April 09 2004

April ninth brought another week in the Oregon Poker Tour. Tonight, thirteen people gathered to play. Notably missing was OPT leader Josh Cowan. Could Dugan or Shortridge overtake him on the OPT leader board, or would someone else step in and spoil their chance?

   

The Winner ($31.50):

Co-founder Tim Dugan
PLACE Name: Busted By:
13 Randy Tunison Cory Stevenson
12 Luke Shortridge Matt Gonzo
11 Ray Welch Cory Stevenson
10 Eric Swindal Sara Ritter
9 Silas Tsang Amir Kadri
8 Cory Stevenson Matt Gonzo
7 Stephen Howard Sara Ritter
6 Amir Kadri Jerry Pickering
5 Matt Gonzo Sara Ritter
4 Kristi Coe Jerry Pickering
3 Jerry Pickering Tim Dugan
2 Sara Ritter Tim Dugan

Dugan took his second tournament in a row, bolting himself back into first place on the OPT leader board.

Players left and others arrived. In total, the second game of the night garnered fourteen players.

The Winner ($34.00):

Matt Gonzo
PLACE Name: Busted By:
14 Luke Shortridge Matt Gonzo
13 Stephen Howard Matt Gonzo
12 Ziad Kadri Matt Gonzo
11 Amir Kadri Silas Tsang
10 Jimmy Stevenson Matt Gonzo
9 Eric Swindal Matt Gonzo
8 Ray Welch Matt Gonzo
7 Scott Whitman Silas Tsang
6 Tim Dugan Josh Vaccaro
5 Chris Rutkowski Matt Gonzo
4 Silas Tsang Matt Gonzo
3 Josh Vaccaro Matt Gonzo
2 Kristi Coe Matt Gonzo

* red indicates busted on same hand

Matt Gonzo earned his first win after bowlling over nearly every player in the tournament, setting an OPT single game bust record with 10 players. The other interesting point was the heads up battle between Kristi Coe and Gonzo, which took well over one and a half hours to complete.