Thomas Froslev

23-year-old university student Thomas Frøslev may be finishing his Financial Economics degree in May 2010, but he has already secured himself a $100,000 sponsorship with Everest Poker.

Thomas is one of most formidable ring game regulars at Everest Poker. Twice qualifying for Live the Dream via the Cash Game Races, he prefers playing shorthanded and heads up NLHE games up to $10,000 (blinds 50/100) for the constant intensity.

“It forces you to play more. You have to think,” says the Esbjerg, Denmark resident. “At a 10-person table, you can get away with playing as few hands as possible.”

Although Thomas played seven events in the 2009 WSOP and played 14th in an ECPT event in 2009, Thomas believes that an Everest Poker sponsorship will help him achieve his current goal of gaining more live event experience, as well as using what he's learned from others to help novice players.

“I want to give my knowledge back to the poker community, because if it weren't for poker forums and high stakes players, I would never have gotten this far in poker.”

Like many young players, he got hooked during the “poker boom” four years ago, and honed his basic skills in home games with his friends. But for Thomas, poker is less about money and more about the strategy, competition, and the relationships he's cultivated with other players.

Although he has enjoyed much success as a cash game player and has posted impressive finishes in some of the biggest online guaranteed tournaments, at the end of the day, the only thing that matters is that he is having fun.

“When it comes down to it, enjoying life is what matters and when I play poker, I enjoy life,” he says. “And that’s the reason I am a poker player.”