DUBLIN, October 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Full Tilt Poker pro James Akenhead will make his third final tableappearance in as many months on Poker Million, the Full Tilt Poker sponsoredtournament which airs on Sky Sports TV.

Akenhead is already a member of the "November Nine", one of nine playerswho will play at the WSOP* Main Event final table on November 7th for afirst-place prize of $8.5 million. In October, he made it onto the WSOPEurope Main Event final table in London, where he finished 9th and wonGBP66,533 (over $70,000).

One of the UK's leading players, Akenhead qualified for the Poker Millionfinal table by winning the second semi-final on October 9th. His current runof good form was evident throughout, including knocking out Tom "durrrr" Dwanand decimating Antonio Esfandiari's stack in a single hand. Poker Million'sfinal table will air on Sky Sports TV in December.

Akenhead is excited to be at another final table. "I've watched previousPoker Million's on television, so to get to the final table in my firstappearance is something I'm proud of," said Akenhead. "It's the biggesttournament of this structure I've ever played in."

Taking 338,000 chips into the final, he will face six other playersincluding Full Tilt Poker colleagues Dag Martin Mikkelsen, Cardrunners'co-founder Taylor Caby and Peter Vasiliou, a travel consultant from Londonwho qualified online at Full Tilt Poker.

The seventh and last spot at the final table can still be won online atFull Tilt Poker in the Poker Million - Last Chance promotion. The winner willbypass the heats and semi-finals and win their way directly onto the finaltable. To learn more about Poker Million - Last Chance or other Full TiltPoker promotions, please visit http://www.fulltiltpoker.com.

Akenhead will be joined at the WSOP Main Event final table by Team FullTilt's Phil Ivey and fellow Full Tilt Poker pro Steven Begleiter. Akenhead isthe table's shortest stack in ninth place, with Ivey in seventh place andBegleiter holding the third most chips in play. Akenhead has come close toWSOP glory before, when he finished 2nd in a 2008 WSOP $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event and cashed for $520,000. He has already won $1.2 million in prizemoney from this year's Main Event.

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