JEFF GORDON FOUNDATION POKER CLASSIC IN LAS VEGAS ENDS

Mike Sugg enjoys the victory in the Jeff Gordon charity tournament at Caesars Palace.

The Jeff Gordon Foundation Poker Classic ended Wednesday evening with Mike Sugg facing Ali Nejad for the championship and the $17,500 first place money. The match ended when Ali went all-in after losing most of his chips and the lead to Mike. Ali showed a 8,9 of diamonds and was called with Mike holding an A,5 off suit. The flop four flushed Ali, but the turn was a black Ace giving Mike the lead and Ali only left with a diamond out. The river was red, but it was a heart. Mike Sugg had defeated Ali Nejad. Ali Nejad was the MC for the NBC National Heads-Up that just concluded at Caesars.

The matched ended early this evening after an early 10:00 AM start. The sole female to make the final table was Anna Bravo leaving in seventh place. Chris Moneymaker made the final table and finished in fifth. The tournament offered a prize pool of $51,000. The Nascar people are in town for the Sam’s Town 300 on Saturday and the Chrysler Diamler 400 on Sunday. The race crowd jams Las Vegas with gamblers, people wearing hats and acres of multi-colored leather, motor homes, 200,000 faithful race fans, and the worst traffic jams of the year. It’s a wonderful time to be in Las Vegas and even more so if you are a poker player. The race people are hard partying types that love to play cards, keeping the poker rooms filled for the entire week of NASCAR. The premier Las Vegas Motor Speedway becomes the center of attention during the day while the neon glitter of the Las Vegas strip rules the nights.

The weather is not cooperating with the Chamber of Commerce and we may have one of the coolest days of the winter Sunday with the high not even making fifty. It could also rain and delay the race for a day keeping the crowd in town through Monday guaranteeing crowded poker rooms and pockets filled with dead money. During the large events the scheduled daily tournaments are especially lucrative for the solid tournament players. A great time for a road trip to Vegas. Come anytime, we never close.