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A charity poker tournament in Illinois is in hot water with poker players after participants were shorted in their prize pool payouts.

Over the weekend, the Midway Poker Tour hosted its inaugural tournament at the Sheraton Hotel in Elk Grove, Illinois. The buy-in was $1,100 with a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool, and part of the rake was earmarked for a charity dedicated to helping children.

After two starting flights and 226 entries, 31 players returned on Sunday for day 2 of the event, where all players were guaranteed an in-the-money finish of at least $2,300.

This is where a typical poker tournament became anything but. According to Illinois state law surrounding charitable gaming, players could only receive $500 in cash on top of the return of their buy-in. The remainder of their payout must be awarded in prizes, which in this instance was silver bars and coins. Anyone that cashed would receive $1,600 in cash and the rest in the equivalent amount of the precious metal.

But this key information wasn't publicized and many of the players who finished in the money were unaware that they would be receiving silver, according to a post on a popular poker forum.

'Apparently they bought a bunch of precious metals from some guy and were planning on having him on-site to immediately convert the precious metals to cash. But then the Attorney General found out about this and said they absolutely cannot convert the precious metals on site as it would be illegal.'

The owner and founder of the newly created tour, Dan Bekavac, was not at the tournament during pay outs and was effectively unreachable for most of the day, prompting many to question his legitimacy as a tour operator.

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To make matters worse, in addition to not being able to quickly flip the silver for cash, players realized that they weren't being awarded the correct amount, either. The silver amounts awarded were coming up short by about 30 percent of market price of $24 an ounce.

'As I'm leaving the hotel, the guy who was in the cash out line in front of me is telling me how the coins are only worth $700,' wrote the poster. 'So we're being shorted 30 percent?'

AMPM.999, the Wisconsin-based company that sold the poker tour the metals, said in a statement that the metals were valued above the spot price.

'At 1 a.m. on Sunday morning, we got a call looking for help because the tournament runners found out that they could not pay out cash and needed precious metals for the ‘prize,'' said the company. 'They said they needed $200,000 in silver. We had almost half of that on hand. On the way to the tournament, we found a dealer that agreed to provide us the rest of it, which we purchased and then sold to tournament organizers. We had agreed on a price as what we had on hand was mostly premium silver, most of it retailing from $30-$40 per ounce.'

After a lengthy debate, the remaining players decided to play out the tournament and Renato Spahiu took it down for a 'prize value' of $55,060.

In the aftermath of the tournament, the series' Facebook page made several posts about the debacle and said that that anyone that was shorted will be reimbursed.

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'Even after losing $58,000, I'm still working to pay these guys out that we're shorted,' said Bekavac. 'Sell your prizes and show me receipts. I will try my best to make everyone whole. Inbox me.'

The post showed a screenshot of a text from 'Sami' that said he or she was shorted $900 and followed immediately by a $900 Apple Pay receipt. The most recent post on the page reads, 'Again anyone who did not get paid in full by the charity send us a direct message and we will make you whole.'

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LAS VEGAS -- John Cynn defeated Tony Miles heads-up to win the 2018 World Series of Poker main event early Sunday morning, claiming poker's world championship and $8.8 million.

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Cynn, 33, of Indianapolis, played 10 full days of poker over the past two weeks at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino to turn his $10,000 buy-in into one of the richest prizes in poker, triumphing over a field of 7,874 players.

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Though he was still wrapped up in the emotion of his victory, Cynn made it clear that while the money will change his life, he doesn't want to change who he is as a person.

'The money is very significant, but I do like to think that I don't need the money to be happy,' said Cynn. 'But at the same time, practically, it's going to make things a lot easier -- things I want to do in life .. even to my parents, this is money that they never could've imagined. It's definitely going to be life-changing.'

The heads-up battle between Cynn and Miles lasted almost 10½ hours, with records set for the most hands played heads-up to close out a WSOP main event (199) and the most total hands at a WSOP main event final table (442).

On the final hand, Cynn raised to 9 million with Kc-Jc before the flop, Miles reraised to 34 million with Qc-8h, and Cynn called. After a flop of Kh-Kd-5h, Miles bet 32 million and Cynn called. On the 8d turn, Miles went all-in for 114 million. After thinking for a minute, Cynn dropped in his chips to indicate a call, and it was all over.

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Miles, who entered the day as the chip leader, earned $5 million for his second-place finish. Though he was clearly disappointed with the result, he already had some perspective of how special a moment he had just been involved in.

'We've been playing on little to no sleep -- the nerves and the angst that you feel at night, it's almost impossible to get a good night's rest,' he said. 'Then you come in here and you have to battle for 12 hours heads-up. It was a war, and it was amazing. I'm sure it'll go down and be chronicled in history as one of the best heads-up matches ever. I have a ton of respect for him. He's going to be a great champion, and I'm really happy for him.'

Cynn was similarly exhausted, and in the final hours, he said he really started to feel the effects of having to push through the latter stages of the 10-day poker marathon and an intense final day. Use trinket slot macro classic wow.

'I'm pretty beat. I'm pretty exhausted,' he admitted. 'I think every day, somehow you get more exhausted but also a little bit sharper just because your adrenaline keeps you going.'

Cynn entered this tournament with just shy of $1 million in career poker tournament earnings -- the bulk of which came from his 11th-place finish in the 2016 main event, for which he earned $650,000.

The final day of play began with three players, but it took just 18 hands for Michael Dyer to have his all-in bet called. His Ah-Td failed to catch up to Miles' As-Jh, and Dyer took home $3.75 million for his third-place finish.

From there, it became a battle of wills between Cynn and Miles. They traded the lead back and forth numerous times over the course of 199 hands of heads-up play, but even though Cynn found himself at a significant disadvantage several times during the match, Miles was the player at risk in all three hands in which there was an all-in and call.

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Want a slice of the action? Play poker and win a seat. to a televised World Poker Tour event from ClubWPT! Check out ClubWPT.com. for more info.Like us on Fa. World Poker Tour Celebrates a Decade with bestbet Jacksonville Dennis Wong Scores ClubWPT Record of $25,000! WPT Online India: Kumar ‘kumar69' Sahaj Wins WPTDeepStacks Main Event! World Poker Tour® Announces WPT® Online Poker Open Main Tour event with. Below are the results of season 18 of the World Poker Tour (2019-20). There are 21 scheduled events. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, several events on the schedule have been postponed. A Main Event winner and the Casino Champion will each win automatic entry into the season-culminating event, in addition to the gold WSOP Circuit ring and prize money from that event. The International and U.S. Tours collide in the season-culminating Global Casino Championship in the summer of 2018.

A charity poker tournament in Illinois is in hot water with poker players after participants were shorted in their prize pool payouts.

Over the weekend, the Midway Poker Tour hosted its inaugural tournament at the Sheraton Hotel in Elk Grove, Illinois. The buy-in was $1,100 with a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool, and part of the rake was earmarked for a charity dedicated to helping children.

After two starting flights and 226 entries, 31 players returned on Sunday for day 2 of the event, where all players were guaranteed an in-the-money finish of at least $2,300.

This is where a typical poker tournament became anything but. According to Illinois state law surrounding charitable gaming, players could only receive $500 in cash on top of the return of their buy-in. The remainder of their payout must be awarded in prizes, which in this instance was silver bars and coins. Anyone that cashed would receive $1,600 in cash and the rest in the equivalent amount of the precious metal.

But this key information wasn't publicized and many of the players who finished in the money were unaware that they would be receiving silver, according to a post on a popular poker forum.

'Apparently they bought a bunch of precious metals from some guy and were planning on having him on-site to immediately convert the precious metals to cash. But then the Attorney General found out about this and said they absolutely cannot convert the precious metals on site as it would be illegal.'

The owner and founder of the newly created tour, Dan Bekavac, was not at the tournament during pay outs and was effectively unreachable for most of the day, prompting many to question his legitimacy as a tour operator.

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To make matters worse, in addition to not being able to quickly flip the silver for cash, players realized that they weren't being awarded the correct amount, either. The silver amounts awarded were coming up short by about 30 percent of market price of $24 an ounce.

'As I'm leaving the hotel, the guy who was in the cash out line in front of me is telling me how the coins are only worth $700,' wrote the poster. 'So we're being shorted 30 percent?'

AMPM.999, the Wisconsin-based company that sold the poker tour the metals, said in a statement that the metals were valued above the spot price.

'At 1 a.m. on Sunday morning, we got a call looking for help because the tournament runners found out that they could not pay out cash and needed precious metals for the ‘prize,'' said the company. 'They said they needed $200,000 in silver. We had almost half of that on hand. On the way to the tournament, we found a dealer that agreed to provide us the rest of it, which we purchased and then sold to tournament organizers. We had agreed on a price as what we had on hand was mostly premium silver, most of it retailing from $30-$40 per ounce.'

After a lengthy debate, the remaining players decided to play out the tournament and Renato Spahiu took it down for a 'prize value' of $55,060.

In the aftermath of the tournament, the series' Facebook page made several posts about the debacle and said that that anyone that was shorted will be reimbursed.

Seafood buffet is OK I've always chosen the Atlantis when in Reno to have a good seafood buffet. It was OK this time; not the best, not the worst. There were so many choices.seafood, meat, Mexican food, chowder, salads, etc. The Oyster Bar on the Sky Terrace is the perfect place to enjoy fresh seafood. Featuring savory soups and raw oysters, and a delicious meal overlooking incredible views of Reno. No more browsing. When Toucan Charlie's Buffet & Grille reopens Aug. 4 in the Atlantis casino, folks won't meander the main drag (or side streets like the salad and dessert bars), checking out. Showcasing chilled and steamed Dungeness and Snow Crab with drawn butter, Reno's best buffet also highlights Oysters Rockefeller, Maryland Crab Cakes, house-smoked Scallops, Whole Blackened Salmon, beer-poached Manila Clams and grilled Calamari Steaks. Saturday Steak & Seafood Buffet The ultimate surf and turf buffet.

'Even after losing $58,000, I'm still working to pay these guys out that we're shorted,' said Bekavac. 'Sell your prizes and show me receipts. I will try my best to make everyone whole. Inbox me.'

The post showed a screenshot of a text from 'Sami' that said he or she was shorted $900 and followed immediately by a $900 Apple Pay receipt. The most recent post on the page reads, 'Again anyone who did not get paid in full by the charity send us a direct message and we will make you whole.'

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LAS VEGAS -- John Cynn defeated Tony Miles heads-up to win the 2018 World Series of Poker main event early Sunday morning, claiming poker's world championship and $8.8 million.

Cynn, 33, of Indianapolis, played 10 full days of poker over the past two weeks at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino to turn his $10,000 buy-in into one of the richest prizes in poker, triumphing over a field of 7,874 players.

World Poker Tour Prize Money

Though he was still wrapped up in the emotion of his victory, Cynn made it clear that while the money will change his life, he doesn't want to change who he is as a person.

'The money is very significant, but I do like to think that I don't need the money to be happy,' said Cynn. 'But at the same time, practically, it's going to make things a lot easier -- things I want to do in life .. even to my parents, this is money that they never could've imagined. It's definitely going to be life-changing.'

The heads-up battle between Cynn and Miles lasted almost 10½ hours, with records set for the most hands played heads-up to close out a WSOP main event (199) and the most total hands at a WSOP main event final table (442).

On the final hand, Cynn raised to 9 million with Kc-Jc before the flop, Miles reraised to 34 million with Qc-8h, and Cynn called. After a flop of Kh-Kd-5h, Miles bet 32 million and Cynn called. On the 8d turn, Miles went all-in for 114 million. After thinking for a minute, Cynn dropped in his chips to indicate a call, and it was all over.

World Poker Tour 2018 Prize Money List

Miles, who entered the day as the chip leader, earned $5 million for his second-place finish. Though he was clearly disappointed with the result, he already had some perspective of how special a moment he had just been involved in.

'We've been playing on little to no sleep -- the nerves and the angst that you feel at night, it's almost impossible to get a good night's rest,' he said. 'Then you come in here and you have to battle for 12 hours heads-up. It was a war, and it was amazing. I'm sure it'll go down and be chronicled in history as one of the best heads-up matches ever. I have a ton of respect for him. He's going to be a great champion, and I'm really happy for him.'

Cynn was similarly exhausted, and in the final hours, he said he really started to feel the effects of having to push through the latter stages of the 10-day poker marathon and an intense final day. Use trinket slot macro classic wow.

'I'm pretty beat. I'm pretty exhausted,' he admitted. 'I think every day, somehow you get more exhausted but also a little bit sharper just because your adrenaline keeps you going.'

Cynn entered this tournament with just shy of $1 million in career poker tournament earnings -- the bulk of which came from his 11th-place finish in the 2016 main event, for which he earned $650,000.

The final day of play began with three players, but it took just 18 hands for Michael Dyer to have his all-in bet called. His Ah-Td failed to catch up to Miles' As-Jh, and Dyer took home $3.75 million for his third-place finish.

From there, it became a battle of wills between Cynn and Miles. They traded the lead back and forth numerous times over the course of 199 hands of heads-up play, but even though Cynn found himself at a significant disadvantage several times during the match, Miles was the player at risk in all three hands in which there was an all-in and call.

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The first was a river call by Cynn, who had two pair against Miles' three of a kind. The second all-in was a battle of draws that ended in an unlikely chopped pot.

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The third all-in call sealed the title for Cynn.





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