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Wednesday 2nd November 2005 Absolute Poker Tournament Awards Student Prize
Jeremy Olisar, a 21 year-old Carnegie Mellon University student has won Absolute Poker's free 'Win Your Tuition' tournament. To compete in the online tournament, which ended mid October, students only needed proof of enrolment for fall 2005 semester, be in good standing with their school, and have access to a computer.
Competing for the first time in a college specific online poker tournament, Jeremy Olisar, from Naperville, IL just west of Chicago, topped all college poker participants from around the World and from more than 300 colleges who were vying for the grand prize of tuition paid for one semester. Second place winner Adam Grapperhaus, a student at Kaskaskia Community College from Patoka, IL., won a laptop and third through ninth place winners listed below took home Apple iPod NANO's.
Jeremy Olisar, an honours student with a 4.0 GPA, said: “This is my first ever tournament win. I am in shock and disbelief. I never imagined that my first tournament win would be as big as this.'
Michael Edwards, business development manager for Absolute Poker, said: 'Poker is a game of skill and Jeremy clearly proved he was the best this fall. We applaud him for taking the title and are pleased to have the opportunity to play an important part in his educational pursuits.'
Source: OnlineCasinoNews
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