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---------------------- Forwarded by Vince J Kaminski/HOU/ECT on 08/11/2000=
=20 02:26 PM --------------------------- =20 =09Enron North America Corp. =09 =09From: Colleen Sullivan 08/11/2000 12:36 PM =09 To: Mark Breese/HOU/ECT@ECT, Steve Jackson/HOU/ECT@ECT, John=20 Griffith/Corp/Enron@Enron, Mike A Roberts/HOU/ECT@ECT, Robert=20 Superty/HOU/ECT@ECT, Sandra F Brawner/HOU/ECT@ECT, Fred Lagrasta/HOU/ECT@EC= T,=20 Zimin Lu/HOU/ECT@ECT, Stephanie Miller/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Vince J=20 Kaminski/HOU/ECT@ECT cc: =20 Subject: Shak's 6th Annual Post Labor Day Poker Tournament FYI-- I don't know if any of you like to play poker, but if you do, take a look a= t=20 the invitation below. This is a fun party my hubby does every year and we= =20 usually have a handful of Enron people , along with alot of our friends, an= d=20 friends of friends. If you want to come or want more info, just let me kno= w=20 (or better yet just send an e-mail to Paul at shak@ev1.net). You are welco= me=20 to invite anyone--just let Paul know so he has an idea of the number of=20 players. =20 Just for your info, it's a real simple tournament where only two games are= =20 played, and the most money you can lose is $100. The amount you can win=20 depends on the number of players, but last year's winner won $1471 (with 29= =20 players). The tournament starts at 2:00 and lasts well into the evening. = We=20 have people from all walks of life, including a couple of police officers w= ho=20 usually play, and everyone has a good time. You are welcome to tell other people in your groups about this if you think= =20 they'd be interested--I just sent it to a few people..... ---------------------- Forwarded by Colleen Sullivan/HOU/ECT on 08/11/2000= =20 12:18 PM --------------------------- Paul Shaklovitz <shak@ev1.net< on 08/10/2000 12:22:53 PM Please respond to shak@ev1.net To: Miguel Prado <miguel.prado@sw.boeing.com<, John Maler=20 <jmaler4640@aol.com<, Bob Young <elvis8715@aol.com<, Cass Landry=20 <cass.landry@dowjones.com<, Cass Landry - Home <clandry@ev1.net<, Vishal Ap= te=20 <Vishal.Apte@enron.com<, Sanjay Gupta <Sanjay.Gupta@enron.com<, Dennis Psot= a=20 <dpsota@tycoepg.com<, Bob Donalson <bdonalson@tycoepg.com<, Joe Downing=20 <jdowning@tyco.epgcom<, Mark Bujnoch <alvinbuj@aol.com<, Lam Campbell=20 <lam.campbell@bently.com<, Jeff Nolen <jcnolen@worldnet.att.net<, Andrew=20 Conner <Andrew.Conner@enron.com<, Mike Finke <mfinke@neighbornet.net<, Ralp= h=20 Aulds <raulds@aulds-garner.com<, Gary French <cherronef@pscasc.com<, Mark= =20 Gribble <mgagcrosby@aol.com<, Bear <thecybear@email.msn.com<, Mark Flahaut= =20 <mark.flahaut@bently.com<, Bill Ward <wcwjr@pdq.net<, Steve Poore=20 <smpoore@hotmail.com<, Stephanie Romo <sromo@deer-park.isd.tenet.edu<, Park= er=20 <slasher@pdq.net<, Judy Goslin <jgoslin@tycoepg.com<, Colleen=20 <Colleen.Sullivan@enron.com<, Chris Buxton <cbuxton@tycoepg.com<, Ed Ross= =20 <eross@tycoepg.com<, Chuck Goslin <cgoslin@tycoepg.com<, David Paradis=20 <dparadis@tycoepg.com<, Paul Marinshaw <pmarinshaw@ev1.net< cc: =20 Subject: Shak's 6th Annual Post Labor Day Poker Tournament POKER TOURNAMENT AT SHAK'S HOUSE=20 SATURDAY, 9 September 2000, 2 PM SHARP!=20 It's poker tournament time again!? Only e-mail invitations are being sent= =20 this year, so if you=20 know any one who was not there last year or anyone who does not have an=20 e-mail account,=20 please let them know about it.=20 We have room for 42 players and we hope to fill every seat.? The bigger the= =20 pot, the better!!=20 Please RSVP by e-mail to shak@ev1.net or by phone at 281-482-3920.? An=20 accurate count=20 sure helps with the food and beer planning since, as usual, we will feed yo= u=20 all well as you play.=20 Last year we had 29 players--at the end of this e-mail there is a recap of= =20 last year's results--=20 who won how much in the tournament as well as the Calcutta pool.? Below you= =20 will also find the=20 rules for this year's tournament.=20 Please call or e-mail if you need directions.? I will send an e-mail remind= er=20 about one week before the=20 tournament.? Although the rules are set for this year's tournament, before = we=20 start play there will be a=20 vote on whether or not to add a third game (Omaha), and a few other possibl= e=20 rule changes for the 2001=20 tournament.=20 REMEMBER:=20 YOU CAN ENTER THE CALCUTTA POOL WITHOUT BEING A PLAYER (although we encoura= ge=20 ??? anyone and everyone to play!!)=20 WOMEN ARE ALLOWED TO PLAY!? We haven't done too well in this category for t= he=20 first 5 years,=20 ??? but feel free to invite your girlfriends, spouses, friends, etc. (Just= =20 don't invite your spouse and girlfriend!!)=20 IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO IS HESITANT TO PLAY, BUT WANTS TO WATCH,=20 ?? INVITE THEM TO COME TO THE PARTY FOR AWHILE (then maybe we can take thei= r=20 money next year!)=20 PLEASE BE ON TIME (We want to introduce everyone for the Calcutta pool and= =20 that takes awhile!)=20 IF YOU SAY YOU WILL BE HERE--BE HERE (Otherwise we end up waiting for peopl= e=20 who never show)=20 WE WILL PROVIDE FOOD AND BEER (your basic beer, but feel free to bring more= =20 if you want)=20 THERE ARE PRIZES FOR THE 1st 4 OF A KIND AND THE 1st ROYAL STRAIGHT FLUSH!!= =20 ?? ($25 for the 4 of a kind, and a free round trip ticket to Las Vegas for= =20 the Royal Straight Flush)=20 RULES:=20 * 1st buy =3D $50, optional 2nd =3D $25, optional 3rd =3D $25=20 * MAXIMUM OUT OF POCKET FOR POKER, $100=20 * Progressive ante/bet=20 * Dealers Choice:? Texas Hold 'Em or 5 Card Draw=20 * Table Stakes=20 * No one can be bought out of a hand=20 * 3 Raises=20 * Check then raise permitted:? Hold 'Em only=20 * If owner of the last place player is that player, that portion of the poo= l=20 goes to 1st=20 ?? place owner for Calcutta pool=20 * Flipped cards must be burned=20 * Continuous play is required=20 * NEW RULE - A player's cards can be shown to absolutely no one else=20 ?? unless everyone else sees them.=20 MINIMUM ANTE / BET:=20 Hour 1????????? $1=20 Hour 2????????? $2=20 Hour 3????????? $5=20 45 Minutes????? $10=20 45 Minutes????? $25=20 45 Minutes????? $50=20 45 Minutes????? $100=20 30 Minutes????? $200=20 30 Minutes????? $400=20 30 Minutes????? $800=20 Ante/Bet doubles every 15 minutes thereafter if needed=20 POKER PAYOFF:=20 1st???? 55%=20 2nd???? 20%=20 3rd???? 15%=20 4th???? 10%=20 CALCUTTA PAYOFF:=20 1st???? 55%=20 2nd???? 25%=20 3rd???? 15%=20 Last??? 5%=20 SHAK'S 5th ANNUAL (1999) POST LABOR DAY POKER TOURNAMENT RESULTS=20 Twenty-nine people played in 1999.? Mike Straka, returning 1998 poker=20 tournament champion, came to defend his title, but fell short at 11th place= .?=20 Brian Stehling won the tournament and more importantly, the coveted first= =20 place trophy.? Oh yeah, by the way, Brian=01,s winning share of the poker p= ool=20 was $1471.? One of the rookies, (well, actually a ringer brought in by Cass= =20 Landry) won second place--Steve Poore took home $535.? Third place was won = by=20 another rookie, Robert Sanchez, making him $401 richer.? And I, the=20 tournament sponsor (Shak), won fourth place and $268=01*yes, I actually won= a=20 game this year!=20 1999 CALCUTTA RESULTS=20 The Calcutta pool was worth a stunning $886 in 1999.? First place player=20 Brian Stehling, who sold for $35 to Bob Donalson, was worth $487.? Steve=20 Poore came in second and was owned by his wife, Laura Poore, who paid $27 a= nd=20 collected $266=01*I guess they=01,re not so =01&Poore=018 any more!? Miguel= Prado owned=20 third place winner Robert Sanchez and paid $23.? At least he took home $89 = in=20 the Calcutta pool, since he didn=01,t fare quite so well playing poker.? Jo= hn=20 Maler gave up the position? of LAST PLACE and improved this year to 15th.?= =20 Miguel Prado stole the =01&first-out=018 honors and was owned by Brian Steh= ling &=20 Parker Garcia.? For the honor of owning LAST PLACE Miguel Prado and paying= =20 $25, Brian & Parker got to split $44.=20 1999 DOOR PRIZE RESULTS=20 This year we had two door prizes, but we were only able to give one away=01= * well, we kinda=01, gave it away.? I (Shak) won the first Four-of-a-Kind pri= ze of=20 $25 cash.? No one was lucky enough to get a Royal Straight Flush, so the fr= ee=20 round trip ticket to Las Vegas will be available in the year 2000 tournamen= t.=20 ?
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