Here are Patrice's excellent snaps from ATLARGE IV. We are fortunate that she has permission to actually take pictures in the gaming area.
Kate Dumas (middle) congratulates the first and second place winners in the Fourth ATLARGE No Limit Hold'em Tournament: 1st place winner Linda Lewis (right) and 3rd place winner David Trinidad (left). Not pictured: 2nd place winner, Tom Goodwin.
Tom and Linda show off their great looking Tropicana plaques.
As advertised, the winner of each event got to play a $500 freeroll with The Boss (Kate Dumas, poker room manager). Linda was able to win this heads-up event, but Kate showed she was no pushover by winning the second against the Stud Tournament winner. (That's Jim Bullard sneaking into the shot behind the dealer, TK, who also directed the tournament.)
Crunch gave out T-shirts as bust-out prizes to those brave enough to confront him. Steve Smith isn't known for backing down to challenges.
Congratulations are in order from Kate Dumas to the top players in the Stud Tournament. Who's that bearded guy that snuck into this shot?
The winners from left to right: Dave Wheeler (3rd), Dave Fruchter (1st) and Mitch Kramer (2nd).
Tom Goodwin managed a second place in No Limit Hold'em and a fifth in Stud to easily take the Best All Around Trophy and the jacket (it's in the mail, Tom!) that goes with it. Tom's closest competitor was David Trinidad who was third in the No Limit Hold'em and 10th(?) in Stud.