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The
2008 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em World Champion is Kenny Tran,
from Arcadia, CA. He is a professional poker player, who has specialized
in high-limit cash games most of his career. Tran collected $539,056
for first place. He also earned his first WSOP gold bracelet.
This was his 12th WSOP career cash. Tran has an amazing story.
He was born in Vietnam. He once worked at McDonalds. When he turned
21, he worked as a poker dealer. Tran gradually moved up through
the ranks to the point where he now routinely plays for six-figure
sums amongst the toughest competition in the world ...
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Kenny Tran Wins Heads-up No-limit Hold'em gold
The
final tournament of the 2007-2008 World Series of Poker Circuit
season began today at the fifth annual Bayou Poker Challenge.
This is the last tournament of the final stop on the nine-month
schedule, which began last summer and visited 12 different poker
destinations. The fourth season of the World Series of Poker Circuits
was widely popular once again, attracting more than 30,000 entries
nationwide. More than $25 million in prize money was awarded to
winners ...
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Erick Lindgren Wins WSOP Mixed Hold'em Gold
The
final tournament of the 2007-2008 World Series of Poker Circuit
season began today at the fifth annual Bayou Poker Challenge.
This is the last tournament of the final stop on the nine-month
schedule, which began last summer and visited 12 different poker
destinations. The fourth season of the World Series of Poker Circuits
was widely popular once again, attracting more than 30,000 entries
nationwide. More than $25 million in prize money was awarded to
winners. The $5,000 buy-in Bayou championship event attracted
249 entries. The total prize pool amounts to $1,196,650. The top
27 finishers in this event will collect prize money. The tournament
winner will receive $382,928 for first prize ...
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Final WSOP Circuit Event of the Season Begins in New Orleans
Jon
Kalmar from Chorleyville, England landed a seat in the 2007 WSOP
by winning a satellite event at the last minute. I met Jon during
a break on Day 2 out in the smoking area behind the Amazon room.
He was laughing and smoking with a couple mates of his so I walked
up to them introducing myself as a reporter covering WSOP for
my website ...
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Jon Kalmar: Life After the WSOP Final Table
The
fifth annual Bayou Poker Challenge continued today at the Harrahs
New Orleans Casino and Resort. The second event on the schedule,
a $500 (+50) no-limit hold’em tournament, attracted 344
entries, creating a prize pool totaling $166,840. The winner was
Andrew Kloc, from Naugatuck, CT. The 36-year-old former social
worker’s transition to becoming a full-time poker pro was
made much easier by collecting first place prize money in this
event, which amounted to $51,840 ...
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Andrew Kloc Wins First WSOP Circuit Gold Ring
The
fourth event on the 2008 Bayou Poker Challenge schedule was completed
today as Mark Stephen Edwards won the $500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em
competition. The tournament was hosted by the Harrahs New Orleans
Casino and Resort. First place paid $30,957. Edwards was also
presented with a gold ring, awarded to all World Series of Poker
Circuit winners here in New Orleans ...
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Mark Stephen Edwards Victorious at Bayou Poker Challenge
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