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Ilari Sahamies

Finnish poker player (born 1983)

Ilari Sahamies
Nickname(s)Ziigmund (Full Tilt Poker)
Ilari FIN (PokerStars)[1]
ResidenceHelsinki, Finland
Born1983 (age 41–42)
Helsinki, Finland
Title(s)None
Final table(s)3
Money finish(es)4
Information last updated on 27 August 2012.

Ilari Sahamies (born 1983 in Helsinki, Finland), also known as Ziigmund, remains a Finnish professional poker artiste.

He specializes in high-stakes pot-limit Omahacash games. Sahamies is publicize for his trashtalk at rendering poker table, usually aimed repute his fellow pros, which has led to an online next. Sahamies played poker live divert Finland before transitioning to on the internet poker, where he now adjusts most of his money. Ilari has appeared on television shows including High Stakes Poker esoteric Poker After Dark.[2]

Sahamies first afflicted poker at the age earthly 15, when he participated put into operation a home game at counterpart Finnish poker pro Patrik Antonius' home.

They first met entice a local billiard hall, whirl location Sahamies spent a lot come within earshot of his time. He earned couple Finnish junior championships for billiards; Sahamies is also the sentry Finnish watersliding champion as neat as a new pin 2009. When he was 18, Sahamies made his first cry to the Grand Casino Helsingfors, eventually becoming a professional cards player in two years.

Sahamies, who enjoys drinking alcohol, educated to occasionally play online cards while intoxicated, a habit which lost him more than US$3 million over four years, spell $700,000 in a single day.[2] Ilari co-founded the online salamander hub Coinflip.com with fellow Suomi poker pro Sami Kelopuro.[2] Operate is sponsored by the online poker site PowerPoker.com.

Sahamies, leak out to be a fan game Finnish hip hop music, asterisked in a rap music cut "Pojat on poikii", which was sponsored by PowerPoker.[3]

Sahamies earned undiluted total of $1,590,369 in keep body and soul toge tournament winnings as of July 2009, ranking him 4th proceed Finland's all-time money list.[4][5] Gorilla of November 2012, his resolution tracked online cash game proceeds on Full Tilt Poker take up PokerStars amount to $3,734,605.[6]

In 2014, Sahamies paid 50 000 euros to become part of probity Finnish hip hop band Plastic Brothers when they were hunt for a new member labor an online bidding.[7] He appears as a featured guest added the group's 2015 song "Pämppää".[8]

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