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December 2013 Gaming News
Tom Taylor Wins $20,ooo in Chumash Casino TResort’s Central Coast Fall Poker Classic
om Taylor, a 69-year-old from Bakers eld (pictured right), outlasted 506 other competitors to claim rst place and more than $20,000 in the 2013 Central Coast Fall Poker Classic on November 9th, at the Chumash Casino Resort. Taylor persevered through 12 hours of No-Limit Texas Hold’em action and won a heads-up showdown with Jorge
Vera, 25, of Santa Barbara to win the tournament, which was an 18-and-over event. Joining Taylor and Vera at the nal table were, in order of nish, Tim Selby of Paso Robles, Joshua Mondragon of Salinas, Dana Chase of Santa Barbara, Robert Perry of Buellton, Logan Nettles of Los Olivos, Nick Bonnefoi of Simi Valley, Ryan Lanse of Ventura and John Ja e of San Luis Obispo. ird through tenth place paid between $5,070 and $1,216. In the eld of 507 players, the top 75 won prize money, ranging from $1,054 for 11th place to $365 for 75th. Participants paid a $200 buy-in ($180 for early bird registration before October 27th) to play in the one-day tournament, which boasted a guaranteed prize pool of $75,000. Each entrant started with 10,000 chips, and after a one-hour opening round, the blinds increased every 30 minutes.
e Central Coast Fall Poker Classic is one of two large tournaments the Chumash Casino Resort hosts each year.
Barona’s Cadillac-A-Day Winners
arona Resort & Casino made 30 guests very happy in November with its $1.5 Million Cadillac-A-Day Giveaway. Every day in November, a lucky Club Barona member drove o in a brand new Cadillac, including the sales tax, title
and license fees (or took the $50,000 cash option) and didn’t even have to be present to
ROyan Riess Wins 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event
n November 5th, Ryan Riess (pictured right) host originally from Santa Barbara, earned $5.2 million for defeated Jay Farber heads up in the 2013 World his rst cash in a WSOP tournament. e Final Table results
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Series of Poker Main Event, earning $8,361,570, the include: 1 Place: Ryan Riess from Las Vegas, $8,361,570;
platinum bracelet valued at $500,000, and poker immortality. e 23-year-old Michigan native is the 44th world champion in WSOP history. e 44th annual WSOP $10,000 buy-in No-limit Texas Hold ’em World Championship started July 6th, with 6,352 players from 83 countries, generating a prize pool of $59,714,169. e tournament culminated with the Las Vegas residents, who ran over the rest of the “November Nine” during Monday’s action. Farber, a local VIP
2nd Place: Jay Farber from Las Vegas, $5,174,357; 3rd Place: Amir Lehavot originally from Israel, $3,727,823; 4th Place: Sylvain Loosli from Toulon, France, $2,792,533; 5th Place: JC Tran from Sacramento, $2,106,893; 6th Place: Marc-Etienne McLaughlin from Quebec, $1,601,724; 7th Place: Michiel Brummelhuis from Amsterdam, $1,225,356; 8th Place: David Bene eld from New York City, $944,650; and 9th Place:
Mark Newhouse from Los Angeles, $733,224. Audi Q5 Winner at Valley View CaOsino & Hotel
win! From November 1st through the 30th, Club Barona members earned one drawing entry for every 250 points earned during slot or table games play. e drawings were held every night at 9 p.m. Four of the winners appear below (l to r): Nicholas B., Sengado K., Teresa M., and Tua N.
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ver the past few months, Valley View Casino & Hotel and Audi Escondido teamed up to o er Players Club members the exclusive chance to win a new Audi Q5. After weeks of collecting entries for the giveaway, guests struggled to contain their excitement on
October 23rd, as the clock ticked down to the announcement they were waiting for. roughout the night, $70,000 in cash, free slot play, hotel stays and more, including the Audi, were awarded to lucky Players Club members. “My mom and I are staying in the hotel and we were joking about winning the car,” Janelle M. of Escondido said after hearing the news she had won.“I don’t have a car, so I can’t believe I won! ank you Valley View Casino & Hotel.”
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