james666, aged 22 from Canterbury, is a very happy young man today after beating 645 players in the Sunday Deep Stack freezeout to win an amazing $18,650 first prize in the Ladbrokes online poker festival, LEOCOP IV. James, who has been playing online poker at Ladbrokespoker.com for four years has now guaranteed himself a place in the invitation only online Masters Event on the 22nd November where a place in the semi finals of Poker Million VII, a televised tournament on Sky Sports 2, with a million dollar first prize, is at stake.

Edward Ihre, MD of Ladbrokes Poker said: "This has been one of the most hotly contested tournaments so far.