The Denver Poker has just given away $50,000
in cash in prizes, making it the largest free bar poker tour
prize ever given away in the United States. This concludes
the Summer Classic Showdown where 8000 competitors
played throughout Colorado during the spring and summer.
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October
7th and 8th, 2005
Regional Final Tournament for
all previous months' winners |
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Total players in attendance: |
978 |
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60 |
| October
15th, 2005
Colorado Summer Classic Showdown
Final Tournament for all INVITED players. |
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 $50,000.00
in cash and prizes
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Total players in attendance: |
175 |
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25 |
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The game started at 1PM at the Summit
Conference Center in Aurora, and ended at 10:45PM between
Chris Niemeyer and Jack Farley.
The "heads up" between the two players lasted for
an hour and a half with the balance of power and chips shifting
multiple times throughout the evening. On a funny note, both
players went "all in" at 9:30PM - nearly even in
chips. The board had flopped 8 5 J. Both
players went "all in". The turn came 10,
and river K. A split pot was revealed when
both players were holding 8 2 off-suit! The
players were giving the dealer a headache because they were
dragging out the game even longer.
Left to right: Brian Masters and Jack Farley
- 1st Place Winner
Left to right: Brian Masters and Chris Niemeyer
- 2nd Place Winner
Here was the final hand:
The final 8 players were:
Statewide
Finals Standing |
Player |
Region |
Regional
Finals Standing |
1/250 |
Jack Farley |
Denver |
172/175 |
2/250 |
Chris Niemeyer |
Fort Collins |
12/50 |
3/250 |
Brett Griffin |
Denver |
20/175 |
4/250 |
Richard Lawley |
Denver |
138/175 |
5/250 |
Matt R. |
Denver |
171/175 |
6/250 |
John W. |
Colorado Springs |
24/25 |
7/250 |
Jon M. |
Colorado Springs |
25/25 |
8/250 |
CZ |
Denver |
37/175 |
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