Michaela Johansson joins Betfair Poker

Johansson is a 23-year-old technician poker archer from Sweden. She stipulated a subsidy deal with Betfair Poker that will have her representing Betfair Poker during the Main Event of the 2008 World Series of Poker.

She will also register the poker site at the World Series of Poker Europe in September.

"We are very excited to have signed Michaela and are confident that she will be a huge success playing under our flag," said Patrik Landgren, Betfair poker governor for Sweden.

"We wish her all the best in Vegas and look forward to seeing her at our own sponsored event - the WSOP Europe in London in September."

So far Johansson's live poker summation is equitably short, but it does bound some elegant cashes in tournaments.

In 2007 she organized 13th in the $1,000 AUD No-Limit Hold'em action of the Aussie Millions, won a Bellagio pictorial tournament and tabular
second in the Swedish Poker Championships abetment event, prehistorically getting her up ahead cash in a WSOP consequent.

This year she started off the year by cashing in additional Aussie Millions play-off. This time she came in 11th in the $1,500 AUD No-Limit Hold'em Bounty Event.

Her deal with Betfair Poker puts Johansson alongside some of the men's top online pros who've been composition waves in the live derby world as well.

Annette Obrestad, ascendant known as Annette_15, was quintessential up by the poker site subsequent she won the WSOPE Main Event last September. Since then Betfair Poker has also added Sorel Mizzi and John Tabatabai to its team.

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