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Florida pro wins
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Jax $50K cash game,
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John
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Photos by Dan Kossoff
Some big cash games have broken out around the state of
Florida, thanks to limits being removed in July, but none as
big as what fans witnessed at Orange Park Kennel Club near
Jacksonville on Jan. 31. In conjunction with the second annual Chad Brown No Limit Texas Hold’em Championship,
the folks at Orange Park, led by new director of poker operations Deb Giardina, arranged for the Jax $50K, Florida’s
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Challenge champ Tyler Smith, online star Andrew “good2cu” Robl and millionaire amateur Rick Raheem, who
many got to know last season on PokerStars’ The Big Game on
Fox. Each had to buy in for the minimum $50,000, though
some bought in for more. Play lasted in front of the cameras
for about six hours before the game needed to be moved out
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There’s talk of making this cash game a monthly event.
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