British pro James Keys signs with RedKings Poker

British poker pro, James Keys, is joining Ramzi Jelassi and Toni Ojala as part of Team RedKings. With the addition of James Keys, RedKings Poker strengthens their presence on the live tournament scene.

In the last few years, James has cashed on three different continents in the three main events of the poker world - WSOP $10k, Aussie Millions A$10k and WSOPE £10k. James' career got off on a strong start when through a $75 feeder satellite qualified to WSOPE and eventually finishing 9th in the Main Event for over $120k. He has also had success in Europe and the UK with a 2nd place in the Baltic festival in Estonia and a win in the DTD monthly deepstack in 2009.

"I'm very excited to be signing with Red Kings Poker, the site has always been a favorite of mine and hopefully I can be a good representative of RedKings, I also very grateful to Poker Icons for getting me this opportunity" - says James Keys.

James is at the moment in Australia playing the main event of Aussie Millions, and with the new sponsor his schedule for 2011 is packed with events, including among others GSOP Live series, WSOP and EPT events.

"We are delighted to welcome James to Team RedKings. It's great to have one of the UK's most exciting new and upcoming poker pros be part of the Team especially now as we host our very first major live tournament in the exciting city of Bucharest on February 2nd"- Says Michael Golembo, CEO of RedKings.