Tue, 08/16/2011 – 09:39 – PokerPages Staff
Leading female poker player, Leo Margets has joined Lock Poker as the newest member of its PRO Elite team, it was announced on Monday.
The Spaniard, who burst onto the live tournament scene three years ago with a top 30 finish in the World Series of Poker Main Event, spoke of her excitement at the deal in a press release.
“I am incredibly happy and thrilled to join Lock! I am also super proud to be part of a family with so many extraordinary players, this new era that now starts is a huge motivation for me!”
Margets earned $352,832 for that deep run at the Rio Suite and Hotel in Las Vegas in 2008. Her maiden live tournament triumph followed in 2010 after taking down the Full Tilt Master Series for a $132,000 jackpot.
The former 888 Poker pro team member becomes the first female pro to join the Elite team ranks at Lock Poker. The likes of Chris Moorman, Brett Jungblut, Nicky Evans, Eric Lynch and Matt Stout all represent the popular poker room.
Margets will hope to flourish under the Lock Poker banner and CEO/Owner, Jennifer Larson, is confident that the Barcelona based pro will be an asset to the Merge Gaming Network site.
“Leo is a dream come true for Lock. She is brilliant, driven, incredibly talented and represents the brand perfectly. Having Leo join the team is just another step towards truly becoming the best online poker brand in the world.”
2011 January 11, Barry Carter
The first ever Lock Pro Supremacy concluded last Thursday and what a fun packed event it was. This unique freeroll series not only includes a $7,500 Prize Pool but also 25 Lock Poker Pros, all of whom had a $100 bounty on their head.
The first event featured 370 players in total, meaning 2 out of 3 tables would feature a Lock Pro. You guys really showed the Lock Pros a thing or two because not only did not a single one of them make the money, none of them picked up a bounty either. 50 PokerNews Players made the money and another 15 didn’t cash but did pick up a $100 bounty, meaning 65 players in total did not walk away empty handed – that’s better than 1 in 6.
The eventual winner was 1987gajdymoney who picked up $1,950 for first prize, but amazingly didn’t pick up a single bounty along the way.
If you like the sound of this unique series, there are three more on their way:
$40,000 Lock Pro Supremacy Schedule
January 20, 20:00 GMT – 6 Max. Brett Jungblut
February 3, 20:00 GMT Hosted by Eric Lynch
February 17, 20:00 GMT- 6 Max Hosted by Stevie Devlin
How to Qualify
Existing PokerNews referred players are also welcome to play providing they have made a minimum of $50 deposits life time and meet the point’s target. Once you have deposited $50 or more, all you need to do for each tournament is earn those 50 Lock points.
50 Lock Poker Points is equivalent to $5 gross rake and can easily be generated over several cash tables or SNGs in an hour or two. What’s more, new PokerNews referred players can make the most of a sign up bonus you cannot find anywhere else – 200% up to $1000 when you use bonus code PNEWS1000
Players please note that Lock Poker Support worked very hard crediting everyone with their tournament tickets so don’t worry if you don’t receive it right away. If you have any problems don’t forget to use their excellent live support team who work 24/7.
Lock Pro Supremacy is going to be huge so download Lock Poker, make a deposit of $50 or more, enter bonus code PNEWS1000 – and get ready to start scalping!