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World Poker Finals

Event #2 - Limit Hold'em

October 30, 2000 at 12:00 PM
Foxwoods Resort Casino
Tournament Schedule

Buy-In	$220
Prize Pool	$91,600
Entries	448
Report Available

John Cernuto

$2,000 Added

Place	Name	Prize
1	Miami John Cernuto (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$30,824
2	Sam Haddad (Westwood, MA, USA)	$14,581
3	William P. Hanley (Long Island, NY)	$7,799
4	Radha Krishnan (Storrs, CT)	$4,747
5	Paul Iacono (North Providence, RI)	$3,391
6	Anthony D. Ponzo (Carneys Point, NJ)	$2,713
7	David Wojciechowski (So Deerfield, MA, USA)	$2,374
8	Timothy J. Harkness (Elmira, NY)	$2,035
9	John Sygiel (Niantic, CT)	$1,356
10	Welerson U. Desouza (Worcester, MA)	$770
11	Carlo Sciannameo (Worcester, MA, USA)	$770
12	Ronald L. Winkelvoss	$770
13	Russell Salzer AKA "The Muscle" (Hollywood, FL, USA)	$770
14	Michael L. Miccio (Jacksonville, FL, USA)	$770
15	Burton D. Bramble (West Warwick, RI, USA)	$770
16	Bruce Kipfer (Ft. Wayne, IN)	$770
17	Jesse H. Tatten III	$770
18	Paul J. Epifano	$770
19	Michael M. Correnti, Sr.	$660
20	Steve Crockett (Costa Mesa, CA, USA)	$660
21	Larry J. Boland	$660
22	Nevio Nicolich (New York, NY, USA)	$660
23	Norm Ketchum (Loves Park, IL, USA)	$660
24	William N. Whitney, III	$660
25	Russell A. Scott	$660
26	Steve Coughlin (Glastonbury, CT, USA)	$660
27	Satish Vitha (Cerritos, CA, USA)	$660
28	Chris "The Armenian Express" Grigorian (Panorama City, CA, USA)	$550
29	Jeffrey M. Madden (Buffalo, NY)	$550
30	George Kosta	$550
31	Allan Colon (Oceanside, NY, USA)	$550
32	Terry Lee Wells (Baltimore, MD, USA)	$550
33	Ivy Nguyen	$550
34	Bill Shalhoob (Bismark, ND, USA)	$550
35	Thomas King (Waterford, MI, USA)	$550
36	Kevin Cantwell (Shrewsbury, MA, USA)	$550
37	Jim Frappier (East Granby, CT)	$440
38	Ralph W. Sneiderman	$440
39	Michael Andrews (New York, NY, USA)	$440
40	Greg Jamison (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$440
41	Alfred Matthews (Peabody, MA, USA)	$440
42	Marc Durand (Henderson, NV, USA)	$440
43	Kathi Lee	$440
44	William X. Conlon	$440
45	David H. Klatte	$440

Tournament Report

John Cernuto
Miami John Takes Heat
By Steven E. Way
For the second day in a row, record crowds jammed the Poker Room at Foxwoods Resort Casino in search of a hold 'em game. Yesterday was the $220 Limit Hold 'em event, and a field of 448 made it a prize pool of $91,600.
With the last minute entrants still in line at the registration counter, Tournament Director Mike Ward gave his by now famous speech which begins each tournament event, and concluded it with his usual "Dealers, y'all can go ahead an' deal!" The first cards hit the felt at just a few minutes after the scheduled noon time start.
It was eleven hours later when the final table of nine assembled in the tournament area. John Sygiel of nearby Niantic, Connecticut was the first casualty as he played a pocket pair of Queens and felt somewhat secure when the flop came two rags and a Jack. Sygiel pushed all-in against Sam Haddad of Warwick, Rhode Island who had made trips with the Jack on the flop.
Eighth place would belong to Timothy Harkness of Elmira, New York when he played rags with his last $7,000 and met up with a pair of Aces that fell on the river for Tony Ponzo of Carneys Point, New Jersey.
Seventh place would be claimed by David Wojciechowski of South Deerfield, Massachusetts after going all-in while holding King, 6 off suit. Miami John Cernuto who actually hails from Las Vegas, Nevada would be the cause of Wojciechowski's exit as he flopped a set of 10's.
Next was Paul Iacono's turn to dismiss a player. Iacono, of North Providence, Rhode Island sent Ponzo to the rails with a pair of pocket 10's and flopped another pair of 7's. When the turn came with another 7, Ponzo's fate was sealed and he mucked his hand without showing.
Fifth place would take a while to decide. The limits would have to rise to $6,000-12,000 before Iacono would play his pocket 9's before the flop. Radha Krishnan of nearby Storrs, Connecticut would use the 10 on the turn to make a pair and take the pot.
It would not take long to thin the field even more, as fifth prize would be claimed by Iacono when his pocket 9's failed to hold up against Krishnan's Kings.
Krishnan was next to be knocked off however, as his Ace, 9 got no help from the board leaving Haddad to take the pot with a pair of 10's.
William Hanley of East North Port, New York would excuse himself from the table when Miami John's Ace high held up.
The event concluded in the wee morning hours when Miami John finally put Haddad all-in for $13,500 on the blind and took the hand, the pot and a well deserved win at the first Hold 'em championship of this years tournament.
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