Subject: Reno Hilton World Poker Challenge - Day 20, Final Day
From: greatbrit <pwestley@pacbell.net>
Newsgroups: rec.gambling.poker
Date: Fri, Jan 25, 2002 3:54 AM
Message-ID: <3C5146AF.B98E0609@pacbell.net>

WOW!  Today's final table was about as good as you could ever expect to
see.  It started at 2pm and ended at 1am with Jack Fox and Dick Turner
battling it out heads up for ever.  Both of them had the other
outchipped 3 to 1 at least twice, it finally ended with two huge hands
when Jack flopped a flush with QTs against Dick's KQ with a Kss flop.
Then the final hand when they got it all-in again with Jack's 77 against
Dick's AKs, no help for Dick, and my good friend and world champion
player Jack Fox walked off with the title.  Of course Jack HAD to win,
I'd told him that I'd already announced his win on rgp.  He still owes
me lamb chops.

Mega Whine Mode on:
I think I am officially the unluckiest player on earth.  I played the
evening No Limit, probably the best I've ever played, I went from chip
leader to out in two hands.  First I called an all-in bluff of 87o with
my 77 in the BB, 8 on the turn.  Then I reraised all-in with my AA
against an 88 raise, he called and didn't catch an 8 or even a
straight.  He caught a runner runner flush on the river, IGHN.
:Mega Whine Mode off

On a personal note, I got to meet so many nice people this trip, plus I
ended the tournament up $8,000 which didn't hurt any.  This week I
finally got to meet Rick DaVoice Charles (they don't call him DaVoice
for nothing), a great guy who put on a great show with the very able
assistance of the always fun Frank NUTZ Brabek (they don't call him NUTZ
for nothing).  I also got to meet several rgp lurkers (Hi John!) these
last three weeks who came up to me to introduce themselves and tell me
to stop cluttering up the newsgroup.

I also got such a great response on the clock (and maybe another write
up in Poker Digest) so am hoping that will turn into my getting new
venues and new sponsors this year, many thanks to Mike, Dave, Steve,
Billie, John and the whole tourney crew for your support.

Well, it's all over, not the World Poker Challenge any of us had
expected but a very fun time nonetheless.  It's beginning to look more
likely that next January Reno Hilton will go after the lower market
crowd, which is fine with me as I'll get to play more events, plus
they'll maybe move the WPC to March.

Thanks for all your emails.

IGHN.

Paul