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Strip Poker: Orleans Open Comes to an End
Message was posted: 07:57 Jul 31st, 2007

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Poker news source: CardPlayer Magazine - http://www.cardplayer.com Strip Poker: Orleans Open Comes to an End James Van Alstyne Wins the $1,000 Buy-in No-limit Hold'em Championship In this new "Strip Poker" series, Card Player will cover the Las Vegas poker scene — from the Strip and around the city. James Van Alstyne added to his Card Player Player of the Year (POY) points yesterday when he won the 2007 Orleans Open $1,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em championship tournament. The event attracted a total field of 219 players, which generated a prize pool of more than $210,000. Van Alstyne took home just under $58,000 and increased his spot in the POY standings from eighth to fourth place. Another player who made the final table was Eric Narciso. He recently won a World Series of Poker bracelet in the $500 buy-in employees’ event. The following are the final table payouts: James Van Alstyne $57,815 Randell Froscheroser $36,790 Dan Lemieux $24,390 Tony Makasovski $16,820 Eric Narciso $12,615 Vgur Marangoz $9,460 Sonny Lee $7,360 Randall Witt $5,465 Sonny Mayes $3,570 “We were very pleased with the results considering we ran the tournament series just after the World Series of Poker ended,” said Marlin Berland, a tournament director of the Orleans Open for the past nine years. The 16 events of the Orleans Open attracted a total of around 3,900 entrants which generated a cumulative prize pool of more than $1.2 million. Among the well-known Las Vegas regulars who cashed in these events are Marsha Waggoner, Kenna James, and Allen Kessler. “We catered to the local players, because we are a local club. From what we’ve seen, the players really enjoyed it,” said Berland. For more information on the Orleans poker room or upcoming tournaments, call 702-365-7150.