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Poker Tourney Down to Nitty GrittyDefending champion “Doily” Doyle Brunson of Fort worth, Tex., took over the lead early Wednesday evening as the 8thAnnua) World Series of Poker headedinto its “pushing and shoving” final stages.Brunson, who picked up $220,000 in last year’s finale, was just ahead of Gary “Bones” Beriand of Los Angeles with only six players remaining from the record 34 entries which started competition Monday in the $340,000 “Hold Em” championship.As the sun began to set Wednesday evening, observers estimated that Doyle’s pile of chips totaled about $88,000, while Beriand, in only his second try for the world title, followedclosely with about $70,000.The men are playing seven-cardanation o:Hold Em,” a variation of seven-card stud, and the play will continue until one man has all of the chips. Eachman paid $10,000 to get into the game.day thBeriand, who turned 27 the day the tourney began, proved to be the nemisis of many of the big nameplayers. He sent “Saratoga” Brown of Fort Worth, Tex., and first-roundleader Howard “Tahoe Andrew ofPleasanton, Calif., out of the tourneyduring Tuesday’s second round, and ousted Bobby Baldwin during the early going Wednesday.Baldwin, last going into the final round, is another of the young lions Mho have shown they can play with the old hands this year. He was one ofpre-tourney......ilng more than $130,000 with twoIctoriiies in the preliminaries of the month-long competition.Beriand, playing with the finesse of an old-timer and a big money advantage over Baldwin, forced the latter to go all in on a less-than-adequate hand.Proving his cool, Beriand icily laid down an ace-queen high hand of nothing, but it was Better than Baldwin’s nothing hand topped by a king and an eight.“Tall Man” Jack Strauss of Houston bowed out of the competition44money whianofKit Pbyafter“Buck* Buchanan of fallen, .... Strauss, sitting in second placegoing into the final round,of bad luck ami took some heavy losses in the early going Wednesday The losses forced him to eo all ini»against Buchanan, and “Tall Man folded his final hand when Buchanan laid down three queens.Buchanan settled into third place with about $60,000 as play neared the dinner break, while stuprising Milo Jacobsen of Sioux Falls, S.D., was in fourth place, sitting on top of $48,000 in chips.Brain “Sailor” Roberts of SanAntonio, who won the championshipfifth place within 1975, remained in $45,000, and Ed “Junior” Whited ofCorpus Christ! rounded out the finalsix men with about $27,000.Whited started the day with a bankroll of $46,900.Among those being pushed out during the late going Tuesday were former champion “AmariUo Slim” Preston.The tourney is hosted annually by Billion’s Horseshoe Casino.freshLicenseddamsCHILD CARE19lbup I* 10 heartSEAFOOD825-2522*07 W MO AKA LAHIA Small WorldMOANA WfST •?S 015Northern Nevada's Largest SelectionNEW USED PIANOS ORGANSVolume Savings. Rental/Purchase. Guitars and smaller instruments, too.a/MIDEAL SHOPPING CENTER358-5372• BEFORE NEED..Carlisle CoLocatedStore Hours:WayMon-Fri. 8:30-5:30323-4195a-carltsle3rd ccmpurj,. 0\ revaaaoffice supplies and furniture • printers975 Terminal Way, PO Box 11680 Reno Nevada 89510Telephone (702] 323-4195
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Nevada Evening Gazette
Reno, Nevada, US
Thu, May 12, 1977
Page 33
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