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Bike’s Legends $3 Million Final Carlo Sciannameo takes
Event Underway Foxwoods’ Mega Challenge
As we go to press with
this issue, it’s too late to
enter the Main Event at
the Bicycle Casino In Bell
Gardens, CA, where the
prize pool has been estimated at $3,000,000. This
event began on Friday and
Julie Shozi
wins $4,863
in event #11
again on Saturday, August
24 & 25, and is scheduled
to hold the final WPT filming on Wednesday, August
29. Since this event is not
over as we go to press, we
cannot give you results.
(Continued on page 5)
The $1,200 buy-in
No-Limit Hold ‘Em main
event at the Foxwoods casino in Connecticut included
345 players attempting to
win a piece of the $364,769
prize pool. There were 73
who returned on the second
day to resume play, and six
hours later the Final Table
was set.
Final Table action continued for another 6 hours
before the final two contestants reached an agreement.
In the end, Sherif Sweillam
of Old Greenwich, CT
collected $60,000 for 2nd
place, while the Title,
Championship Trophy,
and $75,768 went to Carlo
Sciannameo of Worcester,
MA.
Detailed results for the
final and preceding events
begin on page 5.
Who Will Be the Next Texas Hold’em Delaware State Champion?
By Barbara Rogers
Being the state champion for any sport, whether
wrestling, baseball, or
football, would be sweet!
But you may be past the
weight allowance for
wrestling, or maybe your
knees can’t take any more
football. If a sports championship doesn’t seem to
be your destiny, there may
be another game you can
master. The Crown Royal
Poker Room at Dover
Downs will crown their
new champion on Saturday,
September 8th. The tournament will start at noon.
With 20,000 in starting
chips, 30 minute levels,
and a buy-in of $450.00,
it can be you. The pay-out
is a guarantee of $50,000.
Tony Gregg wins Parx
Open Poker Classic
So, there is an even better
reason to hold this title…
money! While the trophy
(shaped like the state of
Delaware) and the fancy
prize bracelet may seem
to priceless, their actual
value is over $1500. There
are plenty of single table
satellite’s being offered,
for only $60. The bad beat
as of this writing, is over
Mike Caro
“LIMITLESS”
The MAD GENIUS of Poker
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When Greg Merson won his first WSOP
bracelet and then followed it up with a seat
at the WSOP main event final table, it
seemed, to the uninitiated, like it had come
out of nowhere. Merson, a short-handed
cash game specialist, had been dominating
poker tables for years though, and the lack
of exposure was due in large part to those
tables being of the non-tournament, online
variety.
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Caro’s Word: “Limitless”
South Point Clears
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ou’ve probably spent
many fitful nights
pondering the theoretical difference between
limit and no-limit poker. We
all do that.
Well, the important differences aren’t obvious to
everyone. Clearly, in limit
poker, the size of each bet
is established by rule. In
no-limit, you must decide
how much to wager. Fine.
Finding the right no-limit
bet size is both science and
art form. The amount you
can bet is limitless (today’s
word) – up to the total
amount of chips you own
or the total amount that an
opponent owns, whichever
is smaller.
Sure, we all know that.
But the repercussions of that
truth leaves no-limit play
largely misunderstood. So,
let’s clear it up in today’s
self-interview.
Question 1: How big is a
no-limit poker game?
I once watched a young
woman saunter up to her
girlfriend who was playing in my $100/$200 limit
seven-stud game. You might
think those are meaningful betting limits, in which
you easily can win or lose
$10,000 or more in a sitting.
But those limits weren’t so
meaningful to this woman.
At least it didn’t seem so,
because she informed her
friend, in a hushed voice,
“My husband decided to
really gamble. He’s over
there playing no-limit
poker!”
I followed her nod to
where “over there” was.
And sure enough, her husband was sitting at a nolimit table – with $2 and $4
blinds.
No-limit isn’t a size of
poker. It’s a style of poker.
Maybe it sounds impressive
to announce that your husband is playing “no-limit”
to a field of $100/$200 limit
players, but the reality is that
there are big no-limit games
and small ones, too.
The size of a no-limit
game is dictated, in theory,
by the amount of the blinds.
All subsequent bets should
be calculated in relation to
whatever money is in the
pot before the cards are
dealt. Small blinds usually
indicate a small game; big
blinds, big game.
Question 2: It’s been
argued that limit poker is
actually more complicated
and skillful than no-limit
poker. Do you agree?
I’ve heard the argument.
But there’s no doubt that nolimit poker is more complex
and requires more skillful
decisions. Part of the argument to the contrary is that
you often move all-in or are
facing an all-in bet from an
opponent.
Action usually terminates
at that point without a call.
You jump to the next hand,
without having to make
more decisions. In limit
poker, the smaller bets relative to the pot-size mean that
you continue to play without
folding as often, with betcall-raise decisions quite
common. Doesn’t that mean
more skill?
Actually, no – it doesn’t.
There are more decisions in
limit poker, but they aren’t
as meaningful. In no-limit,
you don’t just need to decide
whether to bet, raise, or call,
you need to calculate how
much. And that decision is
what makes no-limit more
complex and what adds
extra skill to the mix.
I know this for a fact,
because in the early 1980s,
I programmed a computer
to play world-class poker.
It was called Orac (Caro
spelled backwards) and
it began its life by playing straight limit poker.
Teaching it to do that was
relatively simple. I programmed in guidance for
which hands to play in
which positions. I gave it
a structured table for calling, betting, and raising
requirements. If Orac didn’t
encounter any of those
requirements, it folded.
Then, I began to teach
it no-limit play. And that
turned out to be incredibly more complicated.
Deciding how much to bet
opened a whole new world
of intrigue. So, when I state
positively that no-limit is
a more complex form of
poker, I’m not just speculating.
Question 3: Is no-limit
harder to play in practice?
Yes. It’s harder to play
no-limit correctly in both
By Haley Hintze
SOUTH POINT ON FAST TRACK TO REALMONEY ROLLOUT
Las Vegas’s South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa jumped ahead of the
pack in the race to offer the first real-money online poker to Nevada
residents when its multi-part application passed a Nevada Gaming
Commission suitability in early August. The actual NGC approval is
a virtual formality, and with services and software already in-house
or under contract, South Point may be able to roll out its site before
year’s end. Separately, Reno’s Monarch Casino also passed a suitability hearing, but has no software partner to date.
DOJ TO SEEK THIRD-PARTY PROCESSOR TO
ASSIST FULL TILT REMISSION PROCESS
The deal between PokerStars and the US Department of Justice
might have allowed for refunds for US-based former Full Tilt players,
but now the tough part remains: finding someone to do the work.
The DOJ recently hung a virtual “help wanted” sign in seeking a
claims administrator to handle the process, which may distribute as
much as $159 million to as many as 1.3 million former Full Tilt players. No process has yet been created to allow these former players
to file a claim for their player balances, and it will likely be months
before a payment processor is selected and procedures are set.
MARYLAND LEGISLATURE APPROVES
POKER, TABLE GAMES
A measure allowing Maryland casinos to add poker and other
table games to its offerings passed both halves of the Maryland
Legislature in mid-August, moving on to an expected signature
from Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley. Ongoing expansion in
Maryland’s casino market means that six properties will soon be
offering poker. No start date has been set, though a 2013 rollout
seems likely.
TENTATIVE SETTLEMENT REACHED
BETWEEN DOJ, BLANCA GAMES
One small element of the messy Absolute Poker situation moved
closer to resolution when the Department of Justice and the
Kahnawake Gaming Commission, acting on behalf of the defunct
Blanca Games, announced a tentative deal including the forfeiture
of all Blanca assets. The company’s reach does not include all AP’s
interests, but the DOJ is seeking AP’s software and mailing lists
to resell to third parties to be used against fines and outstanding
claims against the company, including stranded players, who likely
rank low on the pecking order. The court has yet to rule on the
DOJ’s motion to recognize the agreement.
FACEBOOK LAUNCHES REAL-MONEY
GAMBLING… IN UK
Social-networking and gaming giant, Facebook, made its entry
into real-money online gambling in August by introducing a realmoney “Bingo Friendzy” game to its UK customers. A real-money
slots application is also under development, with games such as
poker expected to follow. The move represents an about-face for
the social giant, and represents a future collision point between
social networking and traditional gambling businesses, both live and
online.
COPA BACKS TRIBAL EXCLUSIVITY FOR
STATE’S ONLINE POKER BILL
The California Online Poker Association (COPA) came out in support
of California’s much-debated online-poker bill, SB 1463, but only if
amendments are included making the state’s online-poker offerings
the exclusive province of California tribal entities. COPA’s odd man
out in the tradeoff would be the state’s racing associations, who
were included in early measures, but would be barred from offering online poker under COPA’s vision of the bill. COPA’s shift came
in an attempt to win the support of a couple of the state’s largest
tribal casinos, who helped stymie earlier versions of the measure in
the state’s legislature. COPA represents 31 California card rooms, in
addition to 29 other tribal casinos.
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.
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A Little Etiquette, PART 1
LOU KRIEGER ON POKER
By Lou Krieger©
Poker has its own little rituals and unwritten rules that smooth the game, speed it
up, and eliminate confusion. It’s all part of “poker etiquette,” and while this etiquette won’t do much for you
if you’re invited to take tea with the queen, it will get
you through a poker game without any disruptions.
Understanding poker etiquette and procedures gives
beginning players a lot of problems, simply because it’s
all new and the game is played at a rapid pace.
Act in turn. Each player is expected to act in turn as
play proceeds clockwise around the table. If someone
bets and you plan to discard your hand, wait until it is
your turn to act before doing so. Acting out of turn gives
your opponents a big advantage. Knowing you will fold
makes it easier for an opponent to bluff, and is unfair to
the rest of the players. In poker, as in most things, it’s
considered polite to wait your turn.
Keep your cards in plain sight. In order to maintain
the integrity of the game, it is important for players
to keep their cards on the table during the play of the
hand.
Look at your cards by shielding them with your hands
while lifting a corner of each card to peek at it. In a
game like Texas hold’em, where players have only two
cards in front of them, it is customary to leave them
on the table after looking and to place a chip on top of
them. This alerts the dealer that your hand is still in
play.
Turn your hand face up at the showdown. If you’re
not sure whether you have the best hand or not, turn
all of your cards face up at the showdown and allow the
dealer to read your hand.
Table stakes. Casino games are always “table
stakes.” You cannot add chips or money to the amount
in front of you during the play of the hand. If you run
out of money during a hand, you can only contest that
portion of the pot that your bets cover.
Toking. We’re not blowing smoke here, but “toking”
the dealer poker parlance for tipping is customary
when you win a pot. Tokes constitute a significant part
of a dealer’s income. The size of the pot and the game’s
betting limits generally determine the amount of the
toke. If you’re new to casino poker, take your toking cue
from the other players at the table.
Going all-in. If you do not have enough to cover the
bets and raises, you are said to go all-in, and are simply
contesting that portion of the pot your money covers.
Others who are active in the hand can still make wagers,
but those bets comprise a side pot. At the hand’s conclusion, the side pot is decided first, then the main pot.
You can’t win the side pot since you invested no money
in it, but you can win the main pot, and you can buy
more chips or put more money on the table between
hands.
Protect your hand. In a casino, unlike in many home
games, you are always responsible for your hand. Toss
it in the muck and it’s fouled, and cannot win. If you
are unsure of whether you hold the winning hand at the
showdown, turn it face up and let the dealer read your
hand.
The rule in all cardrooms is that cards speak. Dealers,
however, can make mistakes. If you think yours is the
best hand, turn your cards face up and announce it.
Place it halfway between your chips and the pot, and
hold on to it while the dealer determines the outcome.
We’ll cover some more of poker etiquette’s finer
points next time, in Part 2 of this two-part series.
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Merson’s example is
prudent here because it’s
easily comparable to Tony
Gregg’s. Gregg, too, is an
online specialist, a cash
game player known well
to professionals, but not
to the public. He’s also
Merson’s roommate, and
backer, and like Merson,
he’s suddenly dominating tournaments. The latest example? The World
Poker Tour’s Parx Open
Poker Classic, at the Parx
Casino in Pennsylvania. A
field of 500 entries put up
the $3,500 entry fee, and
it was Gregg who emerged
the victor to the tune of
$417,127.
“It feels amazing,” said
Gregg to the WPT. “I’ve
played so many live tournaments and I’ve come close
a bunch of times and just
come up short. I’ve always
wanted that feeling of actually winning because it just
feels so much better than
getting second or any other
place. The money is always
nice, but the title is good
too, knowing that you beat
everyone.”
Parx poker ambassador,
Matt Glantz, was thrilled
with the event and the true
talent at the six-handed
final table. “There were
four top pros at the final
table,” said Matt Glantz,
who served as a commentator for the event’s live
feed. “Tony Gregg, who
won it, Stephen Reynolds,
Chris Lee, and Larry
Sharp. … It was mostly
professionals, and really
top professionals. Chris
and Tony are two of the
best players in all of poker,
especially cash games. It
was a great table.”
Glantz, a top pro himself,
remarked on the caliber
of play at the final table,
which was fast and aggressive leading to heads-up
play. Once there, Gregg
and Reynolds both changed
gears, going into a mutually passive mode that saw
heads-up play last over 100
hands. “Heads-up … lasted
for a while,” said Glantz,
with a smile. “I think they
each had a lot of respect for
one another’s games.”
This was the first live
event of any kind filmed
at the Parx Casino. Glantz
was particularly pleased
with the atmosphere at the
final table, saying “It was
the most friendly, talkative
final table I’ve seen in a
long time. The players were
happy to be there. Jovial,
joking around… a lighthearted mood, it was good
for TV. Good for poker. It’s
the way it should be, actually. I was really happy to
see that. The players were
really happy. They had a
great time here.”
For Gregg, the win
marked the fourth time
this year he’s cashed in the
six figures. A final table at
the PokerStars Caribbean
Adventure and a fourthplace finish at the WSOP
are the highlights of a year
in which he’s now totaled
over $1 million in tournament winnings.
BICYCLE CASINO
PARX OPEN POKER CLASSIC
EVENT #8
8/10/12
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM
WPT MAIN EVENT
BUY-IN $3,300 + $200
PLAYERS 500
PRIZE
POOL
$1,650,000
1. Tony Gregg . . . . . . $416,127
2. Stephen Reynolds . $244,877
3. Chris Lee . . . . . . . . $158,450
4. Larry Sharp . . . . . $108,034
5. Chris Vandeursen . . $76,824
6. Andre Nyffeler . . . . $61,619
7. Joey Couden . . . . . . $47,215
8. Joseph Wertz . . . . . . $33,611
9. Tommy Miller . . . . . $24,008
10. Robert Pyne . . . . . . $18,406
11. Athanasios
Polychronopoulos . . $18,406
12. Alan Kraut . . . . . . . $18,406
13. Vinny Pahuja . . . . . $14,405
14. Timothy Chang . . . . $14,405
15. Brent Roberts . . . . . $14,405
16. Kevin Calenzo . . . . . $12,004
17. Todd Robenborn . . $12,004
18. Peter Ippolito . . . . . $12,004
(Cont’d from page 1)
2. James Bryant . . . . . . $2,700
3. Brian Kyung Park . . $1,800
EVENT 28
8/21/12
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM
BUY-IN $1,000 + $70
PLAYERS 344
PRIZE
POOL
$323,980
1. Bryce Yockey . . . . . $77,720
2. Matthew Carmody . $47,365
3. Arem Babalarian . . $31,590
LEGENDS OF POKER8/21/12
2012
EVENT 29
4. Elvis Huynh . . . . . . $22,030
POT LIMIT OMAHA
6. Joshua Chait . . . . . . $12,960
BUY-IN $500 + $55
7. Corin Brown . . . . . . $10,950
PLAYERS 10
PRIZE
POOL
$9,000
5. Andrew Youngblood $16,525
8. Ronald Swain . . . . . . $9,070
9. Alexandru Masek . . . $7,775
1. Dmitri Valquez . . . . . $4,500
Foxwoods Mega
FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO
MEGASTACK CHALLENGE
EVENT 14
8/18/12
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM MEGASTACK
BUY-IN $1,090 + $110
PLAYERS 345
PRIZE
POOL
$364,769
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Carlo Sciannameo . $75,768
Sherif Sweillam . . . . $60,000
Adam Bitker . . . . . . $37,863
Joseph Liberta . . . . $28,087
Charles Davis . . . . . $21,156
Henry Chen . . . . . . . $16,160
Peter Sennon . . . . . . $12,548
Tim Lahey . . . . . . . . . $9,885
Chris Schonbach . . . $7,890
EVENT 13
BUY-IN $200 + $30
PLAYERS 260
PRIZE
POOL
$24,440
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. Michael Wang . . . . . . $1,112
EVENT 12
Lawrence Martone . . $3,330
Robert Boisjoly . . . . . $3,330
Satish Surapaneni . . $3,330
David Geddes . . . . . . $3,330
John Dennehy . . . . . . $1,369
8/16/12
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM DEEPSTACK
BUY-IN $155 + $25
PLAYERS 184
PRIZE
POOL
$27,664
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Robert Courtney . . . . $4,000
Richard Alarie . . . . . $3,040
Jonathan Rodgers . . $3,040
Mike Zagorites. . . . . . $3,040
Mark Perry . . . . . . . . $3,040
Gary Poole . . . . . . . . $3,039
EVENT 11
8/16/12
BUY-IN $350 + $50
PLAYERS 284
PRIZE
POOL
$96,418
8/17/12
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM SUPER BOUNTY
By David “THE MAVEN” Chicotsky
PARX CASINO
Bike Legends
However, we do have
results from most of the 37
total events leading up to
the final. This issue covers
events from #11 to #29, as
well as events #2 and #3
that were missed in our last
issue. The remaining events
will appear in the next issue
of Poker Player.
Unconventional Lines
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Dennis Wilber . . . . . $23,141
Paul Avilla . . . . . . . . $13,595
Daniel Serafin . . . . . . $8,774
Tu Tran . . . . . . . . . . . $7,038
William Boling . . . . . $5,400
Bradley Yazici . . . . . . $4,387
Michael Nye . . . . . . . $3,664
In many aspects, poker players are predictable. Players’ general characteristics
generally don’t differ greatly. Take 100
novices, show them the absolute basics, and let them play
for a couple of months. When viewing their play, general
patterns will emerge. The term, “ABC player,” gets thrown
around often, but it’s really true that the vast majority of
people who sit down at a poker table have a tendency to
play along conventional lines. So what are some unconventional lines we can take in tournaments, and how we can
use them to our advantage?
A great example of an unconventional line is the limpraise, especially from early position. The vast majority of
the time, when a player limp-raises, they hold a premium
hand. When I think about unconventional lines in No Limit
Texas Hold ‘Em tournaments, limp-raising with less than
premium hands comes to mind.
Pairings like 10/9s or ace-rag-suited can be used to
represent truly premium hands like aces and kings by limpraising against aggressive opponents who you believe are
simply picking on a limper. It’s possible to initially limp
in with a big stack in middle position with the intention
of seeing a flop, only to be raised and isolated by a LAG
player. If you’ve built up a tight image, this could be a good
time to make such a limp-raise play.
Another option would be to simply call and checkraise if you miss the flop. The point here is to distinguish
between the typical play that most people would make
in a certain situation (like just calling the raise pre-flop,
evaluating the flop and check-folding if you miss), and the
other plays that are your possible options.
What are some other unconventional lines to consider?
Maybe calling a turn bet in position with a light hand, from
middle-pair to air, with the intention of raising the river.
How often is someone on a stone cold float on the turn,
only to bluff-raise their opponent on the river? It’s probably not very often. Just like with limp-raising pre-flop
with less than premium hands, the real power of the move
is just how often your opponent will believe you to have
the range of hands you are representing rather than the
true hand you are holding.
When it comes to bluffing, we want to try and identify
spots where our competitors won’t expect a bluff. Very
rarely does someone limp-raise from early position with
air pre-flop, but the exact opposite is true of a flop continuation bet. These days especially, simply raising in position and continuation-betting on the flop once it’s checked
to you won’t be enough to allow you to constantly accumulate chips. Opponents are folding less often to the most
conventional plays like flop continuation-bets, forcing us
as players to mix in more unconventional lines as well.
Along with flop continuation-bets garnering less
respect, the less conventional lines we employ will
undoubtedly include double and triple barreling post-flop.
If you’re able to take down more pots post-flop with marginal holdings, you’ll be going to showdown less often. By
going to showdown less often, you’re essentially trading
hand-strength equity for fold-equity.
A little bit of experimentation goes a long way in this
game. Finding new ways to pick up chips against your
opponents will help you in your goal of building bigger
chip stacks in tournaments. Remember, especially with
tournament poker and the associated progressive payouts, there are certain times when taking on extra risk is
rewarded. When you set out to play poker, try to find spots
where you can work an unconventional line into your normal game plan.
David “The Maven” Chicotsky is the 2008 Online Player of the
Year and a former #1 ranked online tournament poker player.
He is also an experienced poker coach and can be
reached at TheMavenTraining.com.
S E P T E M B E R 1 0, 2 0 1 2
5
Foxwoods Megasta
LESSON 195:
Hidden Eyes
Lessons from mike caro
university of poker
8. Jon Reinhardt . . . . . . $2,989
9. Andrew Bimonte . . . $2,520
BY DIANE MC HAFFIE
MEGASTACK CHALLENGE
Diane McHaffie is Director of Operations at Mike Caro
University of Poker, Gaming, and Life Strategy. She has traveled the world coordinating events and seminars in the interest
of honest poker. You can write her online at diane@caro.com.
S E P T E M B E R 1 0, 2 0 1 2
EVENT 10
BUY-IN $155 + $25
PLAYERS 213
PRIZE
POOL
BUY-IN $100 + $20
PLAYERS 213
PRIZE
POOL
$20,661
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Richard Alarie . . . . . $3,400
David Green . . . . . . . $2,900
Shaun Prunotto . . . . $2,700
Zachary Hall . . . . . . . $2,405
Torsti Rovainen . . . . $1,168
Abdalla Hammad . . . . .$950
Mark Perry . . . . . . . . . .$806
John Maytum . . . . . . . .$661
EVENT 9
8/15/12
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM
BUY-IN $200 + $30
PLAYERS 189
PRIZE
POOL
$36,665
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
$27,063
8/15/12
Marshall Daniels . . . $6,240
Anderson Almonte . . $6,239
Jamie Richard . . . . . $6,239
Thomas Norbet . . . . . $2,896
Fred Montisanti . . . . $2,109
Ralph Murphy . . . . . $1,723
Jeremiah Callahan . . $1,485
Michael Wang . . . . . . $1,302
Michael Mundy . . . . $1,084
8/14/12
FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO
The first time I saw Greg Raymer at the poker table, wearing his
obnoxious, animated sunglasses, I thought, “What the hell! Those are
the most distasteful sunglasses I’ve ever seen! They are so creepy!
Why would anyone want to be seen wearing those?”
ET. In movies and on TV we’ve seen extraterrestrials portrayed
with huge eyes, and that is definitely what Greg reminds me of: an
alien! Why would he want to appear to be an ET at the poker table?
Well, it seems that his bizarre glasses are designed to weird out
players and make them uncomfortable, thereby giving him a distinct
advantage. Yes, I’m aware he’s a world-class poker player, but would
he be as good without the glasses? Would he be able to stare an
opponent down without flinching or blinking? How would he like to sit
across from someone wearing a motorcycle helmet with a face shield
and gloves?
Afraid. Research tells me that many sunglass-attired players – but
probably not Raymer – are afraid! They’re frightened of giving away
tells with their eyes. Sunglasses are a preventative measure for them.
Perhaps they are unsure of their own ability to control their emotions,
so they need this extra prop to assist them in their cover-up. News
flash here! Hands, shoulders, and the mouth can also give away tells.
That’s right! The mouth can emit sighs, tighten in grimness, smirk
with triumph, frown with displeasure and smile with satisfaction. Shall
you cover the mouth with a handkerchief, like a bandit, just to prevent
tells? Don’t forget the hands! When they tremble, it isn’t a nervous
reaction, it’s relief. The player made a super hand. Will they now don
gloves to hide their hands?
Many players like Mike Caro, prefer not to wear sunglasses. He
feels, as do many other professional players, that sunglasses give a
player an “unfair advantage” over their opponents. Players in the
old west didn’t wear sunglasses! They dueled their opponents with
unmasked, steely eyes. How things have changed!
Ah, but there are disadvantages to wearing sunglasses. Have you
tried to wear sunglasses at night? Wow! Well, you get the same results
in a dimly-lit casino. Clubs resemble spades and diamonds resemble
hearts! Mistakes are likely to happen. Try attempting to read your
phone, Kindle or GPS with sunglasses. Problematic!
Recognize. The other disadvantage to sunglasses is recognition. Ok, so Greg is a recognizable player, but would he be without
his glasses? Most likely, but how about a rookie player who has just
won an event at the WSOP attired in sunglasses, cap, or hoodie. If he
discards the props and prances proudly down the hall at the RIO, I’m
betting no one recognizes him. Doesn’t that defeat the purpose of
stardom?
It would be akin to Mike’s practice of donning an Ivy cap, attempting to be incognito at airports. Travelers’ eyes should normally slide
right past him. Unfortunately, this attempt at escaping recognition
doesn’t always work for Mike.
Hide. When I attend the WSOP with Mike and observe the small
assortment of players wearing hoodies and sunglasses, I wonder what
they have to hide or are trying to achieve. Are they intimidated by the
pros? Are they insecure in their abilities to hide their emotions and
reactions? Are they trying to be inconspicuous? Are they being nefarious? Or, are they attempting to be cute? Perhaps, they actually want
to be noticed.
My guess is that players who choose to play without the aid of sunglasses do so because they possess a higher confidence level. They
are more secure in their abilities, their skill, and their images. Do you
see Doyle Brunson sporting sunglasses? Absolutely not! In fact, there
are many, many players who successfully intimidate or bluff with their
eyes and facial expressions. They rely on the fact that you can see
their expressions.
Hmm, could sunglasses be a pacifier to soothe insecurities? Could
it be like Johnny hiding under the bed from the big bad monster? Or,
are they merely trying to make a fashion statement to the cameras?
6
EVENT 8
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Thomas Dellarocco . . $5,000
Steven Correll . . . . . . $3,128
Torsti Rovainen . . . . $3,128
Frederick Robichaud $3,127
David Luty . . . . . . . . $3,127
Frederick Berdon . . . $1,272
EVENT 7
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
EVENT 5
BUY-IN $260 + $40
PLAYERS 804
PRIZE
POOL
8/14/12
$64,020
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
David Hall . . . . . . . . $14,245
Long Tran . . . . . . . . $14,244
Jeffrey Hurwitz . . . . $6,466
Thomas Hoglund . . . $5,186
Haralambos Saridis . $4,161
Stephen Menard . . . . $3,329
Gregory Mullen . . . . $2,753
Francis Perillo . . . . . $2,305
EVENT 6
$202,769
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
EVENT 4
1. Marsel Backa . . . . . . $5,750
8/12/12
BUY-IN $100 + $20
PLAYERS 220
PRIZE
POOL
8/13/12
$39,542
Quan Quach . . . . . . $41,494
Arkado Gadelov . . . $28,360
Gregory White . . . . $16,019
Ryan Joyce . . . . . . . $12,572
Kenneth Lane . . . . . $10,138
Gregory Gaudio . . . . $8,111
Bradley Grossman . . $6,184
Michael Forca . . . . . . $4,766
Andrew Briggs . . . . . $3,787
BUY-IN $155 + $25
PLAYERS 263
PRIZE
POOL
8/13/12
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM 6-MAX
BUY-IN $440 + $60
PLAYERS 150
PRIZE
POOL
Rob Berko . . . . . . . . . $5,750
Brian Lamhut . . . . . . $5,750
Michael Giacoia . . . . $4,301
Jared Paolino . . . . . . $2,214
John Dunn . . . . . . . . . $1,799
Jonathan Rodgers . . $1,503
Shaun Prunotto . . . . $1,226
David Hertzog . . . . . . $1,040
$21,340
1.
2.
3.
4.
John Bautista . . . . . . $2,945
Marcos Costa . . . . . . $2,945
John Bilodeau . . . . . . $2,945
Bradley Grossman . . $2,945
Legends of Poker at the Bike
EVENT 27
8/20/12
H.O.R.S.E
BUY-IN $500 + $55
PLAYERS 79
PRIZE
POOL
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
2. David Rosenbloom . . $2,330
3. Rafael Taitano . . . . . . $1,865
4. Andrew Merrick . . . . $1,210
EVENT 25
EVENT 26
8/20/12
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM
PLAYERS 81
PRIZE
POOL
EVENT 24
PRIZE
POOL
8/10/12
BUY-IN $2,200
PLAYERS 1,233
PRIZE
POOL
$1,233,000
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Eltorna Gant . . . . . $233,696
Matt Elsby . . . . . . . $147,960
Adam White . . . . . . $97,407
Salvatore Musto . . . $72,747
Nathan Pfluger . . . . $59,184
William Yantis . . . . $46,854
Richard Saine . . . . . $34,524
Adam Singer . . . . . . $28,359
Mohammed
Abedi Arani . . . . . . . $20,961
10. Dylan Hortin . . . . . . $14,796
$12,959
EVENT 23
8/19/12
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM
BUY-IN $300 + $45
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
BUY-IN $200 + $35
PLAYERS 135
PRIZE
POOL
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
EVENT 22
BUY-IN $200 + $35
PLAYERS 31
PRIZE
POOL
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Ilia Lekach . . . . . . . . $5,270
Andre Ingram . . . . . . $3,300
Aldon Patatanyan . . . $2,475
Daniel Pennington . . $1,730
Randy Bowie . . . . . . . $3,156
Alexander Sadak . . . $2,255
Fraser Christie . . . . . $1,805
Jim Williamson . . . . . $1,175
David Liu . . . . . . . . . . .$630
8/16/12
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM 6-HANDED
BUY-IN $200 + $35
PLAYERS 119
PRIZE
POOL
BUY-IN $200 + $35
$16,490
$9,021
EVENT 18
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM TURBO
PRIZE
POOL
8/17/12
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM
8/18/12
PLAYERS 85
$26,190
Donald Hoffman . . . . $7,070
Michael Noori . . . . . . $4,320
Marshall Ragir . . . . . $2,880
Anthony Nguyen . . . . $2,095
Jose Mendoza . . . . . . $1,570
Mark Novisoff . . . . . . $1,310
EVENT 19
$109,125
Leonard Parker . . . $26,100
Hyukjin Lee . . . . . . $15,800
Joseph Tellez . . . . . . $10,600
Victor Shalom . . . . . . $7,420
Osmin Dardon . . . . . $5,565
Young Van Phan . . . . $4,365
Stanislav Savransky . $3,690
Kirk Dickman . . . . . . $3,055
Alan Ho . . . . . . . . . . . $2,620
8/17/12
OMAHA & 7 CARD STUD
HI-LO 8/B
PLAYERS 375
PRIZE
POOL
$19,206
Chris Kay . . . . . . . . . $6,146
Chris Triggs . . . . . . . $4,225
Daniel Straus . . . . . . $3,170
Louis Laxineta . . . . . . $2,210
Michael Chen . . . . . . $1,345
EVENT 20
8/19/12
1. Terresa Gallagher . . . $4,144
2. Lea Nehme . . . . . . . . $2,850
3. Carolyn Grijalva . . . $2,135
CASINO ARIZONA AT TALKING STICK
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
PLAYERS 68
1. Jason Turnage . . . . . . $3,257
ARIZONA POKER
CHAMPIONSHIP
PLAYERS 66
PRIZE
POOL
BUY-IN $210 + $35
$9,312
Arizona State
Championship
BUY-IN $300 + $45
LADIES NO LIMIT HOLD’EM
LIPS TOUR
PLAYERS 26
RESULTS:
$15,714
1. Marios Savvides . . . . $5,029
2. Tony Tatikian . . . . . . $3,140
3. Christopher Sand . . . $2,360
8/18/12
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM
8/19/12
BUY-IN $200 + $35
BUY-IN $300 + $45
PRIZE
POOL
EVENT 21
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM
$38,315
Daham Wang . . . . . $15,315
Joshua Karnad . . . . . $8,800
George Rechnitzer . . $4,600
Zaher Sayegh . . . . . . $2,690
Mike Krescanko . . . . $2,305
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
$23,086
Randall Christing . . . $6,456
John Jenkins . . . . . . . $4,040
Cesar Salais . . . . . . . . $2,770
Nina Le . . . . . . . . . . . $1,960
Amir Wahab . . . . . . . $1,500
ack Challenge
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Nicholas Tropeano . . $1,206
Paul North . . . . . . . . . . .$982
Mordehay Mizrahi . . . .$832
Christina Torch . . . . . .$683
Timothy Forsberg . . . .$582
EVENT 3
8. Carlos Solerti . . . . . . . .$933
9. Daniel Tobin . . . . . . . . .$778
EVENT 2
BUY-IN $155 + $25
PLAYERS 299
PRIZE
POOL
8/12/12
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM SUPER BOUNTY
BUY-IN $200 + $30
PLAYERS 331
PRIZE
POOL
$31,113
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Michael Fiaschetti . . $3,500
William Kirinsky . . . $3,500
Jeremy Costa . . . . . . $3,187
Robert Bardellini . . . $3,185
Richard Finchum . . . $3,185
Timothy Mahon . . . . $3,185
Scott Sullivan . . . . . . $1,151
I just returned from
Turning Stone in Verona,
New York. $99,000 was
the first place prize in the
always popular Empire State
Tournament. I saw some
pros in the crowd- including Lee Childs, who tripled
up early, but was walking
around visiting with people
by the afternoon. Turning
Stone is very generous with
their giveaways: two cars
were handed out while I
was there, and at least forty
thousand more in cash
prizes. It was a beautiful
drive home, though it would
have been a lot prettier with
$99,000 in the jeep with
me. I decided to stop in
Cortland, New York to visit
the New York Jets training
camp. I thought I would
break up the trip by watching them practice. I was
especially looking forward
to watching Tebow. But they
broke camp on Friday.
On one of my other trips
to Turning Stone, I met
player John Blowers, the
consummate poker guy.
Notice I said “guy” not
player. He was nice enough
to gift me with a copy of
his book, “Life On Tilt.”
It’s a nice break from poker
book study to poker book
entertainment, though it
also includes poker and life
lessons. It’s a fun read that
takes you into a poker player’s psyche that you may
identify with. Thanks, John!
After I read the foreword,
I noticed it was written by
“Cowboy” Kenna James. I
sat beside Kenna in one of
the tournaments at the Rio
during the WSOP. Kenna
diagnosed one of the problems in my play right away.
Our poker world seems to
get smaller and smaller.
Seneca’s Poker League
8/11/12
$44,955
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Drew Culhane . . . . . . $9,790
Bradley Buchanan . . $3,855
Kyle Poor . . . . . . . . . $3,855
Raul Andeza . . . . . . . $3,855
Joseph Nelson . . . . . . $3,855
Ashley Dalnoot . . . . . $3,854
Jason Orrick . . . . . . . $1,708
Christopher Man . . . $1,394
Matthew Tashiro . . . $1,174
kicks off September 1st.
Seneca Allegheny is located
in Salamanca, New York.
It will play every Tuesday
at 7 pm for seven weeks.
EVENT 1
STRAIGHT SKINNY
8/11/12
BUY-IN $530 + $70
PLAYERS 367
PRIZE
POOL
$188,675
1. Richard Kerman . . $38,248
2. Steven Kingsley . . . $32,600
3. Douglas Bergman . . $16,509
4. Robert Corcione . . . $13,207
5. William Boling . . . . $10,283
6. Kwangsoo Lim . . . . . $8,302
7. Arun Korvi . . . . . . . . $6,886
8. Walter Tauro . . . . . . . $5,566
9. Fred Paradis . . . . . . . $4,551
Friday, and Saturday tournaments now. They will add
$500 on to the Tuesday and
Thursday. tournament guarantee as well.
THE BEAT’S FROM
THE NORTHEAST!
By BARBARA ROGERS
The original
league members must play 3 of the 7
weeks, and participate in the
final game. So you can actually have a substitute play
for you some of the time.
The dues must be paid every
week. It’s a point system.
It costs a total of $50 dollars a week, with 20 minute
rounds and 8000 in starting
chips.
Mark your calendar
for the Foxwoods World
Poker Finals, coming up
in October. Starting date
is October 15th running
through November 4th. This
is an ambitious schedule
with something for everyone. I will bring you more
details later. In the meantime, early room reservation
at the poker rate would be
a good idea. The rooms are
limited, so call 1-800-3699663.
Dover Downs will be
crowing the new Delaware
State Champion. In addition to the money, a $50,000
guarantee, and bragging
rights, an impressive
bracelet and trophy will be
awarded. See my article on
the front page for additional
details.
Additionally Dover
Downs will be giving away
fifteen Kindle fire tablets
on September 14th, 15th,
and 16th. Poker room manager, Pete McGuire, told me
they are guaranteeing the
pay-out for the Wednesday,
Plugging Fred’s Leak
Seneca Niagara, in
Niagara Falls, New York
of course, will bring their
popular Fall Poker Classic
to you beginning with Pot
Limit Omaha on October
29th. The main even of No
Limit Hold’em will begin
on Saturday, November
3rd. More details will be
forthcoming, but I want
you to have all these dates
so you can begin planning
your play – and the Fall is
a beautiful time for poker
adventures. The hotel rooms
at Seneca Niagara are beautiful -- call early, maybe you
can book one with a view of
the Falls.
The 2.4 billion dollar
Revel in Atlantic City just
started giving complimentary poker lessons to hotel
and walk-in guests. If you
know anyone that could use
them, they will deal them
out on Monday through
Friday at 11 am, 1 pm, and
7 pm.
Sands Casino listens!
After a non-smoker’s complaint about the prize drawings being held in a heavy
smoke area, they have
promised to apply to the
gaming commission for a
change in location.
Barbara Rogers is a competitive player in many
endeavors including pool
and poker tournaments. She
is the Northeast Regional
Sales Manager and a writer
for Poker Player.
By RICHARD G. BURKE
In our local poker room, we often have to
wait for tables for a half-hour or more. If
we want to play the slots or another game while we wait,
then the poker room lends us a pager which vibrates
when our seat becomes available. Fred signed up for
a few games last Saturday and headed for a blackjack
table after he got his pager. Fred just loves action, so he
not only plays Twenty-One, he also makes Lucky LuckyTM
proposition bets.
Many other casinos offer Lucky Lucky prop bets. The
last time we went to the Strip we saw it at Excalibur, New
York New York, Rio, Treasure Island, the Venetian, and
others. Casinos and Racinos in California, Illinois, Indiana,
and Minnesota also offer it, so beware.
Fred figured that if he hit three sevens suited or the
three-card straight flush of 6-7-8, then for a measly dollar he could win his buy-in at either $4-8 limit or $1-2 nolimit hold’em. Lucky Lucky works this way: in a six-deck
shoe if three cards, your first two cards and the dealer’s
upcard, sum to nineteen, twenty, or twenty-one, then you
win; otherwise you lose. The odds table nearby shows all
the winning combinations.
If the dealer dealt you a pair of
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sevens and the she also dealt her777s
200-to-1 self a seven for her upcard, then
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100-to-1 you win $50 for a $1 bet. If all three
777
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30-to-1 then you win an additional $150. If
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15-to-1 your first two cards and the dealer’s
upcard sum to nineteen, then you
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win $2 for a $1 bet, and so on per
19 or 20
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the table.
We deal with big odds and low probabilities using the
concept of expectation. We use mathematics to imagine
that we bet $1 a zillion times and then tally how often the
bet pays off. Our friend from high school and college, Hal
Holcomb Wyman, CalTech Mathematician, did the heavy
lifting in figuring these Lucky Lucky expectations.
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for one dollar risked each time. The
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to win 73.6 cents for every dollar he risked – the casino
holds 26.4 percent of the handle. No wonder so many
casinos offer Lucky Lucky: it offers the player about the
same crumby returns as Keno!
Fred argued that he played only for a quarter-hour or
so, just while waiting for a seat at the poker table, so it
didn’t matter that the expectations showed a big leak.
But he played every day almost, roughly seventy-five
hours a year. Twenty-One dealers average 70 hands an
hour using a six-deck shoe. Over the course of a year
Fred played about 5000 hands while waiting for a poker
seat. His $5000 in Lucky Lucky prop bets returned $3680
on the average, for an out-of-pocket loss of $1320. Fred
couldn’t believe it. “Thirteen hundred dollars just for
those prop bets, not even counting the beatings I took at
regular blackjack? Phooey, I’m not doin’ that no more!”
Good thinking.
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Information: Fact and Conjecture...
SENIORS SCENE
By George “The engineer” EPSTEIN
“Life is the art of drawing conclusions from insufficient premises.”
—Samuel Butler, British satirist (1835 - 1902)
Since poker is a microcosm of life, it is reasonable to
consider famous quotations ascribed to life issues as they might apply to
the game of poker...
Information is Essential. It is no secret that the game of poker
involves the gathering of information from which you can draw conclusions
and make concomitant decisions. The better informed you are, the better
decisions you can make—and the more you can expect to win. We distinguish between factual information and conjecture. Both are important.
The value of your holecards is readily available to you; that’s a fact. This
also applies to your opponents. On the other hand, gaining information of
which your opponents are unaware, will give you a significant advantage—
an edge over them. The problem is, you will never have all the information
you would like. Without your opponent revealing his holecards, you can
only guess at the strength (or weakness) of his hand. But you can observe
his playing style (tight, loose, passive, aggressive, deceptive). Based on the
cards on the board and how he has bet or raised this hand, you might make
an assumption as to the strength of his hand. You can look for tells; if you
are adept at it, you might find some hints related to his hand. Of course,
these latter bits of information are conjectures. . .
Factual Information. It has often been said that “poker is a game of
insufficient information.” Some readily available information is pure fact.
For example:
• The value of your holecards. How high are they? Are they connected
and/or suited?
• Your betting position. Late position gains you an advantage over
early-positions since you can see what your opponents do before you must
act. Also important is whether you are to the left or right of a “maniac.”
• How many opponents are staying to see the flop?
• Have there been any raises before you must act? (Raises make marginal drawing hands unattractive).
• Relative stack sizes (especially important in no-limit games and tournaments).
• Does he always continuation bet on the flop after raising preflop?
• Does he bet or raise to steal the pot when he senses the opponents’
weakness?
• Your estimate of the poker odds after the flop. (This is very important! It takes just a few moments. Do you do it?)
Conjecture. But much of the “information” is conjecture—speculation,
assumption, just a guess. Here are examples of such information:
• Your opponent’s facial expressions, body movements, and other tells.
What does each really “tell” you?
• What type of player is he—tight, loose, passive, aggressive, deceptive?
Is he a Calling-Station? (Never try to bluff out a Calling-Station). Is he a
“timid” player—prone to fold after an opponent bets/raises? (Note: This
information borders on fact, depending on your evaluation skill. How sure
are you?)
• Is there likely to be a raise after you bet?
• Do you believe he is bluffing? Is he using the Esther Bluff against you?
• Is he trying to trap you?
• A tight player in an early position raises the bet. What do you put him
on?
• What do you think your opponent is holding? How do you “read” his
hand?
A winner will use both types of information—the facts and conjecture.
With experience he might become quite skilled at gathering both types
of information. It does take effort, especially the conjectural information.
In the end, these skills will make the difference: WINNER or loser? Your
choice. . .
Can you suggest other conjectures? A signed copy of the new 3rd edition of Hold’em or Fold’em? will be the prize for the best response. Email
to geps222@msn.com.
Recently elected to the Seniors’ Poker Hall of Fame, George “The Engineer”
Epstein is the author of The Greatest Book of Poker for Winners! and Hold’em
or Fold’em?—An Algorithm for Making the Key Decision and teaches poker
at the Claude Pepper Sr. Citizen Center in Los Angeles. Recently, he started
teaching poker to aged war veterans with special healthcare needs at a new
CalVet facility at the VA in West L.A. Contact George at geps222@msn.com.
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In this column I would
like to offer another tip on
how to win poker tournaments. The tip is simply
this: “there is no magic
do you have enough chips
remaining that if you
move-in on somebody in
a no limit tournament is
it an automatic call on
There is No
Magic Formula
Tom’s Poker Topics
By TOM MCEVOY
formula.” Countless times
over the years I have had
students ask me for advice
on what to do in the latter
stages of a tournament.
They get thru over 80%
of the field, the blinds and
antes are much higher and
they are short-stacked.
They either fail to get into
the money or get only a
small payoff. Don’t forget that the big money in
poker tournaments is usually in the top three spots.
I can tell you that if
I had a sure way to get
more chips and survive
I would do it. Come to
think of it, I probably
would be very reluctant
to broadcast that fact to
anybody else. The truth,
of course, is that I don’t
have a strategy that works
all the time. That being
said, there are things you
can do to increase your
chances. Just remember
you can’t manufacture a
good hand out of thin air.
What you need to do
is look for situations that
will give you a maximum
chance of survival. For
example, do you still have
fold equity? This means
their part because of the
size of your stack, or do
you have enough chips
to force them to have a
decent hand to call you. If
you are so short-stacked
that you will get called by
somebody no matter what,
then you are going to
have to have a hand that
has some chance of winning in a showdown. I am
looking for players that
don’t defend their blinds a
lot and will need a stronger hand to call you. If
you still have around ten
big blinds, then you still
have fold equity.
How about when you
have a bigger stack?
Then before I attack a
player who is in one of
the blinds, I estimate the
size of their stack, and
how likely they are to be
forced to call me with any
two cards. If they have
an automatic call on their
part, then I will not raise
with hands like seven,
six suited because I don’t
want to risk doubling
them up when I have
such a marginal hand. If
you have a big stack, you
don’t want to play bad
ANTE UP!
hands trying to run over
the table. That is a good
way to let your opponents up off the carpet
and wind up becoming a
much shorter stack yourself. If your opponents
are not fighting back,
then go ahead and be
more aggressive, just be
prepared to change gears
when necessary. Players
will only allow themselves to be bullied for so
long. If anyone is backed
into a corner and their
survival is at stake, they
will fight. That is exactly
what happens in poker
tournaments.
To summarize, you need
to pick your spots carefully. Your observations
of your opponents and
what you have determined
about their tendencies are
critical to your chances
of success. Big hands
often play themselves, it
is all the other hands that
you consider playing that
require good judgment.
That is where the skill
comes in. The conclusion
should be obvious—there
are many ways to be successful and there isn’t
just one strategy that will
work all the time.
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Poker in the Western
Prairie, PART 4
CARD SENSE
By ASHLEY ADAMS
I have been reporting on poker in North Dakota,
Montana, and Wyoming. I complete this four part
series by describing my poker trip through South Dakota and back to
Minneapolis where it began just a short six days earlier.
I left the poker mecca of Wyoming for the legendary Deadwood,
South Dakota—home to famed poker player and lawman Wild Bill
Hickok. I had read a lot about the place—most recently in Jim
McManus’ poker tome Cowboy’s Full. I wanted to experience the place
for myself.
Along the way to Deadwood I stopped at the iconic Mt. Rushmore.
I walked across the base of the immense structure, watching in awe
as the glistening white rock sculptures of George Washington, Thomas
Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and then Abraham Lincoln emerged. Here
was our great American heritage, writ large. I enjoyed soaking it all in.
A few hours later and I was in Deadwood – a largely recreated town
out of the great American history of the old west. It is a modern town
as well, to be sure, filled with casinos, restaurants, jewelry stores, and
souvenir shops. Included in the mix, spanning the years in a way, are
poker rooms that give tribute to the great American game while providing a form of modern recreation.
There are four active poker rooms in Deadwood: The Deadwood
Lodge, Cadillac Jacks, Saloon #10, and the Silverado. I played at least
briefly in three of them (the Lodge didn’t get a game while I was in
town on a Tuesday.
The Deadwood Lodge, 100 Pine Crest Lane (877) 393-5634, is the
most luxurious of the establishments in Deadwood. It is by far the
newest, most spacious, and beautiful. It has a fine dining establishment and an excellent sports bar (with a delicious whiskey steak
that I sampled). The poker room is said to be the busiest in town on
Wednesday nights when they have a poker tournament in which the
house matches the buy-ins of all the players – making for an enormous
prize pool for a very short buy-in. My one disappointment of the trip
was not being around for it.
Cadillac Jacks, 360 Main Street (866) 332-3966, runs daily tournaments and cash games. I played in a $12 tournament with unlimited $5
re-buys during the first hour. When they say “unlimited” they mean it.
A player may buy as many rebuys as he wishes at any time during the
first hour regardless of his starting stack. One player was alleged to
have added on to his starting stack of 2,000 in tournament chips by
immediately buying 100 rebuys at $5 a piece for and additional 50,000
in starting chips.
The Silverado, 709 Main Street (605) 578-3670, is a four-table
room in a modern casino that runs low limit hold’em and Omaha 8
games. I played in a $3 - $6 dealer’s choice game that was quite
sedate. The house provides a nice little buffet for players. I enjoyed
the mini-tacos and vegetables, and stayed away from the miniature
ham sandwiches.
The highlight of the trip to Deadwood for me was visiting and playing in Saloon #10, 657 Main Street (800) 952-9398, – the recreated
site of the famous shooting of Wild Bill Hickok. It gave name to the
Deadman’s Hand of Aces and Eights (with the nine of diamonds according to this version of the legend). The hand is displayed. There is also
a thrice-daily recreation of the event—with audience members playing
the role of Bill’s fellow poker players on the fateful day. I was lucky
enough to be selected for one of those roles—denying Bill the seat he
wanted and goading him into sitting down for his final hand. It was
great fun. And I managed a winning session in a 7-card stud hi low
game they were spreading.
All in all, the trip was enormous fun—made especially so by the
luxurious comfort of a room at the Deadwood Lodge, fun poker, and
a walk through the great poker history of Deadwood. I’m eager to go
back. But next time I’ll make sure to make it on a Wednesday night
when the action at the Deadwood Lodge is said to be outstanding.
Ashley Adams is the author of Winning No Limit
Hold’em and Winning 7-Card Stud. He hosts the radio
show House of Cards, broadcast in markets throughout
the US and on the Internet at http://www.houseofcardsradio.com. Contact Ashley at asha34@aol.com.
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NH
$40 7P&
NHB
$ + 10A&
$20
NH
$25+ 10A
NH
$ + 10A&
$30
NH
$50+ 7P
N H $30+RE 10A
NHB
$35 10A
NH
NH
NH
N H Deepstack
p
NH
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NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
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$30 10A&
$ 11A&
$30
$36 6P
$ 10A
$40
$25 10A
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12P
NH
$25 6P
NH
$125 1P&
NH
$25 10A
NH
$65 11A&
NH
$50 2P&
NH
$70 9A&
NH
$25+ 7P
NH
$45 2P
NH
$65
NH
$30 10A&
NH
$30 12P
NH
$35 9A&
6P
NH
$35+ 12P&
NH
$55+ 11A&
NH
$45 10A&
NH
$40 10A
HORSE
$40 6P
NH
$55 12P&
NH
$60 10A&
NH
$45 10A
NH
$50+ 7P
NH
$25 6P
NH
$35 10A&
NH
$55 10A&
NH
$40 10A&
NH
$80 7P
NH
$60 11A
NH
$50 9A&
NH
$75 12P&
NH
$30 11A
NH
$30 6P
NH
$60 10A&
NH
$70 10A&
NH
$18+ 6P
NH
$105 10A
NH
$65 6P
NH
$40+ 12P&
NH
NH
NH
N H Deepstack
p
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$18 10A
$60+ 11A&
$45 7P&
$40+ 12P
$40+ 7P
$65+RE 10A&
$45+ 11A&
$40+ 10A
$40+ 7P
$40 11A
10A
$50 11A&
$55 10A&
$145 12P&
$140 12P&
$40 11A&
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NHB
NH
NH
NH
NHB
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$20+
$10+ 10A&
6P
NH
NH
$17 11A
$55 6P
$45 10A&
$30 6P&
$50 6P&
$ 2P&
$45
NHB
$ 10A&
$25
Mixed Game $20+ 6P
NH
$ 12P
$40
NH
$30 5P&
NH
$ + 7P
$30
NH
$65
NH $
$75+RE 1P&
NH
$40+ 11A
NH
$ + 6P
$50
NH
$140+ 7P
NH
$ 7P
$45
NHB
$40 7P&
NHB
$ + 10A
$20
NH
$25+ 10A
NHB
$ + 10A&
$35
NH
$50+ 10A
N H $30+RE 10A&
NHB
$25 10A
7P
NH
$25 10A
NH
$ 11A&
$30
NH
$36 6P
N H Turbo $15
$ + 10A&
NH
$25 10A
|
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NH
$25 12P
NH
$25 7P
NH
$125 1P&
NH
$25 10A&
NH
$65 11A
NH
$50 2P&
NH
$70 9A&
NH
$25+ 7P
NH
$45 2P
NH
N H Deepstack
p
NH
NH
NH
NH
NHB
NH
NHB
NH
NH
FRIDAY
| SATURDAY |
GAMES BUY-IN|TIME
NH
$25 12P
NHB
$65 7P
NH
$125 1P&
NH
$25 10A
NH
$65 11A
NH
$50 2P&
NH
$70 9A&
NH
$25+ 7P
NH
$45 2P
$30 10A&
$30 12P
$35 9A&
$25+ 10A
$35+ 12P&
$55+ 11A&
$45 10A&
$40 10A
$40 6P
$55 12P&
$60 10A&
$45 10A
$50+ 1P
$25 6P
$35 10A&
$55 10A&
$40 10A&
$80 7P
$60 7P&
$50 9A&
$75 12P&
$30 11A
$30 6P
$60 10A&
$70 10A&
$18+ 6P
$105 10A
$65
$40+ 12P&
6P
$18 10A
$60+ 11A&
$45 11P&
$40+ 12P
$40+ 6P
$65+RE 10A&
$45+ 11A&
$40+ 10A
$40+ 7P
$50+ 11A
$25+
$50 11A&
$55 10A&
$145 12P&
$140 12P&
$40 7P
7P
7P
$10+ 10A&
$25+ 12P
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NHZ
NH
NH
NH
N HZ
NH
NHB
NH
HORSE
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$30 10A
$30 12P
$35 9A&
$15+
$35+ 12P&
$55+ 11A&
$45 10A&
$40 10A
$40 6P
$55 12P&
$60 10A&
$45 10A
1P
$25 6P
$35 10A&
$55 10A&
$40
$125 7P
$150 11A&
$50 9A&
$75 12P&
$30 11A
$30 6P
$60 10A&
$70 10A&
$18+ 6P
$105 10A
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NHB
NH
NH
NH
NH
$40+ 12P&
$60 2P
$18 10A
$60+ 11A&
$45 11P&
$40+ 12P
$40+ 6P
$65+RE 10A&
$45+ 11A&
$40+ 10A
$40+ 7P
$40 11A
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
N H Sh
$50 11A&
$55 10A&
$145 12P&
$140 12P&
$120 11A
$22+
$75
$10+ 10A&
$20 12P
$17 11A
$55
$45 10A&
$60 6P&
$80 6P&
$ 2P
$45
8P
$ 10A&
$25
$30+ 6P
$ 12P
$40
$30 4P&
$ + 7P
$50
NH
$17 10A
NH
$ + 1P&
$30
NH
$40+ 11A
NH
$ + 6P
$50
NHB
$180 7P
NH
$ + 7P
$45
NH
$40 12P
NHB
$ + 10A
$20
NH
$25+ 10A
NH
$ + 10A&
$30
NH
$40 10A
N H $30+RE 10A&
N H Survivor
$35 12P
NH
$ 7P
$20
NHB
$30 10A&
NH
$ 11A&
$30
NH
$36 6P
O
$ + 10A&
$15
NH
$25 10A
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NH
$25
NHB
$65
NH
$125 1P&
NH
$25 10A
NH
$65 11A
NH
$50 2P&
NH
$70 9A&
NH
$25+ 7P
NH
$45 2P
5P
NH
$30 10A&
NH
$30 12P
NH
$35 9A&
12P
NH
$35+ 12P&
NH
$55+ 11A&
NH
$45 10A&
NH
$40 10A
NH
$40 6P
NH
$55 12P&
NH
$60 10A&
NH
$45 10A
N H Z $50+ 1P
NH
$25+ 6P
NH
$35 10A&
NH
$55 10A&
$125 7P
$60 11A&
$50 9A&
$75 12P&
$30 11A
$30 6P
$60 10A&
$70 10A&
$18+ 6P
$105 10A
6P
NH
$40+ 12P&
NH
$60
NH
$18 10A
NH
$60+ 11A&
NH
$45 7P&
NH
$40+ 12P
NH
$40+ 7P
N H B $65+RE 10A&
NH
$45+ 11A&
NH
$40+ 10A
NH
$40+ 7P
NH
$50+ 11A
10A
NH
$50 11A&
NHB
$55 10A&
NH
$330 12P&
NH
$140 12P&
NHB
$75 11A
7P
12P
NH
$10+ 10A&
N H Sh
$20 6P&
11A
NH
$17 10A
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
SUNDAY
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NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$125
$25
$65
$50
$70
$25+
F
F
$30
$30
$35
F
$35+
$55+
$45
$40
$40
$55
$60
$45
$50+
$25+
$35
$55
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$80
$60
$50
$75
$30
$30
$60
$70
$18+
$105
$65
$40+
NH
$18
NH
$60+
NH
$45
NH
$40+
NH
$40+
N H B $65+RE
NH
$45+
NH
$40+
NH
$40+
NH
$50+
NH
$25+
NH
$50
NH
$55
NH
$145
NH
$140
NHB
$75
NH
$22+
NH
$30+
NH
$10+
N H Lad
$30
NH
$45+
NH
$17
$45 10A&
NH
$45 10A&
NH
$45
$60 6P&
NH
$60 6P&
NH
$40
$100 10A& N H Turbo
$40 2P&
NH
$60
$ 1P
$55
NH
$ 1P&
$115
NH
$
$35
$50 2P
NH
$50+ 3P
NHB
$130
$ 10A&
$25
NHB
$ 10A&
$25
NHB
$
$130
$20+ 6P
Turbo $20+ 6P
Varies Varies
$ 12P
$40
NH
$ 12P
$40
NH
$
$40
$40 4P&
NH
$40 4P&
NH
$40
$ + 7P
$30
NH
$ + 7P
$30
NH
$ +
$50
1P
NH
$30+ 1P
NH
$62
NH
$ + 10A&
$10
NH
Varies 2A&
N H $50
$ +RE
NH
$40+ 11A
N H Deepstack
p
$75+ 11A
NH
$40+
NH
$ + 4P
$40
NH
$ + 4P
$50
NH
$ +
$50
N H Deepstack
p
$150 3P
N H $150+RE 3P
NH
$150+
NH
$ 6P
$90
NH
$ 1P&
$70
NH
$ +
$10
NH
$40 11A&
NH
$40 5P
N H $50-$3Kguar
g
N H B $20
$ + 10A
NH
$ + 12P
$20
NH
$ +
$7
NH
$25+ 10A
NH
$25+ 10A
NH
$25+
NH
$ + 11A
$30
NH
$ 11A&
$55
NH
$ +
$45
NH
$40 10A
NH
$75 11A
N H $100+
N H $30+RE 10A exc Wk3 N H $40+RE 10A exc Wk2 N H $40+RE
NH
$25 10A
NH
$25 10A
NH
$35
NH
$ 2P
$50
NH
$ 2P
$40
NH
$
$25
NH
$25 11A
NH
$40 1P&
NH
$45
NH
$ 11A&
$30
NH
$ 11A&
$30
NH
$
$30
NH
$54 6P
NH
$54 6P
NH
$54
N H Deepstack
p
$ 10A&
$40
N H Deepstack
p
$ 10A&
$40
NH
$ +
$20
NH
$25 10A
NH
$25 10A
NH
$25
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NHB
Turbo
NH
NH
NH
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TIME
Angie’s
g
Poker Club,, Chico 11A
Artichoke Joe’s
11A
Aviator Casino
6P
Bayy 101
9A
Black Oak Casino,, Tuolumne 11A
Black Sheepp Inn,, Cameron Park
Cache Creek
California Grand Casino-Pacheco
Cameo Club,, Stockton
6P
Casino 580,, Livermore
7P
Casino Club-Reddingg
11A
Casino Marysville
y
Casino Real Cardroom
10A
Casino Royale
y
11A
Central Coast Casino,, Grover Beach
Central Coast Casino,, Paso Robles 10A
Chukchansi Gold Casino
10A
Chumas
Chum
Ch
ash
h (8
8)
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
Mike’s Card Casino. Oakdale
Napa
p Valleyy Casino
Oaks Card Club-Emeryville
y
Oceana Casino
Paiute Palace
Pastime Cardroom,, Benicia
Pete’s 881 Club
Phoenix Casino
Pit River Casino
Poker Flats,, Merced
Red Hawk Casino-Placerville
7P&
10A
2P
6P
6P
6P
10A&
7P
6P
7P
|
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NH
$20 11A
LH
$28+ 11A
NH
$30+
LH
$120 9A
NH
$25 11A
12P
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$40+
$40+ 7P
$17 11A
7P
$20 10A
$35+RE 11A&
10A
$5
$35 10A
7P
$75 7P&
$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
$80
NH
7P&
9A
9A
11A&
10A
7P
6P
9A
6P
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NHB
NH
NH
6P
1P
NH
NH
$40+ 7P&
$120+ 9A
$15 9A
$7 11A&
0+ 10A
$60
$140 6P
F+ 9A
$17+ 6P
7P
$80+
$40+ 1P
11A&
10A&
NH
NH
$15 11A&
$35 10A&
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NHB
$32 11A
LH
$25 6P
6P
LH
$120 9A
NH
$25 11A
H
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
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NH
$20 11A
L&O H/L $50+ 11A
NH
$25+ 6P
LH
$60+ 9A
NH
$25 11A
$25+ 12P
O H/L
6P
$40+ 7P
$17 11A
$30
$20 10A
$35+RE 11A&
F
10A
7P
$35 10A
$70 7P
$35+ 7P&
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$55 6P
$40+
$40+ 7P
$17 11A
7P
$20 10A
$35+RE 11A
10A
$25
$40 7P
$35 10A
$35 7P
$55 7P&
6P
H
2P
$120 9A
$25 11A
NH
NH
NH
NHB
NH
$50 10A
$30+ 6P
$25 2P
$30
$45+ 6P
NH
LH
NH
NH
$50+ 12P
NH Double Stack
NH
NH
NH
$45
$120+ 10A&
$35+ 7P
$5 12P
$65 6P
NH
NH
NH
Varies
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$40+ 7P&
$275 9A
$15 9A
$7 11A&
0+ 10A
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
6P
$40+ 7P&
$65+ 9A
$15 6P
$7 11A&
0+ 10A
NH
NH
NH
NH
$120+RE 6P
F+ 9A&
$17+ 6P
F
NH
O H/L
NH
NH
$40+ 1P
NH
NH
NH
SUNDAY
GAMES BUY-IN|TIME
NH
$20 11A&
6P
NH
$25 6P
LH
$200 9A
NH
$25 11A
2P
GAMES BUY-IN
NH
$32
NH
$49+
Mx
$30+
LH
$80
NH
$25
NH
$55
$10
10P
$30+ 4P
12P
$50 10A
$15 6P
$25
NH
NH
NH
NHF
NH
NH
NH
LH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$15 11A&
$35 10A&
| SATURDAY |
GAMES BUY-IN|TIME
NH
$57 11A&
NH
$50 10A
6P
$25 6P
F+ 6P
$45+ 6P
NH
FRIDAY
$40+ 7P
$17
$30
$20 10A
$35+RE 11A
$5
10A
$40 7P
$35 10A
$70
$85
$15+ 6P
NH
NH
O/8
NH
NH
NH
$50 10A
$15
$35 2P
$30 6P
$45+ 6P
$66
6P
$120 10A&
$35+ 7P
$30 12P
$65 6P
NH
LH
NH
NHB
NH
NH
|
GAMES BUY-IN|TIME
NH
$20 11A
LH
$48
Mx
$30+
LH
$80+ 9A
NH
$25 11A
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$40+ 7P
3P
1P
$20 10A
$50 11A
10A
$5
$40 7P&
$35 10A
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
10A
10A
$40+ 7P
$37 3P
F 1P
$20 10A
$50 11A&
$10
NH
LH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$55
$30+
$40+
$37
$30
$20
$50
NH
NH
$50 5P
$20+ 10A
NH
NH
$40
$70
NH
NH
NH
NH
$50
$170
$40+
$50
NH
NH
$35+
$35
NH
NHB
NH
NH
NH
NH
F
$20
Varies
$35
$40
$50
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$80
$225+
$30
$7
0+
$40
$125+
F+
$23+
O/8
Po O
NH
$45+
40+
$30+
NH
$35
$14+ 12P&
$30+ 2P Wk2
$40+ 12P
$50 10A
$15
12P
6P
NH
Varies
2P
12P
NH Double Stack $150 10A&
NH
$35 6P
NH
$40 12P
NH
$65 2P
NH
$120
O
NH
NH
NH
LH
NH Double Stack
NH
N O H/L
NH
NH
$150 10A&
$35 6P
$40 12P
$35 2P
$50 11A
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$80+ 10A&
$35+ 6P
$40+ 12P
Varies 10A&
11A
$40+RE
$40+ 7P&
$120+
$70 9A
$7 11A&
0+ 10A
NH
$100 7P&
NH
NH
NH
NH
$100+
F+ 9A
$23+ 6P
7P
NH
NH
NH
F+ 9A&
$12+ 6P
F
NH
NH
$15 9A
$7 11A&
0+ 10A
9A&
11A
F+ 9A
$23+ 5P
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$100 7P&
9A
$60 10A
$7 11A&
0+ 10A
$40 9A&
$120+RE 1P
F+ 9A
$22+ 6P
$40+ 1P
7P
$15 11A&
$35 10A&
NH
NH
NH
NH
$40+ 5P
$30+ 7P
$15 11A&
$35 10A
NH
NH
NH
NH
12P
$25 7P
$30+ 7P
$15 5P
$35 10A
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$55+ 6P
$60 1P
$30+ 3P
$40
$35 10A
North by Northwest
By A.C. Clark
So you live in Vancouver B.C. (or are traveling on business…or pleasure) and want
to play some poker? Take my advice and drive south
on I-5 to the Anacortes exit (Highway 20) to experience the Swinomish Casino and now Lodge (more to
come later about this extraordinary new property).
Enjoy unparalleled Las Vegas style casino action and
personal service from the most rewarding Player’s
Club in the Pacific Northwest. Ideal for entertainment,
weddings, meetings, and dining – two local favorites
are the Two Salmon Café (full menu and buffet) and,
for a more fine dining experience, 13moons offers
outside seating with a spectacular view of Padilla
Bay, Mt. Baker, Swinomish Channel, and the San Juan
Islands. Fish is a must with hand-cut Alder wood grilled
seafood, and don’t pass on the dessert, my favorite…
best sundae ever! The poker room is small, but quaint,
and conveniently located in the non-smoking section.
Current action includes inexpensive ($20-$30 buy-ins
and no re-buys) tournaments at 12:15 and 7:00 pm. In
addition, play live to participate in the Poker Olympics,
where players qualify through tracked-action with the
top 50 players qualifying to buy into a $10,000 added
Poker Tournament on September 9th at 3:00 pm. Call
toll free at 1.888.288.8883, or the poker room direct
at 360.299.1647. Be sure to check out their website
at www.swinomishcasinoandlodge.com
Back to I-5 and south twenty minutes is the Angel of
the Winds Casino… a surprisingly large poker room
with friendly dealers. They’ve just celebrated their
23rd Annual Stillaguamish Festival of the River and
Pow Wow, but there is plenty of time to get in on daily
no-limit Texas Hold’em tournaments which begin at
10:00 am or $40 buy-in, nightly no-limit Texas Hold’em
at 6:30 pm – ($40 buy-in Sunday through Thursday, $75
Friday and $60 Saturday with $10 bounty token to each
player). Grab a bite to eat at the Watershed Lounge…
my mom swears by the food and service. Contact Kathy
Marsh in the poker room at 360.474.9740 for more
poker specifics or look online www.angelofthewinds.
com
Be sure to set some bills aside because it’s time
to get back on I-5 (south) to test your skill in the
spacious poker room of Tulalip Resort Casino. Play
in one of their many tournaments with cash-added
bonuses. With plenty of options for food and a luxurious place to stay, I enjoyed some great action at one
of two $1-$3 no-limit tables. Poker room manager
Marie Freeman is adjusting to her new role and has
quickly established herself as a solid force after busily hosting the Poker Pro Challenge in March, Queen of
Hearts Northwest Ladies Championship in April, the
Gen Williams Memorial Tournament in May, and the
Summer of Fun and Hot August Nights Tournaments
this summer. Tulalip’s direct poker room number is
360.716.1253. For accommodations to the Resort
Hotel, call toll free 1.888.272.1111. You can also
check out their website at www.tulalipresort.com
All-in tip: Swinomish poker room manager David
Stadler is young, ambitious, and motivated with new
ideas and an impressive resume. Expect exciting action
from this up-and-coming leader in the industry. For
example, starting in September is a $35,000 Poker
Player Giveaway. This promotion will be given away as
three separate promotions, 35 days in length.
Andy Clark is in charge of Poker Player’s Northwest
advertising sales. He’s an accomplished high school
teacher, coach and avid poker player. Father of four, he
enjoys travelling with his family. You can contact him at
aclarkppn@yahoo.com.
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Poker Player
All-in Northwest
2012 WSOP
Bracelet
WINNERs
ACROSS
1. Drill for this
4. ___ the kitty: anted, in an old
expression
7. Eric who played TV’s Hulk
11. School fund-raising grp.
12. Split (game), shortly
13. Locale
14. “Right in the kisser!” preceder
15. Like a symbol
17. Event 10, $5000 7-stud
20. Brand of sneakers promoted by
basketball’s Kobe Bryant
21. Asphalt
22. The South, in the Civil War:
abbr.
25. Event 18, $2500 7-card razz
29. Conversationalist’s “gift”
32. Noted depilatory brand
33. Rock’s Mötley ____
34. Lowball’s sevens ___: must bet
a 7 after the draw
36. Late 1950s TV detective Peter
and others
38. Two Women director Vittorio
de ___
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8
9
2
Crossword by Michael Wiesenberg.
39. American ___
3. Croquet court, often
40. Melbourne “morning”
4. Slangy cardroom term for a $5
bill
41. Green-lighted
42. Event 60, $10,000 2-7 draw
lowball
6. “Never play poker with a guy
named ___”
48. Thee: Fr.
7. Cabo San Lucas setting
49. Paul Reubens’ aka
8. Nickname of the youngest major
leaguer to reach 400 homers
53. Event 27, $1500 H.O.R.S.E.
56. Greg ___: event 57, $10,000
no-limit hold’em 6-handed
10. Supermarket chain that filed for
Chapter 11 in December 2010
60. The “T” in Canada’s NWT:
abbr.
12. Break ground
61. Evangelist’s target
63. __ day: vitamin bottle recommendation
65. At least one
24. Winning
1. ___ sides: enemies in a battle
27. Kali worshiper
2. “I have ____ good authority”
28. Roast hosts
3
4
15
34
39
31. Andy ___: event 7, $1500
7-stud
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47
48
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24
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37
53
44. Animal that looks like it has a
mask on, for short
38
45. Advanced early warning aircraft: abbr.
41
44
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46. “Awesome!”
46
49
37. One of Mozart’s 41
43. Normandy battle town, capital
of France’s Manche department
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29. Play long hours for relatively
low earnings
30. Sound on a tuner
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27
36
35
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35. Lodge member
32
31
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16
21
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23. Losing
26. Rowan & Martin’s show
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26
19. Everlasting
22. Knickknack
19
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18. ___ -jongg: Chinese tile game
64. What a poker pro brings home
after expenses
DOWN
20
15. What this is in print: abbr.
16. Alt alt.
62. “Action ___” Harrington
18
9. Classic soft drink with orange,
grape, and peach flavors
59. “So that’s it!”
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5. High-stakes regular Elezra
47. Homer Simpson exclamation
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51
52
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50. Bird that perches with its tail
straight up
51. “Are” in Arles
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60
52. Poet ___ Pound
61
62
63
53. Initials in fashion
64
65
56
57
58
54. Bicarbonate of ___
55. Two-time main event champ
who has eight other bracelets
Copyright ©2012 Michael Wiesenberg
The correct solution to the puzzle will be found
only at: www.pokerplayernewspaper.com.
It will be posted on the cover date.
theory and practice.
Question 4: Which type
is more exciting – limit or
no-limit.
Clearly limit. There are
more hands per hour dealt.
More bets. More showdowns. Even though there
aren’t those “life and death”
situations that occasional
arise in no-limit poker –
situations that shake your
stacks and your sanity –
there are enough serious
pots to compensate.
Your stacks of chips
rise and fall faster in limit
games. No-limit is a waiting
game, a game of patience. It
can be incredibly suspenseful when you’re involved in
a rare, major pot. But usually, it’s boring.
A decade ago, casinos
56. __ “The Master” Nguyen
57. Night before
58. Leading dye brand
couldn’t spread no-limit
games. Nobody wanted to
play. Why? It was because
limit games offered more
thrills for the dollars. But
then TV poker came along
and everyone wanted a piece
of that action. Instant popularity. No-limit everywhere.
Question 5: Will limit
games return?
Yes, of course. Limit
poker is more appealing to
most players by its nature. It
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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
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Tachi Palace Casino
The 101 Casino
Thunder Valleyy Casino,, Lincoln
Towers Casino-Grass Valleyy
Turlock Poker Room
Wine Countryy Casino
Win-River Casino,, Reddingg
Apache
p
Gold
Blue Water Casino
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Bucky’s
Caasinno Ariz.
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Cliff Castle
Fort McDowell
Gila River/Wild Horse Pass
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Harrah’s Ak Chin
Hon-Dah Casino
Paradise Casino
Double Eagle
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Ladyy Luck-Blackhawk
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Cherokee-Roland
Cherokee-W. Siloam
Choctaw
Comanche Red River Cas.
Downstream
Firelake Grand Casino
Gold River Casino-Anadarko
Hard Rock-Tulsa
Riverwind
WinStar World Casino
Astoria Bar & Poker Room,, Eugene
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Chinook Winds Casino
The Club House-Sutherlin
Full House Poker
International Poker House
Seven Feathers-Canyonville
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Wildhorse Casino Resort
Angel
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Blue Mountain Casino
Cable Bridge-Kennewick
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Club Caribbean-Yakima
Crazyy Moon Casino
Final Table Cas.,, Everett
Freddie’s Club-Fife
T ............... Turbo
Sp L ...Spread Limit
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TUESDAY
GAMES BUY-IN| TIME
GAMES BUY-IN|TIME
7P
NH
$55+
7P
1P
12P
10A&
10A&
6P
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
11A
10A
10A
12P&
12P
11A
NH
HZ
N H Sh
NH
NH
7B
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
5P
7P
NH
$50
7P
10A
8P
7P
7P
2P
NH
NH
NH
NH
2P
11A&
NH
NH
11A&
7P
10A
2P&
12P
11A&
11A
6P Wk1
10A&
11A&
7P
7P
4P
7P
7P
NH
NHZ
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NHZ
NH
NHB
NHB
NH
NH
7P
6P
10A&
1P
12P
9A
12P
9A
12P&
10A
12P
11A
NH
NH
NH
N O H/L
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$60 7P
$30+ 11A
$20+
$44
6P
$10+ 2P
$25 11A&
7P
$30 11A&
$50
$35+ 10A
$60+ 2P&
$30+ 12P
$30 11A&
$30 11A&
F 6P
$35 10A&
$40 11A&
$115 7P
$30 7P
$55 4P
$20+ 7P
$10+ 7P
$60 7P
$13 6P
$33 10A&
$20+ 1P
$25 12P
$20 9A
$35 12P
$20 9A
$40 12P&
$25 10A
$30+ 12P
$40 11A
Cz Pi H/L
NH
NH
NHB
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
H
NH
Cz Pi Z
N H Sh
NH
NH
HB
NH
NH
$45
$50 7P
$20 11A
$40+RE
$20+ 2P
$25 11A&
$35
$30 11A&
1P&
NH
$35+ 10A
NH
$60+ 2P&
NH
$30+ 12P
NH
$30 11A&
NH
$30 11A&
Sit and Go
$25 7P
NH
$35 10A&
NHZ
$40 11A&
NH
$60 1P
NH
$30+ 7P
O H/L
$45 4P
7P
NH
$20 7P
NH
$20+ 7P
6P
NHB
$90 7P
NH
$30+ 6P
NH
$33 10A&
NH
$20+ 1P
NH
$25 12P
NH
$20 9A
NH
$35 12P
NH
$20 9A
NH
$40 12P&
NH
$25 10A&
NH
$30+ 12P
NH
$40 11A
NH
NH
NH
Var
NH
GAMES BUY-IN|TIME
NH
$55
NH
NH
|
GAMES BUY-IN|TIME
5P
11A
$60
7P
$40 1P
$30 12P
$15 10A&
$35 10A&
$25+ 6P
$25+ 7P
7P
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
O H/L
HB
$50
$40 11A
$30 12P
$15 10A&
$30 10A&
F+
$20
$25
$130 11A
$10+ 10A
$25 10A
$30 12P&
$20+ 12P
$20 11A
7P
$40 6P
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
$60
10A
O H/L
$50+ 7P
$20 11A
7P
6P
NHB
NH
O
NH
NH
NH
$5+ 2P
$25 11A&
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NHZ
NH
NHZ
NH
NHB
NH
NH
NH
N H Sh
NH
NHT
HORSE
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$30 11A&
$30+ 1P
$35+ 10A
$60+ 2P&
$30+ 12P
$30 11A&
$30 11A&
$50 6P
$35 10A&
$60 11A&
$60 1P
$35 7P
$45 4P
$20
$50+ 7P
$25 7P
$0+
$25+
$30+ 6P
$33 10A&
$20+ 1P
$25 12P
$20 9A
$35 12P
$20 9A
$40 12P&
$25 10A&
$30+ 7P&
$40 11A
NH
NH
7P
$45 10A
7P
$60
$20 11A
$20/F
$5+
6P
$20+ 2P
$25 11A
NH
$30 11A&
NH
$30+ 1P
NH
$35+ 10A
NH
$60+ 7P&
NH
$30+ 12P
NH
$30 11A&
NH
$30 11A&
Po O $100-300 6P
NH
$35 10A&
NHB
$85 11A
NHB
$115 11A
NH
$45 7P
NH
$55
7P
NH
$10+ 7P
NH
$25 7P
6P
12P
NH
$55
NH
$33 10A&
N O H/L $20+ 1P
NH
$25 12P
NH
$20 9A
NH
$35 12P
NH
$20 9A
NH
$40 12P&
NH
$25 10A
Lad N H $25+ 12P
NH
$40 11A
FRIDAY
Cz ............. Crazy + Re-buys and/or
E...... Elimination Add-ons allowed
Q ............Qualify +RE ....... Re-Entry
Sh ........Shootout F ............Freeroll
| SATURDAY |
SUNDAY
GAMES BUY-IN|TIME
GAMES BUY-IN|TIME
10A
NH
$55
NH
$55+ 5P
NH
$75 5P
NH
$50 11A
NH
Varies 11A
1P Wk2&4 N H
$115
NH
$60 11A
NH
$60 11A
NH
$30 12P
NH
$30 12P
NH
$15 10A&
NH
$15 10A&
NH
$35 10A&
NH
$50 1P
11A
NH
F+ 5P
3P
2P
12P
H
$25+ 1P
NH
$60 10AWk4 N H
$150
Pi
$10+
N H Sh
$25 11A
NH
$80+ 10A
NH
$30 12P&
NH
$5 12P&
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
N H Deepstack
p
$15
$100
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
H
O H/L
7F
$60
$30
$15
F
F+
$20+
$25
O Sh
NH Deepstack
p
$25
$50
$20
$60+
$30+
$13
$40 3P
4P
1P
F
$45 12P
$70 2P
NHZ Deepstack
p
NH
O H/L
11A
$60+ 5P&
$30+ 4P
$13 1P
HB
N H B Ko
Cz Pi
H
NH
NH
$90 3P
$60 2P
NH
NH
$20 11A
NH
$105 11A
3P
3P
NH
$18+ 6P
N H $60+RE 6P Wk2&4 N H $60+RE 6P Wk1&3
NH
$20+ 2P
NH
$5+ 2P
NH
$25 1P
NH
$40 7P
12P
NH
$30 11A&
NH
$40 11A&
NH
$30+
1P&
NH
$35+ 10A
NH
$35+ 2P
NHB
$115 11A Wk1&& O
$115 3P Wk1&
NH
$30+ 10A
NH
$25+ 10A
NH
$30 11A&
NH
$30 3P
NH
$30 2P
NHZ Deepstack
p
$100 2P
N H $50-200 4P
NH
$15+ 2P
NH
$35 10A&
NH
$35 10A&
NH
$40+ 11A
NHB
$85 11A&
NH
$165
NH
$30 3P
NHB Deepstack
p
$50 3P
2P
NH
$95 2P
NH
$20
NH
$50+ 7P
NH
$20 7P(LastWk)
NH
$25 2P&
NHB
$25 2P&
NH
$0+ 3PWk1&3 N H
$25+
H O Tahoe
$60 12P
NH
Var
7P
NH
$20 1P
NH
$33 10A&
NH
$33 10A&
NH
$20+ 1P
N O H/L $20+ 1P
NH
$25 12P
NH
$25 12P
NH
$20 9A
NH
$20 9A
NH
$35 12P
NH
$100 12P
NH
$20 9A
NH
$20 9A
NH
$40 12P&
NH
$40 12P&
NH
$25 10A&
NH
$25 10A&
NH
$30+ 12P
NH
$30+ 12P
NH
$40 11A
NH
$40 11A
NH
GAMES BUY-IN
F
$60
NH
$20
NH
$10
O H/L
$45
Varies Varies
NH
$5+
NH
$25
Var
$35
O8
$40
NH
$30+
NH
$60
N H Lad
$60
NH
$25+
NH
$30
NH Deepstack
p
$120
NH
$25
NH
$35
NHZ
$40
N H Deepstack
p
NH Deepstack
p
$110
$60
NH
NH
$50
$200
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$35
$33
$20+
$25
$20
$35
$20
$40
$60
$50+
$40
The Arena at Talking Stick
is Jam-Packed with Poker
Action! With 47 poker tables,
a giant scoreboard featuring
16 flat screens and a sports
ticker, the Arena is Arizona’s
largest poker room. Daily $60
no-limit events run MondayFriday at 11:15 am. Don’t
miss out on the Big Stack nolimit tournaments scheduled
for September 1, October 6
and November 3 at 11:15 am
with a $330 buy-in. Super
Bounty-Super Big Stack
no-limit events are held on
September 15 and October 13
at 11:15 with a $225 buy-in.
Ladies mark your calendars for the 7th Annual
Arizona State Ladies Poker
Championship on September
8-10 at 10 am with a $225
buy-in. Satellites began on
August 1 so go win a seat
now. Couples are invited to
play the Jack & Jill event
with a $65 buy-in per couple
on September 30, October
28, and November 25. The
event begins at 11:15 with
play alternating every half
hour, all the ladies will play
the first round and the men
will play the second round,
play will keep rotating until
the end of the tournament.
The 3rd Annual Jack & Jill
Championship with be held
on Sunday, December 2, with
a 10:00 am start time, and a
$12,000 guaranteed prize pool.
The last Saturday of every
month is reserved for their
$20,000 guaranteed no-limit
hold’em event. The buy-in is
$150 with an 11:15 start time.
Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s
are set aside for the $130 nolimit tournament beginning
at 7:15 pm. Players start with
5,000 in tournament chips. For
more information on poker
at Talking Stick see their ad
in this issue of Poker Player
Newspaper.
Attention San Diego and
Denver Fans! The Suncoast
is giving away a trip for 2 to
watch the game in San Diego,
plus a share of $1,200. Earn
drawing tickets for making
all four flushes in a day. Cash
prizes and sports memorabilia will be given away on
drawing days. Final drawing
will be held on September
15 at 5:15 pm. The winner
will receive $500 in cash, an
autographed jersey, and the
trip for two including airfare
and a two night hotel stay. For
more information on poker
at the Suncoast, see their ad
Newspaper.
The Chumash Poker
Room Offers a Variety of
DEBBIE DOES POKER
By Debbie burkhead
Stakes and
Tournaments
for Poker
Players! The 14 table room
spreads live action 5-card
Omaha high/low, limit and nolimit hold’em. The tournament
offerings are plentiful with
no-limit events every morning at 10:15 am, and nightly
tournaments on Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Thursday at 7
pm. For more information on
poker at Chumash, see their ad
Newspaper.
Big Poker Oktober at the
Bike kicks off on September
21! The buy-ins range from
$75-$345 with guarantees
of $10,000-$100,000. Mega
satellites for seats to the $345
buy-in event with a $100,000
guarantee will be held at 2 pm,
5 pm, and 8 pm on Friday,
October 5 and 12. Each mega
satellite has a guaranteed 5
seats, and the buy-in is $40.
There are $40 megas scheduled at 8:30 pm every day
from September 21-October
11 with 2 seat guarantees.
Start times and events vary so
please see their ad in this issue
of Poker Player Newspaper
for a complete list of events.
Debbie Burkhead is a
long time poker player,
writer, National Sales
Director for Poker Player
Newspaper and President
of Poker Player Cruises.
You may contact Debbie at
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NORTHWEST PACIFIC NORTHWEST
WA
MT
ND
SD
CT
DE
NH
NJ
NY
PA
IA
MIDWEST
IL
IN
MI
MN
MO
OH
WI
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WV
LA
MS
LilacLanes-Spokane
p
Little Creek Casino
Luckyy Eagle
g
Muckleshoot Casino
Northern Quest-Spokane
Q
p
Point Defiance Cafe & Cas.,, Tacoma
Silver Dollar Casino-Bothell
Silver Dollar Casino-Renton
Skyway
y y Park Bowl
Snoqualmie
q
Casino
Suquamash
q
Clearwater
Swinomish Casino-Anacortes
Tulalipp
Black Jack’s Casino
4 Bears Casino
Dakota Magic
g
Dakota Sioux
Rosebud Casino
Silverado Casino Deadwood
Foxwoods
Mohegan
g Sun
Delaware Park
Dover Downs
Harrington
g
Racewayy
Rockingham
g
Park,, Salem
The Lodge
g at Belmont
Borgata
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Caesars Atlantic Cityy
Harrah’s Atlantic Cityy
Showboat
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Casino at Penn National
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Parx Casino
Rivers Casino
Sands-Bethlehem
Catfish Bend
Diamond Jo’s “Worth”
Grand Falls Casino Resort
Horseshoe Council Bluffs
Isle of Capri
p
Prarie Meadows
Winna Vegas
g
Harrah’s Joliet
Harrah’s Metropolis
p
Hollywood
y
Casino-Aurora
Par-A-Dice Casino-E Peoria
Belterra (Florence)
(
)
Blue Chipp Casino
Hollywood
y
Casino
Horseshoe Hammond
Horseshoe Southern Indiana
Indiana Live Casino
Majestic
j
Star
The Island Resort & Casino,, Harris
Lac Vieux Desert Cas.,, Watersmeet
Turtle Creek
Canterburyy Park
Northern Lights
g
Casino
Runningg Aces Harness Park
Shootingg Star Casino
Treasure Island
Harrah’s-N Kansas Cityy
Harrah’s-St Louis
Lumiere Place
Hollywood Casino Toledo
Menominee Casino
Oneida Casino,, Green Bayy
Potawatomi Northern Lights,
g , Carter
St Croix Casino,, Turtle Lake
Hollywood
y
Casino at Charles Town Races
Mardi Gras
Mountaineer Casino
Grand Coushatta
Horseshoe Casino-Shreveport
p
Isle of Capri-Lake
p
Charles
Paragon
g Casino Resort
Gold Strike Casino
Harrah’s Tunica
Horseshoe Casino (Tunica)
(
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Isle of Capri-Biloxi
p
Pearl River Resort
Silver Star-Choctaw
BEST
STBE
ET Jackson
onvi
villle
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BEST
BE
TBET
BET Oraangee Park
rk
FLORIDA
BEST
BEST
TBE
BET St John
John
hns
Creek Entertainment Gretna
Dania Jai-Alai
Daytona
y
Beach Kennel Club
Derbyy Lane
Ebro Greyhound
y
Ft Pierce Jai Alai & Poker
Gulfstream Park Racingg & Casino
Hard Rock
Mardi Gras Gamingg Ctr,, Hollywd
y
Naples/Ft.
p / Myers
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/
Palm Beach Kennel Club
Pensacola Greyhound
y
Park
Sarasota Kennel Club
Seminole Casino Brighton
g
Seminole Hollywood
y
Cas.
Seminole Immokalee
Studz Poker Club @ Calder Race Course
Tampa
p Bayy Downs
The Isle at Pompano
p Park
CANADA Casino Regina
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|
TUESDAY
TIME
10A&
7P
6P
7P
10A&
10P
10A
8A&
11A&
10A
11A
12P
7P&
GAMES BUY-IN| TIME
NH
$ 10A&
$25
NH
$25+ 7P
NH
$
$60
NH
$65 7P
NH
$ 10A&
$40
NH
$40 7P
NH
$ 10A&
$20
NH
$35 8A&
NH
$30 11A&
NH
$30 10A
NH
$ 11A
$20
NH
$22 12P
NH
$ 7P&
$40
7P
6P
7P
6P
6P&
9A
7P&
F+ 7P
$ +
$10
$30+
$
$44
$160 6P&
$ + 9A
$60
$60 7P&
12P
11A
6P
Super
p Stack Turbo $50 7P&
NH
$
$100
11A&
NH
$80+ 3P
NH
$ 10A&
$50
NH
$65 11A&
NH
$ 11A&
$62
NH
$120 6P
NH
$ 10A&
$60
NH
$70 10A&
NH
$ 12P&
$70
NH
$60 12P&
Sit N Go
$ 10A&
$60
7P
NH
$50 12P&
NH
$
$100
11A
NH
$20+ 7P
7P
O H/L
/
$40 1P
NH
$ 7P
$65
NH
$60 6P
12P
7P
7P
7P&
11A&
3P
10A&
11A&
11A&
6P
10A&
10A&
12P&
12P
10A&
12P&
11A
7P
1P
10A
6P
S
7 H/L
/
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
GAMES BUY-IN|TIME
NH
$ 10A&
$25
NHB
$35 6P
6P
NH
$65 7P
NH
$ 10A&
$40
NH
$115 10P
NH
$ 10A
$20
NH
$35 8A&
NH
$30 11A&
NH
$30 10A
NH
$ 11A
$20
NH
$22 12P
NHB
$ 7P&
$55
NH
7P
$30+ 7P
7P
NH
$120 6P&
NH
$ + 9A
$60
NH
$60 7P&
NH
$ 7P
$60
NH
$60
NH
$ 6P
$40
NH
$50 7P&
NH
$ 11A&
$80
NH
$80+ 3P
NH
$ 10A&
$50
NH
$65 11A&
NH
$ 11A&
$62
NH
$65 6P
NH
$ 11A&
$60
NH
$45 10A&
NH
$ 12P&
$50
NH
$80 12P&
Sit N Go
$ 10A&
$60
NH
$120 12P
NH
$50 12P&
NH
$
$100
NH
$60 7P
N H Bad Beat
$
$50
NH
$40
NH $
$65+RE 10A
NH
$25 6P
NH
$ 7P
$30
NH
$60+ 7P
NH
$
$50
1P
12P
NH
11A
NHB
12P
3P
7P&
NH
NH
NH
7P
10A
2P
7P
12P
6P
6P
1P&
12P&
10A&
7P
7P
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
N H Deepstack
p
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$ 12P
$60
12P
$
$125
11A
12P
$ 12P
$80
$50 1P
$ + 7P&
$100
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NHB
$ 12P
$60
$80 7P
$ 11A
$70
$110
$ + 7P
$50
$50 12P
$ 7P&
$80
6P
$40 7P
$ 6P&
$45
$10 6P
F 6P&
$25 12P
$
$70
$30 6P
$ 1P&
$60
$35 12P&
$40 10A
$25+
$ +
$35
6P
NH
NH
NH
NH
NHZ
$40 7P
$ 10A&
$45
$30
$
$125
6P&
$25 12P
6P
$30 6P
$ 1P&
$60
$35 12P&
$40 10A&
7P
7P
$30+
6P
6P
7P
4A&
1P
7P
3P
7P
7P
12P
7P
12P
7P
12P
12P&
12P
7P
NH
$40 12P&
6P
NH
$75+
NHB
$ 6P
$70
NH
$20+
NH
$ 5P&
$65
NH
$60 1P
N H Turbo
$ 7P
$50
NHZ
$45 2P
NH
$ + 7P
$20
NH
$35+ 7P
NH
$
$100
12P
NH
$100
NH
$ + 12P
$50
NH
$50 7P
NH
$ 12P
$35
NHB
$50 12P&
6P&
7P&
1P&
8P
NHB
N H Deepstack
p
NH
NH
$25 6P&
$120 7P&
$
$25+ 1P&
$ 8P
$40
6P&
12P
12P&
12P&
12P&
7P
1P&
7P
12P&
NH
NH
Sit N Go
NH
NHZ
NH
NH
NH
NH
$ 6P&
$60
$100 12P
$ 12P&
$45
$50 12P&
$ 12P&
$65
$50 1P
$ 1P&
$65
$50
$
$150
12P&
11A&
1P&
12P&
NH
NH
NH
12P&
$40 11A&
$
$40 1P&
$ RE 12P&
$120
8P
S E P T E M B E R 1 0, 2 0 1 2
NH
NH
NH
NH
GAMES BUY-IN|TIME
NH
$ 10A&
$25
NH
$45 7P
NHB
$ 6P
$40
NH
$65 7P
NH
$ 10A&
$40
NH
$40 7P
NH
$ 10A&
$20
NH
$35 8A&
NH
$30 11A&
NH
$30 10A
NH
$ 11A
$20
NH
$11+ 12P
NH
$ 7P&
$50
7P
7
$ + 7P
$10
S H/L
/
F+ 7P
BNH
NHB
NH
NH
NH
NH
NHB
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
Sit N Go
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NHB
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NHB
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$150 7P
$ + 7P
$65
$60 10P&
F+
11A
$ 6P
$90
NH
NH
NH
$90+ 11A&
$
$70 1P&
$ 7P
$50
$60 7P
$ +
$20
$40 7P
$
$100
12P
7P
$ + 12P
$50
$50 7P
$
$150
12P
$150 7P
NH
NH
N H Superp Deepstack
p
NHB
$100 6P&
$ 7P&
$65
$45 1P&
$ 8P
$20
7P
NH
$ 6P&
$60
NH
$100 12P
Sit N Go
$ 12P&
$42
NH
$50 7P
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+
NHB
N H KO
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
Sit N Go
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NHB
NH
NH
NH
N H Turbo Megastack
g
NH
NH
NH
H
NH
NH
NH
N H Deepstack
p
NHBZ
NH
Turbo N H
NH
NH
NH
N H Bigg Stack
N H Bigg Stack
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
Turbo N H
NH
N H Bigg Stack
NH
NH
NH
Po O 8
$ 7P
$65
$200 6P&
$ + 9A
$60
$60 7P&
$ 12P
$75
11A
$ 6P
$40
$60 7P&
$
$120
11A&
$80+ 3P
$ 10A&
$50
$65 11A&
$ 11A&
$62
$65 6P
$ 6P
$60
$70 10A&
$ 12P&
$50
$80 12P&
$ 10A&
$60
$120 7P
$50 12P&
$20+ 7P
7P
6P
$ 7P
$65
$55 6P
$
$30
$20+ 7P
7P
6P
$
$160
$ 12P
$60
$115
$
$100
11A
12P
$ + 12P
$155
$60 6P
$ 7P&
$50
$30+ 6P
$40 7P
$ 12P&
$45
6P
$ 6P&
$65
$25+ 12P
$ 7P
$60
$30 6P
$ 1P&
$60
$35 12P&
$40 10A&
$40+ 6P&
$ +
$65
6P
6P
$250 12P
Varies 1P&
$50 12P&
$75+
$ 6P
$60
7P
$ + 5P&
$35
$80 1P&
$
$100
7P
$40+ 2P
$40 7P
$100 12P
$
$150
$ + 12P
$50
$50 7P
$ 12P
$35
$70 7P
7P
$25 6P&
$ 12P
$80
DeepStack
p $600 1P&
$ +RE 8P
$50
$55+
$ 6P&
$60
$100 12P
$ 12P&
$45
$65 12P&
$ + 12P&
$30
$100 7P
$ 1P&
$65
$20+
$
$150
12P&
$35 7P
$ 11A&
$40
$20 1P&
$
$120
7P
|
GAMES BUY-IN|TIME
NH
$ 10A&
$25
NH
$55 10A
NHB
$ 6P
$40
NH
$65
NH
$ 10A&
$40
$65 10P
NH
$ 10A
$20
NH
$35 8A&
NH
$30 11A&
NH
$30 10A
NH
$ 11A
$20
O H/L
/
$22 12P
NH
$
$130
N
F $100
O H/L
/
$ + 7P
$10
H/L
/ Spp Z
$25 7P
6P
7P
NH
$ +
$11
NH
$180 6P&
NH
$ + 9A
$60
NH
$60 7P&
NH
$ 7P&
$60
NH
$60
NH
$ 6P
$40
NH
$40 7P&
NH
$
$100
12P&
NH
$80+ 3P
NH
$ 10A&
$50
NH
$65 11A&
NH
$ 11A&
$62
NH
$120 6P
N H Deepstack
p
$ 4P
$90
NH
$45 10A
N H Sh
$ 12P&
$70
NH
$80 12P
Sit N Go
$ 10A&
$60
NH
$120
NH
$50 12P&
11A
NH
$60 7P
N H Bad Beat
$
$50
NH
$40
NHB
$ 10A
$75
NH
$40
FRIDAY
| SATURDAY |
GAMES BUY-IN|TIME
NH
$ 12P&
$25
NH
$35 10A
NH
$ 1P
$40
12P
NH
$ 10A&
$40
$40 10P
NH
$ 12P
$20
NH
$35 8A
NH
$30 11A&
NH
$30 11A
NH
$ 11A
$20
NH
$22 12P
11A
H
NH
O H/L
/
NH
$ + 2P
$10
2P
$ + 4P
$10
$30+ 7P
$230 6P&
$ + 9A
$60
$145 7P&
$
$100
12P&
11A
NH
$ 2P
$60
NH
$20+ 7P&
NH
$
$200
11A&
NH
$80+ 1P
NH
$ 10A&
$50
NH
$65 11A&
NH
$ 11A
$62
NH
$225 6P&
NH
$ 12P
$35
NH
$100 11A
NH
$ 11A&
$70
NH
$80 11A
Sit N Go
$ 10A&
$60
12P
NH
$65 12P&
N H Deepstack
p
$
$300
Lad N H $15+ 3P
3P
12P
N H $65
$ +RE 10A
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
Bigg Stack
N H Deepstack
p
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
N H Deepstack
p
Sit N Go
NH
NH
$20+
$
$30+ 3P
$ + 4P
$25
$30+
3P
$120 6P&
$ + 9A
$60
$145 7P&
$ 1P
$75
$60+
$ 2P
$60
$50 4P&
$
$180
11A&
$100+ 7P
$ 10A&
$50
$65 11A&
$
$122
11A&
$340 6P
$ 12P
$60
$230 10A&
$ 11A&
$90
$100 11A&
$ 10A&
$60
$230
$225 12A&
NH
N H Sh
NH
NH
$60 3P
$ 3P
$60
$60 1P
$ 10A&
$65
H
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$60+ 7P
$
$135
$125 11A
NH
$20+ 7P
NH
NH
Varies 11A
NH
NH
$ 12P
$60
11A
$ 11A
$70
$110 12P
$ +
$50
$40 2P
$ + 7P&
$80
$40+ 6P
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NHB
NH
$ 11A
$60
$105
$
$100
11A
$210
12P
$100
$
$125
7P&
$40 5P
Deepstack
p
NH
NH
NH
LH
NHZ
NHZ
$40
$ 10A&
$45
$20+ 12P
$ 9A
$65
$25 12P
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
N H Lad
NH
NH
NH
$10+ 7P
Sit N Go $$60/105
/ 10A&
NH
$60 6P&
NH
$
$125
10A
NHZ
$25 2P
NH
$
$50
NH
$30 10A
NH
$ 1P&
$60
NH
$35 12P
NH
$40 10A
N H Sat
$30 7P
NH
NH
NH
NH
Po O
NHB
NHZ
NH
NHB
NHZ
Turbo N H
NH
$55+
$
$60
$150 7P&
$ +
$45
$50 12P&
$ 12P&
$115
20+ 7P
$
$120
5P&
$90 1P&
$ 6P
$50
$60 3P
2P
$40 2P
$
$100
12P
NH
$ 12P
$50
NH
$50
NH
$ + 12P
$50
NH
$35 7P
NH
$
$100
7P
NHB
$50 6P&
Turbo N H
$ 7P
$35
N H DeepStack
p $600 2P&
N H Qual Players
y F 8P
7P
NH
$ 6P&
$60
NH
$100 12P
Sit N Go
$ 12P&
$42
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
NH
$30 10A
NH
$ 2P
$60
NH
$55 4P
NH
$40
N H Sat $40 + 12P
NH
NHB
SUNDAY
GAMES BUY-IN|TIME
GAMES BUY-IN
NH
$ 12P&
$20
NH
$
$20
NH
$35 5P
O H/L
/
$30
NH
$ 1P
$60
NH
$
$60
NH
$40+ 12P Wk2 N H
$225
NH
$ 10A&
$75
NH
$
$50
$40 7P
NH
$115
NH
$ 12P
$40
NH
$
$40
NH
$35 8A
NH
$35
NH
$30 4P
NH
$30
NH
$60 11A
NHB
$60
NH
$
$20
NH
$44 12P
NH
$22
NH
$ 12P
$75
NH
$
$65
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
12P
NH
$250 1P
NH
1P Wk1,,33&4 N H B
$65 12P
NH
12P
Varies
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NHZ
N H Sh
NHZ
NH
$ 12P
$60
$60+ 4P
$ + 11A&
$120
$100 1P&
$ 4P
$50
$60 3P
$
$35
$35 2P
$
$100
12P
7P
N H Bigg Stack $150
$
12P
NH
N H Lad
NH
NH
NH
NHB
NH
$ + 12P
$50
NH
$35 7P
NH
$ 7P
$50
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
$ 6P&
$60
NH
$100 10A
Sit N Go
$ 12P&
$45
N H Deepstack
p
$115 2P
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
NH
NH
NHB
N H KO
NH
NH
NHB
NH
NH
Sit N Go
N H Deepstack
p
Deepstack
p
NH
N H Deepstack
p
NH
NH
NHB
NH
N H Dbl Megastack
g
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
H
NHZ
F+
$60
$
NH
N H B Survivor
NH
NH
NH
$
$88
$150
$ +
$60
$60
$
$65
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
N H Deepstack
p
Sit N Go
$60
$
$50
$ +
$50
$85+
$
$50
$65
$
$62
$120
$
$60
$55
$
$125
$100
$
$60
NH
$75
NH
NH
NH
NH
$60
$35+
$
$100
$
$45
12P
NH
$
$60
4P
Varies 11A
11A
11A
$ 11A
$60
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$
$135
Varies
$
$90
$115
$
$60
$ 11A
$70
12P
$ + 3P
$150
NH
NH
NH
$150
$
$210
$ +
$81
$100 11A&
$
$40 5P
2P
2P
$
$180
10A&
$50 2P
$ 6P&
$65
$50+ 12P
4P
$30 10A
$
$125
12P&
$55 12P&
12P
$60
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
NH
$
$50
$30+
$ +
$30
$120
Varies
$40
$
$65
$30+
$
$70
$30
$
$60
$35
$120
NH
NH
NH
$150
Varies
$65
$20+
$
$75
$400 11A
$ 2P
$75
Varies 2P
Varies
$ 2P
$115
20+
$ + 1P&
$35
$110 1P&
$
$150
2P
$60 10A&
NHB
$
$60
B N H $65
$ +
NH
$50
p
$
$100
Varies Varies
$60+ 2P
Turbo N H
$40
$
$560
12P
N H Bigg Stack $150
$
Varies 7P
NH
$100
$ + 12P
$50
Po O 8
$
$70
7P
NH
$50
$ + 12P
$50
NH
$
$35
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$115 2P
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EVENT 15
8/15/12
EVENT 13
8/14/12
NO LIMIT HOLD’EMD
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM
BUY-IN $300 + $45
BUY-IN $300 + $45
BUY-IN $300 + $45
PLAYERS 39
PRIZE
POOL
PLAYERS 57
PRIZE
POOL
$11349
1. Daniel Furnival . . . . . $3,969
2. William Fritz . . . . . . $2,840
3. Robert Eustice . . . . . $2,270
EVENT 16
8/15/12
PLAYERS 39
$16,587
1. Nick Phoenix . . . . . . . $5,802
2. Andrew Youngblood . $4,150
3. Dathan Kuppin . . . . . $3,320
EVENT 14
8/14/12
LIMIT HOLD’EM
DEUCE TO 7 TRIPLE DRAW
BUY-IN $200 + $35
BUY-IN $200 + $35
PLAYERS 73
PRIZE
POOL
PRIZE
POOL
$14,162
1. Ivan Youssefian . . . . . $4,532
2. John Canawati . . . . . . . . .$0
3. Scott Rettberg . . . . . . $2,335
EVENT 12
$6,790
1. Adam Kipnis . . . . . . . $2,480
2. Huynh Tu Van . . . . . . $1,700
3. Anthony Nguyen . . . . $1,270
Behzad Teranie . . . . $91,814
David Rosenbloom . $60,000
Richard Munro . . . . $35,000
Dany Georges. . . . . . $24,000
Steven Wilder. . . . . . $17,000
Arutyun Demirchyan$13,000
Antoine Norpetlian . $10,000
EVENT 11
8/12/12
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM
8/14/12
EVENT 3
BUY-IN $200 + $35
PLAYERS 109
PRIZE
POOL
PRIZE
POOL
$1,228,214
1. Shaun Abkarian. . . $220,000
2. Matthew Weber . . . $140,000
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
$21,146
1. Walter Smiley . . . . . . $6,236
2. David Gilbody . . . . . . $3,700
3. Peter Morris . . . . . . . $2,540
7/28/12
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM BOUNTY
PLAYERS 119
BUY-IN $125 + $25
PLAYERS 6,064
REBUYS 5,082
PRIZE
POOL
7/29/12
EVENT 2
BUY-IN $200 + $35
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM
MEGAMILLIONS V
PLAYERS 35
PRIZE
POOL
$11,349
1. Bryan Hyden . . . . . . . $3,969
2. Shawn Janoski . . . . . $2,840
3. Robert Latko . . . . . . $2,270
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4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
BUY-IN $300 + $45
$23,113
PLAYERS 133
Julie Shozi . . . . . . . . . $4,863
Karlo Gharabegian . $4,125
Elias Naameh . . . . . . $3,480
Cody Shedd . . . . . . . . $2,785
Kevin Pendergast . . . $1,500
PRIZE
POOL
$25,802
1. Steve Silverstein . . . . $7,512
2. Vazgen Ohanian . . . . $4,450
3. Daniel Duong . . . . . . $2,775
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2 Patrick Schulze
3 Ann Bloom
4 Matt Schultz
5 David Chiu
6 Robert Minow
7 Yuebin Guo
8 Harry Danielyan
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10 Frankie O’Dell
11 Winton Lemoine
12 Daniel Sztenderowicz
13 William Eichel
14 William Mullins
15 Sirous Baghchehsarai
16 Dean Joe
17 Hani Awad
18 Edwin Rodas
19 Karina Jett
20 Thomas McEvoy
21 Drew Boyett
22 Mel Judah
23 Christopher Conrad
24 David Levi
25 Marlon Milne
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220
185
174
158
150
148
142
142
140
140
139
139
137
136
127
126
125
124
121
120
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119
112
110
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OMAHA H/L
1 Ryan Gelsomino
2 James Ngo
3 Daniel Dahan
4 George Rechnitzer
5 Martin Corpuz
6 Frankie O'Dell
7 Ron Fast
8 Chico Pho
9 Michael Jones
10 Joseph Tuccini
11 Herbert Tapscott
12 Larry Kantor
13 Michael Fujimoto
14 Mitchell Smith
15 Jack Saruwatari
16 Tyler Mock
17 David Self
18 Luc Huynh
19 Laurence Goldstein
20 Charles Chan
21 Gregory Masterson
22 Henry Ferguson
23 Stephen Kaiser
24 Bret Gavin
25 Alex Limjoco
pts
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170
166
157
156
153
153
152
151
150
145
145
145
143
140
138
135
132
127
126
126
125
125
121
117
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HOLD’EM
1 Stephen Hung
2 Matt Schultz
3 David Arsht
4 Brian Meinders
5 Ronnie Bardah
6 Kenny Hsiung
7 Tra Mi Thi Do
8 Chad Brown
9 Nick Decktor
10 Darin Thomas
11 Marco Johnson
12 Al Barbieri
13 Robert Hwang
14 Yusuo Kirby Lee
15 Ian Johns
16 Janthorn Srisunan
17 Christopher Vitch
18 Vincent Gironda
19 Donald Auger
20 John Virtue
21 Lori Kirgan
22 Richard Handke
23 Brent Wheeler
24 Victor Ramdin
25 Gary Silver
pts
164
109
107
103
103
102
102
100
100
98
98
97
97
97
95
95
93
93
92
92
92
90
88
88
87
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STUD
1 Huu Vinh
2 Lee Goldman
3 Timothy Finne
4 Andy Bloch
5 Barry Greenstein
6 John Monnette
7 Stephen Su
8 David Williams
9 David Rosenau
10 Perry Friedman
11 Jeff Lisandro
12 Caroline Hermesh
13 Mark Dickstein
14 Justin Liberto
15 Scott Abrams
16 Bryn Kenney
17 Ken Hischer
18 Joseph Ranciato
19 Raymond Dehkharghani
20 Chris Costello
21 Fabrice Soulier
22 Luan Phan
23 Eugene Katchalov
24 Chuck Staubs
25 Salim Hanna
pts
174
129
114
103
98
96
93
88
82
81
76
73
71
69
68
66
64
63
61
59
58
58
56
54
53
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1 Bryce Fox
2 Stephen Su
3 Christopher Smith
4 Daniel Furnival
5 Stephen Wolfe
6 Elie Payan
7 Thomas Christopher
8 John Harris
9 Cody Crouch
10 Eitan Eldaz
11 Brent Carter
12 Walter Smiley
13 Galen Kester
14 Casey Parker
15 Scott Davies
16 Jesse Johnson
17 Vincent Van Der Fluit
18 Adam Laskey
19 Austin Scott
20 Steven Rothstein
21 Charles Tonne
22 Naoya Kihara
23 Dorian Rios
24 Jan-Peter Jachtmann
25 Brett Richey
pts
198
186
166
154
154
143
139
136
127
124
123
122
119
115
111
109
109
108
105
105
104
104
103
102
100
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1 Roch Cousineau
2 Sonu Sharma
3 Jason Schroeder
4 Benjamin Tang
5 Scotty Nguyen
6 Behan Rostamian
7 Steven Loube
8 Jeff Hwang
9 Viacheslav Zhukov
10 Bennie Davis
11 Timothy Finne
12 Joseph Mills
13 John Flournoy
14 Michael Trujillo
15 Ender Ozkan
16 Phillip Luker
17 Chris Bell
18 Jeremy Harkin
19 Miguel Candelario
20 Arch Stein
21 Cameron Mckinley
22 Salim Valimahomed
23 Cuu Hoang
24 David Baker
25 George Fotiadis
pts
199
179
160
137
128
114
109
107
105
104
104
102
100
100
97
97
95
95
95
94
94
92
90
90
90
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2
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1 Todd Brunson
2 John Monnette
3 Cory Zeidman
4 Adam Friedman
5 Chris Bjorn
6 Brandon Shack-Harris
7 Yarron Bendor
8 Nikolai Yakovenko
9 Noah Carlson
10 Michael Mizrachi
11 J Chen
12 Sven Arntzen
13 Xuan Liu
14 Eric Rivkin
15 Zimnan Ziyard
16 Chad Phillips
17 Phil Ivey
18 Bonnie Rossi
19 Bryn Kenney
20 Roland Israelashvili
21 Marsha Waggoner
22 Brian Twete
23 Jerry Barns
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We’ve all heard the saying: Hindsight is
20/20—Which is just another way of saying that it’s easy to predict the future after it has already
happened. Psychologists call this phenomenon the hindsight bias, also known as the I-knew-it-all-along syndrome.
Whatever you call it, this bias influences us in subtle, but
dangerous ways, especially at the poker table.
For example, a crying call that’s immediately followed by
an exclamation of, “I knew that’s what you had!” The details
vary, but the basic story remains the same: An otherwise
sane and knowledgeable poker player makes a call on the
river, despite the fact he suspects his hand may be beaten.
And when his opponent flips over the winning hand, our hero
declares he knew all along his opponent held those exact
cards. Though it’s clear he didn’t “know”—or else he never
would have made the losing call in the first place.
So what, you may ask. So a player wants to save face after
making a bad call. Poker is tough, and where’s the harm if a
player wants to indulge in a little self-flattery after a loss?
The problem is that undeserved self-flattery—no matter
how trivial—is never harmless in a poker game. Whether it’s
the result of a crying call, a long-shot suckout that works for
or against you, or any other outcome that’s greeted with, “I
knew that was going to happen!”—hindsight bias is dangerous
in poker for two reasons:
1. Overconfidence. Any time you convince yourself that
you have accurately predicted the past, it’s only a short
step from there to the belief you can accurately foretell the
future. You can’t. It doesn’t matter if you have “a feeling”
or if you’re playing your lucky favorite hand or if you’re on a
rush. The poker graveyard is littered with broken corpses of
players who thought they could predict the turn of a card. If
you work hard—if you study the percentages and learn how to
properly calculate odds in the heat of battle, if you observe
opponents carefully and read their betting patterns, and
maybe even learn about tells and body language—you can
make high-quality educated guesses. You can narrow the possibilities down to a reliable percentage. But that’s it.
In a game with so many wild swings and painful losses, it’s
so much more pleasant to think that poker can be predictable. Wouldn’t it be nice if our gut feelings possessed some
cosmic connection that allowed us to “see” unseen cards, or
to know ahead of time what our opponents were going to do?
It seems silly on the face of it to actually believe we could
be blessed with such powers, but the hindsight bias encourages us to do exactly that, by making us believe we’ve done
it before. Putting in the work to calculate percentages is dull
and ordinary by comparison, but to borrow a phrase from
Warren Buffett, “It is better to be approximately right than
precisely wrong.”
2. The hindsight bias encourages results-oriented
thinking. Getting back to our original example, the crying
caller who supposedly knew all along his opponent held the
winning hand. That rear-view-mirror prediction is actually
something of a red herring. It’s a distraction from what really
matters: whether or not his call on the river was correct.
Figuring that out requires the player to consider a myriad of
factors—including and especially the size of the pot. If the
pot is large enough and assuming the price of the call is not
excessive, anything short of 100 percent certainty that he
was about to lose would make his call correct. But if the pot
is small enough, or the price of the call exorbitant, our player
has no business calling unless he honestly believes he is in
the lead. The resulting loss—even if he did predict it, which
he didn’t—is beside the point.
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Question 6: Is there
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There’s more short-term
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tonight’s fate focuses on
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either form of poker.
Since skillful no-limit
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There are more hands
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Question 8: Can you
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no-limit wagering as an art
form?
I said it was both science
and art form. And that’s true
of limit poker, too. But, in
no-limit, you can manipulate
an opponent into making a
costlier mistake on a single
decision.
It’s more than just the
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No-limit is about pricing your bet correctly to
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Pricing a no-limit bet is a
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form.
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poker, the ingredients of a
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Specific rules apply; see a Floorperson for complete details. Management reserves the right to modify and/or cancel this promotion without notice at its sole discretion. Players must be seated and playing at the time their name is called to be eligible. Not responsible for omissions and/or misprints. Must be 21 or older to participate. No purchase necessary; see Shift Manager for
details. This is an approved DOJ Vehicle Giveaway GEGA-001609. Car shown in advertising and/or on display is not the actual vehicle that will be given away. Winner must be present to win. Once a name has been drawn, the customer will have three minutes to respond to the Manager conducting the drawings. Customers are eligible to win one drawing for the duration of the
promotion. Customers who win cash prizes must present a valid state issued ID and necessary documentation in order to claim the designated prize. Employees of Hollywood Park Casino and/or Banc Corporation and their immediate family members are not eligible to participate. There will be six car keys given away with only one of the six keys that will unlock and win the car.
Winning players will try their key in the order of which the keys were won. Most recent posted rules will prevail over all other rules. Once the key that unlocks the car door has been discovered, the promotion will end and no further attempts to open the car door will be granted. “Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER”.
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