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Absolute Poker Players - Team Absolute

Like other online poker portals, Absolute Poker maintains a squad of professional poker players that they endorse in professional tournaments. Dubbed Team AP, Absolute Poker has gone through a shift in endorsements that has occurred due to changes in the online poker industry. Previous editions of Team AP have included Mark Seif, Antonio Esfandiari,and Michael Mizrachi. However, the latest cast for Team AP is composed of Matt Vengrin, Trishelle Cannatella and Lacey Jones.

Past Team AP Members

Mark Seif was one of Absolute Poker's first endorsed professionals. Originally an attorney, Mark became a professional poker player capturing two bracelets in the 2005 World Series of Poker. Seif was joined by Antonio Esfandiari who won the 2004 World Series of Poker main event and Michael Mizrachi, who is unceremoniously nicknamed "The Grinder" for his methodical approach to chip stacks. With the collaboration between Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet to create the CEREUS Network and the passing of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act in 2007, Absolute Poker absolved their endorsements to investigate a new approach.

Current Team AP Members

Matt Vengrin

Hailing from Red Hook, New York, Matt Vengrin is currently endorsed by Absolute Poker. He plays under the handle "MATT_VENGRIN". Matt originally picked up poker in college. When facing disillusionment with his college life, Matt left to pursue poker with a mere $5,000. His big break came in 2007 when Matt racked in over $717,000 by playing on various online poker portals including in Absolute Poker.

Since his professional poker career took flight, Matt has earned over $1,300,000 in winnings, with 3 titles to his name and 59 cashes to date. His best finish remains third place in No Limit Hold'em event #4 in the World Series of Poker 2008 with a prize of $167, 973. When he's not participating in casino and main events, Matt can be found on Absolute Poker playing ring games or participating in Absolute Poker's $200,000 Sunday tournament.

Lacey Jones

This multi talented star was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1979. Originally, Lacey pursued a successful modeling career as a child. During her teenage years, she continued to model and began playing poker games before attending the University of Arizona in Tucson. Focusing in political science and French, Lacey continued to play poker games throughout college.

Afterwards, she re-launched the modeling career that eventually paved her way into a celebrity poker tournament where Absolute Poker took notice of her. She began her foray into endorsed poker by first taking coaching classes with professional poker player Mark Seif, who was at the time also endorsed by Absolute Poker.

Adding hostess into her array of skills, Lacey Jones continues to represent Absolute Poker in the UBOC Online Championships, where players are eligible for a bounty bonus for sidelining Lacey in the tournament. She currently has 7 career cashes, with a lifetime earning of over $17,000.

Trishelle Cannatella

Originating from Cut Off, Louisiana, Trishelle established herself in an entertainment sense when she appeared in MTV's series The Real World: Las Vegas 2003. Boasting a degree in marketing and advertising, Trishelle put it to good use by sparking a fledgling media related career. She's made appearances in media outlets Maxim, Stuff, Elle Girl, Spin, Playboy and Details. She continued her on-camera appearances with roles in Fear Factor, Criminal Minds, The Dukes of Hazard: The Beginning, The Surreal Life and Punk'd.

Through her entertainment career, she played a variety of home poker games before entering and winning a small tournament at Caesars Palace. This was followed by an appearance on Celebrity Poker Showdown in 2005 and her near win at the 2008 World Poker Tour Celebrity Invitational. She now divides her time between her media related appearances and promoting Absolute Poker. She can be found playing under her handle "Trishelle_C", participating in the occasional ring game on Absolute Poker and in the UBOC Online Championships where players can receive a bounty bonus for knocking her out.

Absolute Poker has been making many changes to their team over the years. They now endorse a great group of players from the poker and entertainment worlds.

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