22 Year-Old Mike Schneider Defeats Kenna James to Win PartyPoker.com Million V
Mike Schneider, a 22 year-old student at the University of Minnesota studying journalism, took out 42 year-old pro Kenna James to bank the $1 mil top prize and the PartyPoker.com Million V crown.
Schneider, who had many of his buddies there supporting him, has supported his college education by playing poker online. This is Schneider's second major tournament event, as he played a $2,500 buy-in limit hold'em tournament at the 2005 WSOP, finishing 30 out of the money.
The rest of the final table results and pay-outs: 6) Devon Miller - $175,000, 5) Richard Joel (of Atlanta, GA) - $225,000, 4) Andrew Chitiea - $300,000, 3) Scott Buller - $500,000, 2) Kenna James - $700,000.
*Photo from the PartyPoker blog.
check out kenna's website at www.KennaJames.com
Posted by: dave82 | March 29, 2006 at 09:41 AM