Re: - WSOP ME FT: Meet the Final Nine -
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If Kalmar is a Ladbrokes player lke they keep saying, why is he covered in Full Tilt gear lol?? Or did he win this seat via Full Tilt and do we have someone other than Lee Watkinson who may be up for the $10m bonus??
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I believe any of the players can accept an endorsement deal from Full Tilt and wear their gear regardless of how they got their seat. Only people winning their seat from Full Tilt would be eligible for the $10m though.
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John actually qualified in the last Live megasat at The Rio. When he is referred to as a Ladbrokes player, it means that's where he started his online playing career and built his poker relationships and reputation.
Ladbrokes are also notably tight fisted with their mktg budget so I'd imagine any deal FTP offered him would be about 10-20X better then anything Ladbrokes would have ponied up. Up until yesterday he was wearing Britney Spears and Sex Pistols T shirts though, so I believe he was completely unaffiliated wrt endorsement deals for the main event.
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