09/09/2004
Complete Coverage and results for the 2004 Orleans Open Tournament at the Orleans Hotel and Casino from LasVegasVegas.com
Through the month of July LasVegasVegas talked to the players, got the photos and posted a complete results database for the Orleans Open poker tournament. LasVegasVegas.com celebrates the success of this major poker tournament with complete coverage including a gallery of over 50 photos from the event.
The Orleans Open poker tournament ran from July 9th through the 28th at on of the preimer Vegas poker destinations, the Orleans (voted best card room in 2003 by Card Player Magazine).
From Omaha Hi-Lo to 7-card stud to No Limit Hold'em the Orleans tournament was packed throughout the month long competition. The Orleans Open/2004 ended Sunday night when the final Championship event was played and Robert Slezak of Omaha, Nebraska outlasted 366 entrants to claim the $131,355 first prize money from the $366,000 prize pool.
Richard Roberts of Chandler, Arizona finished second and collected $68,165 while Victor Perches of Las Vegas received $37,275 for third place. The $1060 No-Limit Hold'em Championship contest attracted many poker professionals vying for prize money and bragging rights. Spotted at the tables was Patty Gallagher of San Diego, California fresh from winning $91,120 for her third place finish in the WSOP $5000 Limit Hold'em event.
Men “The Master” Nguyen was holding court at another table with his trademark stream of self-promotion chatter while Scotty Nguyen was trying to survive with a short stack. T.J. Cloutier had an early out when his cards failed to survive the flop and he was eliminated. Daniel Negreanu begin building a stack of chips that turned into a mountain and got him to the final table where he finished sixth and collected $13,315 for his efforts. “Oklahoma Johnny” Hale, Poker's Senior Statesman, was in the room along with Puggy Pearson wandering through the crowd visiting with fans and friends.
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