Poker Tournament Results

Borgata Poker Open - WPT Season 4

Place	Name	Prize
1	John McCann, Jr. (Boothwyn, PA, USA)	$121,365
2	Brian Donohue (Stafford, VA, USA)	$65,914
3	Dale Pinchot (Yardley, PA, USA)	$33,480
4	Walter Carbone (USA)	$29,295
5	Charles Marianik (Lawrenceville, NJ, USA)	$25,110
6	Daniel Tolly (Lumberton, NJ, USA)	$20,925
7	Mark Ellerbe (Richmond, TX, USA)	$16,740
8	Mickey Palermo AKA "GOATHEAD" (FRANKLIN SQUARE, NY, USA)	$12,555
9	Vernon Bludson (Brooklyn, NY, USA)	$8,372
10	Unknown	$4,185
11	Jonathan Bascom (Edison, NJ, USA)	$4,185
12	Joe Berry (Mclean, VA, USA)	$4,185
13	Bruce Yamron (Naples, FL, USA)	$4,185
14	Ylon Schwartz (Brooklyn, NY, USA)	$4,185
15	Johnathan Cantor (New York, NY, USA)	$4,185
16	Padraig Parkinson (Dublin, Ireland)	$2,929
17	Marc D Miele	$2,929
18	Sean C. Cavanagh	$2,929
19	Sal J Giambrone (Staten Island, NY, USA)	$2,093
20	Joseph Brooks (Egg Harbor, NJ, USA)	$2,093
21	David Trover	$2,093
22	Michael Luciano Polera (Poughquag, NY, USA)	$2,093
23	Dean Schultz (Stow, OH, USA)	$2,093
24	Lois Russo (Brooklyn, NY, USA)	$2,093
25	Ronnie Kevin (Richland, NJ, USA)	$2,093
26	Mike Kenny (USA)	$2,093
27	Steve Marks (Doylestown, PA, USA)	$2,093
28	Viengkhone Vongsely AKA "Ken" (Philadelphia, PA, USA)	$1,256
29	David Terezo	$1,256
30	Yee Mau Cheung ( New York, NY, USA)	$1,256
31	David Tran (El Monte, CA, USA)	$1,256
32	Gunter Mott	$1,256
33	Jonathan Gackerneidich	$1,256
34	Arthur Gallinero (Pembroke Pines, FL, USA)	$1,256
35	Hyun 'Charlie' Bae (Bristol, PA, USA)	$1,256
36	Denis Ethier (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$1,256
37	Michael McCaffrey (Jackson, NJ, USA)	$1,046
38	Paul Darden Jr (Hamdem, CT, USA)	$1,046
39	Greg Fondacaro AKA "SCRAPPER" (Sewell, NJ, USA)	$1,046
40	Chad Moore (Frankfort, IN, USA)	$1,046
41	Bau Le (Atlantic City, NJ, USA)	$1,046
42	Michael Rauschenberger	$1,046
43	Brian "Frost" Foster (Kansas City, MO, USA)	$1,046
44	Yesniel Pulido AKA "Jessy" (Pembroke Pines, FL, USA)	$1,046
45	Edward Fang	$1,046
46	Amnon Filippi (New York, NY, USA)	$836
47	Mounir Guirguis	$836
48	Vincent Lauletta	$836
49	Owen Miuccio (Staten Island, NY, USA)	$836
50	Philip Lowery (Atlanta, GA, USA)	$836
51	James Kirk Sutherland (Ocala, FL, USA)	$836
52	Richard Rubenstein	$836
53	David Ferrante (Atco, NJ, USA)	$836
54	Arnold Spee (Agoura Hills, CA, USA)	$836

Tournament Report

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (September 14, 2005)-The action was fast and furious during the second tournament of the 2005 Borgata Poker Open yesterday, when 558 players took the tables and kicked off the $750 buy-in event at 11 a.m. Monday morning. Following the pattern of Sunday's $500 tournament, day two featured a broad spectrum of players with different skill levels including some top professionals, a number of semi-pros, and plenty of home-game heroes trying to get a taste of big money. After a grueling 24 hour marathon, spaced only by a few hours of needed rest, John McCann of Boothwyn, Pa., captured the bracelet and first place prize of $121, 365. McCann eventually outlasted wily veterinarian Brian Donahue of Stafford, Va. for the number one spot. Luck was on the side of McCann in the final hour, but there was no shame in finishing second for Donahue as he collected $65, 914 for his efforts. Despite the varying skill levels, the competition throughout the day was intense, leaving many players spent by the time the final two tables were decided. According to Walter Carbone, who finished the day in fourth place, the long day really took its toll. 'The tournament was great, but it wears you out. I love it, but it's really tiring,' he said. Some players however had no problem with the long hours. Houston's Mark Ellerbe came to play in the early-week events because his two sons play high school football on the weekends and said he felt energized by the tournament action. Despite only playing for two years, Ellerbe finished in seventh place after surviving an early bad beat that left him with only 300 chips. The competition also featured a tinge of international flavor with several of the cashing players coming to the United States specifically for the Borgata Poker Open. One notable pro, Dublin's Padraig Parkinson, known for his third-place finish in the 1999 World Series of Poker, was thrilled by the way the tournament was run and had nothing but great things to say about the event. 'I think the structure of the tournament was marvelous. It has to be one of my favorite structures. For a $750 dollar tournament, we played for fifteen hours yesterday (Monday) to get from 558 players down to 27. That's very fair. You've got twice the chips at the start of the event in comparison to similar events at the World Series of Poker,' Parkinson said. According to Parkinson who finished in 16th place, the best part of the day's action was the level of play. 'The structure of one hour level increases gave the skill factor a good chance to come through,' Parkinson said.