Scott Auerbach Wins WSOP Circuit Gold Ring!
*Local Physical Therapist Cripples the Competition in Omaha High-Low
Championship*
*Marathon Poker Match Goes the Distance, Ending at 5:30 am*
*Las Vegas, NV (April 20, 2009) - *No-Limit Hold'em may be king, but many
poker players still enjoy playing other tournaments, including Omaha
High-Low Split. In fact, many players turn out specifically to play in
these less popular events. Variety being the spice of life, many players -
especially those who have been around the tournament circuit for awhile -
like doing things that are different.
'I came out tonight for one reason only which is to support the
Omaha tournament,' said three-time WSOP gold bracelet winner 'Miami John'
Cernuto. 'I play in every Omaha High-Low tournament that I can.'
The 14th event in this year's World Series of Poker Circuit schedule at
Caesars Palace Las Vegas was an Omaha High-Low Split competition. Notable
poker players who participated included John Cernuto, Sam Grizzle, Al
Barbieri, Matt Savage, Richard Tatalovich, Jason Stern, and others. The
$300 buy-in single-day tournament attracted 112 entries, generating $32,592
in prize money. The top 18 finishers collected payouts. All the action
took place at inside the poker tournament room. Typical of the plodding
style of Omaha and a High-Low splait game, the event lasted nearly 15 hours
and finished up at 5:30 am.
The winner was Scott Auerbach, a.k.a. 'XYZ' from Henderson, NV. He is a
48-year-old physical therapist who specializes in vestibular rehabilitation.
First prize paid $8,638 plus the coveted WSOP Circuit gold ring. This was
Auerbach's first Circuit victory after coming close to winning a few times
previously. Auerbach was the runner up in an event at the WSOP Circuit held
at Harrah's Atlantic City back in 2006 when his opponent spiked an inside
straight on the final hand to take down the top prize. However, Auerbach
estimates that he has more than 30 first-place finishes in local poker
tournaments held in Las Vegas since he moved here from the East Coast three
years ago.
The runner up was James Markley, a builder from Boulder City, NV. Markley
is no stranger to making final tables having made several in the past as
well as in-the-money finishes. Second place paid $5,215.
Third place went to Richard Tatalovich, perhaps best known as the 1997 U.S.
Poker Championship winner. Talalovich has numerous wins and cashes dating
back to the early 1990s. His most impressive WSOP accomplishment was
cashing eight times in a single year.
With fourteen events now completed at Caesars Palace Las Vegas, the
tournament has attracted nearly 3,000 total entries and has awarded in
excess of $2 million in total prize money. The WSOP Circuit continues
through April 30th.
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