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February 1, 2010

“Thou dear Northeast is the fairest of all,” I think that’s the way my
high school song starts. I better get it straight before I head back
to K.C. for the Fundraising No-Limit Hold’em tournament they are
having there. The tournament is Saturday, April 10th, in Blue
Springs.

I will be acting as host and will have copies of my two books there
in case anyone would like to have a signed copy.   I will also be
displaying a few pieces of jewelry that I have won over the years -
I guess most people would want to see my bracelet from the World
Series of Poker or my Hall of Fame watch.

I am expecting to have a great, wonderful time seeing some of my
“old” classmates. It is, however, one of the few places it is hard to
fudge on my true age. Just kidding. I would never lie about my
age, just ask my wife Debbie.

The only dilemma I have is whether I should invite some of my
friends from K.C. who I know from playing on the tour.   There are
some pretty damn good players from K. C. and I would hate to see
them take money from my classmates.   Again, just kidding. I am
sure the Vikings can hold their own against my friends, but I will
introduce my friends, some of which are well known in the poker
world.

A couple of days after the Northeast High Fundraiser, I will be
headed to Pendleton, Oregon for the Spring Round-Up tournament
at the Wildhorse Resort and Casino. Needless to say, I look
forward to going there and seeing all the guys and gals. I have
talked with the tournament director, Roland Waters, and he says it
will be “a good one.”   Nothing new there, as the Wildhorse is
simply the best place in the world to play a poker tournament.

Here is the link to check dates and tournaments

Click here: Oregon Poker Tournaments at Wildhorse Resort &
Casino

Lastly, I want to mention the passing of two of my best friends that
I have known and loved on the poker circuit. Hans “Tuna” Lund
and Bob Thompson. We inducted Tuna into the Seniors' Hall of
Fame in November, it was just a few days after Tuna passed
away. I was saddened that he didn’t quite make it for the
ceremony, but he was pleased that he was being inducted and his
plaque was given to his family.

Bob Thompson who passed away just a month or so ago, was one
of my favorite people and instrumental in me following the circuit.
Bob was a showman and, although he wasn’t loud or showy, he
made the tournament very interesting by introducing players and
citing the tournaments they had won.

I will miss Bob and Tuna immensely. God’s speed to both.

For What it’s Worth ...

Vince

( The thought just occurred to me there are probably some who do
not get the significance of my closing , "For What it’s Worth." Let
me explain, I wrote over 100 columns for the CardPlayer magazine
and the name of my column was, you guessed it, “For What it’s
Worth.” So at the top of every column, there it was and at the end
of every column I ended with that.)

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