Sami Selio
Many professional sports players are crossing over to play at the poker tables because poker provides for them the same thrill as their sports provide. This is why more and more professional players who are still currently in the circuit or have already retired join teams such as Team Pokerstars. One such player is Sami Selio, known and respected F1 Powerboat racer.
Sami Selio is one of the most recent professional sports players to sign onto the Team Pokerstars Pro SportsStars. He was made 
part of the team very recently – PokerStars released the announcement that he was going to be part of the team on the 28th of October, 2009. People have yet to see, then, how he is going to perform on the poker tables, but if his career as a racer is an indication of his attitude towards the game then he’s sure to hit it big. He has background in the game, though, as he is a trained croupier and he understands how the game works, and so he is expected to provide a good game on the tables soon.
His first rise to prominence began in 1990, when he was crowned the champion in the Finnish Championship in powerboat racing. His sport requires precision and skill, as one small mistake could cause these extra-lightweight boats to fly and turn over or worse, crash into another boat, turning into a fiery wreck. He demonstrated the precision and skill, working his way up to the Formulas, until eight years later, in 1998, when he first made his appearance at Formula One. During his debut he won Rookie Of The Year, which indicated his promising career as a powerboat racer, and he continued to place in the Formula One races, finishing second in 2005 and finally achieving his victory in 2007. Aside from racing powerboats and playing poker, he also likes golf, and he is a licensed scuba diver.