Team Full Tilt Poker Player Scott Montgomery Wins First 2010 WSOP Bracelet.

Full Tilt Poker pro Scott Montgomery won Event #36 at the 2010 World Series of Poker*, taking home his first WSOP* bracelet and more than $480,000 in tournament prize money for his victory.

The Canadian player first played poker in 2004 while working as an English teacher in Japan. By 2008 he had already made his mark on the international tournament circuit, placing fifth in the World Poker Tour $9,900 LA Poker Classic for over $290K. His amazing run continued and that same year, Montgomery made it to the final table of the WSOP Main Event as a part of the inaugural November Nine. He eventually finished in fifth place, adding a massive $3 million to his tournament earnings.

He had amassed over $1.3 million in tournament earnings in 2008 before he reached his biggest opportunity of the year: Scott played his way to the final table of the 2008 WSOP Main Event and claimed his place amongst the famed November 9.

Now, Montgomery has achieved every poker player's dream and won a coveted WSOP Gold bracelet. He bested a field of 3102 players to win Event #36 in Las Vegas, a $1,000 No-Limit Hold ‘em tournament, which attracted many of the biggest names in poker.

Despite entering the final day with the second-shortest stack, Montgomery's aggressive poker playing style soon saw him battle his way to the top. The field eventually played down to Montgomery and Mick Carlson. Montgomery dominated the heads-up play and gained an incredible chip lead. In the final hand, Carlson pushed all in with K-2 from the small blind for 825,000 chips, and Scott Montgomery called with A-7. Carlson's hand failed to improve and Montgomery emerged victorious.

Montgomery's win earned him his first bracelet and a first prize of $481,760, bringing his total career tournament earnings to over $4 million. Visit Full Tilt Poker to learn more about Scott Montgomery and all of the Full Tilt Poker pros (Team Full Tilt section).

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