April 25, 2005
I'm in the final event!
On April 24 I won my way in! I was one of 3 winners in a 180 person super satellite to gain an entry into the $10,000 buy-in no limit Texas holdem final event of the World Series of Poker. I've been trying to get in for years!
This is probably the largest, most famous, and richest poker event in the world. In years past, this tournament attracted several hundred people each year with the first place finisher winning around $1,000,000.
Over the last three years -- due to the growth of internet poker sites, the World Poker Tour, and televised Poker shows -- the tournament has doubled in size every year. This year they expect 6,000 entrants which will produce a prize pool of more than $60,000,000. First place is expected to be worth $10,000,000. And if I win it, fulltiltpoker.com will pay me a bonus of $10,000,000 because I won an entry from their site! It cost me $216 and now I play in Vegas in July for the millions.
Posted by LarryW at April 25, 2005 09:19 AM
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Hey dad, it's your son.
I wish you the best of luck... I wish I was old enough to go into the casino and watch you play. But I'll be watching from home, since it's Televised.
Good luck again,
Max
Posted by: Max at May 18, 2005 06:07 PM
Hi Larry,
Just wanted to say THANK YOU for creating the software (Poser) with which I have had more fun than all other computer software/games combined. There is not even a close second.
I love your web site with Poser's fascinating history and appreciate that you took the time to put it together.
Oh, and BTW - Hope you win big at poker - you already have won big with Poser.
cheers,
dr geep
;=]
Posted by: Dr Geep at June 16, 2005 12:52 PM
Ok, a nickname that reminds you of your roots. "Harbor Rat" - as in the Baldwin Harbor Rats. You play like a harbor rat - tenacious, persistent, and hard to get rid of. Gnawing, gnawing, gnawing away....
Well, I will see you there for the first couple of days (July 5&6). May stay longer if I get into some tournaments and am doing well. I'm psyched to go. Martin says he can't make it, so I will be on my own - gambling paradise!
Posted by: Ammo at June 23, 2005 09:25 PM
Good luck Larry!
I hope you win big. (What am I saying? You will.)
Posted by: Blake at July 8, 2005 05:51 PM
you better remember your favorite redhead when you win...i think i need a new jaguar...i know you will win, you are a smarty!
Posted by: angie at July 12, 2005 10:29 PM
So what's the skinny big boy? You still at the table?
Cooper
Posted by: Steve Cooper at July 13, 2005 05:41 PM