Amateurs Reign at Caesars WSOP Event
It’s been a great showing for amateurs as things kept rolling through the weekend at Caesars World Series of Poker circuit event, with more winners being announced.
Event 2, a $500 + 60 No Limit Hold’em tournament saw Ithaca N.Y. plumber Michael J. Morusty face down pro Luis Nargento, (Queens N.Y.) for the tournament win. The two players dominated the tournament from start to finish and appropriately found themselves in a final showdown. Morusty, 54, won $39,731 and added to an already impressive amateur record which includes a 4th place finish in the 2009 Seniors World Championship at last year’s WSOP.
Earnest Whistler
Event 3 was a $300 + $40 tournament which attracted a big field of 662 and posted a $53,940 top prize. Virginian Earnest Whistler, 41, survived an about four-hour final showdown between himself and pros Adam “Lippy” Lippert and Vinny Pahuja, who have more than $1.6 million in tournament wins between them. According to the WSOP blog, the brash amateur challenging two pros heightened tension at the final table, but eventually Whistler outlasted both of them and is credited with getting more than a few improbable suck outs.
Event 4, a $500 + $60 No Limit tournament saw another amateur, John Hubiak, 29, of Taylor Pa. pick up a $58,937 top prize after agreeing to a final two-player deal with semi-pro William Daloisi, who pocketed $30,419. Hubiak won the WSOP ring which all winners of the events major tournaments receive.
Today’s event is another $500 + $60 No Limit Hold’em tournament beginning at noon. The circuit event also includes daily satellites for the event’s main tournament, a $4,900 + $250 No Limit Hold’em tournament beginning March 12 where the winner gets a $10,000 seat at the WSOP Main Event this July at The Rio in Las Vegas. To follow the action, check out The WSOP blog here. For a tournament schedule go here.
