Fred Walker Wins Circuit Event #23, H.OR.S.E., in 15-Minute Final Table
Tonight's event went rather quickly. Fifteen minutes at most. Only four players started. Fred Walker quickly knocked out two of them, took the chip lead, made an offer to his final opponent, and event #23, H.O.R.S.E, the final one before tomorrow's championship final table at the Horseshoe Council Bluffs WSOP Circuit, was in the books.
First officially paid $2,421, but the two finalists chopped evenly, with Walker throwing in an extra $400. This has been a great series for Walker, 73, a retired pool hall owner. He's had four cashes and three final tables, the others being a second in another H.O.R.S.E tournament, and a fifth in Omaha hi-lo. He also has four WSOP cashes: a third in both 7-stud and razz, a 9th in razz, and a 47th in stud hi-lo.
Walker 73, a retired pool hall owner from Omaha, has been playing poker all his life, and obviously is a stud specialist. He plays hold'em now only out of necessity because stud has gotten so scarce. His key to the game, he said, is keeping a close watch on his opponent's open cards to see what cards he needs are still available. Tonight he had a good run and was never short chipped. He also had high praise for the way the tournaments here have been run. "Very high class," he said.
This event had 26 players and a $5,055 prize pool. When it got to four, Frank Dukich had the lead with 80,000 chips.
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by Max Shapiro - WSOP Media Director
First officially paid $2,421, but the two finalists chopped evenly, with Walker throwing in an extra $400. This has been a great series for Walker, 73, a retired pool hall owner. He's had four cashes and three final tables, the others being a second in another H.O.R.S.E tournament, and a fifth in Omaha hi-lo. He also has four WSOP cashes: a third in both 7-stud and razz, a 9th in razz, and a 47th in stud hi-lo.
Walker 73, a retired pool hall owner from Omaha, has been playing poker all his life, and obviously is a stud specialist. He plays hold'em now only out of necessity because stud has gotten so scarce. His key to the game, he said, is keeping a close watch on his opponent's open cards to see what cards he needs are still available. Tonight he had a good run and was never short chipped. He also had high praise for the way the tournaments here have been run. "Very high class," he said.
This event had 26 players and a $5,055 prize pool. When it got to four, Frank Dukich had the lead with 80,000 chips.
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by Max Shapiro - WSOP Media Director
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