加拿大滑铁卢大学学生玩扑克赢130万—赢得世界扑克之旅冠军

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今年22岁的史蒂夫 保罗-安布罗斯(Steve Paul-Ambrose) 是加拿大滑铁卢大学商科三年级学生，在2006年1月5日到11日于Bahamas举办的世界扑克之旅比赛，也就是Pokerstars (扑克之星) III中，击败724名对手，一举夺得冠军，赢得奖金$1,363,100美元，和今年4月在拉斯维加斯举行的世界扑克巡回锦标赛参赛资格，价值$25,500美元。
Steve Paul-Ambrose前一阵子只花了108美元在Pokerstars (扑克之星) 参加卫星锦标赛，就得到了这次世界扑克之旅比赛的入场券。

他其实没什么实战经验，平时只在网上玩德州扑克，玩扑克仅仅2年时间，极少在真实赌场上与高人交手。

2006年1月11日的世界扑克之旅前六名获奖德州扑克选手如下：

　名次 　    姓名 　                           奖金（美元）

　第一名 　Steve Paul-Ambrose          $1,388,600

　第二名 　Brook Lyter                       $681,500

　第三名 　David Singer                      $436,200

　第四名 　Michael Higgins                   $327,100

　第五名 　Anders Henriksson               $239,900

　第六名 　Aurangzeb Sheikh               $177,200

具体详情请见Pokerstars (扑克之星)。



Canadian college student wins WPT Pokerstars (扑克之星) Caribbean Adventure

Waterloo, Ontario, resident Steve Paul-Ambrose took home first place and its prize of $1,363,100 at the World Poker Tour's (WPT) Pokerstars (扑克之星) Caribbean Adventure at the Atlantis Resort & Casino on Paradise Island in the Bahamas, it was announced yesterday. Paul-Ambrose won his seat in the event at Pokerstars (扑克之星)for just $108. He has only been playing poker for two years.

In addition to the $1.3 million, Paul-Ambrose also earned a $25,500 entry to the WPT Championship at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas this April. The Caribbean No-Limit Texas Hold'em final table ran for six hours, but was interrupted for fifty minutes due to a power outage.

The third annual Pokerstars (扑克之星) Caribbean Poker Adventure began on January 4, and saw the likes of Pokerstars (扑克之星)-sponsored World Series of Poker champions Joseph Hachem, Greg Raymer, Chris Moneymaker, and Tom McEvoy compete in multiple daily tournaments, satellites, cash games, and single table tournaments, along with the main event, which boasted a playing field of 724 players and a total prize pool of $5,647,200. The buy-in was $7,800 + $200.