Lock Poker Signs Melanie "Callisto" Weisner! LockPRO Army Continues to Grow!

    LONDON, ENGLAND, January 15, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Lock is thrilled to announce the new addition to their LockPRO ELITE team, Melanie "Callisto" Weisner.

Hailing from Houston, Texas, Melanie discovered poker through her younger brother's success online and decided that she wanted to learn the game. At the time she was studying Musical Theatre at NYU and began her poker career by playing low-stakes ring games online. She didn't enjoy much success at first, but was very stubborn and vowed to improve. She discovered multi-table tournaments and after winning a $3 tournament she devoted herself to learning MTT strategy, and never looked back.

Learning mainly on her own through experience, Melanie climbed the MTT ranks with multiple wins in increasingly prestigious online tournaments. Alongside the MTTs, Melanie developed an affinity for heads-up poker due to the large number of hands that she was able to play with a much different dynamic than full-ring games. She became a formidable presence in one-on-one battle and is currently both a tournament pro as well as a heads-up specialist. She has previously held the #1 ranking for heads-up sit-and-go players across all ranked sites, and has amassed over $1.2 million in online tournament winnings.

Entering the live arena, Melanie has had an increasing number of deep runs in live major events around the globe, with five cashes in the last year's WSOP and multiple EPT Ladies' Event titles. She is currently ranked #84 in the Global Poker Index, which ranks the top 300 live tournament players around the world today. Her live tournament winnings exceed $397,000, and at age 25 this is just the beginning for this rising star.

"Melanie is a perfect fit for Lock. Passionate, relentless in her dedication to the game and incredibly intelligent," says Jennifer Larson CEO/Owner of Lock Poker. "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."

"I am thrilled to join a team of world-class players and talented peers such as Chris Moorman, Matt Stout and Leo Margets," says Weisner. "I feel very honoured to be a part of this exciting and growing brand, and look forward to representing Lock around the world."

"I feel honoured to have the opportunity to work with Melanie," says Eric Rizen Lynch. "I've known Melanie for a while and her ferocity at the tables and passion for the game of poker are unmatched."

LOCK

Lock is the world's most innovative online gaming brand. Lock launched their first masterpiece, Lock Poker, over four years ago and recently launched their ground breaking Casino. They exploded into poker industry by introducing the Bluff Online Poker challenge, becoming the first company to develop a Mac download casino, introducing sharkscope integration, live stats and a custom hand re-player. Last but certainty not leasthiring Eric Rizen Lynch as their Poker Room Manager. Lock continues to bring a fresh perspective to this exciting industry and its mandate is to drive innovation through superior design and initiative. www.lockpoker.com and www.lockcasino.com.

MERGE GAMING

Merge Gaming is the fresh new face in the online poker world, growing rapidly and providing a solid, secure, gaming platform for its partners. We are dedicated to providing users with the best possible online gaming experience, and providing our operators all the tools necessary to run a successful poker business. Merge Gaming accepts players worldwide and is focused on catering to all player groups through active promotions, game variety, quality software and security.

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