Sam "tr1cky7" Trickett Signs as a partypoker Ambassador

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United Kingdom’s winningest live tournament player Sam Trickett is the latest addition to partypoker's pro roster, the site announced on Wednesday.

Trickett has over $20 million in total live tournament cashes and his biggest score came in 2012, when he famously finished as the runner-up in $1,000,000 buy-in The Big One for One Drop event for over $10 million. He is known to play some of the biggest cash games also and plays on PokerStars under nickname "tr1cky7".

According to partypoker, Trickett will be attending partypoker's global events throughout 2017 and also play invite-only high stakes ‘Trickett’s Cash Games’ on partypoker, "where players have the opportunity to win a seat at Trickett’s tables and get to rub shoulders with a legitimate superstar of poker."

Here is what Trickett had to say about his new sponsorship deal:

I am proud to be joining the expanding partypoker team and represent the brand globally. partypoker was always my first site and I am excited about the direction the company is taking, with the players and a fun feel at the forefront of their minds. I am going to bring monthly high stakes games online, which my friends and partypoker players can enjoy. Over the coming weeks I will plan my live events schedule for 2017 and look forward to getting back on the tournament circuit, wearing the partypoker patch.