A poker player with Manx-based PokerStars has hit the big time - with a win of more than £80,000.
James Piccolo, lives in Las Vegas and plays poker for a living, struck a $100,000 jackpot in one of the company's mini-tournaments.
It's one of three big wins for PoksterStars players last week - a Chilean man won £1.2 million, while a Polish man won almost £230,000.
James was visiting family, who recorded his huge win:
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