Paul Wasicka

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Finished 2nd in the 2006 WSOP Main Event
Won the 2007 National Heads-Up Championship

Paul Wasicka plays online at Full Tilt Poker.

Paul earned more than $6.1 million for his second-place finish at the 2006 WSOP Main Event – and was disappointed in his performance.

Ever since he was young, Paul has been fiercely competitive. After joining the junior high chess team, he quickly moved on to playing high school kids because he was looking for more challenging games. In high school, Paul found even more ways to compete, playing five different sports, including wrestling, cross-country, track, skiing, and volleyball.

After graduation, Paul’s competitive nature really began to pay off. While on a skiing trip to Vancouver, Paul wandered into a casino and put $10 down on a blackjack table. He walked away a short while later with $100. Five weeks after making his first $10 bet, Paul was sitting on a bankroll of more than $17,000 and began thinking about playing cards for a living.

Paul Wasicka

Not long after blackjack captured his interest, a friend introduced him to online poker. Soon, Paul was spending hours at the table working on his game and studying the tendencies of the most successful tournament players. When he was ready, Paul put this information to good use by winning a satellite into the World Poker Tour Championship event, where he went on to finish 15th and collect more than $146,000 for his efforts.

Feeling confident about his game, Paul put some of his winnings toward entering a number of tournaments at the 2006 World Series of Poker. It was money well spent, as Paul finished 12th in the $5,000 Short-Handed No-Limit Hold ‘em event and 14th in the $5,000 No-Limit Hold ‘em event, pocketing another $65,000 in combined winnings.

Paul finished off his incredible 2006 WSOP in true style a few weeks later when he worked his way through the largest field in tournament history to finish second in the Main Event, collecting more than $6.1 million and firmly establishing himself as one of the most promising young players in the game.

Paul has lived up to that promise in 2007, finishing 12th in the Aussie Millions, and then finishing fourth in the 2007 L.A. Poker Classic. In March, he added another impressive performance to his resume, winning the 2007 National Heads-Up Championship.

Look for Paul playing online at Full Tilt Poker.