World
Poker Open - Day 1
It
was a great start. Better than last year's.
Doors opened at 2:00 PM and by 3:00 there
were TEN single table satellites going
and TEN live action games. A few hours
later the $110 buyin super satellite started.
It had to be at least sixteen tables.
In fact at one time I counted only five
unused tables out of 41 that are located
inside the non smoking area.
Talk
about a who's who of poker in attendance.
Just to name drop a few: John Bonetti,
David (devilfish) Ulliott, John Juanda,
Alan Cunningham, Daniel Negreanu, Mark
Napolitano, Nolan Dalla, Hershel, Ali,
Freddy Deeb, Huck Seed, Gentleman Ben
Roberts, Jack Keller, Casey Castle, Howard
Schwartz and on and on it goes.
Tomorrow
it will be the Ladies $220 buy in limit
holdem event at 12 noon. At 4pm will be
the $540 Triple Draw A-5 Lowball with
rebuys. Finally but certainly not least
with be the Press/ Celebrity Holdem Invitational
at 6:00pm. Don't forget the 8:00pm super
satellite and the 20 hours of single table
satellites. You have to love it. It's
the World Poker Open at the Gold Strike,
already on it's way to being the best
ever.
Gary (...) Philips
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