World Series of Poker Update from Vegas
Don Barton and Al Morris of Pahrump cashed in at the 37th World Series of Poker, currently underway at the wonderful Rio Casino-Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Barton, a Pahrump businessman who finished 10th in the 2001 Main Event, earned $3,790 for finishing 78th in the $2,500 buy-in Shorthanded tournament.
Dutch Boyd won that tournament, earning $425,712 out of a prize pool totaling $1.8 million, paid in by 824 players. Morris, a former poker dealer and a photographer at the Pahrump Valley Speedway, was 52nd in the $2,000 buy-in Omaha Hi-Low Split tournament, pocketing $3,049.
Jack Zwerner, a Las Vegas resident, won the tournament which drew 670 players and generated a prize pool of $1.3 million. Zwerner's payoff was $341,426. The World Series of Poker runs through Aug. 10 at the Rio, where play is contested in the convention center.
July 7, 2006
Posted By Terry Goodwin
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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