Ecord as short stack, seemed destined for third place, but “a chip and a chair” became the refrain as he doubled up twice, outlasting Williams.Īfter trading blinds back and forth, Matricii and Ecord both went all-in. In hour three, Just before the final table, Matricii took down Mike Wheeler, winning a prize from Tarah–a donation from her to EFF made in his name.Īfter four hours of play, three players remained: Matricii, Matt Williams and Patrick Ecord. In the second hour, Kyle Chamberlin took the last of MalwareJake’s chips, winning a hat with a scrolling sign reporting “I pwned MalwareJake for charity” and Erick Hammersmark had the honor of knocking out Tarah. Each played with a bounty on their head – a special prize to go to the player that knocked them out of the tournament.Īfter the first hour of play, Brandon Perrodin knocked out Deviant, winning a Flipper Zero. Special guest, and last year’s emcee, Jen Easterly, dropped by to wish everyone good luck.Ĭelebrity players included not only Tarah and Mike Wheeler, but MalwareJake and Deviant Ollam. The Seattle hacker and hip hop artist thanked everyone for coming, shared his experience playing poker on the N64, and announced that it was time to “Shuffle up and deal!' Rookie players learned how to raise preflop, not go all-in on a draw, and many more tips that helped them throughout the tournament.Įmcee Ohm-I kicked off this year’s tournament. That means it was also the return of the EFF Benefit Poker Tournament, an official DC31 Contest hosted by security expert and EFF advisory board member Tarah Wheeler.įifty-one EFF supporters and friends played in the charity tournament on Friday, August 11 in the Horseshoe Poker Room at the heart of the Las Vegas Strip.īefore the tournament, Tarah and her father, professional poker player Mike Wheeler, hosted a poker clinic to teach basic strategy to those new to the game. August marked the return of DEF CON, the world’s largest computer hacking conference.

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