2006 April 25 Poker News, Events and Happenings

LAS VEGAS — A San Diego native ignored the odds to beat 604 other poker players and win the WPT World Championship. His prize: $3.76 million. Joe Bartholdi is a 26-year-old former Las Vegas card dealer.

In this excerpt from Shuffle Up and Deal, poker pro and WPT commentator Mike Sexton breaks down what separates the wheat from the chaff at the poker table.

World Poker Tour for the PSP retains many of the console versions’ strengths and weaknesses, though it tosses in a few more weaknesses of its own.

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Joe Bartholdi, a 26-year-old former Las Vegas card dealer, ignored the odds to beat 604 other poker players and win the WPT World Championship and $3.76 million.

Joe Bartholdi ignored the odds to beat 604 other poker players and win the WPT World Championship and $3.76 million.

The 2006 WPT World Championship at Bellagio in Las Vegas began with 605 poker players and possibly the most diverse field ever in a WPT event consisting of men and women from all over the world.

The 2006 WPT World Championship will be remembered in a string of superlatives — the most, biggest and first! When Joe Bartholdi, of Las Vegas, defeated the brightest poker talent from nearly 40 countries, he did so in a tournament that is going to be talked about for years.