Frank "Round42" Rusnak went from covering his beat as a journalist for a Chicago newspaper to laying sick beats on his opponents at the poker tables. Taking a trip to the Bahamas and leaving $247,000 richer can do that. Since snagging that hefty sixth-place payday at the 2007... more

Frank “Round42” Rusnak went from covering his beat as a journalist for a Chicago newspaper to laying sick beats on his opponents at the poker tables. Taking a trip to the Bahamas and leaving $247,000 richer can do that.

Since snagging that hefty sixth-place payday at the 2007 PokerStars.com Caribbean Adventure (PCA), Rusnak has gone on to improve his already impressive online tournament record by taking down some noteworthy contests, including event No. 7 of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) V, a $1,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em event, in which he won $262,000.

It's not all about Full Tilt, though. Rusnak has made the final table of PokerStars' two biggest weekly events, the Sunday Million and the Sunday Warmup, finishing in fifth ($42,000) and third ($30,000), respectively. He's also taken down the $100,000-guaranteed tournament on Bodog, earning $25,000.

His record, both live and online, is indeed impressive. He probably won't be going back to his weather-proof steno pad any time soon.

Read Rusnak's exclusive interview with CardPlayer.com by clicking here. close bio