“TIGHT” “TIGHT” - Poker Player Newspaper
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“TIGHT” “TIGHT” - Poker Player Newspaper
POKER PLAYER scan with your phone to visit our website Vol. 17 Number 19 March 10, 2014 A Gambling Times Publication www.pokerplayernewspaper.com Copyright ©2014 Bi-Weekly $3.95 Palm Beach Kennel Club: Russ Dykshteyn Wins $202,535 All the chips went in preflop on the final hand and Russ Dykshteyn’s AK had Vincent Maglio’s AT dominated. The runout was Q 8 6 7 8 and changed nothing. Dykshteyn had Maglio covered and it was over. Dykshteyn had his first WSOP Circuit ring and $202,335. Maglio settles for second and $125,201. The heads-up match only lasted about 15 minutes. Vince Maglio had the chip lead going in with about 7.2 million to Dykshteyn’s ~6 million. A couple of hands later, Dykshteyn has reversed their positions and had 7.7 million to Maglio’s 5.5 million. Then the final, fatal, hand played out. 0 74470 05299 9 0 8> (Continued on page 3) Ronald Pease Captures CPPT Main Event At Foxwoods and $91,347 The $1,650 No Limit Hold’em event in the 2014 CCPT Events at Foxwoods Resort Casino, had 340 entrants start play on Friday and Saturday, battling it out for a piece of the $494,700 prize pool. One hundred and six started play at noon on Sunday, narrowing the field to thirteen by the end of the night. The final thirteen started play at noon on Monday with it taking forty minutes to reach the final table. Play continued for another thirteen hours which included four hours of heads-up action. The final two agreed to a chop, and after several hands Chris Tryba of North Las Vegas, NV collected $91,346 for 2nd, while Ron Pease of Glastonbury, CT was crowned the $1,650 Main Event Champion, earning $91,347, and the Championship Trophy. (Continued on page 3) Coming Soon to Foxwoods... It’s Million Time! At the upcoming Foxwoods Poker Classic you can mix it up with a field of top professional players as well as top amateur players. All you have to do is… Player Lawsuit Against Borgata— No Class Action— Yet by Wendeen H. Eolis It has been one full month since the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement ordered the Borgata Casino to cancel the opening event of its annual Winter Poker Open, but New Jersey regulators have yet to reach a conclusion to their investigation of bogus chips that were introduced into the competition. The extended delay has led to escalating agitation among players according to Bruce Licausi attorney for Jeffrey Musterel, plaintiff in a lawsuit filed last Friday against the Borgata. Musterel, is a recreational poker player from Egg Harbor Township, near Atlantic City. He is among the 4000+ players who par- The $100,000 guaranteed No-Limit Hold’em event featured 1,468 players competing for $176,160 in cash, making it the largest number of entries and the biggest prize pool in casino history. The top five players chopped for $16,386 each. “The number of players who competed in the weekend-long event was mind blowing,” said Eric Lawless, senior manager of (Continued on page 3) Who’s on First? None of the final 27 players (all of whom were “in the money”), has been paid any portion of the allocated prize pool. Borgata officials have met with these players and have assured them of Borgata’s plans to assure that they are treated fairly. Almost all of the players “in the money” down to 27th place—the point at which the tournament was aborted— (Continued on page 7) Mike Caro (Continued on page 12) The MAD GENIUS of Poker Oklahoma State Championships Underway at Hard Rock Tulsa $100,000 guaranteed event 3 sets Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa records ticipated in the tournament, but failed to cash in the tainted competition. The primary thrust of the legal papers is that the Borgata failed in its obligations to adequately protect the playing field. TODAY’S WORD IS... W “TIGHT” hen I was a kid, I was able to demolish local poker games in Denver just by entering pots with only my very best starting hands. We call that playing “tight.” It amazed me that opponents had so little patience. They were willing to sacrifice their chips to me night after night without me having to know much about poker to win. I just took advantage of their tendency to bet money on bad hands. TURN TO PAGE 4 FOR MORE... Hard Rock Florida Rocks & RULES! By Barbara Rogers Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino does rule, to the tune of a $5 million guarantee. This is the largest guarantee ever for a $3,500 Buy-in Tournament. This poker showdown kick-off is slated for March 27th with the event wrapping up on March 30th. The series will take place in the resort ballrooms with the televised championship final table held at Hard Rock w w w. p o ke r p l a y e r n e w s p a p e r. c o m Live. Satellite events will take place at five Seminole Gaming properties. Twenty-one days of poker starting out with a $1 million guaranteed Deep Stack No Limit M A R C H 1 0, 2 0 1 4 (Continued on page 9) P O K E R P L AY E R 1 POKER ROOM AT BALLY’S LAS VEGAS A DAY TOURNAMENT $65 Buy-in $10 Buy-in SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS AT 8PM $2,000 PRIZE POOL GUARANTEED $600 MINIMUM GUARANTEED to 1st place $1,000 minimum GUARANTEED to 1st place $600 minimum GUARANTEED to 2nd place $400 minimum 3rd place $10 Buy-in = 1,000 starting chips 9am, 11am, 2pm, 5pm, 8pm No re-buys or add-ons See Poker Room for Details $10 Rebuys and $20 Add-On Must be 21 or older to gamble. Know When To Stop Before You Start.® Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-522-4700. ©2014, Caesars License Company, LLC. A DAY $75 Buy-in TOURNAMENT $10 Buy-in TRIPLE GUARANTEE TOURNAMENTS $1,500 PRIZE POOL GUARANTEED TUES, WED & THURS AT 9PM $2,000 PRIZE POOL GUARANTEED $1,000 minimum GUARANTEED to 1st place $600 minimum GUARANTEED to 2nd place $500 minimum GUARANTEED to 2nd place $400 minimum 3rd place $1,000 minimum GUARANTEED to 1st place $10 REBUYS AND $20 ADD-ON 10am 1pm 4pm 7pm No re-buys or add-ons See Poker Room for Details. Must be 21 or older to gamble. Know When To Stop Before You Start.® Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-522-4700. ©2014, Caesars License Company, LLC. FAME SETS THE SCENE (Continued on page 14) 2 P O K E R P L AY E R M A R C H 1 0, 2 0 1 4 w w w. p o ke r p l a y e r n e w s p a p e r. c o m WSOP Circuit at Palm Beach Kennel Club Foxwoods CPPT (Cont’d from page 1) FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO The final table featured a couple of WSOP Circuit ring holders. Joe McKeehen has two rings, one of which is a Main Event Championship ring from Caesar’s Atlantic City in 2013. He finished 4th. The only other player at the final table with a ring was Luke Graham, who made back-to-back final tables here, finishing 8th this year and 6th last year. He has a circuit ring from Harrah’s New Orleans in 2013. In this event, Dykshteyn bested a field of 658 entrants to earn the lion’s share of the $987,000 prize pool. The final 72 players got paid and it was a packed field. Mukul Pahuja, who has nearly $1.9 million in tournament earnings, just missed the unofficial final table, busting out 11th for $15,220. He followed Aaron Massey to the rail after Massey busted in 12th place ($15,220). Massey has over $1.5 million in earnings. The last woman sitting in this event was Claudia Crawford. She finished 15th for $12,387. WSOP bracelet holders in the money: Josh Arieh, 17th ($10,206); Robert Cheung, $56th ($3,010) and David Diaz, 62nd ($3,010). Ruslan ‘Russ’ Dykshteyn is a semi-professional poker Oklahoma State player who usually sticks to cash games. “I hardly ever play tournaments and only at Borgata”. He lives in Brooklyn, NY, and said “I just came down to visit friends”. That’s the only reason he’s here playing this event. He’s usually tearing up the cash games in Atlantic City and rarely plays tournaments. He has one large tournament score prior to today, which is a 3rd place finish in the 2012 Borgata Spring Poker Open Championship, good for $112,950. In addition to the prize money and gold ring, Dykshteyn also earns a seat in the season-ending National Championship to be held this spring. CARD PLAYER POKER TOUR PALM BEACH KENNEL CLUB BUY-IN $1,500 + $150 PLAYERS 340 PRIZE POOL WSOP CIRCUIT EVENT 2/14/13 NO LIMIT HOLD’EM MAIN EVENT BUY-IN $1,675 PLAYERS 658 PRIZE POOL $987,004 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Ruslan Dykshteyn $202,335 Vincent Maglio . . . $125,201 Richard Kirsch . . . . $91,830 Joseph Mckeehen . . $68,291 Ian O’Hara . . . . . . . $51,472 George Lampert . . . $39,312 Joshua Kay . . . . . . . $30,419 Luke Graham . . . . . $23,846 Fadi Massad . . . . . . $18,931 (Continued on page 9) DAY DATE TIME # SAT 3/8 11AM 1 SAT 3/8 1PM 2 $ SUN 3/9 11AM 3 SUN 3/9 1PM 4 EVENT 7 2/12/14 NO LIMIT HOLD’EM BUY-IN $530 + $70 PLAYERS 385 PRIZE POOL $130,707 1. Joseph Nelligan . . . . $28,325 $133,919 1. Andrew Gallen . . . . $18,347 2. Billy Papadopoulos . $18,347 3. Joseph Zilinski . . . . $18,347 EVENT 1 2/8/14 NO LIMIT HOLD’EM BUY-IN $530 + $70 PLAYERS 502 PRIZE POOL $258,078 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Christopher Leong . $42,149 Chris Schonbach . . $42,148 Bassioni Hammouda $25,000 John Sandberg . . . . $17,291 Linsford Geddes . . . $12,904 John Ricci . . . . . . . . $10,323 David Carleton . . . . . $8,516 Linda Swears . . . . . . $6,710 BUY-IN ENTRY FEE STARTING CHIPS 300 Omaha Hi-Lo 8+ $ $ 530/$70 20,000 $ 260/$40 10,000 $ 300 NLH Bounty (Re-Entry) $ 210/$40 $ 50 Bounty 15,000 $260/$40 10,000 300 PLO HIGH RE-ENTRY $ MON 3/10 11AM 5 TUE 3/11 11AM 6 TUE 3/11 1PM 300 NLH (Re-Entry) $ 100,000 Guaranteed Two-Day Event $ 260/$40 15,000 $ 210/$40 50 Bounty 15,000 300 HOSE $ 10,000 400 NLH Day 1A (Re-Entry) $ 100,000 Guaranteed Two-Day Event $ 20,000 300 7-Card Stud $ 10,000 400 NLH Day 1B (Re-Entry) $ 100,000 Guaranteed Two-Day Event $ 20,000 $ 260/$40 10,000 $ 340/$60 100 BOUNTY 20,000 $ $ 3/12 1PM 9 MON 3/17 11AM 15A HARD ROCK CASINO TULSA MON 3/17 5PM 15B OKLAHOMA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT 3 1/13/13 TUE 3/18 NOON TUE 3/18 11AM $ $ THU 3/13 11AM 8B THU 3/13 1PM 10 FRI 3/14 11AM FRI 3/14 NOON SAT 3/15 11AM $ $ 11 $ $ $ 260/ 40 350/$50 260/$40 350/$50 300 Limit Hold’em 400 NLH Day 1A and 1B combined 500 NLH Semi-Turbo Bounty (Re-Entry) $ 12 $ 300 NLH Bounty (Re-Entry) 7 WED William Miller . . . . . . $16,386 William Scarsdale . . . $16,386 Travis Riggs . . . . . . . . $16,386 Cheryl Bailey . . . . . . . $16,386 Tony Owens . . . . . . . . $16,386 Jesse McVicker . . . . . . $6,166 Colter Sanders . . . . . . $4,792 Steven Daugherty . . . . $3,787 Chip Petti . . . . . . . . . . . $3,012 Ron Pease . . . . . . . . $91,347 Chris Tryba . . . . . . . $91,346 Michael Jarvela . . . $45,760 Frank Paul . . . . . . . $36,360 Benedetto Bianco . . $26,714 Mark Lieberman . . $21,767 Bradley St Vincent . $17,809 Joshua Albin . . . . . . $14,099 Anthony Ruberto. . . $10,898 Events 600 NLH (Re-Entry) $ 100,000 Guaranteed Two-Day Event card games for Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa. “The poker players and poker industry people have been telling others about the high quality games happening here, and it showed this weekend. We hope to build off this momentum and continue offering great action at our tables.” 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. BUY-IN $260 + $40 PLAYERS 531 PRIZE POOL $ 8A $176,160 $494,700 2/10/14 NO LIMIT HOLD’EM 1 000,000 GUARANTEED! 11AM BUY-IN $150 PLAYERS 1,468 PRIZE POOL EVENT 4 $ , 3/12 NO LIMIT HOLD’EM 100K GUARANTEED 2/14/14 NO LIMIT HOLD’EM MAIN EVENT EVENT 10 WED (Cont’d from page 1) EVENT 9 (Cont’d from page 1) 2. Mike Clemente . . . . $17,580 3. Christopher Leong . $11,763 $ $ 300 NLH Ladies Only (Re-Entry) $ 260/ 40 15,000 1,500/$150 25,000 $ SAT 3/15 NOON 13 SUN 3/16 11AM 14 1,650 NLH (Re-Entry) $ 150,000 Guaranteed Two-Day Event $ 400 NLH Six – Max (Re-Entry) $ 20,000 300 NLH MULTI FLIGHTS (Re-Entry) $ 75,000 Guaranteed Two-Day Event $ 350/$50 $ 15,000 $ 350/$50 20,000 1,000/$100 20,000 $ $ 260/$40 300 NLH FLIGHTS A and B combined $ 400 NLH SENIORS (Re-Entry) Two-Day Event 16 $ WED 3/19 11AM 17 WED 3/19 1PM 18 THU 3/20 11AM 19 FRI 3/21 11AM 20 SAT 3/22 10AM 21 $ $ 1,100 NLH (Re-Entry) $ 75,000 Guaranteed Two-Day Event $ $ 260/$40 300 7-Card Stud Hi-Lo 8+ 10,000 $ 300 NLH Bounty (Re-entry) 210/$40 $ 50 Bounty 15,000 $ 30,000 $ SUN 3/23 10AM 22 2,700 NLH CHAMPIONSHIP (RE-ENTRY) $ 400,000 GUARANTEED Three-Day Event $ 2,500/$200 300 NLH SPECIAL (RE-ENTRY) $ 30,000 $300 NLH SPECIAL (RE-ENTRY) $ 260/$40 30,000 260/$40 For complete details, VISIT FOXWOODS.COM w w w. p o ke r p l a y e r n e w s p a p e r. c o m M A R C H 1 0, 2 0 1 4 P O K E R P L AY E R 3 Pennsylvania State Senators Seek to Criminalize Online Poker Playing Caro’s Word: “Tight” POKER NEWS Of course, later I helped pioneer aggressive poker strategies that proved that the sit-and-wait era of winning was finally over. But it’s important to realize that playing tight often still wins by itself. It doesn’t win as much as my power poker tactics (a term I coined in 1978 for Doyle Brunson to use with his poker bible Super/System — A Course in Power Poker). But it wins marginally. By Haley Hintze PENNSYLVANIA POLS ANNOUNCE SUPPORT FOR ONLINE-GAMBLING BAN Three Pennsylvania state legislators have announced support for a yet-to-be-introduced piece of legislation that would criminalize the playing of online poker and other forms of online gambling. The statements by State Sen. Mario Scavello and two others propose summary fines and misdemeanor penalties for playing poker and other forms of gambling online, and if enacted would make Pennsylvania only the second US state where playing online poker is regarded as criminal. (The state of Washington passed a felony law in 2006.) The LV Sands-funded Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling (CSIG) immediately hailed Scavello’s proposal; Scavello’s PA district, coincidentally, is adjacent to the one where the Sands-owned Sands Bethlehem casino is located. BORGATA CHIP COUNTERFEITER CHARGED IN BOOTLEG DVD OPERATION The problems facing alleged Borgata chip counterfeiter Christian Lusardi continue to deepen after authorities charged him with an ongoing bootleg-DVD scheme following a search of his North Carolina home. New Jersey and North Carolina media outlets reported that investigators seized 37,000 fake DVDs in addition to manufacturing and packaging equipment, in addition to evidence of overseas shipments of the DVDs from China. Lusardi remains in a Jersey jail cell on charges connected to his alleged Borgata chip counterfeiting, wherein authorities claim he added roughly 100 fake chips to a major tournament, eventually causing its cancellation. PRO-ONLINE GAMBLING LOBBYING GROUP C4COP DEBUTS A new lobbying group favoring the regulated oversight of online poker and gambling has debuted. The new Coalition for Consumer and Online Protection (C4COP) is funded by MGM International with support from the American Gaming Association. C4COP was created to counteract the anti-online push of CSIG, with C4COP immediately announcing a $250,000 media buy, primarily around Washington, D.C., to promote a pro-online political agenda. Among the political figures already signed to front the group are former GOP Congressmen Mike Oxley and Mary Bono and former Obama administrative staffer Jim Messina. LV SANDS WEBSITES TARGETED BY HACKERS The internet homes of prominent Las Vegas casino resorts Venetian and Palazzo were knocked off line for several days in February following attacks by internet hackers. The attacks appeared motivated by the pro-Israel politics of LV Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson, and text left by the hackers included a reference to an oblique recommendation Adelson made last year about bombing the Iranian desert as a show of strength supporting Israel. The hacking included the publication of private information of LV Sands employees. The LV Sands corporate website was also affected, as were the sites of its other casino properties, in Pennsylvania and Macau. PRO-ONLINE POKER CALIFORNIA POLITICIAN CONVICTED OF VOTER FRAUD, PERJURY California’s online-poker proponents lost one their major legislative supporters when California State Sen. Roderick Wright was convicted on unrelated charges of perjury and fraudulent voting. In recent years, Wright had submitted several proposals to create and regulate California intrastate online poker, plans for which must now re-develop under alternate sponsors. Wright faces as much as eight years in prison on his eight-count conviction, pending appeal. If left standing, Wright would become a felon and be unable to vote, though he remained an active Senate member at last report. BLACK FRIDAY DEFENDANT LOSES CIVIL CASE AGAINST GAMING ATTORNEY Convicted “Black Friday” online-poker payment processor Chad Elie suffered another legal setback when his malpractice lawsuit prominent gaming attorney A. Jeff Ifrah was dismissed. Elie saw all eight of his allegations dismissed, including claims of malpractice, misrepresentation, and fraud. Elie had claimed that Ifrah had enriched himself while providing misleading legal opinions to Elie regarding payment processing legality. Elie’s claims were tossed by a US District judge in Nevada, largely because of Elie’s own admissions of guilt in securing a plea deal for a reduced sentence for his own role in the Black Friday affair. Veteran poker-industry writer/editor Haley Hintze is the author of an upcoming book on the Absolute Poker and UltimateBet online cheating scandals, to be released later this year. 4 P O K E R P L AY E R M A R C H 1 0, 2 0 1 4 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Simple profit That’s why tight play should be the foundation of every poker player’s training. You need to have a solid, uncomplicated strategy to fall back on. And you need to be willing to return to it from time to time. I teach that this is like having a buoy in the middle of the ocean. You can grab onto it for survival, while waiting to be rescued. You can also swim away from it to explore or for exercise. But you must never forget where it is. Most poker players lose because they swim away from their buoys and can’t remember where to find them. Maybe they never had one to begin with, merely splashing around in an empty ocean without any sense of direction. Whatever. You need a buoy. And that buoy is simply a tight, cautious strategy that you can cling to when necessary. It turns out that you can beat most poker games against amateurs, simply by using that strategy — just by returning to your buoy. You won’t add finesse and make maximum profit, but you’ll survive. And you’ll win a little. It’s the simplest profit available. Add more hands So, when can you add more hands? When can you swim away from your buoy tied tightly to the ocean floor? Actually, you can do it most of the time. You will take more risk by adding hands to your playlist, but those additional risky hands will increase your profit, when added together over time. Playing extremely tight is w w w. p o ke r p l a y e r n e w s p a p e r. c o m the safest strategy in most poker games against weak opponents who enter too many pots. Period. Fact. Don’t argue. But, wait! Being safe isn’t why you play poker, assuming your objective is to win. Taking risk is why you play poker. You win by inviting risk when you have an advantage. That great truth is why it’s almost always wrong to raise in order to “protect a hand.” You don’t want to protect hands. You want to put hands at risk when the odds are in your favor. That’s important, so I’ll repeat it. Don’t try to protect hands; put your hands enthusiastically at risk. That’s the key to winning. And that’s why you can add hands to your safe, tight strategy. If your opponents are playing many more hands than they reasonably should, that means they’re averaging weaker hands. Sure, they’ll still have their share of powerful hands, but the average strength is less, because it’s diluted by unprofitable cards. When their average target hand is weak, you can play hands you wouldn’t play against skillful opponents and still win. That’s because, even though you’re relaxing your standards, your hands will remain stronger than theirs, on average. So, you have more hands that you can play with an advantage. Return But you should always feel secure knowing that you can return to your basic tight strategy at any moment. When? Well, if you’re conspicuously losing, that’s a good time. When the cards haven’t been friendly, opponents think you’re vulnerable and are inspired. They play better against you, because they have the illusion that you’re on a bad streak of cards and are vulnerable. Of course, you and I know that what’s already happened has no influence on the next deal. You still have the same chance of getting good cards as you always did. But your opponents (Continued on page 14) POKER PLAYER A Gambling Times Publication 13701 Riverside Dr. #300 Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 Phone: (818) 907-0907 Fax: (818) 907-1122 www.pokerplayernewspaper.com Stanley R. Sludikoff EDITOR / PUBLISHER sludikoff@yahoo.com Shari Geller ONLINE EDITOR BurnThis2@aol.com A. R. 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California Poker Scene, PART 1 CARD SENSE By ASHLEY ADAMS What’s the poker capitol of the world? For my money, the honors have to go to the entire state of California. This state’s rich poker legacy goes back to the 1930s, a time when gambling was banned everywhere in the United States, but in Nevada. But in California, poker clubs were legal and thrived in those municipalities that allowed them (if only for draw poker games). Poker continues to thrive in California today, with 104 rooms listed on www.pokeratlas.com. Having played in just about all of the poker rooms in Southern California, I decided to explore the vast sea of poker rooms in the northern and central part of the state. My buddy Andrei (a limit hold’em specialist) and I managed to hit about 25 of them on this five day trip. In this and my next few articles, I will tell you, at least briefly, about the rooms we visited—as well as a few of the highlights and lowlights of our excursion. We flew into San Francisco and immediately rented a car and left the Bay Area. We could have played in the four rooms that ring San Francisco: The Oaks in Emeryville, Artichoke Joe’s in San Bruno, Palace Poker in Hayward, and Lucky Chances in Colma. All are fine rooms, worthy of at least a visit. But I had played in each of them in the past and decided that we would spend our limited time in rooms to the east that I had yet to visit. So off we were for points east. Our first stop was the California Grand (5988 Pacheco Blvd, Pacheco, 925-685-8397) about 45 minutes east of San Francisco. This is a very nice room. It dates back to 1979 but has been in the current building for five years (the older one is now an historic landmark). Owned and operated by the Wilkinson family, it retains the touches of the original card rooms that have their roots in the early days of draw and low ball, with numerous house-funded jackpots and promotions (like $50 in chips for $20 for new players), as well as nearly free food for seated players ($2 breakfast and lunch specials). Their 14 poker tables were full when we arrived at 3:00 PM on a Saturday, with $3/6, $6/12 and $15/30 limit games; $2/2/3 blind and $2/3/5 no limit hold’em; and a $4/8 Omaha8 game with a ½ kill. The house drops $4 on the lower staked games and $5 on the bigger ones, but funds all of the promotions themselves—including a bad beat that was up to $85K when I was there. The room was filled with locals. From my limited sample size and conversation, I’d say that at the no limit and lower limit tables, there were an average of one or two very good players per game, making this a profitable place for the skilled poker player. We left the Grand and drove to Casino Royale, (500 Leisure Lane Sacramento, CA, inside the Red Lion Hotel (916) 9297529) one of three rooms in Sacramento. This is a new space for them, having moved in August from their downtown location. It is a very convenient for a poker traveler, as it is one of very few California card rooms with a hotel for guests, as well as a fine dining restaurant. (I can attest to lakeside beauty of the setting and the skill of the chef, who prepared a magnificent sea bass for me). The poker itself is just beginning to rebuild, with lots of house-funded promotions including Aces cracked, bad beats, $1 an hour comps for seated players, and a $500 for bonus 200 hours of play (with lots of ways of earning additional hours at different hours and with different hands). My impression is that this is a room that’s doing everything it can to attract a strong customer base for the future. I saw the hands-on attention from the floor that all players enjoyed (there was just one game going when I was there on Saturday night). The players seemed to be there to enjoy themselves more than to play skillful poker. With the hotel and fine restaurant—as well as the plethora of promotions, this would be an ideal place to come for a weekend of poker and relaxation. Next up: Capitol Casino, Limelight, Cache Creek, and Colusa P O K E R P L AY E R M A R C H 1 0, 2 0 1 4 10:15am Receive $10 “live” play coupon MONDAY-FRIDAY* NL Hold’em 10:15am. $40 Buy-in. Monday and Wednesday Deepstack. MONDAY* Re-Buy NL Hold’em 7pm. $10 Buy-in with a $10 optional Re-Buy in 1st round. $20 add-on optional at end of 1st round. TUESDAY* NL Hold’em 7pm. $60 Buy-in. No Re-Buys. Up to $300 added. WEDNESDAY* Battle of the Sexes NL Hold’em 7pm. $35 Buy-in. $300 added. THURSDAY* NL Hold’em 7pm $40 Buy-in. Up to $300 added. FRIDAY High Roller NL Hold’em 7:30pm. $150 Buy-in. $200 added. FRIDAY High Hands Promotion Big “O” and Omaha players. $200 must go. Drawings held 1pm-3pm and 4pm. Start earning tickets at 11am. SATURDAY Re-Buy NL Hold’em 10:15am. $10 Buy-in with $10 Re-Buys (first 3 rounds) and one $20 add-on. SUNDAY Deepstack NL Hold ’em 10:15am. $80 Buy-in. No Re-Buys or Re-Entries. * Win up to $599 instantly by hitting four-of-a-kind or better every day of the week. * Earn up to 500-1000 additional tournament chips each half-hour (9am and 9:30am) Monday-Friday. 3400 East Highway 246, Santa Ynez, CA, 93460 800-248-6274 • CHUMASHCASINO.COM Must be 18 or older. Chumash Casino Resort reserves the right to cancel or change promotions. Ashley Adams is the author of Winning No Limit Hold’em and Winning 7-card Stud, both available at Amazon.com. He is also the host of the popular poker radio show, House of Cards. For listening times and stations, to get a podcast of the show, or to check out the blog, go to www.houseofcardsradio.com. You can email Ashley at asha34@aol.com. 6 TOURNAMENTS & PROMOTIONS Monday-Friday $40 TOURNAMENTS w w w. p o ke r p l a y e r n e w s p a p e r. c o m Player Lawsuit Against Borgata received their share of prize monies before the tournament was cancelled. By all accounts from players in this group, they have no gripes. Several lawyers consulted for this article say paid players have no worries as to their rights to keep the monies they have received. . A few players who reached the money, did not pick up their winnings in a timely fashion—notably including 28th place finisher, Men (“the Master”) Nguyen. They are expected to receive their monies as soon as the frozen monies are released for distribution, according to tournament officials. The rest of the Winter Open tournament series was permitted to go forward, once all of the chips were examined and found to be bona fide tournament currency. There were record-breaking fields for many of the remaining events. The WPT Borgata Open Championship was the 2nd largest field in the Tour’s history. The big question about the compromised event, these days, focuses on the 4000+ participants who did not cash in the event. Their fate as to possible refunds of buy-ins, buy-in fees, and incidental expenses has thus far been left in limbo by both DGE and the Borgata. The casino says it is precluded from responding to questions regarding money matters during the DGE’s active investigation and deliberations on the casino’s obligations. From Tournament Cancellation to Player Lawsuit At the time the tournament was cancelled, an estimated 1.4 million dollars in unpaid prize monies were frozen and placed in a trust on orders of the DGE, pending its further resolution. According to Licausi and several players, the DGE’s unexplained and continuing delay, in reaching an ultimate resolution on the Borgata’s obligations, has amplified player outrage. The complaint alleges that players were entitled to a properly protected tournament environment. Legal pundits raise questions as to whether bettors have the right to remedies as pleaded in Licausi’s papers, indicating such assertions could become hotly contested. The case, if won (by the plaintiff or as a class action suit), would be unprecedented, say several lawyers who specialize in the gaming industry in different parts of the country. Licausi is not deterred in his pursuit of making things right for his client. He insists that he seeks justice for all players affected by “Chipgate.” The Lawsuit: Musterel v. Marina District Finance Co. Inc. The lawsuit notably accuses the Borgata of negligence and fraud, asserting among other forms of relief, that players have rights to full refunds of their buy-ins, fees and related travel and lodging disbursements. The suit claims at its core that the “integrity of the event was compromised.” On this point there seems to be no dispute between the parties. A key issue to be resolved, however, is that of liability on the part of the Borgata. The complaint also alleges a panoply of other legal infractions. Licausi ticks off a list of them: violations of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, breach of contract, unjust enrichment, breach of implied good faith and fair dealing, promissory estoppel, and equitable estoppel, Additionally, as is customary in these types of cases, the suit also seeks compensatory damages, treble damages and attorney fees. The action was filed in New Jersey State Court (rather than federal court where class actions are generally taken). Licausi believes the case should reside in Atlantic County. NO ONE ENTERS THE ARENA (Cont’d from page 1) He seeks to obtain certification of a class action lawsuit on behalf of all Borgata patrons who bought into the “Big Stack No-Limit Hold ’em” two million dollar guaranteed competition. Licausi notes, “My practice is not just about money; I like intellectually challenging cases, and matters with social value.” Licausi, “Renaissance Lawyer” Licausi is from Raritan New Jersey. He has more than 30 years of legal practice under his belt. At lawyersat(Continued on page 10) WITHOUT BATTLE GEAR. 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Management reserves the right to modify or cancel these promotions at any time. Please gamble responsibly. Locally owned and caringly operated by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. w w w. p o ke r p l a y e r n e w s p a p e r. c o m M A R C H 1 0, 2 0 1 4 P O K E R P L AY E R 7 Readers Respond, PART 1 “Mike Caro has taught more players to WIN than ANYONE in history!” “Mike Caro has taught more players to win than anyone in history!” By George “The engineer” EPSTEIN My column entitled, “How Do You Rule?” in the Feb. 10 issue of PPN, had so many great responses that we awarded seven valuable prizes (copies of the Hold’em Algorithm) instead of one as planned! All raised salient issues; many offered thoughtful suggestions. Some described personal experiences. I’ll summarize their comments and quote several in this and the next column (Part II). After studying the responses and consulting with others, I have drawn conclusions that I will share with you in Part III. (You may be surprised!) Reminder: We described a hand where James bet on the river; then, after Bill called, James shouted, “Full-House.” Bill promptly mucked his hand. But, when James showed his hand, all he had was A-K high. An argument erupted. Bill claimed he had the better hand. James insisted that, having gone into the discards, Bill’s hand was dead. The floorman settled the controversy by retrieving what presumably was Bill’s hand from the edge of the muck and declaring Bill the winner with a better hand. Response Highlights. Several referred to Robert’s Rules of Poker (developed by poker pro Bob Ciaffone) that are more or less used in casinos. We will focus on these rules as they apply to this situation at the showdown. (See Part 3.) Jan Fisher of CardPlayer Cruises, who is listed in the Women in Poker Hall of Fame, cited the general rules of the Tournament Directors Association. (Note: Jan participated in drawing them up.) According to these rules, “cards speak to determine the winner; verbal declarations of hand value are not binding at showdown; and deliberately miscalling a hand may be penalized.” Jan commented: “Bottom line is that the players are adults and must fend for themselves whether against ‘shot takers or those making errors’.” Then she added, “How gentlemanly it would have been of the player who miscalled his hand to voluntarily give up the pot?” Speaking directly to the incident we described, Ashley Adams, a featured columnist in this publication, would rule that, since Bill’s hand was retrievable and beat James’ hand, the house should award the pot to Bill, although he recognizes that “there is a clear rule that a hand that hits the muck is dead and cannot win.” On the other hand, “there is a sense of decency that seems violated by enforcing that rule.” It’s plain wrong “to reward someone for a move (angleshooting) that, while not technically cheating, is clearly against the spirit of the game.” The “integrity of the game” is at stake. It is well that the poker room manager “retains this power of discretion in the best interests of the game.” On the other hand, if Bill’s hand was not retrievable, Ashley would award the pot to James – and then banish him from the poker room for a period of time. However, if James “legitimately misread” his hand, then Ashley would follow the mucked-hand rule, declare Bill’s hand as dead, and award the pot to James. Daniel Sverdlin of Redondo Beach cited a similar situation he had observed while playing in the Bicycle Casino. The floorman awarded the pot to the mucked hand to “preserve the integrity of the game.” Dan questions that ruling based on: (1) It was a mistake for the player to muck his hand before seeing the opposing hand; and, (2) The game is under the rule of “cards speak,” emphasizing that “cards thrown into the muck cannot speak.” Dan queried floormen at other casinos; all agreed that the muckedhand did not deserve the pot. 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(Cont’d from page 3) PALM BEACH KENNEL CLUB EVENT 12 More reasons to stay and play at a very beautiful Dover Downs Hotel & Casino—Pete McGuire, a very affable guy with a “put players first” mind set, in the Crown Royal Poker Room, is bringing you certain tournaments on designated days, with no juice. Pete is also making sure the tournament X X X X Poker Player Every other issue’s crossword puzzle honors a poker celebrity and will be about that person’s life. Today’s puzzle honors not a person, but a casino—Planet Hollywood Word Crossword by Myles Mellor. 19. New Year’s ___ ACROSS 1. WSOP Main event champion in 2013, Ryan 6. Poker pro, ___ Dwan 8. Return on investment, for short DOWN 22. He was Ben Affleck’s first poker tutor, ____ Vahedi 23. Makes a hand by catching a needed card 9. Military rank 26. Goes with 18 across 11. Poker slang for a raise 30. ___ tai (drink) 12. Having an all diamond or heart flush 31. Bet the ___ (all one’s chips) 14. Pops 32. Color of diamonds 15. 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(Clients are sometimes surprised to learn of substantial expenses for which they have responsibility during or at the end of the case). According to lawyers. M A R C H 1 0, 2 0 1 4 com, Licausi’s “peer rating” is “BV Distinguished” 4.4/5.0. “(The highest rating is “AV Pre-eminent which reflects a score of 4.5/5.0 Licausi lists himself as experienced in commercial and corporate law w w w. p o ke r p l a y e r n e w s p a p e r. c o m matters as well as litigation. He does not provide an individual or professional website to describe his practice. The Musterel v. Marina District Finance Co. Inc. (Borgata) case would surely (Cont’d from page 7) put his name on the map in the gaming industry if he scores significant points in his pleadings. A victory could tilt licensed public casinos on their collective head. (Continued on page 12) DA I LY TO U R N A M E N T L I ST I N G S (CO N T I N U E D F R O M PAG E 1 0 ) MONDAY CALIFORNIANORTH CA—SAN DIEGO & INLAND EMPIRE •GOLD BAR DENOTES ADVERTISER Harrah’s Rincon Lake Elsinore Luckyy Ladyy Morongo g Oceans Eleven Pala Casino Pechanga g Santa Ysabel Casino Soboba Spotlight p g 29,, Coachella Sycuan y Viejas j Village g Club Angie’s g Poker Club,, Chico Artichoke Joe’s Aviator Casino Bayy 101 Black Oak Casino,, Tuolumne Black Sheepp Inn,, Cameron Park Cache Creek Cameo Club,, Stockton Casino 580,, Livermore Casino Club-Reddingg Casino Marysville y Casino Real Cardroom Casino Royale y Central Coast Casino,, Grover Beach Central Coast Casino,, Paso Robles Chukchansi Gold Casino Chum umash (6 (6)) Club One Casino,, Fresno Colusa Casino Comstock Card Room,, Tracyy Cordova Casino Del Rio Casino,, Isleton Eagle g Mountain Cas.-Porterville Elk Valleyy Cas.-Crescent Cityy Feather Falls Cas.,, Oroville The 500 Club,, Clovis Folsom Lake Bowl Garden Cityy Garlic Club-Gilroyy Gold Countryy Cas.-Oroville Golden West-Bakersfield Jackson Rancheria Limelight g Casino-Sacramento Livermore Casino Luckyy Chances Luckyy Derbyy Casino Merced Poker Room TIME 7P& 10A 10A 7P 10A NH 10A 11A& 6P 10A& 10A 11A 11A 6P 9A 11A NH NH NH N H Deepstack p NH NH LH NH LH NH 6P 7P 11A NH NH NH 10A 11A NH NH 10A NH 7P 7P NH NH 10A NH 2P 6P 6P 6P 10A& 7P 6P 7P& 9A 9A 11A& | TUESDAY GAMES BUY-IN| TIME NH $40 7P& N H B $20+ 10A& NH $25+ 10A 10A NH $50+ 7P $30 10A& NHB $35 10A $25 10A& $30 11A& $36 6P $40 10A $25 10A $20 11A $28+ 11A $30+ $120 9A $25 11A NH NH NH N H Deepstack p NH NHB LH $30 10A& $30 11A& $36 6P $40 10A $25 10A $32 11A $25 6P 6P $120 9A $25 11A 12P $40+ $40+ 7P $17 11A 7P $20 10A $35+RE 11A& 10A $5 H $10+ 7P $50+RE 6P $50 10A 6P NH $25 6P NH $35 6P NH $45+ 6P 7P NH $45 NH Double Stack $120 10A& NH $35+ 7P 12P NHB $65 6P NH NH NH NH | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY GAMES BUY-IN|TIME NH $40 7P& NHB $20+ 10A& NH $25+ 10A NH $25 10A NH $50+ 7P $40+ 7P& $120+ 9A $15 9A $7 11A& LH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH LH NH NHB NH NH $25+ 12P 6P $40+ 7P $17 11A $30 $20 10A $35+RE 11A& F 10A 7P $60 7P $40+RE 6P GAMES BUY-IN|TIME NHB $40 7P& NHB $20+ 10A NH $25+ 10A NH $25 10A NH $50+ 10A 7P NHB $25 10A 7P NH $25 10A NH $30 11A& NH $36 6P N H Turbo $15 + 10A& NH $25 10A NH $20 11A L&O H/L $50+ 11A NH $25+ 6P LH $60+ 9A NH $25 11A O H/L NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NHB NH $55 6P $40+ $40+ 7P $17 11A 7P $20 10A $35+RE 11A 10A $25 $40 7P $35 7P $70+RE 6P 6P | GAMES BUY-IN|TIME NH $40 12P NHB $20+ 10A NH $25+ 10A NH $25 10A NH $40 10A N H Turbo $55 7P N H Survivor $35 12P NH $20 7P NHB $30 10A& NH $30 11A& NH $36 6P O $15+ 10A& NH $25 10A NH $20 11A LH $48 Mx $30+ LH $80+ 9A NH $25 11A FRIDAY | SATURDAY | GAMES BUY-IN|TIME NH $40 11A& N H B $20+ 10A NH $25+ 10A NH $25 11A NH $40 10A NH $40 NH $25 10A NH $50 2P NH $25 11A NH $30 11A& NH $54 6P N H Deepstack p $40 10A& NH $25 10A NH $57 11A& LH NH 2P $120 9A $25 11A H $10 NH NH O/8 NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH $40+ 7P $17 $30 $20 10A $35+RE 11A $5 10A $40 7P $40 7P $60+RE 6P $15+ 6P NH NH NH NHB NH $50 10A $30+ 6P $25 2P $30 $45+ 6P NH LH NH $40+ 7P 3P 1P $20 10A $50 11A 10A $5 $40 7P& $150 10A $70+RE $30+ 4P 12P $50 10A $15 6P $25 NH $50+ 12P NH NH NH $50 10A 6P $25 6P F+ 6P $45+ 6P NH Double Stack NH NH NH $50 10A $15 $35 2P $30 6P $45+ 6P $66 6P $120 10A& $35+ 7P $30 12P $65 6P NH NH NH NHF NH $45 $120+ 10A& $35+ 7P $5 12P $65 6P NH NH NH Varies NH NH NH NH $40+ 7P& $275 9A $15 9A $7 11A& NH NH NH NH 6P $40+ 7P& $65+ 9A $15 6P $7 11A& NH NH NH NH NH $80+ 10A& $35+ 6P $40+ 12P Varies 10A& 11A $40+RE $40+ 7P& $120+ $70 9A $7 11A& NH NH NH NH NH NH NH SUNDAY GAMES BUY-IN|TIME GAMES BUY-IN NH $40 5P N H $50-$3Kguar g NH $20+ 12P NH $7+ NH $25+ 10A NH $25+ NH $60 11A& NH $25 NH $75 11A N H $100+ 12P Wk5 N H $125+ NH $25 10A NH $35 NH $40 2P NH $25 NH $40 1P& NH $45 NH $30 11A& NH $30 NH $54 6P NH $54 N H Deepstack p $40 10A& NH $20+ NH $25 10A NH $25 NH $20 11A& NH $32 6P NH $49+ NH $25 6P Mx $30+ LH $200 9A LH $80 NH $25 11A NH $25 2P NH $55 NH NH NH NH NH NH 10A $40+ 7P $37 3P F 1P $20 10A $50 11A& $10 NH NH $50 5P $10+ 10A 1P NH $30+ 2P Wk2 NH $40+ 12P NH $50 10A LH $15 12P 6P NH Varies 2P 12P NH Double Stack $150 10A& NH $35 6P NH $40 12P NH $65 2P NH $50 NH Double Stack NH N O H/L NH NH $150 10A& $35 6P $40 12P $35 2P $50 11A NH $100 7P& NH NH NH $15 9A $7 11A& NH NH $100 7P& 9A $60 10A $7 11A& LH NH NH NH NH NH $30+ $40+ $37 $30 $20 $50 NH NH NH NH NH NH $40 $80 $60+ $170 $40+ $50 NH NH $35+ $35 NH NHB NH NH NH NH F $20 Varies $35 $40 $50 NH NH NH NH $80 $225+ $30 $7 DA I LY TO U R N A M E N T L I ST I N G S CO N T I N U E O N PAG E 1 2 w w w. p o ke r p l a y e r n e w s p a p e r. c o m M A R C H 1 0, 2 0 1 4 P O K E R P L AY E R 11 DAILY TOURNAMENTS (CONT’D FROM PAGE 11) Time. Some events &. ........ Additional Limit Hold’em start after the hour gametimes. Call. N ..........No Limit A, P ....... AM, PM ..... Hold’em L ................ Limit Wk .............Week .No Limit Hold’em ..........Stud CALIFORNIANORTH •GOLD BAR DENOTES ADVERTISER SOUTHWEST AZ CO KS NM N’EAST OK CT DE NH TIME Mike’s Card Casino. Oakdale 10A Napa p Valleyy Casino 7P Oaks Card Club-Emeryville y 6P Oceana Casino 9A Paiute Palace 6P Pastime Cardroom,, Benicia Pete’s 881 Club 6P Phoenix Casino 1P Pit River Casino Poker Flats,, Merced 11A& Red Hawk Casino-Placerville 10A& River Rock Casino-Geyserville y Sho Ka Wah,, Hopland p 5P Tachi Palace Casino The 101 Casino 7P Thun unnder Vaalllleyy Cassino, o,, Linncoln ln 1P Towers Casino-Grass Valleyy 12P Turlock Poker Room 10A& Wine Countryy Casino 10A& Win-River Casino,, Reddingg 6P Apache p Gold Blue Water Casino Bucky’s y Casino Casi sino si noo Ari riz.--Sco cottssdal ale (7 ( ) 11A (7) Casino Del Sol 10A Cliff Castle 10A Fort McDowell 12P& Gila River/Wild Horse Pass 12P Gila River-Vee Quiva 11A Harrah’s Ak Chin Hon-Dah Casino Paradise Casino Twin Arrows Navajo-Flagstaff j g Double Eagle g 7P Isle Casino-Black Hawk Ladyy Luck-Blackhawk Midnight g Rose-Cripple pp Crk 8P Skyy Ute-Ignacio g 7P Ute Mountain Casino-Towaoc 7P Wildwood Casino-Cripple pp Creek Golden Eagle 2P Buffalo Thunder Hardrock Albuquerque q q 2P Route 66 Casino 11A& Sand Sa ndiia Cas asin in no ((1 (12)) Santa Ana Star 11A& Casino Oklahoma-Hinton Cherokee-Roland 7P Cherokee-W. Siloam 10A Choctaw 2P& Comanche Red River Cas. 12P Downstream 11A& Firelake Grand Casino 11A Hard Rock-Tulsa 10A& Riverwind 11A& WinStar World Casino 7P& Fooxw xwoo oodds (3) 6P& Mohegan g Sun 9A Delaware Park 7P& Dover Downs 1P& Harrington g Racewayy Rockingham g Park,, Salem The Lodge g at Belmont 12P T ............... Turbo Sp L ...Spread Limit .7-Card Stud ..... Omaha Pi........Pineapple Mx .Mexican Poker HH ...Headhunter Al ......Alternates .5-Card Stud H/LHigh/Low Split Po........Pot Limit DCDealer’s Choice B ......... Bounties Z........ Freezeout MONDAY | TUESDAY GAMES BUY-IN| TIME NH 0+ 10A NH $60 N H B $160+RE NH F+ 9A NH $17+ 6P 7P NH $80+ NH $40+ 1P NH NH $15 11A& $35 10A& | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY GAMES BUY-IN|TIME NH 0+ 10A NH NH NH NH NH O H/L NH 6P F+ 9A& $17+ 6P F $40+ 1P NH NH NH $15 11A& $35 10A& 7P NH NH NH NH NH $55+ NH NH NH NH NH NH 7P $20+ 7P $40 1P $30 12P $15 10A& $30 10A& $25+ 6P NH NH NH NH NH NH NH $50 7P $50 $40 1P $30 12P $15 10A& $30 10A& $25+ 6P 6P 12P $60 7P $10+ 10A $25 10A $30 12P& $25+ 7P $20 11A 7P H NH O H/L Z L H Sh NH NHZ HB O H/L $25+ $130 7P $10+ 10A $25 10A& $30 12P& $50 7P $20 11A $25+ 6P NH HZ N H Sh NH NH 7B 7P NH $60 7P $30+ 11A $20+ NH $44 NH NHZ NH NH NH NH NH NH NHZ NH NH NH NH NH NH Cz Pi H/L NH NH NH NH NH NH NH H NH Cz Pi Z N H Sh NH NH HB NH NH NH NH NH NH $70+ F+ 9A& $12+ 6P F $40+ 1P 7P $15 11A& $35 10A& $55 NH NH NH NH $40+ 5P $30+ 7P $15 11A& $35 10A NH NH 5P 11A $60 NH NH NH Var NH $50 $35+ 10A $60+ 2P& $30+ 12P $30 11A& $30 11A& $35 10A& $40 11A& $115 7P $ $160 6P& $60+ 9A $ 7P& $60 $65 1P& 11A 6P $80 12P NH NH NH NH NH NH NHZ NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH $40+RE $20+ 2P $25 11A& $35 $30 11A& 7P 1P& $35+ 10A $60+ 2P& $30+ 12P $30 11A& $30 11A& $35 10A& $40 11A& $100 7P& $ $120 6P& $60+ 9A $ 7P& $60 $65 1P& $ $60 $40 6P $80 12P NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NHZ NH NHB NH NH NH NH NH H NH NH NH $80+ 10A $5 12P& O Sh NH Deepstack p $25 $50 O H/L NH NH NH $40 3P 4P 1P $35 12P& F $45 12P $60 12P NHZ Deepstack p NH O H/L NH 11A $60+ 5P& $30+ 4P $13 1P $15 12P HB N H B Ko Cz Pi H NH $20 $60+ $30+ $13 $35 NH NH $90 3P $60 2P NH NH NH $20 11A NH NH NHZ L H Sh NH Men N H HB NH O H/L $60 11A $10+ 10A $25 10A $30 12P& $25+ $20 $10+ 7P $40 NH Pi N H Sh NH 7P NH 10A O H/L $50+ 7P $20 11A 7P NHB NH O NH NH NH NH $30 7P 7P $45 10A 7P& $60 $20 11A $20/F 4P $5+ 6P $20+ 2P $25 11A $50 $30 11A& NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NHB NHB NH NH NH NH NH NH NH $30+ 1P $35+ 10A $60+ 7P& $30+ 12P $30 11A& $30 11A& $35 10A& $85 11A $115 10A $ $180 6P& $60+ 9A $ 7P& $60 $65 1P& $ $60 $40 6P $80 12P NH NH NHB NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH $5+ 2P $25 11A& 7P $30 11A& $35+ $30+ 1P $35+ 10A $60+ 2P& $30+ 12P $30 11A& $30 11A& $35 10A& $60 11A& $60 1P $ $200 6P& $60+ 9A $ 7P& $60 $65 1P 11A $40 6P $80 12P NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH 12P NH $25 7P NH $30+ 7P NH $15 5P NH $35 10A NH 10A NH $55+ 5P NH $50 11A NHB 1P Wk2&4 N H $50 11A NH $30 12P NH $15 10A& NH $35 10A& NH 11A NH GAMES BUY-IN NH 0+ NH $40 NH $125+ NH F+ NH $23+ 12P $60 10AWk4 $10+ $25 11A $30 12P& NH NH $130 11A $10+ 10A $25 10A $30 12P& $20+ 12P $20 11A 7P $40 6P NH SUNDAY GAMES BUY-IN|TIME NH 0+ 10A NH $40 9A& N H $120+RE 1P NH F+ 9A NH $22+ 6P $55+ 6P $60 1P $30+ 3P $40 $35 10A $55 $75 5P $60 $115 $60 11A $30 12P $15 10A& $50 1P F+ 5P 3P 2P $25+ 1P $150 NH NH NH NH $50 $40 11A $30 12P $15 10A& $30 10A& F+ $20 $25 $60 | SATURDAY | GAMES BUY-IN|TIME NH 0+ 10A 9A& 11A NH F+ 9A NH $23+ 5P NH NH NH NH NH NH O H/L HB 6P 6P $10+ 2P $25 11A& 7P $30 11A& FRIDAY 7P $40 1P $30 12P $15 10A& $35 10A& $25+ 6P $25+ 7P 7P $45 $50 7P $20 11A | GAMES BUY-IN|TIME NH 0+ 10A $100+ 6P F+ 9A $23+ 6P 7P $50 7P NH NH NH NH NH NH $50 10A GAMES BUY-IN|TIME NH 0+ 10A Cz ............. 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11A& NH $ 11A& $50 Sit N Go $60 10A& NH $ $120 12P NH $50 12P& NH $ $100 NH $60 7P NHB $ $60 NH $40 N H $65 $ +RE 10A NH $40 NH $ 7P $30 NH $80 6P NH $ + 7P $60 NH $50 1P NH NHB NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NHB NH N H Deepstack p NH NH NH NH NH NHZ NH NH $60 12P 12P $125 11A 12P $51 12P& $ 1P $50 $100+ 7P& $ 12P $40 $65 6P $40 7P $ $45 6P& $ 6P $10 $50 6P& $ 12P $25 $70 $ 6P $30 $60 1P& $ 12P& $35 $60 $ 10A $40 $200 $ + $25 $35+ NH NHB NH NH NH NH NHZ NH NH NH NH NH NH 12P 7P $ 12P& $40 6P $ + $75 $70 6P $ + $20 $65 5P& $ 1P $60 $50 7P $ 2P $45 $20+ 7P $ + 7P $35 $100 12P $ $100 $50+ 12P $ 7P $50 NHB N H Deepstack p NH NH $25 6P& $ $120 7P& $ + 1P& $25 $40 8P NH NH NH NH NH NHZ NH NH NH NH $60 6P& $100 12P $ F 7P $ 1P& $65 $50 1P& $ 12P& $65 $50 1P $ 1P& $65 $50 $ $150 12P& NH NH NH NH $40 11A& $ $40 1P& $ RE 12P& $120 8P NH NH NH NH NH NH NHB NH NHB $60 12P $80 7P $ $70 11A $ $110 $50 12P& $ 12P $50 $80 7P& $ 12P $40 $80 6P 6P NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH $40 7P $ $45 10A& $ $30 $150 6P& $ 12P $25 6P $ 6P $30 $60 1P& $ 12P& $35 NH $ 10A& $40 NH NH NH NH NH NHZ 7P 7P 6P NH NH NH H NH NH NH N H Deepstack p NHBZ NH Turbo N H NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH $ $150 7P $65+ 7P $ 10P& $60 F+ 11A $90 6P NH NH NH $90+ 11A& $ 1P& $70 $50 7P $ 7P $60 $20+ $ 7P $40 $100 12P 7P $50+ 12P $ 7P $50 NH NH NH NHB $100 6P& $ $65 7P& $ 1P& $45 $20 8P 7P NH $60 6P& NH $ $100 12P O H/L / $110 7P NH $ + $35 NH $50 WSOPC Satellite $30 $ + 12P& NH $50 7P NH $ 1P& $45 7P NHB $ $120 12P& 7P NH $ 11A& $40 NH $40 1P& N H $230 $ RE 7P Var $25+ | FRIDAY GAMES BUY-IN|TIME GAMES BUY-IN|TIME NH $ $120 11A& NH $ $100 12P& NH $80+ 3P NH $80+ 3P NH $ 10A& $50 NH $ 10A& $50 NH $80 8P& NH $85 8P& NH $ 11A& $65 NH $ 11A& $65 NH $62 11A& NH $62 11A& NH $ 6P $65 NH $ $120 6P NH $60 6P N H Deepstack p $90 4P NH $ $100 10A& NH $ 10A& $50 NH $50 12P& N H Sh $70 12P& NH $80 11A& NH $80 11A NH $ 11A& $50 NH $ 11A& $45 Sit N Go $60 10A& Sit N Go $60 10A& NH $ $120 7P NH $ $120 NH $50 12P& NH $50 12P& 7P NHB $ $125 11A Wk4 NH $20+ 7P NH $60 7P 7P NH $ 2P $60 6P NH $40 NH $ 7P $65 NHB $ 10A $75 6P NH $40 NH $ 7P Wk1 N H B $30 $ $60 NH $40 6P NH $30 4P& NH $ + 7P $20 NH $ + 7P $60 7P NH $135 6P NH $ $125 11A NH $160 NH NH Turbo N H NH N H Bigg Stack NH NH NHB N H KO NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NHB NH NH NH N H Turbo Megastack g $60 12P $115 $ $100 11A 12P $60+RE 12P $ 6P $60 $50 7P& $ 12P $40 $65 6P $ + 6P $30 $40 7P $ $45 12P& 6P $70 6P& $ + 12P $25 $60 7P $ 6P $30 $60 1P& $ 12P& $35 $ 10A& $40 12P $ + 6P& $40 $65+ $ $120 6P $ $250 12P Varies 1P& $ 12P& $50 NH NH NH NH N H Lad NH NH Po O NH $75+ $ $60 6P 7P $35+ 5P& $ 1P& $80 $50 7P $ + 2P $40 $ 7P $40 $100 12P $ $150 $50+ 12P $ 7P $50 7P $ 6P& $25 $80 12P DeepStack p $600 1P& $50+RE 8P $ + $55 $60 6P& $ $100 12P F 7P 1P& 1P& $ + 12P& $30 $100 7P $ 1P& $65 $20+ $ $150 12P& $35 7P $ 11A& $40 $20 1P& $ $120 7P NH NH NH NH $60 $ $150 7P& $45+ $ 12P& $50 Po O NHB NHZ NH NHB NHZ $115 12P& 20+ 7P $120 5P& $ 1P& $90 $50 6P $ 3P $60 2P $ 2P $40 $100 12P Turbo N H NH NH $50 12P NH $ $50 NH $100 7P NHB $ 6P& $50 Turbo N H $35 7P N H DeepStack p $600 2P& N H Qual Players y F 8P 7P NH $60 6P& NH $ $100 12P NH F 7P NH $ + 7P $35 NH $65 6P NH $ + 12P& $65 NH $100 7P NH $ 1P& $45 NHB $ $150 12P& O/8 $50 7P NH $ 11A& $40 N H Dbl Megastack g $80 1P& NH $ $150RE 7P further proceedings. Complications Musterel’s lawsuit has a docket number, but it is quite a trek to retrieve the complaint through the New Jersey Court System’s public access website. Licausi discussed the complaint in an hour long interview. He has provided PPN with a copy for further review. Additional analysis will be provided online later this week. According to Licausi the casino “knew their security and preventative measures to be inadequate to detect, let alone prevent, even an unsophisticated attempt by a player to compromise the event by introducing 12P $30 2P $ + $20 4P Varies 11A 11A 11A $60 11A NH NH $60 $ $50 NH NH NH NH NH $135 Varies $90 $ $115 $60 NH NH NH $150 $ $210 $81 NH NH $50 $120 $ NH Varies 11A NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NHB NH $60 11A $105 $ $100 11A $ $210 $60 12P $ $100 $125 7P& $ 10A $40 NH NH $70 11A 12P $80 3P Deepstack p NH $100 11A& $ 12P $40 NH $ 5P $40 NH NH NH LH NH NHZ $40 $ $45 10A& $ + 12P $20 $70 6P& $ 12P $25 NH NH NHB NH NH NH NH NH NH $ 10A $30 $60 2P $ 4P $55 $90 12P $ $40 NH NH NH NH N H Sat $40 $ + 12P NH NH NHB 12P NH 12P NH $ $250 1P NH 1P Wk1,3,3&4 N H B $ 12P $65 NH 12P Varies NH $60 12P NH $ + 4P $60 NH $120+ 11A& NH $100 1P& $ N H Deepstack p $90 3P NHZ $ 3P $60 N H Sh $35 NHZ $ 2P $35 NH $100 12P 7P N H Bigg Stack $150 12P NH N H Lad NH NH NH NHB NH $50 7P NH $ $100 6P& NH $120 7P N H DeepStack p $600 2P& N H $65+RE 8P& N H $30 $ +RE 7P Wk2,4&5 NH $60 6P& NH $ $100 10A NH F 7P NH $ 1P $45 N H Deepstack p $115 1P exc Wk1 N H $100 $ + 12P& NH $50 7P& N H Deepstack p $ 1P& $115 7P NH $ $100 12P& NH $60 1P& NH $ 11A& $75 NH $40 1P& NH $ $120 12P& NH NHB N H KO NH NH NHB NH NH NH NH N H Deepstack p N H Deepstack p NH N H Deepstack p NH NH NHB NH N H Dbl Megastack g NH substantial numbers of counterfeit chips into play.” This allegation as well as others in the complaint will undoubtedly be refuted, vigorously, by the Borgata. One area of dispute that is sure to intrigue all players is the matter of the time line in the events that unfolded. Based on differing news reports and clarifications w w w. p o ke r p l a y e r n e w s p a p e r. c o m NH NH NH NH GAMES BUY-IN NH $ + $50 NH $85+ NH $ $50 NHB $110 NH $ $65 NH $62 NH $ $120 NH $60 NH $ $60 NH $125 N H Deepstack p $100 NH $ $95 Sit N Go $60 $75 $125+RE $ $60 $ $60 $100 $ $45 NH NH NH SUNDAY NH NH NH NH NH NH $30 1P $ + 7P $20 wsuit Against Borgata State Supreme Court), the Licausi/Peach team appealed a trial court decision that had allowed prosecutors to limit their access to certain evidence. The prodigious duo succeeded in convincing the high court to vacate a protective order that hindered the defense. The case was remanded back to the trial court for GAMES BUY-IN|TIME N H Deepstack p $ $180 11A& N H $100+ 7P NH $ 10A& $50 N H Deepstack p $100 3P NH $ 11A& $65 NH $122 11A& NH $ $340 6P NH $60 12P NH $ $225 6P& NH $90 11A& N H Deepstack p $100 11A& NH $ 11A& $70 Sit N Go $60 10A& NH $ $230 NH $225 12A& N H Deepstack p $ $200 7P NH $60 3P NH $ $100 2P NH $60 1P NH $ 10A& $65 NH NH $60 12P 11A $70 11A $ 12P $110 $50 12A $ 2P $40 $80+ 7P& $ 12P $40 $65 $ + 6P $40 NH $ + 7P $10 Sit N Go $$60/105 / 10A& NH $ 6P& $60 NH $150 6P& NHZ $ 2P $25 NH $50 NH $ 10A $30 NH $60 1P& NH $ 12P $35 12P NH $ 10A $40 Po O $100+RE N H Sat $ 7P $30 | SATURDAY | GAMES BUY-IN|TIME NH $ $200 11A& NH $80+ 1P NH $ 10A& $50 NH $125 8P& NH $ 11A& $65 NH $62 11A NH $ $225 6P& NH $35 12P NH $ 11A $80 NH $70 11A& NH $80 11A NH $ 11A& $50 Sit N Go $60 10A& 12P NH $65 12P& NHB $ $125 11A Lad N H $15+ 3P N H Turbo $ 2P $25 12P N H $65 $ +RE 10A $ 5P $40 NH 2P NH 2P NH $180 10A& NH $ 2P $50 NH $150 12P& NH $ + 12P $50 4P NH $ 10A $30 NH $125 12P& NH $ 12P& $55 NH $240 12P NH 12P NH 12P LastWk N H Z $ $60 $120 3P $ $75 $ $400 11A $75 2P Varies 2P Varies $115 2P 20+ $35+ 1P& $ 1P& $110 $150 2P $ 10A& $60 $30+ $ $30+ $ $120 Varies $ $40 $300 $ + $30 $70 $ $30 $60 $ $35 $140 $ $120 $500 NH $ $120 NH NH NH $ $150 Varies $ $65 NHB $60 B N H $65+ NH $ $50 N H Deepstack p $90 Varies Varies $60+ 2P $ Turbo N H $ $40 $560 12P N H Bigg Stack $150 Varies 7P NH $ $100 $50+ 12P Po O 8 $70 7P NH $ $50 $50 7P& NH $100 $ $100 5P& NHB $ $50 $140 1P& N H Superp Deepstack p $275 $ 1P $60 N H DeepStack p $600 $30 2P NH Varies $ 4P $80 NH $ $55 $120 6P& NH $60 $ $100 12P N H Deepstack p Varies F 7P N H Sh F $ $120 1P NH $ $65 $115 1P& N H Deepstack p $115 $ + 12P& $120 N H $100 $ + $100 7P& NH $50 $ $65 $50 2P NH $40 $ 12P& $65 NHB $ $150 $50 6P N H MiniDeepstack p $70 $ $100 11A& NH $ $40 $80 1P& N H No Rake $200 $ $120 12P exc Wk4 N H $ $350 (Cont’d from page 10) of others, including this reporter, the renditions of the bizarre caper, even among sources close to the investigation, vary. Particularly fuzzy are reports as to which player(s) turned over to tournament officials any suspicious chips that were ultimately determined to be counterfeits. M A R C H 1 0, 2 0 1 4 (Continued on page 14) P O K E R P L AY E R 13 WSOP-C at PBKC 6. 7. 8. 9. Ronald Sullivan . . . . . $8,751 Timothy Campbell . . $6,760 Stephen Hesse . . . . . . $5,309 Aditya Prasetyo . . . . $4,235 (Cont’d from page 9) EVENT 5 2/10/13 NO LIMIT HOLD’EM BUY-IN $365 PLAYERS 262 Devin Looney 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. PRIZE POOL $67,200 Matthew Bray 1. Matthew Bray . . . . . $16,802 2. James Keener . . . . . $10,384 3. Jeffrey Gunnip . . . . . $7,557 EVENT 7 Devin Looney . . . . . $19,258 Allan Farber . . . . . . $11,898 Marc Carneiro . . . . . $8,596 Jean Benoit . . . . . . . . $6,327 James Harnden . . . . . $4,740 Andrew Buck . . . . . . $3,612 EVENT 4 2/9/13 NO LIMIT HOLD’EM BUY-IN $365 2/12/13 PLAYERS 330 NO LIMIT HOLD’EM BUY-IN $365 PRIZE POOL $99,000 PLAYERS 244 PRIZE POOL $73,200 Fadi Hamad 1. Fadi Hamad . . . . . . $17,935 2. David Longuil . . . . . $11,081 3. Chad Vetstein . . . . . . $8,006 EVENT 6 2/11/13 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Mihail Karasoulis Mihail Karasoulis . . $23,269 Kevin McColgan . . . $14,385 Charles Tidmarsh . $10,447 Antuan Bunkley . . . . $7,717 Josias Santos . . . . . . . $5,793 Darryl Ronconi . . . . . $4,418 EVENT 3 2/8/13 H.O.R.S.E NO LIMIT HOLD’EM 6-HANDED BUY-IN $365 BUY-IN $365 PLAYERS 126 PLAYERS 322 PRIZE POOL PRIZE POOL $96,600 $37,800 Cory Waaland Jeffrey Gunnip 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Cory Waaland . . . . . $24,150 Brian O’Donoghue . $14,923 Elliott Zaydman . . . $10,356 Tom Bielecky . . . . . . $7,275 Ari Engel . . . . . . . . . . $5,171 Jonathan Alfonso . . . $3,718 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Jeffrey Gunnip . . . . $10,586 Dallas Bare . . . . . . . . $6,542 Ben Lavallee . . . . . . . $4,665 LaVonne Joyce . . . . . $3,393 Martin Raschkovan . $2,516 Chris Kasper . . . . . . . $1,902 Foxwoods Million Time With so many tournaments, with affordable buy-in’s, good starting stacks, you will want to stay and play awhile. PLO, Bounty, HOSE, NLH Seniors, NLH Ladies, (Re-Entry) to name a few. So here are your Foxwoods lodging options: Two Trees Inn, use group # 5857 for Sun.-Thurs. $69, Jr. Suite $99, Fri. $149, Jr. Suite $179 and Sat. $169, Jr. Suite $189. Another choice is the Great Cedar Hotel, use group #4424 for the rates of Sun.-Thurs. of $119, Fri. is $179 and Sat. $199. And finally the Grand Pequot Tower has a rate of $119 for Thurs.-Thurs., Fri. $179, Sat. $199 use code #9829. After two years of snow storms coming between the players and a couple of their beloved tournaments, they have some pent-up play ready to unleash. Oh there have been plenty of other events, but no player 14 DATE PRIZE POOL $78,600 BUY-IN $365 PLAYERS 224 P O K E R P L AY E R >Denotes Advertiser; Poker Association Events also denoted: t=World Poker Tour, s=World Series of Poker and e=European Poker Tour. To list your 3-day events contact: A.R. Dyck, Managing Editor, at: ard@gamblingtimes.com PALM BEACH KENNEL CLUB WSOP CIRCUIT EVENT EVENT 8 2/12/13 NO LIMIT HOLD’EM TURBO 2014 WORLDWIDE POKER TOURNAMENTS NOW! Get Tournament Listings at our website: www.pokerplayernewspaper.com (Cont’d from page 12) wants to miss any of them, especially this million dollar guarantee, Foxwoods Poker Classic. Tournament Director, Juan DeJesus has long been the go-to guy. One of Juan’s contributions has been the addition of a lot more guarantees on a selection of the events. Keeping the players happy has meant more re-entry events as well. With a strong player base, he makes sure the 7-Card Stud and 7-Card Stud Hi-Lo 8+, not seen on many other casino lists, stays. Foxwoods is one of the world’s largest brick and mortar casinos. With AAA Four Diamond Hotel accommodations, shopping and major entertainment situated in Mashantucket, Connecticut, plus a great poker room, Foxwoods Resort Casino continues to be a premier destination in the Northeast. 860-3123000 M A R C H 1 0, 2 0 1 4 Through Mar 2 Through Mar 3 Through Mar 9 >Through Mar 20 Mar 1-9 Mar 6-April 5 Mar 7-16 Mar 7-17 Mar 10-14 Mar 14-24 >Mar 15-19 Mar 15-23 Mar 20-30 >Mar 20-31 Mar 21-25 Mar 27-Apr 17 Mar 28-Apr 6 Apr 3-14 Apr 8-26 Apr 10-17 Apr 10-21 Apr 17-28 Apr 24-May 5 Apr 25-May 4 May 8-14 May 27-July 14 EVENT LOCATION MARCH 2014 Oklahoma State Championship Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, OK Circuit Event sCaesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV Heartland Poker Tour Event Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa, Rancho Mirage, CA Wynn Classic Wynn Las Vegas (Ad Pg 15), Las Vegas, NV Midstates Poker Tour Event Majestic Star Casino, Gary, IN Circuit Event sBicycle Casino (Ad Pg 16), Bell Gardens, CA Ozark Poker Championship Cherokee Casino & Hotel, W. Siloam Springs, OK Midstates Poker Tour Event Golden Gates Casino, Black Hawk, CO Shooting Star tBay 101, San Jose, CA Heartland Poker Tour Event Ameristar Casino, Vicksburg, MS WPT Event tThunder Valley Casino Resort, Lincoln, CA Midstates Poker Tour Event Ho-Chunk Gaming, Baraboo, WI Western NY Poker Challenge Niagara Falls Poker Room, Niagara Falls, NY Circuit Event sLumiere Place, St. Louis, MO Jacksonville bestbet Open tbestbet, Jacksonville, FL Seminole Hard Rock Showdown tSeminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, FL Western NY Poker Challenge Seneca Poker Room, Niagara Falls, NY APRIL 2014 Circuit Event sHarrah’s Cherokee, Cherokee, NC Borgata Spring Open tThe Borgata, Atlantic City, NJ WPT Event tSeminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, FL Circuit Event sHarrah’s Council Bluffs, Council Bluffs, IA Circuit Event sHarrah’s Philadelphia, Chester, PA Circuit Event sLodge Casino, Black Hawk, CO Heartland Poker Tour Event Ameristar Casino, Kansas City, MO M AY 2 0 1 4 Circuit Event sHarrah’s New Orleans, New Orleans, LA World Series of Poker Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV Player Lawsuit Conundrums Abound! Synthesizing all of the reports received by this reporter, it would appear that the Borgata’s suspicions of a tainted tournament evolved into a wellinformed conclusion the morning of the third scheduled day of play. The DGE suspended the tournament that day and cancelled it a day later. Last Friday following the filing of the lawsuit by Musterel, the DGE said it expected to complete its investigation, shortly. For now, it is a continued guessing game. As the litigation moves ahead, casinos and poker players may be given much food for thought about the duties of poker management and the efficacy of a casino taking responsibility for insuring a risk-free tournament environment for their bettors. Author Note: A related story published online contains various information in this story. Caro’s Word: “Tight” CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 don’t see it that way. They’re motivated to play better and don’t even know why. They’ll feel confident in making extra bets with small advantages against you. And when you’re the target and not the one in control, your normal daring bets with small advantages backfire. You’re no longer making tiny profit by taking extra risk. You’re losing money! w w w. p o ke r p l a y e r n e w s p a p e r. c o m It’s time to remember to return to the basic strategy you know will win. Play tight. Eventually, good cards and better circumstances will come. Then you can dance around joyously and play superior poker again. Then you can take control of the table. Meanwhile, the solution is simple. Play tight. The profit is simple. Play tight. The safest way to win is (Cont’d from page 13) Editor’s Note: Wendeen Eolis is CEO of EOLIS International Group, a legal consultancy with a specialty in the gaming space. She was the first woman to cash in the main event at the World Series of Poker. See her wikipedia listing, and press clip index for further information about her. This article is her exclusive property. She can be reached at: eolis@eolis.com, Twitter Facebook and LinkedIn or at the website: www.eolis. com. always available. Play tight. Mike Caro is widely regarded as the world’s foremost authority on poker strategy, psychology, and statistics. A renowned player and founder of Mike Caro University of Poker, Gaming, and Life Strategy, he is known as “the Mad Genius of Poker,” because of his lively delivery of concepts and latest research. You can visit him at www. poker1.com or e-mail him at mike@caro.com. ULTIMATE ACTION. CLASSIC STYLE. February 27–March 20, 2014 DATE DAY EVENT ENTRY 7+8 12/,0,7+2/'p(0ƃLJKW )5, 12/,0,7+2/'p(0ƃLJKW 6$7 CHIPS LEVELS (minutes) 12/,0,7+2/'o(0ƃLJKW 681 %,*2&$5'3/2 021 12/,0,7+2/'o(0 3/4 TUE 12/,0,7+2/'o(0 3/4 TUE :(' 327/,0,720$+$0$; 7+8 12/,0,7+2/'o(0ƃLJKW 3/7 FRI 12/,0,7+2/'o(0ƃLJKW 6$7 3/9 SUN 021 12/,0,7+2/'o(0 78( 1/+6(1,256 3/11 TUE 3/12 WED 1/+683(56$7(//,7(6122130 7+8 12/,0,7+2/'o(0 )5, 12/,0,7+2/'o(0 6$7 1/+683(56$7(//,7(6122130 681 1/+&+$03,216+,3(9(17ƃLJKW 3/16 SUN 021 $250,000 GUARANTEE 4 P.M. /,0,720$+$678' $250,000 GUARANTEE 12/,0,7+2/'o(0ƃLJKW 1 P.M. 12/,0,7+2/'o(0 4 P.M. 327/,0,720$+$% 4 P.M. 1/+683(56$7(//,7( 1/+&+$03,216+,3(9(17ƃLJKW $125/15 NLH nightly at 7 p.m. except during Super Satellite events. Daily Tournaments resume Tuesday 3/18 (YHQWVZLWKPXOWLSOHƃLJKWVZLOOSOD\GD\DWSPRQWKHGD\VXEVHTXHQWWRWKHƂQDOƃLJKW$OOHYHQWVVWDUWDWSPXQOHVVRWKHUZLVHQRWHG All events with 40 minute levels or more are two tournament days. The Championship Event is four tournament days. 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WSOPC MAIN EVENT MEGA SATELLITE MEGA MILLIONS SATELLITE MARCH 6TH - 15TH | 8:30PM (EXCLUDING MEGA SATELLITE DAYS) 2 ($1,675) SEATS GUARANTEED, $120 BUY-IN (1 OPT ADD-ON) MARCH 17TH - APRIL 3RD | 8:30PM (EXCLUDING MEGA SATELLITE DAYS) 3 ($550) SEATS GUARANTEED, $65 BUY-IN (1 OPT ADD-ON) # DAY DATE REGISTRATION EVENT 1 13 2A Thu Thu Fri 3/6 3/6 3/7 12pm 4pm 12pm 14 2B Fri Sat 3/7 3/8 4pm 12pm 15 Sat 3/8 4pm 3 4 5 16 6 7 Sun Sun Mon Mon Tue Tue 3/9 3/9 3/10 3/10 3/11 3/11 12pm 4pm 12pm 4pm 12pm 4pm 8 17 Wed Wed 3/12 3/12 12pm 6pm 9 18 Thu Thu Thu 3/13 3/13 3/13 12pm 2pm 3pm & 8pm 10 11 Fri Fri Fri 3/14 3/14 3/14 12pm 4pm 8pm 12A Sat 3/15 12pm Sat 12B Sun 3/15 3/16 3pm & 8pm 12pm Sun 12C Mon 3/16 3/17 3pm & 8pm 12pm GUARANTEED $50,000 No Limit Holdem * No Limit Holdem Deepstack $20,000 No Limit Holdem (3 day event) * No Limit Holdem Deepstack $30,000 No Limit Holdem (3 day event) * No Limit Holdem Bounty ($100 Included) No Limit Holdem * $30,000 Omaha 8 or Better * No Limit Holdem * No Limit Holdem Deepstack $20,000 No Limit Holdem * No Limit Holdem 6 Handed * No Limit Holdem * $30,000 No Limit Holdem Bounty ($100 Included) No Limit Holdem * $20,000 H.O.R.S.E. Mega Satellite Turbo for $1,125 No Limit Holdem * No Limit Holdem Turbo * 5 SEATS Mega Satellite Turbo for $1,675 WSOPC Main Event (3 day event) * Mega Satellite for $1,675 WSOPC Main Event CHAMPIONSHIP (3 day event) * Mega Satellite for $1,675 WSOPC Main Event (3 day event) * No Limit Holdem Re-Entry 1A No Limit Holdem Re-Entry 1B Omaha 8 or Better Re-Entry $50,000 day 1A Omaha 8 or Better Re-Entry day 1B No Limit Holdem Survivor 10% get $3,000 cash No Limit Holdem Bounty ($100 Included) $100,000 $100,000 19A Mon 3/17 1pm & 6pm 19B Tue 3/18 1pm & 6pm 20A Wed 3/19 1pm 20B Thu 3/20 1pm 21 Wed 3/19 6pm 22 Thu 3/20 6pm WSOPC $1,000,000 $100,000 BUY-IN # $365 $150 $365 23 DAY DATE REGISTRATION EVENT No Limit Holdem Re-Entry QR concept TM GUARANTEED MEGA MILLIONS IX $1,000,000 $160 Fri Sat Sat 3/21 3/22 3/22 1pm & 6pm 1pm & 6pm 3:30pm Sun Sun 3/23 3/23 1pm & 6pm 3:30pm Mon Tue Wed Thu Thu** 3/24 3/25 3/26 3/27 3/27 1pm & 6pm 1pm & 6pm 1pm & 6pm 1pm & 6pm 6pm Day A Day B Day B 10% qualify Day C Day C 10% qualify Day D Day E Day F Day G Plaza freeroll Fri 3/28 1pm & 6pm Day H Sat Sat 3/29 3/29 1pm & 6pm 3:30pm Sun Sun 3/30 3/30 1pm & 6pm 3:30pm Mon Mon 3/31 3/31 1pm & 6pm 3:30pm Mon 3/31 8:30pm $1,675 Tue 4/1 12pm $200 $1,675 Tue 4/1 6pm Day I Day I 10% qualify Day J Day J 10% qualify Day K Day K 10% qualify Mega Satellite Turbo for Day 2 Mega Satellite Turbo for Day 2 Mega Millions IX Day 2 No late registration $345 $365 $345 $580 $365 $365 $150 $365 $365 $365 $345 $580 $345 $130 $1,125 $365 $200 $200 $1,675 24 $235 No Limit Holdem Re-Entry QR concept TM Tue Wed Wed 4/1 4/2 4/2 1pm & 6pm 1pm & 6pm 3:30pm Thu Thu 4/3 4/3 1pm & 6pm 3:30pm Fri Fri 4/4 4/4 1pm & 6pm 3:30pm Sat 4/5 2pm $235 $235 $235 $355 $345 BUY-IN 1ST PLACE $250K $160 $550 $160 $550 $160 W/ 1 OPT $100 ADD-ON 5 ($5,300) SEATS FOR MEGA MILLIONS DAY 2 QUALIFY MORE THAN ONCE GET $3,000 CASH $160 $160 $160 $160 $0 $160 $160 $550 $160 $550 $160 $550 $1,160 $1,160 DAY 2 REGISTRANTS $5,300 START W/ 250K CHIPS $300,000 1ST PLACE $75K NLHE A NLHE B NLHE B 10% qualify NLHE C $160 W/ 1 OPT $100 ADD-ON NLHE C 10% qualify NLHE D NLHE D 10% qualify NLHE Day 2 DAY 2 REGISTRANTS No late registration START W/ AVERAGE CHIPS $160 $160 $550 $160 $550 $160 $550 $3,000 All tournaments are re-entry format excluding WSOP Circuit main event. 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