Full Tilt Poker pro Huck Seed is the 2009 National Heads-Up Champion. After deep runs in the four previous NHUPC tournaments, Huck defeated Vanessa Rousso 2-0 in the best-of-three final round to win one of the most prestigious titles in poker. He walked away with the NHUPC trophy and $500K in prize money, taking his career tournament earnings to more than $4.5 million.

John Phan has added another prestigious title to his resume – “BLUFF Magazine 2008 Player of the Year”. In a close race, his string of summer successes, including two WSOP bracelets and one WPT title, held good until the end of the year. He edged out, amongst others, fellow Full Tilt Poker pro David Pham who finished in 3rd place.

Not content with winning the WSOP European Series 2008 Main Event in London, John Juanda continued his great play with a 2nd place finish in the EPT London £1 Million Showdown. John earned over $570,000, taking his total earnings in the first week of October to over $2 million. He now has more than $8.5 million in lifetime tournament winnings.

Newly signed Full Tilt Poker pro Sandra Naujoks won the 2008 Casinos Austria Poker Tour (CAPT) Baden European Poker Championship, taking home more than $200,000 for her victory. Battling her way through a field of 163 of Europe’s finest players, Sandra came to the final table as a short stack but was not deterred by her lack of chips. It was a tough final table that featured two WSOP bracelet winners, but Sandra stayed aggressive the whole time and managed to come out on top.

Congratulations to Poker's David Benyamine for winning his first career bracelet in the $10K World Championship Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better event.

Congratulations to Full Tilt Poker pros Lee Watkinson and Ben Roberts who each reached the final table at the WSOP's $2K Pot-Limit Hold 'em tournament. Watkinson, who won his first bracelet in 2006, finished in fifth place taking home more than $63,000.