I think cards are already in the air for the pseudo-shootout River Tournament at WinStar in Oklahoma. Alas, I am not there … am still in Vegas as the first of five groups of 300 players play down to 30.
Though this is not yet confirmed, we think with 1,500, a $2,000 buy-in, and a guaranteed $3 million prize pool that this might-well be the biggest non-WSOP event at $2,000 or more in the history of ever. At a minimum, it\’s the biggest event of the year for Texas poker — and Oklahoma poker, too, of course. Was hoping I\’d be able to make it back to glorious Thackerville to bring you some WSOP-style coverage of this biggity poker hoedown, but it just doesn\’t seem likely.
Last year\’s runner-up TJ Cloutier starts today. I\’m sure lots of other players we know and love are also there — in fact, if anyone has any updates, be sure to let us know. (Send me an email if you want me Ed to set you up to CSR from the felt/rail.)
Also, last I heard, today is sold out, but 140 seats overall remain. I gotta imagine they\’ll fill up if the WinStar is still running single-table satellites … and I know at least two Dallas poker rooms are running sats, so …
