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From Scotland he set off in the direction of London, aiming for the world-famous Brands Hatch race track; but not to contest a round of the World Touring Car Championship - rather the Poker Race Trophy.

It was the fourth round of the competition, which signalled the chance to play poker in front of running cameras. The winner of the Trophy is to feature in the $500,000 prize pool final at the end of November this year.

Marky_Crash has now qualified for a Poker Race Trophy weekend for a third successive time after his exploits in Valencia - where he was sent to the rail after a bad coinflip against the winner DoggyP75 - and in Brno, where his Pocket 4's were not good enough against Puggy82 and he ended up third.

However this time, on home turf, Marky adopted a winner's pose after the contest. His AT Pocket Cards at Brands took him to the final against KJ Balthazar73, who called 700 up to the Big Blind. Marky pushed all in and the Bulgarian player called again.

Without any help from the board, Marky leapt to his feet to celebrate after winning with ace-high. He has now banked a minimum of $10,000 for the big final on November 29th in Vienna, Austria.

The 32-year old Scotsman is well known in the PokerRoom Pokah Community. Lots of friends and fans followed his performance on the table until late at night and were rewarded by his victory.

Marky spends 10 to 15 hours per day playing online poker. Through his favourite game Omaha he has qualified for the WSOP 2007 as a member of Team PokerRoom. In Vegas he faced poker superstars like Johnny Chan and Marcel Luske.

His love for poker seems to have passed on to his children Jamie and Jade, in particular his 14-year old son.

Together with 4erkess (Latvia), DoggyP75 (Finland) and Puggy82 (UK), Marky has taken a seat at the final table. There are only two seats remaining to be claimed.

Marky_Crash profile

Age: 32

Nationality: Scotland, Glasgow

Member since: September 7 2006 (Senior member)

Poker career: Full-time for two years and six months

Personality: Reserved

Poker idols: Ratty & Duck

Favourite poker game: OH8, Texas HE NL

Hobbies: Football - supports Celtic - nightlife and online gaming

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