32Red Poker Master Crowned and a Local Charity Benefits.LONDON -- Hot on the heels of sending Stuart Rutter to the exclusive Monte Carlo Millions The Monte Carlo Millions was the first ever poker tournament to be staged in the city-state of Monaco. The inaugural event was completed on November 12th, 2004. Apparently birthed out of the preceding explosion of Texas Hold 'em popularity, it was conceived of and sponsored by , the UK's favourite Poker Room, 32Red Poker has this week crowned its Poker Master for 2005. As the climax to a year-long series of tournaments, the 32Red Poker Masters Grand Final took place on Sunday 8th January. No one expected the winner to be Chris Hall Chris Hall may refer to:
In one of the internet's most exciting tournaments, the 32Red Poker Masters Grand Final had a guaranteed prize pool of no less than $32,000, to be shared between the top 15 finishers. But the star prize for the winner, as well as the $8,960 cash prize, was a week-long holiday for two at the home of gambling - Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . 161 players took part in Sunday's Grand Final, and the nail biting Nail biting is the habit of biting one's fingernails or toenails during periods of nervousness, stress, hunger, or boredom [1]. It can also be a sign of mental or emotional disorder. action at the tables carried on late into the night. After 3 hours of play, NoflopsHomer managed to see off his last remaining challenger, gonagetya100, to win the amazing first prize. 23-year-old Chris from Stafford, England, has been playing poker online for a year now, but this was his biggest win to date. After completing his triumph, Chris said: "I sat looking at the computer in shock for ten minutes. Then I woke my parents up, who thought that our car had been stolen! They didn't believe me when I told them how much I'd won." Chris was fortunate enough to bump into another 32Red Poker player while playing at a live poker tournament A poker tournament is a tournament in which the winners are decided by playing poker, usually a particular style of poker. Contrast this to a ring game, where the game is ongoing with no formal structure to determine a single winner in a certain length of time. at the Broadway Club in Birmingham the previous evening, where Chris was unlucky to finish one place outside the final table. However, after hearing about the 32Red Poker Masters Grand Final, Chris decided to try his luck at the 32Red Poker tables that Sunday evening - and he was more than happy that he did, describing it as, "an absolutely great time." Chris intends to start celebrating his big win with his friends this weekend, and is now planning to take his Las Vegas trip in June, so he can hopefully take part in the WSOP WSOP World Series of Poker (poker championship) WSOP Worst Irredundant Sum-Of-Products WSOP Web Site Optimization . Another top 10 finisher, David Hicks For the American chaplain, see . David Matthew Hicks (born 7 August 1975) is an Australian who, after five years detention by the United States government under suspicion of involvement with terrorism, became the first Guantánamo Bay detainee to be convicted under the US , who collected $1440 in the Grand Final, has very generously donated $500 of his prize money to a local charity. When told of this, 32Red's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Ed Ware immediately offered to match it and the $1,000 will be donated to a charity for disabled children in Gibraltar. David said of his donation: "I would just like to repay a little of the generosity that 32Red has shown to me" For more information on this or any other event please contact: 32Red Press Office +350 49395 About the 32Red Poker Room 32Red Poker Room is a registered business name of 32Red Plc, a British-run and LSE-listed company licensed and located in Gibraltar (company no. 83626). 32Red offers safe and secure online gaming See gaming. with payments processed by BarclayCard Merchant Services and payouts reviewed by Independent Auditors. 32Red represents the first of a new generation of online Casinos and multi-player Poker Rooms. |
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