After a very successful run by Tucson-area poker players during the preliminary events at the 2008 World Series of Poker, the Main Event proved to be a disappointment for local runners, as none managed to cash in the world’s largest tournament.

The top local finisher was Frank Estrella, who got into the final 800 (666 reached the money) but had his pocket aces cracked by pocket 10s.

Estrella’s knockout was felt hard by 47 other local players, who each had a piece of him as part of the Tucson Poker Club. That club’s annual WSOP Main Event prize package winner goes to the tournament and gets half of anything he wins, while the other 47 qualifiers for that tournament split the remaining 50 percent, if any money is won.

That’s all for now, poker lovers! – BJP