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WSOP - Event 2, Rappin' It Up
June 7, 2007
By Nolan Dalla
VegasInsider.com
Event #2
Casino Employees World Championship
Buy-In: $500
Number of Entries: 1,039
Total Prize Money: $467,500
Date of Tournament: June 1-2, 2007
Frederick Narciso is a 24-year-old poker dealer from Las Vegas, Nevada. He works at the Orleans Casino. Narciso won the $500 buy-in “Casino Employees World Poker Championship.” The no-limit hold’em tournament top prize paid $104,701.
Narciso won a cash satellite held by employees of Boyd Gaming to gain his entry into this event. Hence, his $90 investment netted over six figures in profit. He also finished in 27th place in this same event last year.
Narciso is originally from Chicago, Illinois. He is a rap music artist who has “developed a style all his own,” according to his webpage at MySpace.com (visit: http://www.myspace.com/quietlike). Nicknamed “QuietLike,” he has written and developed many musical tracks which can be heard at the site. Narciso has also released a limited-edition debut album called “Cuz Actionz Speak Louder Than Wordz.”
Final Results:
| WSOP - EVENT 2: Final Results |
| Position |
Name |
Hometown |
Prize Money |
| 1 |
Fredrick Narciso |
Chicago, IL |
$104,701.00 |
| 2 |
Charles Fisher |
Dallas, TX |
$66,392.00 |
| 3 |
Eugene Lang |
Chicago, IL |
$42,547.00 |
| 4 |
Chris Chau |
China |
$28,053.00 |
| 5 |
Kevin Kalthoff |
Bozeman, MT |
$19,637.00 |
| 6 |
David Dietrfch |
Las Vegas, NV |
$14,962.00 |
| 7 |
Meaghan Larivee |
Brantford, OT |
$11,221.00 |
| 8 |
John Konich |
Las Vegas, NV |
$8,182.00 |
| 9 |
Eric Schutzberg |
Las Vegas, NV |
$5,844.00 |
| 10 |
Michael Anderson |
Gilbert, AZ |
$4,301.00 | |
Tournament Notes:
- This is the second-largest Casino Employees Poker World Championship in history. The 2006 event had slightly more participants.
- Because of the large size of the field, play went long on Day Two. The finalists played nearly 14 hours. The tournament concluded at 6:00 am.
- The winner was Frederick Narciso. He collected $104,701 for first place. He also finished 27th in this same event last year.
- A more comprehensive profile of the Event #2 champion Frederick Narciso will be released at approximately 12 noon PST today.
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