TournamentPokerEdge.com is pleased to announce that we are adding two new full-time pros to our roster, ttwist and Cougars4444. These names should be no strangers to current TPE members as they have been active members of the forum while auditioning for a full time spot. ttwist and Cougars were brought on board for their expertise in low and mid stakes tournaments, which are in high demand from TPE members, as well as their ability to teach and explain MTT concepts. We’ve listened to your feedback and want to provide you with the content you value most.
ttwist and Cougars went through a lengthy interview process which included video sampling and forum/community auditions and they came through with flying colors. We are proud to welcome them to the TPE family! Look for their first videos in the next few weeks and for more about our new pros please see their bios below:
Shaun Hendrickson, who goes by Cougars4444 on most sites, started playing on PartyPoker while in college about six years ago. Beginning at the micro stakes, Shaun had his first breakthrough when he won a $5 tourney for $2,000. Then in 2006 he started playing more on PokerStars at the low limits with huge success. Over the past six years Shaun has over $100K profit in $50 freeze-outs and below. His star continued to rise, both winning and taking 2nd in the Stars $5 rebuy in two-weeks time. Since then he has steadily climbed the ranks with multiple wins in the $20 rebuy on Full Tilt Poker as well as outright wins in the Stars $10 rebuy, $25 freeze-out and his biggest score to date, a $19K win in a $50 freezeout. Shaun is a graduate from The Florida State University and currently resides in Orlando, Florida.
Tim “TTWIST” Kelly was introduced to poker by his older brother when he was 18. Born in Brantford, Ontario, CAN in 1975, Tim is married and has two sons. Tim made the transition from limit poker to no limit hold ’em in 2005 and played mostly for fun with friends and family. In 2006, Time started playing online, mostly at Poker Stars at the micro-low stakes, trying to learn the game. After winning a small satellite to the Sunday Million and subsequently finishing 119th, along with another deeper run a couple months later, and he was hooked. Working as a robot programmer in the auto industry by day and poker player by night, Tim worked hard on his game and eventually built the roll to turn pro.
His first big cash came after final-tabling the $5K WSOP Circuit event at Harrah;s in Atlantic City, cashing for over $43K. The success carried into 2009 with a 2nd in the Full Tilt Poker 20K for $4,300, 1st in the Full Tilt Fifty-Fifty for $10,900, 1st in the Full Tilt 34K for $14,300, 3rd in the Full Tilt 60K for 17K before final-tabling his first Sunday Major, finishing 3rd in the Sunday Mulligan on Full Tilt for $26,200. He has continued crushing into 2010, with an outright win in the Ultimate Bet 40K Sniper for $10,600 and in April fulfilled a long-time goal of winning a Sunday Major by taking down the Sunday Second Chance on Stars for $55,130. Tim has 125 career final tables and $400K in career earnings to date.
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