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WPA increases efforts with WSOP events
To help its efforts along, the WPA will host its first educational conference at the Rio May 28-29. Mike Caro, poker pro and author, will MC the event.
On the second day of the conference, the WSOP has agreed to host a mega-satellite tournament at the World Series of Poker.
Wendeen Eolis, newly crowned chair of the WPA Board, secured the deal soon after being named chair and convinced the tournament organizers to have nine-handed tables for the mega-satellite.
According to the WPA Web site, the organization will soon begin working with WSOP Tournament Director Jack Effel in an effort to incorporate various additional rules recommended by the WPA for the mega-satellite as well.
"This is a good first step in the WPA's efforts to improve playing conditions for tournament competitors around the world," Eolis said.
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Eolis has also been talking to Director Thomas Kremser, tournament rules chairman, to work on continuing to expand the WPA Tournament Rules. The rules build on those set out by the Tournament Directors Association.
"Wendeen has been the work horse of the executive committee," said Harry Thomas Jr., WPA treasurer and executive committee member. "Seldom have I seen someone do in the private sector for money what she has done for this organization gratis. Without her, Jesse Jones' vision would be nowhere near where it is now. We owe her a debt of gratitude."
Eolis previously served the WPA as the vice-chair of the board. She has had a hand in several of the major projects the association has undertaken since it was created by Jesse Jones.
Eolis oversaw drafting of an ethics code. A finalized Code of Ethics is being completed by re-appointed Ethics Chair and WSOP Champion Tom McEvoy and newly appointed Ethics Co-Chair Roger Saad for approval by the board of directors and presentation to the membership at WPA's first annual meeting.
Eolis also worked directly this past year on bylaws provisions. She has turned over the chairmanship of the Bylaws and Elections Committee to Ken Adams. Adams will oversee completion of bylaws and a board of directors slate for approval by the board of directors and presentation at the annual meeting.
"I plan to keep my foot on the pedal and our collective feet to the fire so as to provide concrete results that serve our membership's interests - sooner rather than later," Eolis said.
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Tim Vance takes down WSOPC event
Vance, who won a European Poker Tour event in February, returned to his home country to take down the WSOPC event. He is joined by the winners of Event 4 and Event 6.
Event 4, $300 No-Limit Hold'em
Event 4 at the WSOPC Caesars Indiana stop was number one for Tim Laws as he registered his first win after quitting his job in December to play professional poker.
Laws, 29, is from Columbia, Miss., where he worked previously installing granite and marble in home kitchens and bathrooms. Since January, he's played in eight WSOPC events and made two prior final tables.
His best finish was third in a $300 event at Council Bluffs, Iowa, but now he's got a win under his belt as well, winning an official $49,239 after having made a deal when the final table got down to heads-up play.
Laws wasn't the favorite heading into the final table. He was second in the chip count, but the leader, Justin Scott, had more than double his chips with $560,000 to Laws' $214,000.
As the table played out though, Scott ended up in third place, while Mark Wright and Laws were left to duke it out heads-up. However, Laws had more than a million of the $1.573 million chips in play, and he and Wright took a break to discuss a deal.
When they came back to the table, a couple of hands were played to make the ending official and Laws had the win.
The final-table results were:
| Place | Name | Hometown | Prize |
| 1st | Tim Laws | Columbia, Mo. | $49,238.56 |
| 2nd | Mark Wright | Nashville, Tenn. | $25,498.54 |
| 3rd | Justin Scott | Redford Twp, Mo. | $14,068.16 |
| 4th | Dan Hill | Mason, Ohio | $12,310.64 |
| 5th | Matt Ready | Cincinnati, Ohio | $10,551.12 |
| 6th | Brian Tweedie | Independence, Mo. | $8,792.60 |
| 7th | Stephen Raz | Fort Wayne, Ind. | $7,034.08 |
| 8th | Thaddeus Haas | Naperville, Ill. | $5,275.56 |
| 9th | Douglas Carli | Alliance, Ohio | $3,517.04 |
Event 5, $500 No-Limit Hold'em
Another Tim came to the forefront during the $500 No-Limit Hold'em event as Tim Vance took down the event for a $61,020 win.
That's pocket change for Vance, who won the PokerStars European Poker Tour Scandinavian Open in February to earn more than $1 million.
This win came a little more easily for the Illinois resident, however. Coming into the final table in the middle of the pack, Vance worked his way to heads-up play against Brian Roberts, from Indiana.
In Copenhagen, Vance had to endure a grueling four and a half hours of heads-up play before claiming his EPT win. This time it only took 10 hands and he had another title to add to his resume.
The final-table results were:
| Place | Name | Hometown | Prize |
| 1st | Tim Vance | Milstadt, Ill. | $61,020 |
| 2nd | Brian Roberts | Ridgeville, Ind. | $32,747 |
| 3rd | Bob Miller | Dubois, Ind. | $16,272 |
| 4th | Chad Hahn | Indianapolis, Ind. | $14,238 |
| 5th | Cy Dixon | Lexington, Ky. | $12,204 |
| 6th | Bill Varga | Paris, Ky. | $10,170 |
| 7th | David Cupps | Bedford, Ill. | $8,136 |
| 8th | Pat Peercy | Fortville, Ind. | $6,102 |
| 9th | Daniel Numan | Johnson City, Tenn. | $4,068 |
Event 6, $200 Ladies Only
From the looks of the final table, it seemed that Patty Till should have had an easy win in the Ladies Only event of the WSOP Caesars Indiana. She entered the final table with $235,000 in chips, while her nearest competitor, Kelley Kiser, was sitting with $92,000.
As the final table played out, however, Kiser started to close the gap as she and Till took turns taking out most of the other players at the table. Kiser even pulled ahead in the chip count when the table was four-handed, and when she entered heads-up play against Till, she had a 3-2 chip lead.
After 10 hands of play heads-up, the two players were nearly neck and neck again. They took a short break, and when they returned, they played one hand all-in.
Till had pocket fives, while Kiser had J-8. Initially it looked like Till's pocket fives were going to hold up, but an eight on the river gave Kiser the win.
The final-table results were:
| Place | Name | Hometown | Prize |
| 1st | Kelley Kiser | South Bloomfield, Ohio | $12,879 |
| 2nd | Patty Till | Avon, Ind. | $7,083 |
| 3rd | Janet Branson | Greenfield, Ohio | $3,622 |
| 4th | Jennifer Legowski | Poplar Grove, Ill. | $2,817 |
| 5th | Carrie Oster | Greenwood, Tenn. | $2,415 |
| 6th | Rita Davison | Loveland, Ohio | $2,012 |
| 7th | Rikki Herriman | Indianapolis, Ind. | $1,610 |
| 8th | Amanda Zeger | Galion, Ohio | $1,207 |
| 9th | Linda McDonald | Columbia, S.C. | $805 |
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