Sunday, November 9, 2008
Arlington man takes ninth in World Series of Poker championship
The finals of the World Series of Poker tournament began on Sunday, November 9. Nine players sat down to the championship table to share a piece of the $32 million pot.
Craig Marquis, 23, of Arlington was the first player eliminated from the final table. Going up against Scott Montgomery, Marquis had a pair of sevens and turned a third seven on the flop. But Montgomery had the ace-queen and lucked out with a run of cards to give him the ace-high straight and all of Marquis' chips.
Marquis took home the default pot awarded to ninth place of $900,670. A newbie to the poker scene, Marquis' previous highest payout was $16,133 in the 2007 WSOP.
Going out in the next hand was the underdog, Kelly Kim. The last man standing (yes, they're all dudes) will win $9.15 million.
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