Spring Break
The Daily OrangeJunior gambles on poker sweepstakes in Sin City
By Peri Schechter
Posted: 3/28/06, 10:24 PM EST Section: Pulp
The game, which lasted two and a half hours, was set up in a private room with professional dealers and catered, especially with lots of Honey Brown Beer that Iamiceli took advantage of.
"I was doing all right, won a couple of hands in the beginning," Finizio said.
Finizio was up, and then, with a little luck, he got pocket, or a pair of hidden aces. Everyone folded except for the woman.
"I thought I had it so I was betting pretty big, raising every time," Finizio said. "I was trying to keep a straight face, and then my heart rate doubled when I saw her cards."
The woman hit a full house and Finizio lost a most of his chips on that hand, and it was all downhill from there. He continued to win a couple of smaller hands, but finally, with pocket aces again, he pushed all his money in only to get beaten by man who pulled another full house.
"I was bummed out probably as much as he was. I was standing right behind him, looking at what he had and he was making all the right moves," Iamiceli said.
Finizio came in last place, winning $250. Although he was bummed out because there was a lot of money at stake, Finizio said that it came down to a lack of experience.
Back at Syracuse, Finizio is encouraging friends to drink Honey Brown and check out their many promotions on the company's Web site. Like the New York Lotto, "Hey, you never know." But he's also in training, working on his poker skills for next year.
"I will not let that 10 grand slip away again," Finizio said.
For more information on High Fall Brewery and its different promotions, visit its Web site at highfalls.com.
"I was doing all right, won a couple of hands in the beginning," Finizio said.
Finizio was up, and then, with a little luck, he got pocket, or a pair of hidden aces. Everyone folded except for the woman.
"I thought I had it so I was betting pretty big, raising every time," Finizio said. "I was trying to keep a straight face, and then my heart rate doubled when I saw her cards."
The woman hit a full house and Finizio lost a most of his chips on that hand, and it was all downhill from there. He continued to win a couple of smaller hands, but finally, with pocket aces again, he pushed all his money in only to get beaten by man who pulled another full house.
"I was bummed out probably as much as he was. I was standing right behind him, looking at what he had and he was making all the right moves," Iamiceli said.
Finizio came in last place, winning $250. Although he was bummed out because there was a lot of money at stake, Finizio said that it came down to a lack of experience.
Back at Syracuse, Finizio is encouraging friends to drink Honey Brown and check out their many promotions on the company's Web site. Like the New York Lotto, "Hey, you never know." But he's also in training, working on his poker skills for next year.
"I will not let that 10 grand slip away again," Finizio said.
For more information on High Fall Brewery and its different promotions, visit its Web site at highfalls.com.
