| Michael Gaetjens was walking past the All In Energy booth at the 2008 World Series of Poker and noticed that the Energy Drink and Bottled Water sponsor of the WSOP was conducting a contest for invitations to its July 1, $500,000 Invitational Poker Tournament. Gaetjens, in town from Miami to play only one WSOP event, is very glad that he decided to enter the All In contest. It was a decision that lead him to winning a $107,000 plus a seat in the $10,000 buy-in Main Event of the WSOP. Johnny Chan, poker legend and 10 times WSOP bracelet winner, presented the top prize to Michael.
The 26-year-old, who was recently married, came to the U.S. from Haiti. Known in the Miami poker rooms as "The Great White Shark," he learned to play poker at the family table, but raised the stakes when he entered college at the University of Florida and began playing cash games on the side. At his first job out of college at the Ernst & Young accounting firm, Gaetjens discovered that the company had a program to support the United Way with contributions and he has continued making regular donations ever since.
All In Energy in well known in the poker world. Johnny Chan is one of the founders of the company as well as a terrific spokesman. He has brought on a stable of celebrity poker pros including: Scottie Nguyen, J.C. Tran, Freddie Deeb, Layne Flack, Chris Moneymaker, Tuan Le, Phil Gordon, David Singer, T.J. Cloutier, Clonie Gowen, Steve Dennenman, Tim Phan, Cindy Violette, Bill Baxter, Eli Elezra, David Ulliot, Scott Frischman, Robert Williamson III, David Williams, Dewey Tomko and Patrick Antonius, among others. |
