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This weekend Lock Poker continued their push to become a major player in the world of online poker as well as to carve out a niche in burgeoning European markets, by signing yet another big name European player, this time in the form of European Poker Tour (EPT) Snowfest runner-up Kevin Vandersmissen.

Vandersmissen, who resides in Belgium, joins an already stacked roster of Lock Poker Team Elite players that includes Chris Moorman, Leo Margets, Matt Stout, and Casey Jarzabek and Poker Room Manager for Lock Poker Eric Lynch amongst others.

The 23 year-old Vandersmissen has already tallied over $865k in live tournament winnings in his career, including his $368k score for finishing second at the 2011 EPT Snowfest. Playing under the online screen-name of “Civelus” Vandersmissen has also banked over $500k in online tournament winnings.

In a press release from Lock Poker, Vandersmissen stated, “I am really proud and happy to be welcomed to the Lock family; this is a new era for me as a player and I’m looking forward to representing Lock Poker all over the world,” while Poker Room Manager Eric Lynch seemed equally excited about the addition of “Civelus” to the Lock Poker Team, saying, “I’m super excited to have Kevin as a part of the team. Not only is Kevin an amazing player, but he brings us a unique perspective to poker and is truly one of the great ambassadors of the game. I’m looking forward to the opportunity to work with him further in the future”

It will be interesting to see if the signing of the Belgian is an indicator that Lock Poker (part of the Merge Gaming Network) is seeking an online poker license from the country. Thus far only Partouche, PokerStars, and 777 have garnered licenses from the Belgian Gaming Commission.