AbsolutePoker.com has announced that rising poker star Matt Vengrin has signed as its newest pro. The leading online poker site is building a roster of poker players and is thrilled to start with one of the finest online Hold'em players out there.

"I am honored and humbled that I was chosen to help represent AbsolutePoker," stated Vengrin. "I believe in the brand and look forward to a long term relationship working side by side with the management team."

In just over two years, Vengrin has won over $717,000 playing online at UltimateBet, Full Tilt Poker, and Poker Stars. Only in 2009, the online poker pro has amassed five top ten finishes in several popular online poker tournaments, including a 9th place showing in UltimateBet's UBOC Event #1, a Pot Limit Omaha tournament, for $1,800. Other notable wins this year include a 1st place finish in a recent No Limit Hold'em event for $61,600 and a 2nd place finish in a $100k tournament for $21,327.

His land-based tournament wins are equally profitable, totaling $400,000. Recently, Vengrin finished strong in Event #9 of the 2009 Aussie Millions for nearly $10,000. At UltimateBet's 2008 Aruba Poker Classic, Vengrin collected $6,670, and he secured $167,973 for a third place finish in Event # 29 at the 2008 World Series of Poker.

Online poker players at Absolute Poker can employ the online poker site's free Absolute Buddy software to discover where Matt Vengrin is seated. He will be featured in red text while playing at Absolute Poker's tables under the name mattvengrin.