CONGRATS to Rick J! If you watched the WSOB last year, Rick was playing as tough as you could go. I think the BJ Gods are on his side this year since he has been giving so much to all of us. Good luck Rick and the rest of the crew in Tulsa. Sidekick:joker:
Here's a photo of the finalists from the Friday January 13th qualifier: Pictured starting in seat 1: 1. Frank Elder................................................5th 2. Kathleen Hopkins........................................3rd 3. Pete Hopkins (Kathleens husband).................6th 4. Rick Jensen...............................................1st 5. Louis H. Congemi.......................................2nd 6. Larry Barker..............................................4th Congrats to all!
4 of the 6 Thanks BJ, 4 of the 6 were from this site! Seat # 1. Frank.....................don't know his screen name. 4. Me.........................TXtourplayer 5. Lou........................LHENRYC 6. Larry......................Dr. Bass All in all a very good showing for Blackjacktournaments.com members.
In Feb. for sure! I'll be back on Feb. 3rd finals for sure, not sure about another trip before then. As far as Sunday's tournament, Yes I can win another shot for a seat for the Sunday tournament. I had a bad beat today to keep me from advancing, but it's all part of the game. I just didn't have the luck on the final hand. Don't think anyone had any luck today from our group.
Thanks Shay Thanks Shay, I thought you were coming to the tournaments this weekend? Did you show up and not come up and say hi?
tulsa congrats tx on fridays win-sunday was a hell of a last hand double down on a 13 and get a 8-damn was exciting. i made it to the semi finals sunday but lost by 150 dollars the extra round sunday screwed me up i missed my flight back home and they did not have another flight that nite so was stuck in tulsa sunday night- oh what fun good to meet faces in tulsa i would like a copy of pictures of the crew thanks again tx for the discounts it is great to have someone who can talk turkey with the casinos for the players :laugh:
No problem Thanks Ken, Joep doesn't need any help...LOL. Maxwell just send me a PM with your e-mail and I will send you the pictures. As far as the room rates, thank Sal DeLeone. All I did is ask what kind of rates he would give out of town players if I advertised the tournaments for him, he came up with the $49 rate. Everybody up in Tulsa treated us first class all the way. I heard everyone that flew in was picked up at the airport by limo and for the return trip. Food comps were easy to come by with just normal play. All Sal ask's is call him or come by his office (across from check-in) before you sign in. Tell him you heard about the qualifiers from me (Rick Jensen) and he will take care of you. More good news, they are new to tournaments and are wanting to start hosting more events and BIGGER ones. With all the extra cash the Oklahoma casinos have to give back they maybe hosting some MONSTER TOURNAMENTS this year! Unlike prior BJ tournaments in Oklahoma, I told them comping their VIP's is fine but open up the events to everyone at around a $300 - $500 entry and offer at least one re-buy (half the entry) with all that extra money going into the prize pool. I also told them that everyone needed to start out with the same amount to be fair for all and use a elimination format. I would like to see min. 25 hands played (perfer 40-50, but it would be based on how many players get in. If this happens it will be like old times, $100,000 + 1st place, $50,000 to $75,000 2nd place, $25,000-$50,000 3rd place ect.... How sweet would that be?
tulsa I Hope That Comes About The Pit Boss Seem To Like Larger Tournys -also Tx Player Do What You Can To Make It Happen -i Think Sal Will At Least Listen I Know You Can Talk Turkey With (the Casinos) Happy Hunting
Goodyear Blimp How could I pass up this chance.Thanks Ken for being my set up man.If you dont know what Rick looks like and you need to find him in the casino look for the Goodyear Blimp with a cowboy hat on top of it.:laugh:
