Is Team Bodog’s Justin Bonomo any good? Well let’s see, how does 13 final tables in the last three years sound? Or having won $1.6M in tournament cash over that same period? Let’s not forget his success online as “ZeeJustin”, despite the cheating he recklessly committed when he was younger.

This kid is very good, and he’s lighting it up on the pro tours. He has three final tables in 2008, and he’s poised to take a run at the WSOP next month. He cashed three times there last year, and Bodog is banking he gets deep into some events this year.

His success has helped erase his rocky beginnings. After being banned online, some tried to ban him from the game altogether. But he has shown that he belongs with the best in the world, and after his public apology we all should forgive him for his youthful mistakes.