Aashish Nanak was already different from other boys his age since he showed an interest in computers at the age of 3.  Now he is definitely different from boys his age because the Delhi, India resident recently won over a half million dollars in an online poker tourname nt.

Unfortunately for Aashish and the Nanak family, the money isn’t theirs yet because an unidentified poker site won’t deliver the $500k.  The poker room, which has remained anonymous, has refused to pay up because of the simple fact that Aashish is obviously underage for the game of poker.  Their refusal to pay has set the stage for a big court battle that is currently taking place in Delhi.

The case for the poker room seems solid at this point, but the Nanak family has also put forth some strong arguments as well.  According to them, it was well known by the mysterious poker website that Aashish had been playing at their room.  They claim that a staff member from the site had even given him a nickname – the Little Poker Wizard.

Whether Aashish Nanak and his family wins the court battle remains to be seen.  But he has an incredible story nonetheless.  Aashish began working on his first Internet website by the age of 4.  This in turn evolved into an affiliate marketing business that Aashish was running to help the Nanak family pay their bills.  Eventually, his uncle noticed his remarkable abilities and got him involved in Internet poker by the age of 6.  Since then, Aashish has been playing poker on his uncle’s account and has earned lots of small winnings during his three-year poker career.

But Aashish will have to continue fighting for the largest win of his career this week in court.  Since the Nanaks aren’t exactly the wealthiest people in India, they are certainly hoping the court decides in their favor.

This player is obviously ecstatic now and can barely believe hitting the bonus on a $5 hand.

When reached for comment, hyun503 said:

“I have no clue what to think right now. It’s just crazy! I just wanted to take it in right now and relax for the next couple days.”

Just another example of a happy winner of our industry-leading jackpots.

Want to get in on the action and grab a massive jackpot? Check out the Bad Beat Tables or the $1 and $5 Caribbean Stud games. Don’t forget to place the jackpot bet, or you could miss out on thousands!

How does the Caribbean Stud jackpot payout? Check it out below:

Royal Flush – 100%
Straight Flush – 10%
Four of a Kind – $100
Full House – $75
Flush – $50

Hit the tables and good luck out there. Hope you hit a jackpot soon.

For all of his hard work, Maciel85 will be going to the Aussie Millions as a representative of CarbonPoker in fabulous Melbourne, Australia. The Aussie Millions will be going off January 24-29. Keep your eyes peeled for updates on the status and winners from Carbon. He’s a Brazilian player that has been with the network since early 2006.

We’re happy to report that seven winners from CarbonPoker will be hitting the felts down under to start out 2010′s marquee tournaments.

Want to get in on the live seat action? Check out the monthly MultiTable Tournament Leaderboards at CarbonPoker. Play often and win a seat. Each prize is valued at about $15,000, so it’s a great way to jumpstart your pro playing career.

This Thursday (November 26), CarbonPoker is happy to announce a Special $500 added Freezeout Tourney. We’re increasing the value of a tournament that should be packed with players.

The tournament is open to ALL CarbonPoker players, so be sure to get in there.

Details:

• Special Thanksgiving Freezeout – $500 Added
• 19:15 Carbon Server Time.
• Scheduled/Special
• Texas Hold’em
• Buyin:  $5.00 + $0.50 or 550 VIP Points
• Register: Now!

That’s a lot of bucks! The top 128 Players in the Thanksgiving Leaderboard will duke it out in a heads up grand slam tourney.

There is still time to get into the top 128, so get in there! Your standing on the Leaderboard will determine your unique starting stack in the $25K+ tourney.

Don’t forget the value added Thanksgiving Tournament that is set to go off tomorrow. Details coming soon!

As you can see (from my expert screen cap + cropping skillzzzz), the Thanksgiving Jackpot is now over $13K! You guys are hitting the Special Turkey SitNGos hard right now.

We are almost halfway through the month, so there is still time to crack your way into the top 128 players on the Leaderboard and become eligible for a unique starting stack in our Thanksgiving Heads up Grand Slam Finale.

Interested? I thought so.

Track the Leaderboard here and look for the Turkey SnGs in the player admin.

Bring yourself some luck this Friday the 13th, and compete for this growing jackpots.

The Final Table was the longest in the event’s history – logging over 17.5 hours of play until only two remained.

Joe Cada was the eventual winner – beating out Darvin Moon in heads up action last night.

Here’s the breakdown of the Final Table Winners:

Joe Cada – $8.55Million

Darvin Moon – $5.18Million

Antoine Saout – $3.48Million

Eric Buchman – $2.5Million

Jeff Shulman – $1.95Million

Steven Begleiter – $1.59Million

Phil Ivey – $1.4Million

Kevin Schaffel – $1.3Million

James Akenhead – $1.2Million

Half of each Turkey SnG goes into the Jackpot for the top 128 players on the leaderboard – so there is still time to crack into a good spot on the leaderboard and be eligible for a piece of the ever-expanding prize pool.

As of this afternoon (pictured) the official count is $10,767.90. We’ll hit $11K soon, and then keep going. We seeded the Jackpot with $2,500, and now it’s all up to you guys.

Keep playing and watch it grow!

The CarbonPoker Thanksgiving jackpot has grown by over $1000 in the last 24 hours. You guys are rabid!

As of 13:06:24 Server Time on November 5, 2009 (that’s official!), the Jackpot is weighing in at $7,289.25. And that’s pre-cooked.

You guys still have 3.5 weeks to baste that into a pretty insane prizepool for the heads up leaderboard championship. Remember, you need to finish in the top 128 to get a spot and try for the payout.

Here’s the breakdown of how you get points:

1c of entry fee = 1 leaderboard point

Buy-in	Total LB Points	Points for 1st	Points for 2nd
$2 + 20c	40	28	12
$5 + 50c	100	70	30
$10 + $1	200	140	60
$25 + $2.50	500	350	150
$50 + $5	1000	700	300

And just so you know, you’re still not late to the party. There is plenty of time to crack the upper echelon of the leaderboard. Get grinding, turkeys.

The good people at CarbonPoker seeded the jackpot with $2,500 and you players have jacked it up to over $6K already. If that’s not enough motivation to work your way up the leader board, I’m not sure you should even keep reading this.

As I told you before, half of each Turkey Jackpot SnG gets thrown into the Final Tourney Jackpot. The top 128 players on the Thanksgiving leader board will face off in a unique starting stack heads up bracket tourney (say that 3 times fast) at the end of the promotion.

Track the Thanksgiving Leader Board here to see how far you need to go to increase your stack. If the first four days are any indication, there will be a lot to play for at the end of the month.

Current Leaders:

1. sliekas
2. mazokie
3. LTUFlawless
4. Edener2012
5. Smaggie
6. vader46
7. freeroller4
8. 27imod
9. mart1129
10. racer13