Man Wins
$382,000 in Largest Legal Poker Prize
KAMLOOPS, Canada -- As reported
by the Canadian Press: "A Salt Spring Island
man has won the largest legal poker prize in
Canada at the B.C. poker championships in Richmond,
B.C.
"The
four-day Texas hold'em event at River Rock Casino
went into the early hours of this morning before
James Hawkins took the grand prize of $382,000.
He said he's been playing poker for a couple
of years and this was only his second tournament.
"The
championship consisted of three Texas hold'em
events over a four-day period..."
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