December 17 2004

With the After Christmas Poker Classic only a week away, the Oregon Poker Tour was nearing the end of its season. The first game had eighteen people, creating a top prize of nearly $40. Who would take the victory?

Second Place ($5.00)

Josh Cowan

The Winner ($39.00):

Jerry Pickering

PLACE	Name:	Busted By:
18	Sara Ritter	Jeff Hartman
17	Stephen Howard	Emily Bean
16	Tony Hartford	Josh Cowan
15	Cory Stevenson	Matt Braun
14	Christina Zimmerman	Josh Cowan
13	Matt Braun	Josh Cowan
12	Jeff Hartman	Josh Cowan
11	Ray Welch	Josh Cowan
10	Jimmy Stevenson	Jerry Pickering
9	Chris Rutkowski	Josh Cowan
8	Greg Krumnow	Josh Cowan
7	Kristi Coe	Jerry Pickering
6	Emily Bean	Jerry Pickering
5	Jenell Armstrong	Jerry Pickering
4	Tim Dugan	Jerry Pickering
3	Luke Shortridge	Josh Cowan
2	Josh Cowan	Jerry Pickering

Big Daddy won his second game of the year, again winning the week before a major tournament.

Finally, the last tournament of the OPT season was here. It would be the 100th weekly game played by the Oregon Poker Tour's players. Sixteen players arrived to play in this final game. With the leaderboard's top position out of reach, who would take the last victory of 2004?

Second Place ($5.00)

Ben Day

The Winner ($34.00):

Co-founder Luke Shortridge

PLACE	Name:	Busted By:
16	Tony Hartford	Josh Cowan
15	Jenell Armstrong	Josh Cowan
14	Jimmy Stevenson	Sarah Nadeau
13	Stephen Howard	Ben Day
12	Cory Stevenson	Jeff Hartman
11	Jenni Crispen	Josh Cowan
10	Josh Cowan	Ben Day
9	Tim Dugan	Luke Shortridge
8	Chris Rutkowski	Jeff Hartman
7	Greg Krumnow	Jeff Hartman
6	Steve Nehls	Ben Day
5	Kristi Coe	Jeff Hartman
4	Jeff Hartman	Luke Shortridge
3	Sarah Nadeau	Ben Day
2	Ben Day	Luke Shortridge

Luke won the last normal game of the year. Now the players of the Oregon Poker Tour looked towards the final Major Tournament for the last spot into the OPT Championship on January 2. The next time the players met, that seat would be up for grabs.

This was the last time the OPT would have a tournament with the buy in of $2.50, marking the end of an era for the Oregon Poker Tour. With slight changes being made for OPT 2005, the next year, who knows how much the OPT will grow?