My friend Mike Paulle has given me permission to post his daily reports for each event of the World Series of Poker this year to the ChipBoard! Below is his report on Event #8. Andy - Las Vegas

WORLD SERIES OF POKER 2002

EVENT #8 POT-LIMIT OMAHA w/ REBUYS
Friday, April 26, 2002
$1,500 BUY-IN
$1,500 Rebuys

WE ARE F-A-M-I-L-Y

Long after the name of today's winner is forgotten by most, the poker
historians will remember this event for something extraordinary that happened
in it.

There were 151 entrants in the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha, 138 rebuys and 41
add-ons for a total prize pool of $481,410. Two tables were paid, a total of 18
players.

Getting into the money in a rebuy tournament may not be enough to get you even
for the day. But it helps. With rebuys and add-ons, the average player spent
around $3,500 in this $1,500 event so getting into the money was a big relief.
The vultures were circling around John Brody, as he was the shortest stack.
John tossed in his last few chips with an overpair to the flop from the big
blind. Gary Jones flopped top set and the overcard didn't come for Brody in the
dreaded 19th place.

The Final Table was setup Friday night when Jim Huntley flopped the nut
straight against short stacked Doug Booth. Doug had a flush draw and went
all-in in vain.

THE FINAL TABLE 90 mins left of 90. The blinds were $1,000/$2,000.
Player Hometown Chip Count
Seat 1 Humberto Brenes San Jose, Costa Rica $ 68,000
Seat 2 Sam Farha Houston TX $ 77,000
Seat 3 Jim Huntley Smyrna GA $ 51,000
Seat 4 Ross Boatman London, UK $ 18,500
Seat 5 Steve Zolotow Las Vegas NV $ 20,500
Seat 6 Bob Walker Las Vegas NV $ 26,500
Seat 7 Barney Boatman London, UK $ 32,000
Seat 8 Jack Duncan Las Vegas NV $ 69,500
Seat 9 Lindy Chambers Baton Rouge LA $108,500
Seat 10 Bill Gazes Los Angeles CA $ 27,500

Every day it seems there is at least one of the 'young lions' at the table.
These are the players most think will be winning major tournaments for decades.
Bill Gazes was our young lion today. But this wasn't a major Gazes would win.
In fact, he was the first one off the Final Table. Bill, in the big blind,
first called a raise from Sam Farha. Then Gazes flopped the top two pair with
Jacks and 10's and bet out. Sam put Bill all-in with a gut shot Royal Flush
draw. The Queen of Hearts didn't come for the Royal, but the Three of Hearts
that Sam needed for a flush came on the turn. If Bill Gazes told you he wasn't
disappointed in his 10th place finish, he'd be young and lyin'.

In the history of the World Series of Poker, there have been many brothers as
entrants in the same event. But never until today had brothers made the Final
Table in the same event. Oddly, considering how few brothers and sisters have
entered the same event, it was Howard Lederer and Annie Duke who were the 1st
Siblings. That happened a couple of years ago. Today, Barney Boatman and his
younger brother Ross made WSOP history.
Barney would probably give up the history to obtain family bragging rights, as
he was the first one out of the two. In the classic Omaha High hand, Barney
flopped top set with pocket Aces. Unfortunately for Barney all three cards on
the flop were spades. Jim Huntley had the 10 6 of Spades. Now Barney needed a
boat, man! The board didn't pair and he got a big hug from his brother.

One by one the shorter stacks were taking a hike. Bob Walker raised Jack
Duncan all-in with a terrifying extra $1,000 over Duncan's bet out when the
flop came. Walker had pocket Jacks. Duncan was in the big blind and turned two
pair. Bob was a Walker in 8th when his overpair to the board didn't hold up.

It certainly could have been more dramatic, this 1st Brothers act. But it
wasn't to be. Ross Boatman followed his brother out by about 30 minutes while
the table was still at the first level. Ross was history when he went to the
felt with pocket Kings. If Ross had more money he might have been able to stop
Jack Duncan from making trip Jacks on the turn by betting the pot on the flop.
But the $3,500 all-in Ross had wasn't scary enough. It may be many years before
two brothers make the Final Table again. Who knows, by then Howard Lederer and
Annie Duke may have done it several times. We are F-A-M-I-L-Y.

Winning a couple hands early can make a player a little pocket change as they
usually move up the leaderboard. Steve Zolotow started out 9th in chips and
benefited from his own good fortune and the back luck of others to finish 6th.
This made him a cool $9,140 extra over what 9th paid. But Zolotow had the same
problem everyone else did at this table: How to make Jack Duncan lay down a
hand. It just couldn't be done. Jack believes in the righteousness of his
cards. He doesn't believe in other people's bets. If Duncan thinks he has a
good hand, and it doesn't have to be the nuts, he will push all his chips into
the pot. That's what makes him so terrifying to his opponents. In Zolotow's
last hand, Steve raised to $7k before the flop. Jack reraised to $16k. Steve
called and went all-in on the flop for $21,500 with K Q J 8 on a flop of Q 7 2.
Queens with a King weren't enough as Jack Duncan had pocket Aces. Steve needed
an 8 that didn't come.

Five players left in the first hour. It was over two hours later before we lost
another. The remaining five players played 'Bet and Take It' for what seemed
like days. It was tough to watch. We were in our 18th hour of play over two
days, yet 74-year-old Jack Duncan was as sharp as the guys half his age. His
focus on the hand he held was amazing. Often Jack held A A as he did against
Jim Huntley's pocket Kings. Those Kings but Huntley over the Brink-ley in 5th.

In the 2nd event this year, David Chiu joined the Millionaire's Club at the
WSOP becoming the 26th member. Today, Humberto Brenes became the 27th.
(Speaking of brothers as we have been, Humberto and his brother Alex are
perennial candidates to meet at the Final Table of any event they both enter.
Other names that immediately come to mind are Puggy and J.C. Pearson along with
Stan and Ken Goldstein. In poker, we are F-A-M-I-L-Y.) It was those darn pocket
Aces again that can get one in trouble. Humberto Brenes had them and lost in
the same hand that Sam Farha had them and won. Who did that happen? Sam also
had two Queens with his Aces and flopped a Queen. Gentleman Humberto, one of
the most popular players on tour, flopped out in 4th, the newest WSOP
Millionaire.

After a dinner break, the three remaining players decided on a guaranteed split
and to play for the remainder. Jack Duncan had the least chips at the time and
accepted the least money. But he wasn't the least phased. In an alarming
turnaround to Lindy Chambers and Sam Farha who split a higher sum, Jack Duncan
went on a rush and took home the largest share.

Jack Duncan is a tough old bird. He became a new father at 70 and again at 72.
Playing against two of the toughest high-stakes players in poker didn't bother
Jack in the slightest. He'd pick up his hand and bet it or fold it. If he
noticed all the world-class moves they were making on him, Duncan didn't show
it. That's what scared Sam and Lindy so badly. Jack would bet and they had to
fold knowing a bluff wouldn't work. Jack was at only his second WSOP Final
Table in the 33 years he's been coming here. "I played with Benny Binion at the
Golden Nugget in 1964 before the Horseshoe had poker," Jack said afterward.

First Lindy Chamber's pot was a turned wheel on Sam Farha spinning Sam into
3rd. Then Jack took out Lindy for the bracelet and the biggest money with trip
9's with an ace to Chamber's trip 9 with an 8.

Of note: The WSOP Tournament Director, son of Becky Binion Behnen and Grandson
of Benny Binion: Benny Binion Behnen finished in the money in this event. We
are F-A-M-I-L-Y.

Official Money Winners
1. Jack Duncan $192,560
2. Lindy Chambers $ 96,280
3. Sam Farha $ 48,140
4. Humberto Brenes $ 28,880
5. Jim Huntley $ 21,660
6. Steve Zolotow $ 16,840
7. Ross Boatman $ 12,040
8. Bob Walker $ 9,620
9. Barney Boatman $ 7,700
10. Bill Gazes $ 5,780

11th-12th received $5,780
Doug Booth, James Meehan

13th-15th received $7,920
Dody Roach, Benny Binion Behnen, Gary Jones

16th-18th received $4,820
Robin Keston, 'Amarillo Slim' Preston, William Randels

More Super Satellite winners for the $10,000 Championship event were: Norman
Boulus, Peter Giordano, Michael Davis (2nd), Steve Melton, Charles Glorioso,
Steven Vigdor, An Tran (2nd), James Miller (2nd), Andy Lakey, Jan Sjavik (3rd),
Raymond Miller, Robert Beck, Bill O'Connor, Svetoslav Neckev, Nicholas DiLeo
(2nd), John Shipley, Hoang Ta, Kathy Kohlberg, Greg Hopkins, Harry Thomas, Jr.
David Colclough, Nick Salamer