FAIRWAY JAY: COLLEGE BASKETBALL CONFERENCE PLAY ROUNDERLIFE.com HEVAD KAHN DJ CHACHI HAS HIS SIGHTS SET MIX MASTER SPINS ON THE PLAYER OF HIS WAY TO THE TOP THE YEAR AWARD TOM “DURR” DWAN ISSUES HEADS-UP CHALLENGE ALLEN CARTER WINS SOUTHERN POKER CHAMPIONSHIP AND $1,000,000 FEBRUARY 2009 $4.95US WE HIT THE JACKPOT…IT’S JENNA! INSIDE: POKER + ENTERTAINMENT + FOOD + MUSIC + SPOR T S + G I R L S Live the EXCLUSIVE WEB VIDEO AT ROUNDERLIFE.COM ROUNDER GIRLS AFTER DARK • PLAYER INTERVIEWS HOT NEWS AND EVENTS CASINO AND RESTAURANT REVIEWS BEHIND THE SCENE FOOTAGE LETTER FROM THE EDITOR PUBLISHER he Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, MS recently crowned Greg McDonald - [email protected] two champions on the same night. Two of the worlds most popular forms of entertainment, had the AAA four-diamond destination alive with excitement EDITOR-IN-CHIEF T Evert Caldwell - [email protected] January 17th, 2009 as undefeated WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto defended his title in a close, but unanimous decision over number-one rated challenger and former MANAGING EDITOR WBA world champion Luis Collazo. e warriors battled ‘toe to toe’ for twelve rounds Johnny Kampis in what boxing fans were hailing as an instant classic. Two of the three judges had the fi ght even, going into the fi nal round. When they went to the scorecards, Berto was given CONTRIBUTING EDITOR the edge, sealing the victory and his second successful title defense, in front of a rowdy, Dave Lukow packed-out show room. ART & DESIGN [email protected] Casey Wiesel, Nathan Hess, Whitney Prewitt At the other end of the casino, upstairs in the convention center, the fi nal table of the WPT Main Event was taking place. Six hopefuls started the day at the fi nal table. ere were PHOTOGRAPHY no physical blows, but with a million dollar fi rst place prize up for grabs, the atmosphere Kaden , Lee Cave, Hod Berman at times had the electricity of a title bout. Allen Carter and Bobby Suer fi nessed their way TELEVISION PRODUCTION through a fi eld of 283 players before meeting heads-up for the bracelet. e play went Tom McDonald, Gregory McDonald late into the night. It seemed fi tting that shortly after former Heavyweight Champion of Sherry McDonald, Suzanne La Belle the World Lennox Lewis stopped by to take in some of the action, the “knockout hand” Jenna Edwards, Arthur Bergel, Suzan Fowler came. Allen Carter caught a deuce on the turn, while holding A-4 off -suit, with a board of J-5-3, giving him an inside straight and putting an end to an all around great night of RESEARCH & CONTENT Roberta Caldwell All Bets Are On Starting March 5th! Come Compete For Your Spot entertainment in Biloxi, MS. CONTRIBUTING WRITERS In The 2009 World Poker Open Right Here At Gold Strike. Cover girl, Jenna Edwards from Brandon MS, who has held the titles Miss Florida and Nolan Dalla, Susie Isaacs, Johnny Kampis Miss Florida USA, made her debut at “ e Beau” as the host for the all new ‘Rounder TV’. Darlene Least, Peter Herold, Jay Ginsbach With admittedly very little experience in gaming, Jenna proved to be a qick learner. By David & Claire Sasseman, Peter Gulliver the end of the trip, she not only knew how many bracelets Men “ e Master” had won, Jenna Edwards Date Time Event Tournament Buy-In she was boisterously cheered for a nice roll at the craps table. Jenna was treated to many March 5 Thursday 12 noon Satellites begin ADVERTISING SALES/DISTRIBUTION 1. March 5 Thursday 2 pm (1 day) Limit Hold-em $200 + $30 of the amenities at the luxurious resort and wrote about some of her exploits, which you [email protected] 2. March 6 Friday 12 noon No-Limit Hold-em $300 + $40 can fi nd on page 54 and it’s your loss if you don’t check out her classy pictorial. We think Evert Caldwell (205) 937-9887 3. March 7 Saturday 11 am Ladies Event $200 + $35 you’ll agree, poker is much more attractive with Jenna in the picture. Hod Berman (917) 607-1641 Michael Clemente (954) 871-7216 4. March 7 Saturday 12 noon No-Limit Hold-em $500 + $50 5. March 8 Sunday 11 am Ladies Event $200 + $35 Steven Weinstein from Andes New York is the overall points leader in the Rounder of the Martin G. Kenny (702) 265-1822 Danny Baseheart (407) 574-4549 6. March 8 Sunday 12 noon No-Limit Hold-em $300 + $40 Year standings. Weinstein has 72 ROY points after besting a fi eld of 1017 in the $3000 7. March 9 Monday 12 noon No-Limit Hold-em (Deep Stack) $300 + $40 main event at the Borgata Winter Open. Allen Carter sits on top of the Southern Region ROUNDER GIRL CASTINGS 8. March 10 Tuesday 12 noon No-Limit Hold-em $300 + $40 points leader board. His $1,000,000 payday is also tops in the top money earners category. [email protected] 9. March 10 Tuesday 4pm Omaha 8/B $300 + $40 Bobby Suer, from Dan Point, CA is the Western points leader, following his second place 10. March 11 Wednesday 12 noon No-Limit Hold-em (Deep Stack) $300 + $40 fi nish at the WPT main event at the Beau Rivage in Biloxi,MS. Please see the Rounder of MARKETING & PROMOTIONS 11. March 12 Thursday 12 noon No-Limit Hold-em $300 + $40 [email protected] the Year Qualifying Events ad, for upcoming tournaments in this issue. 12. March 12 Thursday 4pm 7-card Stud 8/B $200 + $30 13. March 13 Friday 12 noon No-Limit Hold-em $300 + $40 LEGAL AFFAIRS 14. March 13 Friday 4pm Omaha 8/B $300 + $40 Jeffrey P Kranzdorf 15. March 14 Saturday 12 noon No-Limit Hold-em $500 + $50 16. March 14 Saturday 4pm Mega satellite no re-buy $300 + $30 SUBSCRIPTIONS 17. March 14 Saturday 8pm Mega satellite no re-buy $300 + $30 3960 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 500 18. March 14 Saturday 12midnight Super satellite w/$100 re-buys $100 + $25 Las Vegas, Nevada 89169 19. March 15 Sunday** 12 noon No-Limit Hold’em Championship $2,500 + $100 March 16 Monday 12 noon Day 2 of Championship event Evert Caldwell CORPORATE OFFICE Editor 3960 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 500 Las Vegas, Nevada 89169 877-841-2424 CALL 1-662-357-1135 or ® © 2009 ROUNDER ENTERPRISES INC. All Rights Reserved. 1-888-245-7529 ext.1135 Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without prior written consent from Rounder Enterprises Inc. The articles printed in Rounder Magazine are not necessarily the views of the publisher. for reservations. The accuracy of the data gathered is not guaranteed. Rounder Enterprises Inc. does not endorse any of the products or services advertised in this magazine, nor is the publisher responsible for the goldstrike.com contents of any ads. 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Seats are non-refundable and non-transferable. ©2009 MGM MIRAGE®. Gambling Problem? Call 1-888-777-9696. 14 FEBUARY 2009 ROUNDER PROMOTIONS SPECIAL FEATURE 10 | Beau Rivage, MS 38 | Jenna Edwards 12 | Toy’s for Tot’s, Orlando, FL 13 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino PLAYER PROFILE BEYOND THE RAIL 46 | Matt Graham 14 | Aliante Station Casino, Las Vegas 48 | Hevad Khan 50 | Ted Lawson Q&A ON THE ROAD W/JENNA 18 | Tom Helo 52 | My Rounder Life Started At “The Beau” SPORTS 20 | Sports Memo ROUNDER GIRL BONUS 54 | Dominique Arganese FIRST THE RING. THEN THE BRACELET. 20 ROUNDER GIRL SCHEDULE & RESULTS 22 | Becky 58 | Rounder Of The Year 24 | Rali 60 | Southern Poker Championship Caesars Atlantic City 2009 WSOP Circuit Event 62 | Western Roundup 63 | Northeast Roundup March 4th - 14th, 2009 26 ALL THINGS ROUNDER 65 | Southern Roundup 26 | Playing Against Intimidators 66 | Weekly Tournament Listings by State MAR 4 WED. 12 NOON EVENT 1 WSOP NO-LIMIT HOLD’EM $300 + $40 28 | Drop the Fancy Play Syndrome 70 | WSOP MAR 5 THU. 12 NOON EVENT 2 WSOP NO-LIMIT HOLD’EM $500 + $60 30 | Chip Chatter 72 | WPT MAR 6 FRI. 12 NOON EVENT 3 WSOP NO-LIMIT HOLD’EM $300 + $40 MAR 7 SAT. 12 NOON EVENT 4 WSOP NO-LIMIT HOLD’EM $500 + $60 NEWS & EVENTS ENTERTAINMENT MAR 8 SUN. 12 NOON EVENT 5 WSOP NO-LIMIT HOLD’EM $300 + $40 32 | Durrrr Issues Heads-Up Challenge 74 | Night Life Gold Strike Announces 76 | Concerts & Shows MAR 9 MON. 12 NOON EVENT 6 WSOP NO-LIMIT HOLD’EM $500 + $60 Spring Poker Classic Schedule MAR 10 TUE. 12 NOON EVENT 7 WSOP NO-LIMIT HOLD’EM $1000 + $80 Pokerstars Branches Into Australia And New Zealand ROCKIN’ ROUNDER MAR 11 WED.