N.S. man wins big at poker
Posted on July 15th, 2008 by admin
He didn’t win the championship, but a Nova Scotia man will be bringing home a hefty cheque from the World Series of Poker. Dartmouth’s Owen Crowe placed 15th at the annual no-limit Texas hold’em in Las Vegas Monday night. He’ll take home more than $463,000.
More than 6,800 people entered the tournament, paying $10,000 a piece to play.
The tournament website said Mr. Crowe put all his chips in the pot after he was dealt a pair of nines. His opponent, Ivan Demidov, ended up with a pair of queens, forcing Mr. Crowe out of the tournament and taking down a $1.84 million pot.
It’s not the first time Mr. Crowe has cashed in at a poker tournament. The website pokerpages.com says he’s won money in seven tournaments, taking home almost $200,000.
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