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Portland Amateur 3rd At Poker Event

Jake Balsiger, left, reacts as Greg Merson pulls in the pot after snap folding on an all in bet by Merson during the World Series of Poker Final Table event, Tuesday in Las Vegas. Balsiger, a 24-year-old Portland, Ore., native, won $3.8 million for finishing third in the tournament, the best finish by an amateur. Merson won the event. More here. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

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D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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