Gambling Top Stories: Trevor Pope, Charles Sylvestre WSOP Winners
These are the top gambling news stories here at Gambling911.com for Sunday June 2, 2013. Follow us on Twitter here.
*Trevor Pope Wins World Series of Poker Event #2 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold'em tournament – The Wisconsin-born poker pro won the $5,000 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold'em tournament,and walked away with a bracelet and $553,906 cash.
The first two 2013 WSOP winners both came to us from Wisconsin.
Here are the final table results for Event 2, the $5,000 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em Event:
1st: Trevor Pope - $553,906
2nd: David Vamplew - $342,450
3rd: Darryll Fish - $215,286
4th: Jared Hamby - $154,518
5th: Jamie Armstrong - $112,695
6th: Dan Kelly - $83,532
7th: Brandon Meyers - $62,915
8th: David Peters - $48,130
*Charles Sylvestre Wins World Series of Poker Event #3 - The first two events at this year's World Series of Poker were all about the poker players from Wisconsin, but the first big field event was all about a player from a little further north.
Charles Sylvestre of Quebec, Canada joins Daniel Negreanu as the second player this year to win a bracelet after taking down Event 3 of the 44th Annual WSOP. Sylvestre beat a large field in a $1,500 re-entry event to earn $491,360.
*Miami Heat Open as a -7 Point Favorite in Game 7 vs. Indiana Pacers – The Heat are a -7 favorite and that line hasn’t moved over the past first 12 hours after opening. The last two games between these teams went UNDER after a significant streak of OVERs, suggesting star players are growing tired.
*Second Casino Robbery in Three Days in Billings - Billings police are investigating another casino robbery, the second in three days in the city.
The latest robbery was reported at 1:39 a.m. Sunday at Maui Nights Casino, 5435 Midland Road, according to Sgt. Pat Curry.
Witnesses told officers that a white man in his 20s wearing black clothing displayed a handgun and demanded money from a casino employee. The gunman was given an undisclosed amount of money and ran from the casino.
- Payton O’Brien, Gambling911.com Senior Editor
