Doug Baldwin reporting….Dateline: Arcadia: “Take Money” Joe Olender bested the field Saturday just as the fat wolf moon crested the holiday crazed eastern horizon.
Backed by the frantic screams of sex starved Peacocks, Joe put the torch to any hopes that age and wisdom would prevail at this years Paul Compton Memorial Hold ’em Tourney hosted by the generous folks at Casa Coronado. Joe is the youngest player ever to scrape in the chips at the PCM and with his cool shades and pork pie lid he brought fresh blood to this time honored contest, which normally pits one good poker player with a few amiable if aging gentlemen whose sputtering attention spans don’t normally permit a full attendance to the finer points of the game.
When the smoke cleared and the staff had finished sweeping up all the shattered dreams, Joe stood tall, fisting the Compton Cup up to the rising moon, a tradition preserved.
