No bluffs about it, the SNMag poker tournament went all in!

 

On November 1, working closely in conjunction with the card sharks at Absolute Poker, SNMag hosted the “Wednesday Night Showdown,” a free online poker tournament pitting 624 participants from all over the state against each other. The top ten players were lucky enough to receive a free seat (worth $225) at the AP $100,000 Guarantee Weekly Poker Tournament. The top five, in addition to the free tournament entry, were deemed especially lethal and received cash prizes.

5^th Place: $100 cash prize

Selina Norton

“The funny thing about this is my husband has been playing for a long time and he wanted to win this tournament really bad, but he came up short (24^th) and I won. Now I have bragging rights over him.”

4^th Place: $200 cash prize

Michael Vitorino

“I think of strategies while I work out at the gym. This tournament gained me entry to the 100k tournament, and I came 32^nd, winning $500.”

3^rd Place: $350 cash prize

Max Chang

“This was my first online poker tournament. My friends Sahil Amoli and Chris Barker helped train me for the tournament.”

2^nd Place: $500 cash prize

Dan Bunce

“I hold the fifth highest shot in the state bowling tournament.”

1^st Place: $1,000 cash prize

Adam Schaffer

“I play a lot of poker on Absolute Poker and I am a big Cleveland Cavs, Indians and Browns fan, as well as the Buckeyes!”