TAX COLLECTORS in BELIZE waiting for Bob Bounahra to step off the plane in Belize.

WORLD POKER TOURNAMENT IN LAS VEGAS
BELIZE POKER PLAYER IN LAS VEGAS WORLD POKER TOURNAMENT HAS REACHED 8TH PLACE

Bob Bounahra, a Belize shopkeeper from the tiny country of Belize has climbed from over 6000 participants in the WORLD CLASS POKER TOURNAMENT, to 8th place. He is now guaranteed to win at least $600,000 usa currency. Bob is part of a group of weekly poker players in Belize numbering about 6 people, who decided to enter the contest. Poker is not a common game in Belize, very rare indeed. His other Belizean players say he is not even the best player among them. Bob seems to be winning based on a calculated defensive strategy. He is now shooting for a $1 million in winnings. Even if he doesn´t make it, he will at least gross over $600,000.

The USA IRS tax collectors are watching closely and salivating for the tournament to end. In Belize, the local Belize TAX COLLECTORS are even worse. They will be waiting for him to step off the airplane when arriving back in his tiny country. How much will actually end up in Bob´s pocket is unknown, but it sure isn´t going to be as much as he would like. Unless he donates it to charity up there in the USA.
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Update on Belize´s Bob Bounahara standings in the WORLD POKER TOURNAMENT.

Bob Bounahra is a Belizean, and his entry in the WSOP clearly states he is from Belize. It doesn't say anything about Florida, although he probably does have a home there.

http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/payouts.asp?grid=821&tid=11497

As of last night, he is now in 6th place. He made the top 9, which means he is in the running to compete for the top prize of US$8.7 Million in November.

What is interesting is that he wears a Belize cap throughout the game, so every time the camera pans to him, the name Belize blazes on the camera.

This is the current payout structure:

PAYOUT STRUCTURE

* Place
* Earnings
* 1st
* $8,711,956
* 2nd
* $5,430,928
* 3rd
* $4,019,635
* 4th
* $3,011,661
* 5th
* $2,268,909
* 6th
* $1,720,396
* 7th
* $1,313,851
* 8th
* $1,009,910
* 9th
* $782,115