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PokerStars adds online branch to Team PokerStars Pro

(PRESS RELEASE) -- PokerStars, the world's largest online poker site, has spent the last two months searching for online poker talent to form the basis of Team PokerStars Online - an offshoot of Team PokerStars Pro.

After sifting through 2000 applications, PokerStars selected the 23 inaugural members of Team PokerStars Online. The group hail from all over the world, with 18 countries represented, and have been drawn from the full range of PokerStars' games and stakes.

The diversity of this new team means PokerStars' players are likely to find a Team PokerStars Pro presence whatever game they play, and whenever they choose to login.

The full list of PokerStars Team Online players is as follows: (alphabetical by surname):

1. Andres Alisievicz, lobojiji
2. Jorge Arias, JorgeArias
3. Boumaaza Bachir, Chiren80
4. Anders Berg, Donald
5. Alvaro Blanco, VARICO
6. Thomas Boekhoff, Boku87
7. Diego Brunelli, vgreen22
8. André Coimbra, acoimbra
9. Mathew Didlick, chipstar1
10. Ta-Chih Geeng, socutiesf
11. Andrew Goetsch, Kid Nebraska
12. Martha Gonzalez, marene
13. Keiran Harris, K_Man2307
14. Steve Jacobs, stevesbets
15. Randy Lew, nanonoko
16. Karlo Lopez, elmagopr
17. Alexey Makarov, LuckyGump
18. Kristian Martin, CharismA3
19. Grzegorz Mikielewicz, DaWarsaw
20. Nichoel Peppe, NicP
21. Grayson Physioc, spacegravy
22. Sebastien Sabic, Seb86
23. Amanda Thomas, ROXY24

There are plans to add further players to Team Online throughout 2010, along with improvements to the PokerStars lobby that will make it easier to find and follow all the big names as they play online. The full Team PokerStars Pro contains some of the biggest names in poker, including six WSOP Main Event Champions, Tom McEvoy (1983), Chris Moneymaker (2003), Greg Raymer (2004), Joe Hachem (2005), Peter Eastgate(2008) and Joe Cada (2009).