OSU Student looking to win 1.3 million in poker tournament

[X Buckeyes07 X]

I play poker online at PokerStars.com, and the site sponsors a World Poker Tour event. The WPT is basically the professional tournament poker tour, and always has huge money on the line.

Michael Higgins, a freshman? at tOSU is one of 6 players remaining at the final table of the PokerStars Carribean Adventure tournament now going on in the Bahamas at Atlantis, a very luxurious resort.

"Seat 4: Michael Higgins ($794,000)

One (yes, one) of the youngest players at the final table, Higgins is 18 years old and a student at The Ohio State University. Higgins also has a rail full of supporters. Higgins made the final table after pushing in with pocket aces to defeat the TV bubble, Brian Green's, pocket tens. You'll find Higgins on PokerStars as Higgins43."

http://pokerstarsblog.com/

Michael is in 5th out of the remaining 6 going into the final table, with the chip leader having around 2.5mil and the short stack having about 231,000. Here's a list of the payouts Higgins is in the running for

1 $1,363,100.00 + $25,000 WPT Championship seat
2 $681,500.00
3 $436,200.00
4 $327,100.00
5 $239,900.00
6 $177,200.00


Not a bad way to spend a week missing classes..the buy-in for the tournament was $8,000 so he's looking pretty good. Anyone know this guy?

 

[jimotis4heisman]

so he is going to walk away with a min of 177.2K?

 

[X Buckeyes07 X]

Yes sir. Final table play begins at 10 AM tomorrow if I recall correctly.

 

[rocketman]

Now there's a way to pay off tuition...and beer debt.

There's a lot of poker tournaments on campus for charity and otherwise. www.ohiostatepoker.com as well as a bunch of other places organizes games. One of my friends helps with organizing these things a lot.

 

[BuckeyePride]

No min age to play? a freshman?

 

[iambrutus]

thats cool, good for him. I hope he wins.

 

[vrbryant]

Yeah, what happened to having to be 21 to gamble live? This taking place overseas or something? Or are the rules different for poker tournaments?

 

[iambrutus]

Yeah, what happened to having to be 21 to gamble live? This taking place overseas or something? Or are the rules different for poker tournaments?

its in the bahamas

 

[vrbryant]

Well there you go.

 

[vrbryant]

Michael Higgins, a freshman? at tOSU is one of 6 players remaining at the final table of the PokerStars Carribean Adventure tournament now going on in the Bahamas at Atlantis, a very luxurious resort.

I suppose it would help if I actually read the fucking post.

 

[Thump]

I suppose it would help if I actually read the fucking post.

That's alright Lemaire.

 

[iambrutus]

I suppose it would help if I actually read the fucking post.

well that helps at times

 

[JXC]

he better not mess it up...this is the difference between enough money to get u jump started...or enough money to change your whole life.

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

BIG HAND ALERT
1:32--Michael comes in for for a raise to $100K. Brook calls from the big blind. Flop is KT9 with two hearts. Michael moves all in for $223K and Brook calls. Brook has K9 for two pair. Michael has AQ. Turn is a queen. Michael needs a jack, queen, or ace. It doesn't come. River is four of clubs. Michael is eliminated in fourth place and earns $327,100.00.
http://pokerstarsblog.com/

 

[jimotis4heisman]

327k+ for an 18 year old, i never had a pay check like that, ever...