 Rhowena Colclough won the first MANSIONPOKER.net Poker Dome Challenge aired on Sunday night at 11 pm on Fox Sports Net, one day following the taping of the live event at the Tropicana in Las Vegas. She will take home $25,000 and join five other preliminary winners for the semi-final round, six weeks from Saturday.
“Mrs. ‘C’ is no longer a virgin.” Said her husband, famous poker player David “El Blondie” Colclough on his forum. “Meanwhile, I am retiring to look after the kids,” he added jokingly. Mr. “C” expressed his pride at her ability to overcome a 4-1 chip deficit to win the tournament and $25,000. Colclough was experiencing less luck during his trip to Barcelona while playing heads-up tournaments.
Matt Savage directed the Poker Dome Challenge tournament, while sportscasters Michael Konik and Barry Thompkins related the action for FSN television viewers. Meanwhile, Ali Nejad kept the studio audience entertained, and Lisa Dergan was there to interview players after their elimination.
The format is speed poker, where the betting is pot-limit pre-flop and no-limit after that. The players must act within 15 seconds or their hand is declared “dead” if time runs out while facing a bet. But players are allowed one 30-second time extension. However, when play reaches heads up, each player is given one more extension.
This was Colclough’s first tournament and she faced some stiff competition. Paul Dreyer is a mathematician out of southern California, Brian Wilson won a gold bracelet last year in the $5,000 pot-limit hold’em event, Jonathan “Mr. Flush” Sullivan is a poker consultant, Frank Lacava is a restaurateur who qualified online at MASIONPOKER.net, and Peter Lawler is a television director.
Rhowena Colclough was stunned when she realized she’d won the hand and the event, and the cool beauty, whose heart rate rarely raised above the 80 mark, finally melted into tears. She was clearly moved by the experience of winning her first-ever live poker tournament. She advances to the $50,000 event and $1,000,000 qualifying match.
“Dave has really given me loads of tips and advice,” said Mrs. Colclough about her husband. “He’s been around a long time and I’ve always watched him.”
There are still seats available for speed poker at the Poker Dome for those who wish to qualify. Contestants can register on MANSIONPOKER.net, enter the daily 1¢ online qualifier, and win a trip to Las Vegas.
Saturday night audience member tickets are available online through Tvtickets.com, where visitors and Las Vegas locals can reserve their seating. Taping will continue at the Tropicana until construction is complete at the downtown Neonopolis theater. |
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Rhowena Colclough wins first Poker Dome Challenge on FSN
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