PokerBlog at the Final Table: It was good times at Casa de April, site of a $20 No-Limit Hold'em freezeout held in honor of her 30th birthday. Though the event featured no online qualifiers, we're proud to report that (L to R) April, yours truly, and Amy all made the final table(!) -- with April winning the whole dang thing.
AUSTIN, Texas--OK, actually she chopped a $140 prize pool with the second-place finisher. But hey, since it was April's party and we were using her table, chips, and cards, tournament officials awarded her the title and the coveted victory Tuaca shot. Big ups for the impressive PokerBlogger play and festive consumption of our favorite bonus code! Much fun was had by all, even though CardPlayer wasn't there to cover it.
The birthday tourney wasn't the only reason for a Halloween-weekend trip to the Texas capitol, however ...
Also on the Austin agenda were very important meetings drinks with some professional lobbyists, seasoned political advisors, and at least one Congressional candidatate -- part of a continuing effort to figure out where exactly online poker went wrong in the U.S. and what the poker industry might-should do moving forward. While the launch party for a new hipster website (Do512.com) may not seem like the best place to devise legislative strategy, introducing influential politicos to the greatness of Tuaca is probably more important to the future of poker than some might think.
