LONDON, August 10 /PRNewswire/ -- 25 year-old Frenchman, Antoine Saout who recently became oneof only two Europeans in the WSOP November Nine has now committed to TeamEverest.

Antoine, already a millionaire, is another example of a playerwho has grown through Everest Poker, where he qualified for the WSOP, and isnow looking to establish himself as a world-class poker professional. Thedeal will see him participate in the biggest poker tournaments on the planetand, of course, the WSOP Final Table in November.

Antoine, from Saint Martin des Champs, Brittany, France,dropped out of university after one year to concentrate on poker. Thiscommitment to the game has been amply rewarded by a final table appearance inhis first ever WSOP and a contract with official WSOP sponsors, EverestPoker.

Everest Poker does not sponsor professional players butinstead invests in real players to become professionals and succeed on theworld stage in much the same way as many football clubs now look to nurturetalent within their own academies.

Sandrine Mangia-Park, Everest's Poker Director, commented;"France is where Everest Poker first launched and to have a French player onthe final table who qualified with us is very exciting. He joins anincreasingly well respected team of real poker players who all support eachother in the biggest tournaments around the world."

Team Everest are: Cristiano Blanco (IT), Voitto Rintala (FI),Maria Maceiras (ES), Steven van Zadelhoff (NL) & Kim Wooka (JP).

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