Archive for October 2007

Poker comes to Macau!

October 22, 2007

After a lot of work by all involved it is official, Poker is coming to Macau! Savage Tournaments was contacted 6 months ago by Elton Tsang of First Impression to help bring poker one step closer to being a global game.

There are a weeks worth of events scheduled November 22-27th at the Grand Waldo Hotel and Casino in Macau. The schedule includes Sit and Go's, One Table Satellites, Mega Satellites, $500 No Limit Hold'em Tournaments, the $2,500 Main Event, and a $15,000 High Roller Event featuring 6 handed tables when 24 players are reached. Savage Tournaments is excited to be working with the Grand Waldo to create a first time experience for the people of China.

Proposed Schedule
Thursday November 22
12:00 PM Mega Satellite to $2,500 Main Event $270 + $30
1:00 PM One Table Satellites/ Sit & Go's (Until 9:00 PM) $100 - $1,800
3:00 PM Press Conference
4:00 PM Mega Satellite to $2,500 Main Event $270 + $30
6:00 PM Celebrity/ Media Tournament
9:00 PM Opening Night Party
Friday November 23
12:00 PM $2,500 APPT Main Event - Day 1 $2,300 + $200
1:00 PM One Table Satellites/ Sit & Go's (Until 10:00 PM) $100 - $1,800
3:00 PM No Limit Hold'em Tournament $460 + $40
6:00 PM Mega Satellite to $15,000 High Roller Event $1,500 + $50
Saturday November 24
12:00 PM APPT Main Event Day 2
1:00 PM One Table Satellites/ Sit & Go's (Until 10:00 PM) $100 - $1,800
3:00 PM No Limit Hold'em Tournament $460 + $40
6:00 PM Mega Satellite to $15,000 High Roller Event $1,500 + $50
Sunday November 25
12:00 PM APPT Sydney Satellite W/Re-buys $170 + $30
1:00 PM One Table Satellites/ Sit & Go's (Until 10:00 PM) $100 - $1,000
2:00 PM APPT Main Event Final Table (Televised) Day 3
3:00 PM No Limit Hold'em Tournament $460 + $40
6:00 PM Mega Satellite to $15,000 High Roller Event $1,500 + $50
Monday November 26
12:00 PM $15,000 High Roller Event- Day One $14,400 + $600
1:00 PM Sit & Go's - Until 10:00 PM $100 - $1,000
3:00 PM No Limit Hold'em Tournament $460 + $40
6:00 PM APPT Sydney Satellite W/Re-buys $170 + $30
Tuesday November 27
12:00 PM APPT Sydney Satellite W/Re-buys $170 + $30
1:00 PM Sit & Go's - Until 10:00 PM $100 - $1,000
2:00 PM $15,000 High Roller Event Final Table (Televised) Day 2


One Table Satellite/ Sit-n-Go Legend
Buy-in Description
$100 ($90 + $10) SNG-Pays out cash to top three
1st $500, 2nd $250, 3rd $150
$200 ($180 + $20) A single table satellite to
$1,550 Event, 2nd $250
$200 ($180 + $20) SNG-Pays out cash to top three
1st $1,000, 2nd $500, 3rd $300
$300 ($280 + $20) A single table satellite to APPT Main Event: 1st place: $2,500 Seat 2nd place: $300 Cash
$500 ($460 + $40) SNG-Pays out cash to top three
1st $2,500, 2nd $1,300, 3rd $800
$1,000 ($950 + $50) Two table satellite to win a seat into the $15,000 Event + $500,
2nd $2,300, 3rd $1,200
$1,000 ($950 + $50) SNG-Pays out cash to top three
1st $5,000, 2nd $2,800, 3rd $1,700
$1,000 ($950 + $50) A single table satellite to APPT Sydney: 1st place: $8,500 Package 2nd place: $1,000 Cash
$1,800 ($1,750 + $50) A single table satellite to $15,000 Event + $500, 2nd $2,000
Multiple winners will have cash-in option.

Players registered/qualified for $15,000 Event who are also on the $2,500 Main Event Final Table will be refunded $15,000.

Aruba Poker Classic

October 07, 2007

Savage Tournaments was invited to run for the 6th Annual Aruba Poker Classic. I say invited instead of hired because although there was a lot of work to be done it turns out that we were invited to a great poker party. I was amazed by the turn out as there were 548 players in the 5K main Event. Sit and Go's, Satellites, and the $500 and $1,000 tournaments were all part of Savage Tournaments responsibility.
I feel that this is the best tournament staff ever assembled. Dave Lamb, Sam Quinto, Lesley Buchanan, Eldon Brown, Steve Numoto, and
Maryann all did a great job as tournament staff and the dealers were top notch! I think I had to make two rulings all week. From the UB side of things Melissa Gaddis and Joanne Priam made my life easy and we were lucky to have them.
The tournament featured 6 handed tables when we reached 36 players and the action was very exciting. The Final Table was held outside by the beach. It was hot but it was not unbearable until the sun went down and the flies, mosquitoes, and beetles started swarming in. There was even a crab on the TV stage but I told the players that you have to brave all the elements if you want to win a major tournament.
The winner was 25 year old Travis Rice who seems like a real pro for his age and I am told he is already an internet legend. I personally want to thank all of the players that I met and gave all of our staff and dealers compliments because it always feels great to have such a smoothly run event.

Here are the results from the APC
1st $ 800,000 Raymond T. Rice Texas
2nd $ 478,405 J. Edward Mordue California
3rd $ 252,490 Brad M. Smithson Wisconsin
4th $ 146,180 Nick R. Blackburn Ohio
5th $ 106,310 Jason L. Gray Oregon
6th $ 77,075 Jordan Rich Oregon
7th $ 47,840 Matthew S. Vengrin New York
8th $ 47,840 John P. Tollefsen Texas
9th $ 34,550 Giuseppe Galluzzo Canada
10th $ 34,550 Darrold E. Sanderlin Arizona
11th $ 26,580 John A. Clancy Oregon
12th $ 26,580 Matt D. Giannetti New York
13th $ 21,260 Niels F. Rikhof Colorado
14th $ 21,260 Anton Fahlgren Sweden
15th $ 21,260 Travis M. Klein Florida
16th $ 21,260 Daniel J. Adridge Oklahoma
17th $ 21,260 Brian R. Garret Oregon
18th $ 21,260 Jannick Wrang Denmark
19th $ 18,605 John J. James United Kingdom
20th $ 18,605 Grayson A. Nichols Florida
21st $ 18,605 Ed Torrison Washington
22nd $ 18,605 Travis C. Erdman California
23rd $ 18,605 Justin Wallace Kentucky
24th $ 18,605 Anthony David Kastelic Indiana
25th $ 15,945 Jonathan Guy Little Nevada
26th $ 15,945 Rylan W Klatt Minnesota
27th $ 15,945 Andrew Peterson Nevada
28th $ 15,945 Brian D. Gates California
29th $ 15,945 Joshua Flamm Florida
30th $ 15,945 Lasse Ubostad Norway
31st $ 13,290 Joanne Liu Nevada
32nd $ 13,290 Jim Robey Nevada
33rd $ 13,290 William Erickson New York
34th $ 13,290 Harry B. Smith Illinois
35th $ 13,290 Laurence R. Hughes Washington
36th $ 13,290 Tony M. Pitaoulis Canada
37th $ 10,630 Mark E. Standerfer Texas
38th $ 10,630 Alexandre Broca France
39th $ 10,630 Steve Frasure California
40th $ 10,630 Christoph Haller Austria
41st $ 10,630 Michael Matusow Nevada
42nd $ 10,630 Will C. Black Texas
43rd $ 10,630 Robert Williamson III Arizona
44th $ 10,630 Jonathan Lach Quebec
45th $ 10,630 Maciek Gracz North Carolina
46th $ 7,975 Joseph Rohinsky Connecticut
47th $ 7,975 Bill Fitzpatrick Ontario
48th $ 7,975 Conor C. Okeefe Ohio
49th $ 7,975 Lester WV New York
50th $ 7,975 Badih B. Bounahra Belize
51st $ 7,975 Nick J. Wright Somerset
52nd $ 7,975 Peter Giodano New York
53rd $ 7,975 Chris E. Savage Louisiana
54th $ 7,975 Omar Mehmood California

UB has committed to a 7th Annual Aruba Poker Classic and we are hoping for close to 1,000 next year. It is going to be another great party, hope you can make it, you are all invited.

12th Annual Savage Invitational

October 01, 2007

My 12th Annual Savage Invitational Golf Tournament took place on the Hawaiian Islands. This tournament benefits Big Brothers/ Big Sisters. For the first time we took a cruise and played golf on 3 different islands. The tournament is part vacation and part work as anyone who has put together a golf tournament can tell you there is a lot of planning, collecting, dealing with handicap issues. The golf courses were great and I will have to wait another year to win a trophy.
Individual day winners were
Terence Choy (Makena South)
Jack Fox (Mauna Lani)
Jeff Stoff (Poipu Bay)

The 3 day total Championship honors went to Steve Numoto.

I am already looking forward to the 13th Annual Savage Invitational which will be held in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina next September.