Texan Wins 21 Million Frequent Flyer Miles in Poker Tourney

A Texas man won 21 million frequent flyer miles from Continental Airlines by winning a promotional poker tournament that took place at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas.

Bill Shiver won the tournament sponsored by Continental, which attracted 243 entrants. More than 25 million frequent flyer miles were awarded in the OnePass 21st Birthday Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament event.

The top 10 finishers follow:

1. Bill Shiver (Spring, Texas) — 21 million bonus miles
2. David Michaels (San Francisco, California) — 1 million bonus miles 
3. Rajappa Chidambaram (Sugarland, Texas) — 500,000 bonus miles
4. Bob Shega (Parma, Ohio) — 400,000 bonus miles  
5. Diego Samaniego (Scottsdale, Arizona) — 350,000 bonus miles
6. Steve Harris (Pompano, Florida) — 300,000 bonus miles   
7. Don Bowdoin (Avondale, Pennsylvania) — 250,000 bonus miles
8. David Granik (Brooklyn, New York) — 200,000 bonus miles   
9. Adam Smith (Morristown, New Jersey) — 150,000 bonus miles   
10. Michael Black (Riverton, Utah) — 100,000 bonus miles

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