CANADIANS cash in Event #2

Picture of Scott Mongomery at WPT

Congratulations are in order for Aaron "Pacmann" Coulthard of Waterloo, Ontario for finishing 6th, worth almost $212,000.

Also, Scott Montgomery from Ottawa had a great couple days during the WSOP Event # 2 where he finished in 29th spot for a $18,770 pay day.
His only previous major finish was in February at the 2008 WPT L.A. Poker Classic, 5th place for a cool $296,860.00
He plays on Full Tilt as.................. r_a_y_m_a_n_d and on PokerStars as.................... r_a_y sm

...and Josh Engerdahl from BC,13th for $41,296

...and Andre Boyer , 24th for $24,134

...and Michael Lum, Toronto, 33rd for $18,771

...and Alan Lai from BC, 105th for $4,827

...and Arda Fikri from Ontario, 111th for $4827

...and Terrance Chan,Vancouver, 120th for $4827

...and Quentin Krueger Winnipeg, 130th for $4559

...and Dustin Cole, Ontario, 162nd for $4559

...and Roberto Durante, Ontario, 178th for $4290

...and Nghi Van Tran ,Toronto, 179th for $4290

...and Keith Wintermans, Vancouver, 223rd, $4022

...and Brandon Sampson, BC, 258th for $3754

...and Brian Fitzgerald, Ontario, 263rd for $3754

...and Bedard Marcel, from Quebec, 317th, $3218

...and Russ McDonnell, from Ontario, 320th, $3218

WSOP #1 won by Canadian

The first event of the 2008 WSOP
just finished up about a half hour
ago... and score one for CANADA !

Niagara Falls pro NENAD MEDIC won
Event 1, the $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em
World Championship and earned $ 794,112.
He beat out 352 of the best pros out there.
No kidding, the final table included big names
like Andy Bloch, Mike Sexton, Phil Laak,
Kathy Liebert and Patrik Antonius ! !

He mostly plays cash games, so he's not a
household name despite some solid fishishes.

In January 2005 at the WPT Caribbean Adventure
he finished 6th out of 461 players, for $100K.
He also had 2 cashes at the '05 WSOP.

In January 2006 he came in 3rd at the Australian
Poker Championshipfor $275K.
In November 2006, Nenad made $1.7 million by
finishing 1st at the WPT Championship at Foxwoods.

Nenad plays on Full Tilt as.... serb2127

08 WPT Niagara Satellites Announced

WPT NAPC Satellites 2008

Step 1:
- $70 ($53 + $17), 24% fees/rake.
[Last year's Step 1 had 19% fees ($73 + $17).]
- 1st place wins seat to $460 satellite.
- 2nd place gets replay in $70 satellite.
- 1000 chips, 10 minutes.
- Casino Niagara only, Thursday-Sunday.
- Patience Factor: 1 Skill Level: 0

Step 2:
- $460 ($418 + $42), 9% fees.
[2007's Step 2 two-table format had 5% fees ($607 + $33).]
- Top 3 gets seat to $1,240 Step Q satellite.
- 4th gets $460 replay.
- 2000 chips.
[Last year's Step 2 had 25% more chips at 2,500.]
- 20-minute levels.
- Saturday at Casino Niagara, Sunday-Friday at Fallsview.
- Patience Factor = 2.7, Skill Level = 1

Step A:
- $170 ($141 + $29), 17% fees.
[$290 in fees will be taken away from the players
for every Step A satellite, or over 20% more than
the $240 last year ($136 + $24).]
- 1st place gets seat to $1,240 Step Q satellite.
- 2nd gets $170 replay.
- 1200 chips.
- 15-minute levels.
- Daily.
- Patience Factor = 1.3, Skill Level = 1

Step Q:
- $1,240 ($1,154 + $86), 7% fees.
[$860 in fees will be taken away from the players for
every Step Q satellite, which is a whopping 72% more
than the $500 last year ($1150 + $50)!]
- 1st place gets NAPC entry. 2nd place gets $1,240 replay.
- 3,000chips.
- 30-minute levels.- Saturday (daily starting on Oct 1).
- Patience Factor = 6.2, Skill Level = 4.


I think we'll see a lot more rake free satellites
being organized amongst players who think these
rake fees are getting too high.
(I will be running one at some point)

*Thanks to my friend BlondeFish for the comparisons
& patience factor / skill level calculations.