November 28, 2003

The Oregon Poker Tour headed to its first new venue since October.  Using the Thanksgiving break from college to their advantage, six Oregon Poker Tour players played in an event hosted by Miami of Ohio University Ultimate Frisbee player Drew Wood.  To this point, OPT Co-founder Luke Shortridge had won three consecutive official OPT tournaments, and there were five others looking to take him down, and win $15 in the process.

The Winner (Game #1):

Co-founder Luke Shortridge

Despite their best efforts, five other players could not stop Luke's poker rampage.  Instead of taking the money and putting it in his pocket, Luke decided to put his winnings back up for grabs, giving the other five players another chance in a freeroll tournament.

The Winner (Game #2):

Co-founder Luke Shortridge

Luke won it all...again, beating both his fiancée and his sister in the process.  Being 3:38 in the morning, the OPT crew decided to put their poker chips away for the night, many of them wondering if Luke's speeding train would ever derail.