World Series of Poker: Events #7-12
Matt Keikoan, a 40-year old pro, won the World Series of Poker's Event #7 (no-limit hold'em), and Manelic Minaya of Tampa picks up his second cash of the Series.
Event #7, No-Limit Hold'em, $2,000 entry, 1,592 entrants
Tampa Bay area players
10. Manelic Minaya, Tampa, $33,321
35. Michael Scott, Tampa, $11,590
Anthony Rivera, a 22-year-old pro from Las Vegas, won the new and highly anticipated Event #8 (World Championship Mixed Event).
Event #8, World Championship Mixed Event, $10,000 entry, 192 entrants
Ante Up guests
12. Tom Schneider, $36,096
13. Johnny Chan, $27,072
23. Chad Brown, $16,243
Rep Porter, a 37-year-old pro from Woodinville, Wash., won Event #9 (no-limit hold'em six-handed). George Bronstein of Lutz cashed for the second time this year in that event.
Event #9, No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed, $1,500 entry, 1,236 entrants
Tampa Bay area players
47. William Burdick, St. Petersburg, $4,893
94. "Dangerous" Don Mullis, St. Pete Beach, $2,531
103. George Bronstein, Lutz, $2,531
Farzad "Freddy" Rouhani, a 44-year-old pro from Germantown, Md., won Event #10 (Omaha 8/Stud 8 split).
Event #10, Omaha 8/Stud 8 split, $2,500 entry, 388 entrants
Tampa Bay area players
6. John Racener, Tampa, $37,481
Phillip Tom, a 55-year-old financial adviser and investor from Las Vegas, wins Event #11 (no-limit hold'em shootout).
Event #11, No-Limit Hold'em Shootout, $5,000 entry, 360 entrants
Ante up guests
29. Joe Sebok, $16,920
Jimmy Shultz, a 37-year-old mortgage broker from Columbus, Ohio, wins Event $12 (limit hold'em).
Event #12, Limit Hold'em, $1,500 entry, 883 entrants
Ante up guests
64. Tom Schneider, $3,243
Ante Up WSOP totals
Ante Up Nation: 0 cashes, 0 bracelets, $0 prize money
Ante Up guests: 14 cashes, 0 bracelets, $920,402 prize money
Tampa Bay area players: 12 cashes, 0 bracelets, $124,239 prize money
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Christopher Cosenza is co-host of the longest running poker podcast on the planet, Ante Up! He started playing poker seriously in 2003 and his favorite players are Phil Ivey and Kenna James, though he tends to act like Phil Hellmuth if you make a bad play against him.
Scott Long, Ante Up!'s other co-host, is the author of the monthly Bet on It column in tbt*. He began gambling way too young (don't tell the fuzz!) and in the seventh grade, named his state "Gambleland" for a school project (State Animal? Loan shark, of course).
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