WSOPE Bracelet Winner Scott Shelley Joins Team PKRPKR Customer Services Employee Joins Team PKR Pro After Bracelet Win |
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Twenty-four-year-old PKR employee Scott Shelley has been promoted from PKR Customer Services to Team PKR Pro after his World Series of Poker Europe bracelet win in London last month.
Shelly has been a PKR employee for four years though has played poker for longer than that. He topped a field of 582 players to win the £1,000 no-limit hold’em event at this year’s WSOPE taking down £133,857 for his victory.
Shelly said of his rapid ascent through the PKR ranks, “The last two weeks have been life changing and joining Team PKR Pro has been the icing on the cake. It is a privilege and an honour to join the likes of the current team members and I can’t wait to start representing PKR at future events!”.
“I’m looking forward to showing PKR and its community what I can do. I aim for some more big wins, and most importantly increasing my bracelet collection.”
Shelley premiers his new status at next week’s PKR.com London Calling festival before joinging fellow PKR Team pros at PKR Live V in November.