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3 Card Poker Tournament

By far the largest tournament for Three Card Poker is the World Championship which was started a few years ago by Shuffle Up Productions, Inc. Starting out as a National Championship, the tournament is now a worldwide phenomenon and in 2007 the competition was held at the Wynn in Las Vegas and boasted a $500,000 first place prize. In order to play you must first earn a seat by playing at a qualifying table at one of several participating casinos. (I have all of the casinos listed at the bottom of this page) I know a few years ago you could purchase a seat at the competition if you did not qualify for a seat first, but I'm not sure if you can still buy your way in today.

How the Tournament Works
Each player gets $2,000 in tournament chips per round. The minimum bet is $25 and there is not maximum bet. After every 15 hands the player at the table with the least amount of chips gets eliminated and so forth. As you might have guessed the Three Card Poker World Championship is a "Last Man Standing" tournament.

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Qualify for a seat in the 2008 World Championship
Below is a list of casinos where you can qualify for a seat in the 2007 Three Card Poker World Championship. Be sure to contact one of the listed casinos for details since the rules vary by location.

Casino
City
State/Prov.
Dates
Casino Arizona Indian Bend
Scottsdale
Arizona
Jan. 15, Feb. 19, Mar. 18, April 15, May 20, June 17, July 15, Aug. 19, Sept. 16, Oct. 21, Nov. 18
Shooting Star
Mahnomen
Minnesota
May 17-18, June 21-22, July 25-27
Colorado Belle
Laughlin
Nevada
Feb. 26-28
Edgewater
Laughlin
Nevada
May 18-20

Results for the 2007 3 Card Poker World Championship
There was quite an exciting finish to the 2007 Three Card Poker World Championship in Las Vegas. 23-year-old Grace Ann Taormina won on the final hand when she caught a flush to overcome a $300 deficit.

Total Number of Players: 326

Finalists
1st place ($500,000): GraceAnn Taormina (Excelsior Aruba)
2nd place ($250,000): Kimberly Raby (Osage Million Dollar Sand Springs)
3rd place ($125,000): Miguel Aguilar (Carnival Paradise)
4th place ($75,000): Jodette Abernathy (Casino AZ)
5th place ($50,000): Patricia Galbraith (Casino del Sol)

Semi-Finalists ($5,000)
First Name Last Name Casino
DAVID LITZENBERGER Paradise Casino OK
DIANE SULLIVAN Treasure Island
DORTHEA HOAGLAND Great American
ERIBERTO GUERRERO Colorado Belle
GARTH CASTOR Jackson Rancheria
GARY OSBORN Golden Moon
JERRY CHEN Wynn
JIM PUTMAN Isleta
KARL MILLER Great American
LEONID FURMANOV Great American
PETER NORTON Isleta
RICHARD LONGO Excelsior Aruba
SAMUEL PAVLUS Lucky Star
SHARON SCHWARTZ Casino AZ
THOMAS BRUCE Bear River
ZULEMA VIOLANTE Isleta
Quarter-Finalists ($500)
First Name Last Name Casino
AARON GLASSMAN Wynn
ANNE BEAVER Carnival Imagination
APRIL DORNBROOK Canterbury Park
BARBARA UNDERWOOD Primm Valley
BELINDA GALLEGOS Isleta
BOBBY FRALEY Carnival Carib. P.
CARMELA ROMANELLI Excelsior Aruba
CAROL WHIDDON Four Queens
CAROLYN ZUK Jackson Rancheria
CESAR CHACON Wynn
CHANPEN RAMONAMIS Casino AZ
CHARLES TOMPKINS Osage Million Dollar
CHRIS MARTINEZ Isleta
CINDY SUBIDO Thunder Valley
DAN CHRISTOFFERSON Royal Caribbean
DAVID HUGHES Bear River
DAVID TONEMAN Wynn
DAWN SMITH Osage Million Dollar
DENNIS GIBBONS Harrah’s Ak-Chin
DOUG PHAM Fort McDowell
DOUGLAS JARVIS Boomtown Biloxi
DUANE RACHEL Casino AZ
FELIX RAMOS Ritz Carlton San Juan
FRANK SZYMANSKI Casino AZ
GIUSEPPE DAMBRA Harvey’s Lake Tahoe
HAROLD SIGNETT Wynn
HERMINIGILDO MANALO Manitoba Lottery
JAEHYUN BAE Wynn
JAMES DYCKMAN Excelsior Aruba
JAMES WATTS Grand Casino Hinkley
JANIS MAY Turning Stone
JEFFRY WARREN Harrah’s Ak-Chin
JIMMY ROGERS Kickapoo Casino
JOHN ECKERT Jackpot Junction
JOHN GILANI Wynn
JULIANNE BAYER Aquarius
JULIE KOON Golden Moon
JUN GUO ZHENG Nobb Hill
KEVIN FULLER Jackson Rancheria
LAURA TURRIGIANO Harrah’s Ak-Chin
LAYA SWEISS Pechanga
LISA BROWN Golden Moon
LLOYD JOHNSON Pahrump Nugget
MARILYN KLEIN Carnival Crown P.
MARIO LEGASPI Carnival Triumph
MARY CRESSER Carnival C. P.
MATTHEW FINLEY Bear River
MATTHEW ROOME Wynn
MICHAEL LANDERS Grand Sierra
RIVENA LOPEZ Ritz Carlton San Juan
RUPERT HOFFMAN Boomtown Biloxi
SALNICOV GERSHEVICH Carnival Triumph
SEAN MOLYNEAUX Bear River
SHERYL GUARINIELLO Atlantis, Reno
STEVEN BURSEY Carnival Westerdam
SUE NI KARPOVICH Hollywood Casino
VICKI KANG Great American
WILEY WHITE Wynn
WILLIAM WYNN Golden Moon

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