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Harveys Casino Poker Tournaments WSOP Circuit Event

Event #7 - H.O.R.S.E

November 13, 2007 at 4:00 PM
Harvey's Tahoe Lake Casino
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Buy-In	$500
Prize Pool	$44,135
Entries	91
Report Available

Marc Karam

Place	Name	Prize
1	Marc Karam AKA "Myst" (Ottawa, ON, Canada)	$11,916
2	Jeffrey Welch (Greenfield, IN, USA)	$6,804
3	Heath Powers (Stockton, CA, USA)	$4,413
4	Paul "Eskimo" Clark (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$3,641
5	David Bockhold (Placerville, CA, USA)	$2,979
6	David Hurley (Sacramento, CA, USA)	$2,427
7	Travis Atkins (Apple Hill, CA, USA)	$1,986
8	Mary Melton (Elk Grove, CA, USA)	$1,545
9	Doug Englekirk (Zephyr Cove, NV, USA)	$1,214
10	Michael Banducci (Traverse City, MI, USA)	$1,214
11	Paul Evans (Mt. Shasta, CA, USA)	$1,104
12	Tom Christopher (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$1,104
13	Joe Bellegarde (Reno, NV, USA)	$994
14	Cole Miller (Auburn, CA, USA)	$994
15	Dale Friend (S. Lake Tahoe, NV, USA)	$882
16	Johnny Knight (Crystal Bay, NV, USA)	$882

Tournament Report

Canadian Marc "Myst" Karam Wins Harvey's Lake Tahoe's H.O.R.S.E. Championship

Strong turnout forces tournament to be extended to a second day
Stateline, NV - Ever since the World Series of Poker instituted a $50,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. event two years ago, player interest in multi-game tournaments has increased dramatically. Many players recognize that the supreme test of all-around poker skill is perhaps best demonstrated in a mixture of games. Indeed, H.O.R.S.E. is an acronym for the five most popular casino poker games played in rotation - hold'em, Omaha, razz, seven-card stud, and eight-or-better.
For the first time, this year's World Series of Poker Circuit at Harvey's Lake Tahoe featured a H.O.R.S.E. competition. The turnout was even stronger than anticipated. Despite a mid-week start following Veterans Day, 91 players each paid a $500 entry fee to compete for the H.O.R.S.E. championship. In fact, an event that was expected to last a single day was played instead over two days, lasting a total of nearly 22 hours.
The winner of Lake Tahoe's 2007 H.O.R.S.E. championship was Marc "Myst" Karam. He is 27-yeard-old and lives in Canada's capital city of Ottawa, Ontario. Mr. Karam was a college student up until a few years ago, when he decided to play poker for a living. He also does freelance web design part-time.
Winning on the WSOP Circuit marked Mr. Karam's first major tournament victory. However, he was the runner up at the European Poker Tour's championship event held in Monte Carlo in 2007. He also took fourth place in that same event a year earlier. First place in this event paid $11,916.
The runner up was Jeff Welch, from Greenfield, IN. Second place paid $6,804. Also of note, three-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Paul "Eskimo" Clark finished in fourth place.
Since this year's tournament series began a week ago, the poker room and tournament area has been standing-room only. What tables were not used in tournament play have been filled to capacity with cash games. So, in response to player demand, an 11th event has been added to the WSOP Circuit schedule at Harvey's. This Sunday, on November 18th, starting at 1 pm a $200 buy-in no-limit hold'em event will be offered.
The WSOP Circuit championship will also conclude on the same day.