Robert Guinther of Killeen, Texas recently made perhaps the most valuable error of his life. While playing poker online, Guinther accidentally entered into a $100 buy-in World Series of Poker qualifier tournament, instead of the $10 tournament he thought he was playing. Guinther went on to beat the other 180 contenders vying for a seat at the WSOP championship event, which kicks off this Thursday.

By accidentally shelling out $100 for the online satellite tournament, Guinther effectively saved himself the WSOP's $10,000 buy-in. Now he'll be able to go to Vegas and compete with the world's top poker players for the burgeoning prize pool, which is expected to hit $100 million by the time the main event starts.

Source: Poker777 Staff

Monday, 4 July 2005