Catonsville poker player wins $193,000
Andrew Brokos, the Catonsville man who currently lives in Boston, finished 35th in the World Series of Poker Main Event, pocketing $193,000. He busted out yesterday. Below is his e-mail. Several Marylanders finished in the money. I'll report the others tomorrow.
Note from Brokos:
Well, despite starting the day with the second largest chip stack, I
ended up getting eliminated from the 2008 World Series of Poker in
35th place, winning $193,000. It's hard to complain about that result,
and if you told me a week ago that I would do so well, I would have
been elated. But once we were down to 79 players and I was in such
great shape, I started dreaming of the final table, so it's a bit of
disappointment. I'm sure that will pass soon, though.
Overall I made a great run, met a lot of friendly and interesting
people, and had a blast. It was even more exciting to have all of you
following along and cheering me on. Thanks for all your support,
Andrew
Comments
The envy I have for that man to even get to compete in the Main Event is rediculous, Talk about getting to live a dream...
Congrats on beating out the poker pros in your 35th place finish (I believe Helmuth was 45th can remember where The Mouth finished).
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Nate,
I believe Matusow was No. 30. You are correct on Hellmuth at No. 45. For Brokos, this is his third straight cash-in at the Main Event.
-- Bill O.
Posted by: Nate | July 14, 2008 6:49 PM