Three Gulfstream players win seats at WSOP
Three regulars at Gulfstream Park Casino & Racing earned seats in next month's World Series of Poker.
Billy Greisman of Davie, Toufik Beloualhi of Sunrise and Erwin Saltos of Aventura survived the field of 50 and will play in the WSOP main event, which begins July 3. Greisman, who finished in first place, earned a seat at the main event, airfare and hotel stay. Beloualhi, runner-up, received a seat and hotel stay. Saltos receives a seat only.
The event is the culmination of Gulfstream's spring poker season. Gulfstream keeps a points leaderboard -- it's called the "Tournament Challenge Series" -- for a couple of months, then awards a prize. It started with a tournament last December and a Mercedes, then the winter season ended a couple of months ago, with a Rolex as prize. The top 50 point winners play down for the prize.
The summer series begins July 1,with a 2009 Harley Davidson motorcycle as first prize.
Four female qualifiers made it to the recent free roll event at Gulfstream, with two, Mia Higginbotham and Peggy Penning, making the final table, according to Gulfstream's Scott Poole. Penning was the top female finisher, eliminated in seventh place and receiving $500.


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