Morten Holm Lassen - Denmark

Holm Hooked on Online Backgammon

13/09/2009

Top backgammon giant Mortem Holm has signed and agreement with the backgammon tour and now online backgammon platform World Series of Backgammon, according to which he will be playing money games and tournaments exclusively on the WSOB website. Along with Holm, World Series of Backgammon have signed top female backgammon player Katja Spillum of Norway. The two, who are both successful poker players, will be also taking part in the World Series of Backgammon live events.

The WSOB online platform, which was launched on July during the WSOB season III first event, WSOB Cannes, has previously signed #1 backgammon giant Matvely "Falafel" Natanzon of Israel and World Backgammon Champion Masayuki "Mochy" Mochizuki of Japan as members of the WSOB Team, requiring them to play exclusively on the WSOB platform, using their original names and avatars carrying their unique characteristics. Natanzon and Masayuki are also part of Play65 team of bot busters (along with #9 backgammon giant Bob Wachtel).