Month: July 2012

New Mexico

Wanna chop? Not if you’re playing Mr. Burner

It started with a $60 buy-in March 8 at Albuquerque Hard Rock poker room and ended June 21 with $12,500 in the pocket of Mitchell Burner. One of just two Albuquerque players to win the Tournament of Champions, which qualified them to attend the World Series of Poker, Burner elected to take the money instead […]

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Colorado

Poker, karaoke fit nicely for Colorado’s Godoy

Killing me softly with his song. … that’s from Carla Godoy’s favorite jam, Killing Me Softly. She usually goes with the Fugees version, impressively emulating the dulcet tones of Lauren Hill, but she digs the Roberta Flack original as well. Both tracks are readily available on most karaoke lists, and Godoy, 27, enjoys karaoke as […]

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