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Fort Lauderdale's George Guzman wins in New Orleans

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AnteUpMagazine beat me to the story, so I'm taking info from them and a press release:

George Guzman of Fort Lauderdale, a 49-year-old professional poker player who concentrates mostly on live-action games, won the $550 buy-in pot-limit Omaha tournament at Harrah’s New Orleans. The event attracted 78 players.

Guzman (check out his shirt!), a former electrical engineer, started the final table as one of the chipleaders
and was a consistent force throughout the four-hour battle. It marks Guzman’s first major tournament victory. He’s cashed twice at the WSOP in Las Vegas, an it was Guzman’s third time to cash at the WSOP circuit event this year (twice in New Orleans and once in Tunica).

Guzman won $12,921.

I posted on him last year at the WSOP. Anybody know him?

Updated: After Guzman finished sixth in the $500 buy-in Mixed Event (Half Pot-Limit Omaha and Half Pot Limit Omaha High/Low) tournament, the press release included this:

Guzman, who won the $500 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha event a few days ago, ended up in sixth place. This was Guzman’s third cash so far at this year’s series. The former cable television company owner is originally from Argentina and now lives in Fort Lauderdale.

Robert Campbell, a professional player from Miami, finished third. Last Saturday, Campbell won Event No. 2 (O8/B) at Harrah’s New Orleans. He now has 29 career cashes and over $100,000 in tournament winnings. In Campbell’s victory he defeated fellow Floridian Vittario “Victor” Iemolo when it got to heads up. Iemolo is a 44-year-old poker player originally from New York who now lives in Sarasota. This was Iemolo’s third cash in a major tournament, which includes an in-the-money finish at the 2006 WSOP.

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