Subject: World Poker Open - Day 2 From: lvdlrs Newsgroups: rec.gambling.poker Date: Mon, Jan 7, 2002 1:35 AM Message-ID: <3C398A93.F507F1A5@midsouth.rr.com> A little something for everyone. Today was the first day of actual tournaments, and we had plenty of them. Three to be exact. At 12:00 noon the Ladies Holdem Championship kicked off with 110 hopefuls vying for the brass ring. At 4:00 pm the inaugural A-5 Triple Draw Lowball commenced. 87 entrants with 90 rebuys. A lot of high stakes players were in there playing this $500 tournament. It seems this game has become quite popular. The super satelllites drew 126 entries and 155 rebuys. The numbers for the first two days of supers were WPO record breakers leaving us a tough task for next year. I did say there were three tournaments right? The Celebrity Press Invitational started at 6:00 pm. Top prizes of $1500, $750 and $250 went to their favorite charities. RGP's own Keith (Fich) Fichtemaier and Rick (DaVoice) Charles placed first and second respectively (as if you can say that word after mentioning those two). Rick looked so funny strutting around with his and Fich's huge placard checks under his arm. He was beaming alright. NBC may have found a replacement for their time worn peacock. All in all, it was a great day. The food was terrific and plentiful. The action hot and heavy. But I still came away with the feeling that this was just the calm before the storm. Next up the $540 Omaha Pot Limit with rebuys. Can't wait. Gary (...) Philips