World Series of Poker final table preview: Part 3
It’s time for the final installment of my World Series of Poker final table preview. Again, the champion will be crowned sometime Tuesday, with the top prize being more than $9 million.
Scott Montgomery — 19,690,000 in chips
It doesn’t appear than anyone is having more fun than Montgomery, who describes his poker style as “psychotic aggression.” I’m not sure if he’s the next Gus Hansen, but he’s probably the biggest wild card at the table.
• Pokerlistings.com: Montgomery “planned on winning from day one.”
• Pokerpages.com: Three WSOP cashes and a fifth-place WPT finish in 2008
World Series of Poker final table preview: Part 2
Let’s continue the three-part series I started Monday to preview the World Series of Poker final table, which begins Sunday and will end sometime early Tuesday.
Darus Suharto — 12,520,000 in chips
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: an accountant at a WSOP final table who qualified for the main event through PokerStars. It was back in 2003 when Chris Moneymaker kicked off the poker boom, and now Suharto is looking to turn his $80 investment into more than $9 million.
• Pokernews.com: Suharto hadn’t heard of Moneymaker
• Casinocitytimes.com: Suharto says he’s still a “donkey”
• Pokerpages.com: Suharto cashed in the 2006 main event, too
World Series of Poker final table preview: Part 1
by Josh Slagter | The Grand Rapids Press
Back in July, I said it was going to take me all 117 days of the final table delay to figure out who the “November Nine” really was, other than the remaining players in the World Series of Poker’s main event.
That’s still a work in progress.
But, the final table is almost here. It begins Sunday, with the champion being crowned sometime early next Tuesday and ESPN capping off its coverage that night.
Much has been written about all nine remaining competitors in the past three-plus months, so I thought I’d offer a quick recap of some of what’s out there.
Inventor of poker hole card-cam to be enshrined
Mercury News
LAS VEGAS—The man who patented the idea of showing hole cards in poker to television audiences will be enshrined in the Poker Hall of Fame in November.World Series of Poker officials told The Associated Press on Thursday that poker player and inventor Henry Orenstein will be honored at the World Series of Poker main event final table on Nov. 9 in Las Vegas.
The hole card camera is considered instrumental because it lets home viewers see players’ cards that are not visible to opponents during play. That makes the game easier to follow and helps commentators analyze play.
Orenstein, of Verona, N.J., also created “Transformers” toys.
Three-time bracelet winner Duane “Dewey” Tomko will also be honored for his ongoing 35-year participation streak in the Texas Hold ’em main event.
The former kindergarten teacher has $2.6 million in winnings at the poker series.
Malta Poker Events Announces Poker Seminar & Gaming Expo 2009
Malta Poker Events has scheduled a Seminar and Gaming Expo set for April 2009 aimed at poker players who are aspiring to turn their pastime into a profitable one. A Gaming Expo will also be in progress at the same venue supporting the seminar, and is targeted at gaming operators, service providers and third parties with the intention of giving a more clear direction about servicing the industry more effectively.
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