 A few days later he finished third in the $1000 Seven-card stud high low split event, earning $65,971, adding up to an unprecedented four top 3 finishes, in four different poker variants, in his first year at the WSOP.His showing prompted Full Tilt Poker to bring him in as a sponsored pro.In 2007, Madsen cashed in his first WPT event, finishing eighth at the Bay 101 Shooting Star Championship.