88-Year-Old Poker Newcomer Finishes 14th Out of 2,628

An 88-year-old girl, taking part in in her first-ever dwell match, completed 14th out of two,628 entrants in a current match in Mississippi. Linda Hammons was taking part within the $1m Assured Thriller Bounty on the Beau Rivage Resort and On line casino.

ending in 14th place for an $8,400 prize, along with the $1,700 in bounties she amassed

Event organizers double-checked that she knew the foundations of poker earlier than the $500 buy-in occasion started. The Alabama resident, a great-grandmother, attracted a big crowd round her desk as she superior into the highest 15. She simply missed the ultimate desk, ending in 14th place for an $8,400 prize, along with the $1,700 in bounties she amassed.

She mentioned she has by no means gotten too far forward of herself, focusing solely on the folks at her desk and never desirous about what number of different individuals there have been. Hammons saved taking part in poker after getting knocked out, with the Beau Rivage paying her $400 entry charge for Occasion 8. She mentioned she “received a win” and beat her efficiency from the day prior to this.