To say that Gary "GB2005" Bogdanski had a good late 2006/early 2007 would be an understatement. He was crowned the best all-around player at the Full Tilt Online Poker Series II (FTOPS) in November 2006, earning himself a custom avatar on the site, similar to those sported by the Full... more

To say that Gary “GB2005” Bogdanski had a good late 2006/early 2007 would be an understatement. He was crowned the best all-around player at the Full Tilt Online Poker Series II (FTOPS) in November 2006, earning himself a custom avatar on the site, similar to those sported by the Full Tilt-sponsored pros. Bogdanski finished deep in three tournaments to win the title, making the final two tables in all three but never breaking into the final table. He earned $9,053 during that series.

Bogdanski told Card Player that, next to winning a $500 pot-limit five-card draw event at FullContactPoker, this is one of his “proudest accomplishments.” He’d won the tournament at FullContact despite having never played the game before.

“I was very happy to play so well in many (FTOPS) events,” Bodganski said, “but with the success I’ve had in other online tournaments, it was a frustrating series. Nevertheless, it is a great honor to win the overall leader board for the FTOPS, and I’m excited to have myself made into a cartoon.”

Less than a month later, in December, he took down Full Tilt’s weekly $400,000-guaranteed tournament, earning a $78,789 payday. Then came 2007, and a clean slate for the year. Bogdanski showed the poker world he was serious when he took third place in the largest regularly-scheduled weekly event in online poker, the PokerStars Sunday Million event. His finish came with an $85,670 payday, the largest in his poker career.

Despite his success in poker, Bogdanski insists that he's a semi-pro. He only plays poker part-time, devoting the majority of his time to his "real" job as the equipment manager for the New Jersey Nets NBA team.

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