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World Poker Finals / WPT Event Season 4

Seniors - No Limit Hold'em

November 11, 2005 at 10:00 AM
Foxwoods Resort Casino
Tournament Schedule

Buy-In	$500 + $65
Prize Pool	$237,500
Entries	471
Report Available

Richard Yarmosh

Place	Name	Prize
1	Richard Yarmosh (Glen Head, NY, USA)	$74,813
2	Terrence James Ferentinos (Alpharetta, GA, USA)	$39,781
3	Ray Tortorigi (Preston, CT, USA)	$21,969
4	Robert D Dow (New Hartford, CT, USA)	$15,437
5	David St. Laurent (Exeter, NH, USA)	$10,688
6	Tom Mucci (Brewster, NY, USA)	$8,906
7	John Pelton (Flushing, NY, USA)	$7,125
8	Richard Bell (New York, NY, USA)	$5,938
9	Alfred Brockunier (Yorktown, NY, USA)	$5,343
10	John C Parker (Weston, CT, USA)	$4,750
11	James J Dorman (Pelham, NH, USA)	$4,157
12	James P Mantia (Revere, MA, USA)	$3,562
13	Everett Carlton (St Paul, MN, USA)	$2,969
14	Ralph Puziello (East Haven, MA, USA)	$2,375
15	Robert Doyle (North Palm Beach, FL, USA)	$1,792
16	Stanley F Walkanowski (Saratoga Springs, NY, USA)	$1,543
17	Earl Socha (Nashua, NH, USA)	$1,543
18	David Ubaldini (N Smithfield, RI, USA)	$1,543
19	William A Sherman (Middleboro, MA, USA)	$1,543
20	Robert W Sherry AKA "SMN Bobber" (Beltsville, MD, USA)	$1,543
21	Joseph C Capodilupo (Taunton, MA, USA)	$1,306
22	Paul Nowak (Tyngsboro, MA, USA)	$1,306
23	Daniel J Barrett (Umatilla, FL, USA)	$1,306
24	Len Greer (Rye, NY, USA)	$1,306
25	Theodore J Steranko (Baltimore, MD, USA)	$1,306
26	Philip J Camerlengo (Melrose, MA, USA)	$1,068
27	Steven Kunevich (Brookline, MA, USA)	$1,068
28	Thomas Maher (Revere, MA, USA)	$1,068
29	Vince Palma (Buffalo, NY, USA)	$1,068
30	Varl Bleeker (Warren, NJ, USA)	$1,068
31	Paul D'Ambrosia (East Haven, CT, USA)	$831
32	Angelo Dellechiaie (Fitchburg, MA, USA)	$831
33	Peter Sereni (Burlington, MA, USA)	$831
34	Frank Liseno (Holden, MA, USA)	$831
35	Spiro Mitrokostas (West Yarmouth, MA, USA)	$831
36	Michael Stuto (Schenectady, NY, USA)	$831
37	Chris Bjorin (London, UK)	$831
38	Norman Messier (E Montpelier, VT, USA)	$381
39	William Glauber (Millbrook, NY, USA)	$831
40	Roy Cheever (Topsfield, MA, USA)	$831

Tournament Report

The 2005 Seniors Championship event had a record breaking number of participants as 471 players competed for a prize pool of $237,500.
Oklahoma Johnny Hale was on hand once again as the host of this annual event. Oklahoma Johnny presented each of the final table participants an autographed copy of his autobiography,'The Life and Times of a Gentleman Gambler.' Rich Yarmosh was the chip leader when the table began and he was the last one standing when the night was over. Rich, who related that he last won a tournament 15 years ago, will return to his home in Glen Head, NY, with the first place prize of $74,813.
Rich tangled right off the bat with John Parker, Weston, CT. John, only slightly behind Rich in chip count, went all-in with Q's after a KJ10 flop. Rich called immediately with KQ. John did not improve and he was 10th with $4,750. Ninth spot went to Fred Brockunier, Yorktown Heights, NY, whose J10 could not top Richie Bell's pocket 6's; Fred left with $5,343.
Richie was all-in a short time later with AQ. He got no help from the board and Terry Ferentinos' pocket 9's were good; Richie would head back to New York, NY, in 8th with $5,938. John Pelton, Flushing, NY, was all-in with pocket 8's but David StLaurent paired his A and John was relegated to 7th place worth $7,125. Tom Mucci from Brewster, NY, had pocket 10's but Rich Yarmosh, with Ac, caught a flush on the turn and Tom had 6th position and $8,906. David StLaurent, a resident of Exeter, NH, could not improve his AJ and lost to Ray Tortorigi's pocket 3's. David took home $10,688 for 5th. Bob Dow, from New Hartford, CT, did well to come back from the second lowest chip position to finish near the top.
When Rich Yarmosh called his KQ with pocket 5's, Bob's run ended with 4th place money of $15,437. Ledyard resident, Raymond Tortorigi, lost most of his stack to Rich when Rich caught a straight on the turn. Shortly thereafter, he was all-in with 92 which could not compete with Rich's Q's; Ray took 3rd and $21,969. Rich had a dominant chip position and Terry Ferentinos from Alpharetta, GA, stayed with Rich for a few hands but was soon all-in with A9. Rich paired his Q on the flop and Terry was the 2nd place finisher and the winner of $39,781.
Rich Yarmosh had come back to the tournament trail to claim the first place crystal trophy, commemorative leather jacket and $74,813!
Reported by Jeffrey A Toth for Foxwoods Resort Casino