Canadian pro Nenad Medic defeated Andy Bloch during heads-up play to win his first WSOP bracelet in the first event of the 2008 World Series of Poker. For his troubles, Medic earned $794,112 for coming in first place in the $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold’em World Championship.

This is a pretty stunning achievement as the 2008 WSOP first final table showcased some of the most respected poker players in the world. Aside from Andy Bloch, Medic found himself facing Patrik Antonius, Mike Sexton, Phil Laak, Kathy Liebert and Internet poker legend Mike “SowersUNCC” Sowers. After nine hours of final table play, Medic came out ahead.

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Now this is what I call a sweet marketing strategy. Just as Patrik Antonius is set to sit down at the 2008 World Series of Poker final table, Full Tilt Poker snaps him up. Even sweeter, Andy Bloch, another member of Team Full Tilt, will also be in the WSOP final table with the chip lead. So there will be two finalists wearing gear emblazoned with the Full Tilt Logo.

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Who is Patrik Antonius? Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you should be aware that he is considered one of the most solid young poker players in the world. He has earned nearly $1.7 million in live poker tournament earnings and has had six top 15 finishes in major poker tournaments upon entering the international poker scene in 2005.

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