. In the No Limit Hold ‘em tournament, Wang came second and scooped up $105,000.

4. Phillip Willcocks– Total Career Earnings of $370,035
Phillip Willcocks has only been playing serious poker since the end of 2008, and since then, he has amassed close to $400,000 at the tables. A total of seven cashes, with no first place finishes yet, Willcocks’ biggest win came at the PokerStars APPT Melbourne in July 2011, where he walked away with $218,000.

3. Graeme Putt– Total Career Earnings of $510,813
Nicknamed ‘Kiwi’, Graeme Putt has achieved 79 cashes and four first place finishes at the poker tables. Although none of Putts cashes have been above $50,000, he has earned over half a million dollars at the poker table.

2. Simon Watt – Total Career Earnings of $907,665
Simon Watt has 14 cashes, two first place finishes and a WSOP bracelet to his name. Arguably a highlight of any player’s career, Watt’s WSOP success came in 2010 in a No Limit Hold ‘em tournament.

1. Lee Nelson – Total Career Earnings of $2,552,161
By far the most successful Kiwi player of all time, Lee Nelson has earned more than the previous four men combined. Poker veteran Nelson has earned himself the nickname ‘Final Table’ for his dogged determination at the tables, and the fact that he usually winds up in the final throes of tournaments.