Lock Poker announced this weekend that it has signed Melanie Weisner to its stable of pros, team LockPRO ELITE. She joins a young team which includes Eric “Rizen” Lynch, Chris Moorman, Leo Margets, Bryan “PrimordialAA” Pellegrino, Brett Jungblut.
Formerly a pro at Full Tilt Poker, Weisner is primarily a tournament player, specializing in heads-up Sit-and-Go’s. According to the tournament tracking site SharkScope.com, she ranked near the top of the leader boards in terms of total profit in several categories in 2010:
Any game with stakes $301-$1,000 – 11th
Any game with any stakes – 20th
Any game on Full Tilt Poker – 17th
Heads-Up Hold’em with stakes $301-$1,000 – 9th
Heads-Up Hold’em with any stakes – 14th
Despite being slowed down online by Black Friday, Melanie Weisner still ranked 8th in short-handed super turbo Sit-and-Go’s with $301-$1,000 stakes. At one point, she actually held the number one ranking for heads-up Sit-and-Go’s, across any site, period.
According to PocketFives.com, which tracks multi-table tournaments (MTTs), Weisner, who has played under the screen name “Callisto 5” on PokerStars, ranks 2,356th for MTTs worldwide. She reached as high as 607th back in August of 2010. Her largest cash according to the site was just over $50,000 for a 3rd place finish in the PokerStars $530 Sunday $500K guaranteed tournament on August 1st, 2010.
While her live tournament resume isn’t nearly as expansive as her online one, she has been ramping up her brick-and-mortar game as of late. This past fall, she had a successful run in Europe, starting with a 3rd place finish in the £1,000 No-Limit Hold’em event at the European Poker Tour (EPT) London stop (£15,300/$ 23,914), followed by a 4th place finish in the £5,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em event at the same tour stop (£20,000/$31,260). A week and a half later, Weisner placed 33rd in the $10,000 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) Main Event (€27,500/$36,736). She has two live wins under her belt, both in Ladies Events. The first was at EPT Prague in 2009, while the second came at the EPT Grand Final in 2010.
All told, Melanie Weisner has won $388,002 on the live tournament circuit. She currently ranks 74th on Epic Poker’s Global Poker Index.
“Melanie is a perfect fit for Lock. Passionate, relentless in her dedication to the game and incredibly intelligent,” said Lock Poker’s CEO Jennifer Larson in a press release. “Players like Melanie give us the true insight into the product and player experience that we need to become the best. Partnering with our players is the true path to greatness.”
The 25-year old Houston native said, “I am thrilled to join a team of world-class players and talented peers such as Chris Moorman, Matt Stout and Leo Margets. I feel very honoured to be a part of this exciting and growing brand, and look forward to representing Lock around the world.”
