"Nice Guy" Luther Lewis Finishes First
Country musician and local favorite, Luther Lewis wins Circuit Event #10 at Harrah's Tunica.
As tournament director Kevin Ferguson announced the name of the player in seat nine, a sudden burst of applause and cheering burst out in the event center at Harrah's Tunica.
The unexpected barrage of loud whistling, clapping and shouts of encouragement from the room when Luther Lewis' name was read was in stark contrast to the standard obligatory hand clapping.
Lewis, a 39-year old country singer and songwriter was probably the most surprised, seemingly taken aback from the crowd support.
"Lewis is the nicest player in this room," said Rose Cooney, who plays regularly with Lewis at the Horseshoe in Tunica and says she's never seen him berate a player after taking a bad beat or even go on tilt.
"And he's polite to the ladies."
In addition to home court advantage, Lewis had something else going for him heading into the final table of the $440 buy-in no-limit hold'em event, the chip lead.
"This is amazing man, I can't believe it," said Lewis, whose musical stylings can be heard at his website http://www.lutherlewis.net/
When asked about nice guys finishing last: "Well, I guess I've proved today that it's not always true," replied Lewis, smiling.
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by Alan Fowler - WSOP Assistant Media Director
As tournament director Kevin Ferguson announced the name of the player in seat nine, a sudden burst of applause and cheering burst out in the event center at Harrah's Tunica.
The unexpected barrage of loud whistling, clapping and shouts of encouragement from the room when Luther Lewis' name was read was in stark contrast to the standard obligatory hand clapping.
Lewis, a 39-year old country singer and songwriter was probably the most surprised, seemingly taken aback from the crowd support.
"Lewis is the nicest player in this room," said Rose Cooney, who plays regularly with Lewis at the Horseshoe in Tunica and says she's never seen him berate a player after taking a bad beat or even go on tilt.
"And he's polite to the ladies."
In addition to home court advantage, Lewis had something else going for him heading into the final table of the $440 buy-in no-limit hold'em event, the chip lead.
"This is amazing man, I can't believe it," said Lewis, whose musical stylings can be heard at his website http://www.lutherlewis.net/
When asked about nice guys finishing last: "Well, I guess I've proved today that it's not always true," replied Lewis, smiling.
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by Alan Fowler - WSOP Assistant Media Director
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