I have not found a full history of W.R.G.P.T. as was first called. It was hand dealt by Will Hyde back in 1991 and 1992. What I have so far: 1. Steve Jacobs 2. Ken Butler 3. R. Bhrat Rao Here are the last few hands from a post of 9/2/1992. The First World.Rec.Gambling.Poker.Tournament is History...! ____________________________________________________________ Date: Wed, 2 Sep 92 18:28:45 -0400 Subject: Broadcast Message 30115 (*) [h1] Status: OR % Jacobs you're whipping us senseless! _______________________________________________________________________________ ! Hand Number 92 ! Day Number 6 ! Ken Butler folds +-+------------+--------+--------+------+----+--------+ |#| Name |Bankroll| Action |Status|Pot#|Pot Size| +-+------------+--------+--------+------+----+--------+ 1|> jacobs | 3250 | 180 | | | | 2|D bharat | 940 | 90 |folded| | | 3| butler | 1450 | 90 |folded| | | +-+------------+--------+--------+------+----+--------+ ! History of this hand: ! Dealing a new hand. ! No ante. ! R. Bharat Rao blinds $90 ! Ken Butler blinds $90 ! Steve Jacobs blinds $180 ! R. Bharat Rao folds _______________________________________________________________________________ % Jacobs you're whipping us senseless! ! -- Ken Butler -- _______________________________________________________________________________ ! Ken Butler folds ! Hand over, no showdown. ! Current board: ? ? ? ? ? ! Steve Jacobs wins $360 +-+------------+--------+--------+------+----+--------+ |#| Name |Bankroll| Action |Status|Pot#|Pot Size| +-+------------+--------+--------+------+----+--------+ 1|> jacobs | 3610 | 0 | | | | 2| bharat | 940 | 0 | | | | 3|D butler | 1450 | 0 | | | | +-+------------+--------+--------+------+----+--------+ ! A new hand will be dealt shortly. Date: Wed, 2 Sep 92 18:36:29 -0400 Subject: Broadcast Message 30119 (*) [h1] % 10-3 off suit hardly qualifies... % sheesh getting bled away _______________________________________________________________________________ ! Hand Number 93 ! Day Number 6 ! R. Bharat Rao folds +-+------------+--------+--------+------+----+--------+ |#| Name |Bankroll| Action |Status|Pot#|Pot Size| +-+------------+--------+--------+------+----+--------+ 1| jacobs | 3520 | 90 |folded| | | 2| bharat | 760 | 180 |folded| | | 3|D> butler | 510 | 940 | | | | +-+------------+--------+--------+------+----+--------+ ! History of this hand: ! Dealing a new hand. ! No ante. ! Ken Butler blinds $90 ! Steve Jacobs blinds $90 ! R. Bharat Rao blinds $180 _______________________________________________________________________________ % I bet enough to have Bharat for lunch! ! -- Ken Butler -- _______________________________________________________________________________ ! Ken Butler raises $760 ! Steve Jacobs folds _______________________________________________________________________________ % 10-3 off suit hardly qualifies... % sheesh getting bled away ! -- R. Bharat Rao -- _______________________________________________________________________________ ! R. Bharat Rao folds ! Hand over, no showdown. ! Current board: ? ? ? ? ? ! Ken Butler wins $1210 +-+------------+--------+--------+------+----+--------+ |#| Name |Bankroll| Action |Status|Pot#|Pot Size| +-+------------+--------+--------+------+----+--------+ 1|D jacobs | 3520 | 0 | | | | 2| bharat | 760 | 0 | | | | 3|> butler | 1720 | 0 | | | | +-+------------+--------+--------+------+----+--------+ ! A new hand will be dealt shortly. Date: Wed, 2 Sep 92 19:30:54 -0400 % If you've got a ten you take it down. % Nice knowing you Bharat! _______________________________________________________________________________ ! Hand Number 94 ! Day Number 6 ! Ken Butler checks ! Steve Jacobs bets $2760 ! Ken Butler calls - side pot. +-+------------+--------+--------+------+----+--------+ |#| Name |Bankroll| Action |Status|Pot#|Pot Size| +-+------------+--------+--------+------+----+--------+ 1|D jacobs | 0 | 3520 |all-in| 1 | 1800 | 2| bharat | 0 | 760 |all-in| 3 | 2280 | 3|> butler | 0 | 1720 |all-in| 2 | 1920 | +-+------------+--------+--------+------+----+--------+ ! History of this hand: ! Dealing a new hand. ! No ante. ! Steve Jacobs blinds $90 ! R. Bharat Rao blinds $90 ! Ken Butler blinds $180 _______________________________________________________________________________ % I bet enough for half a Bharat on rye, hold the mayo... ! -- Steve Jacobs -- _______________________________________________________________________________ ! Steve Jacobs raises $400 _______________________________________________________________________________ % If I don't hit I am as good as dead.... ! -- R. Bharat Rao -- _______________________________________________________________________________ ! R. Bharat Rao calls _______________________________________________________________________________ % I'd raise enough to put Bharat all-in, but I % don't want to wake the sleeping Jacobs. % Bharat-on-Rye, with a side order of fried Jacobs! ! -- Ken Butler -- _______________________________________________________________________________ ! Ken Butler calls ! Pot is right, flopping/dealing/drawing cards. ! Flopped cards: 3s 8s 9d _______________________________________________________________________________ % ok - boys sayonara for me..... % may as well go out in a blaze of glory: % no one;s going to let me keep the $180:-) ! -- R. Bharat Rao -- _______________________________________________________________________________ ! R. Bharat Rao bets $180 ! Ken Butler calls ! Steve Jacobs calls ! Pot is right, flopping/dealing/drawing cards. ! Flopped card: Jc ! Ken Butler checks ! Steve Jacobs checks ! Pot is right, flopping/dealing/drawing cards. ! Flopped card: Qd _______________________________________________________________________________ % If you've got a ten you take it down. % Nice knowing you Bharat! ! -- Ken Butler -- _______________________________________________________________________________ ! Ken Butler checks ! Steve Jacobs bets $2760 ! Ken Butler calls - side pot. ! Hand over, showdown. ! Current board: 3s 8s 9d Jc Qd ! jacobs has: Kh 10c ! bharat has: Ah Qc ! butler has: As Qh ! Pot 1: uncalled $1800 is returned to Steve Jacobs ! Pot 2: Steve Jacobs wins $1920 with Straight (K Q J 10 9) ! Pot 3: Steve Jacobs wins $2280 with Straight (K Q J 10 9) +-+------------+--------+--------+------+----+--------+ |#| Name |Bankroll| Action |Status|Pot#|Pot Size| +-+------------+--------+--------+------+----+--------+ 1|D jacobs | 6000 | 0 | | | | +-+------------+--------+--------+------+----+--------+