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W.P.A. Board of Directors Resigns

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In an unusual move that occurred just a few weeks into the 2008 World Series of Poker, a number of members of the World Poker Association Board of Directors resigned. The move followed the promotion of former Chairman and Founder Jesse Jones to Chairman Emeritus in the Spring. Now, Jones has returned to his former role as Chairman and poker pro Blair Rodman is the lone remaining Board member. The World Poker Association aims to develop a set of standards as well as a code of conduct for poker players. The WPA also aims to develop an economic framework for poker players to compete in similar to that of the Professional Golf Association. Let’s take a look at the recent developments.

Jones explains what led to the Board’s resignation: “Elections were held in June, but there were a lot of new Board members that were elected. During the early part of this year, I moved into a Chairman Emeritus position and Wendeen Eolis was elected Chairman by the Board. Most of the activities were being directed by her. I was spending a lot of time in Hawaii and I decided that I’d let someone else run the WPA. We held elections and then had our first educational conference right before the World Series. We had a Board meeting a week later and that was when Wendeen said that she had been approached by political campaigns for consulting.”

Eolis’ background is in political consulting. Given a heated election in the United States between Democratic candidate Barack Obama and Republican candidate John McCain, it was an opportunity that Eolis could not pass up. The Board’s close ties to Eolis prompted many of them to resign, forcing Jones to come out of Emeritus status and once again resume the position of Chairman. While it might seem daunting to have the majority of the Board resign, Jones is not fazed. In fact, he highlighted one area of the WPA that is in dire need of improvement: “We spent a whole year with the past Board and everyone’s heart was in the right place. As far as being able to be effective as a Board, they were lacking in terms of the results that were achieved. One area that was lacking was the attention to our membership. I felt like, when I stepped back in as Chairman, I needed to address the existing membership.” Several levels of membership are now available. Many include voting rights and require a one-time payment.

According to its website, WPAPoker.org, the organization’s goals include “setting uniform rules for tournament competition, creating an internationally recognized Code of Ethics, securing sponsors to add monies to tournament prize pools, advocating improved playing conditions, taking public positions on issues that affect poker players, connecting tournament poker entities with players, and speaking out for legalized, regulated poker, worldwide.” It currently has 1,400 members around the globe. Non-voting Board members include Joe Hachem and Michael Binger, with Blair Rodman serving as the lone remaining voting Board member after the turnover.

At the 2008 World Series of Poker, the WPA was well-represented, setting up camp at a booth adjacent to the Poker Players Alliance headquarters. Jones commented on the reaction received from the WSOP crowd: “Overall, the reaction has been positive. People joined our mailing list to receive our newsletters, but overall, the booth was there to show people what we are and to have a presence. This was the third year in a row that we had a booth and so people know that we’re here to stay. People are looking for stability and that will give them more of an incentive to join the World Poker Association. It’s all about getting your face out there.”

What does the future hold for the WPA? Don’t expect its momentum to slow down: “I’m doing this for the future generations of poker players so that we get treated fairly and properly. We’ve been treated poorly in a lot of live poker tournaments. This is a far cry from where we need to be on a professional level. We should be treated as professional players. I’m working with people to create a WPA Tour to show people what a model tour would look like. I’d invite the top pros to participate.” Jones’ objective is to model the poker industry after the PGA, where players do not pay to enter, but still reap prize money. The PGA holds weekly events with seven-digit prize pools, all funded by sponsors.

Stay tuned for the latest from the World Poker Association. A special thanks to Jesse Jones for his participation in this interview.

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Unemployed Factory Worker Wins HPT 2009

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Early on Monday morning, after battling through what was the largest one flight field in the history of the organization, a soon to be unemployed factory worker from Arkansas captured the first championship of the 2009 season for the Heartland Poker Tour at the Downstream Casino in Quapaw, OK.

“What an amazing start to our 2009 season,” said HPT co-founder Todd Anderson. “Not only was Downstream a wonderful property for our crew to spend time, but we saw that the people of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, and Texas are serious about their poker. We’d never been to this area so we weren’t sure of the outcome. Having over 450 players was unbelievable for a first-time venue.”

Through their unique “qualifier” system - basically satellite tournaments that take the top thirty percent of the field - and straight buy ins to the tournament, the HPT was able to draw an impressive field of 457 players into the event. This was by far the largest one flight tournament in the five year history of the organization and it would also be a milestone in the history of the HPT as its 99th and 100th televised broadcast.

Starting play at 9AM on Sunday, the field worked its way down to its six handed final table at approximately midnight. While 38 other players from the field had earned back their buy in at the minimum, the real money would be up for grabs between four Oklahoma poker players and one each from Kansas and Arkansas. The final table, in total, held over $300,000 for the remaining players to divvy up.

First out of the event was Kansan George Miller, who lives two miles from and calls the Downstream Casino home. A popular choice of the crowd that gathered for the final table, Miller made a move with an A-9, only to see it run into an A-J that sealed his fate. For his day’s work, Miller was able to walk off with $21,234 for his sixth place finish.

Danny Haley of Skiatook, OK, made the most of his play previous to the Main Event of this HPT stop. He had won his way into the tournament through an $80 super-satellite and parlayed that into this final table. Although he was eliminated when his A-7 fell to an A-J once again, the $25,481 for fifth place was a great return on his original investment.

Another qualifier was fortunate enough to make the most of his time spent at the Downstream. Chad Long of Supulpa, OK, made it into the tournament through a $175 satellite and, as the morning wore on, was able to make it to the fourth place slot. The Chief of Police in his town, Long couldn’t arrest a saving card with his K-J against his opponent’s A-10 and was eliminated, taking home $29,728 for his largest payday ever.

After the elimination of professional player Matt Newcombe of Ada, OK, in third place ($38,221), two players settled down to battle it out for the championship. Jim Jennings of Monkey Island, OK, and Sean Sananikone of Fort Smith, AR, played until nearly dawn before Sananikone was able to take out Jennings, winning the title and a payday of $127,404, with Jennings taking home $63,702 for his runner up finish. The nearly 6AM finish to the tournament marked the longest one day tournament in the history of the HPT.

Sananikone recently found out that the factory he worked with in Arkansas would be closed and he would be without a job. “This is so great,” an excited Sananikone stated as he held the fruits of his day’s labor. “This couldn’t have come at a better time for me and my family.” The tournament cash was the first ever in the poker career for the man originally born in Laos.

Besides the players who cashed in the tournament, there was another big winner from the event. The Heartland Poker Tour announced before the Downstream tournament began that a portion of the prize pool in all events this year will be donated to benefit the Disabled American Veterans organization. Through the “Heartland’s Heroes” program, the HPT is looking to assist a worthy organization and bring further attention to its goals.

There won’t be much time for players on the Heartland Poker Tour to relax before the next event. Starting February 15th, qualifiers for the HPT event at the Grand Casino Mille Lacs in Onamia, MN will begin. That schedule will wrap up on February 22nd with the HPT Main Event and final table played on the same day. For more details on this and future HPT events, visit the Heartland Poker Tour website to learn more.

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