Poker Tournament Results

Legends of Poker/ WPT Event Season 5

Place	Name	Prize
1	John Kimmons (Reseda, CA, USA)	$109,000
2	Luis Calvo (Doral, FL, USA)	$52,990
3	Anthony Guadagni AKA "bbwolf" (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$26,040
4	Men "The Master" Nguyen (Bell Gardens, CA, USA)	$15,445
5	Soksary Heal (Los Angeles, CA, USA)	$12,115
6	William Ayon (Los Angeles, CA, USA)	$9,085
7	Gaetano Lo Grande (Dana Point, CA, USA)	$7,570
8	Joseph Haddad (Portland, OR, USA)	$6,055
9	Tony Abesamis (West Covina, CA, USA)	$4,545
10	Hassan Kamoej	$3,330
11	Minwoo Park	$3,330
12	Kim Chithi	$3,330
13	David Tran (El Monte, CA, USA)	$2,725
14	Le Kim Banh (Long Beach, CA, USA)	$2,725
15	Bud Lavassani (Burbank, CA, USA)	$2,725
16	Feng Zhao (San Gabriel, CA, USA)	$2,125
17	Jim Schmidt (Spokane, WA, USA)	$2,125
18	David Moskowitz (Oak Park, CA, USA)	$2,125
19	Michael Encarnacion (Winnetka, CA, USA)	$1,815
20	Andre Woloszym (Chula Vista, CA, USA)	$1,815
21	Johnny Tang (Rosemead, CA, USA)	$1,815
22	Yen Hua Wu (Alhambra, CA, USA)	$1,815
23	Debbie Talosi (Torrance, CA, USA)	$1,815
24	Domingo Enciso (Glendale, CA, USA)	$1,815
25	Andrew Inman (Beverly Hills, CA, USA)	$1,815
26	Joon Lee (Rocky Mount, NC, USA)	$1,815
27	Kenny Ha (Bell Gardens, CA, USA)	$1,815
28	Moshe Manzur (Tarzana, CA, USA)	$1,210
29	Gary Jacobi (San Diego, CA, USA)	$1,210
30	Fernando Quesada (Los Angeles, CA, USA)	$1,210
31	Hollywood Tony (Hollywood, CA, USA)	$1,210
32	Timothy Joseph AKA "Tornado" (Los Angeles, CA, USA)	$1,210
33	Czarfred Reyes (Sherman Oaks, CA, USA)	$1,210
34	Houman Nikbakht (Los Angeles, CA, USA)	$1,210
35	Kjetil Flaten AKA "tilion" (Not settled, Norway)	$1,210
36	Arin Youssefian AKA "AY" (Glendale, CA, USA)	$1,210
37	Danny Wong (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$910

Tournament Report

John Kimmons Wins: No Final Table Action Necessary with $302,800 Prize Pool Event #11 $200 + $30 No Limit Hold´em with multi-rebuys ($100,000 guaranteed) drew 583 players who generously contributed to the prize pool with an amazing 931 rebuys. The prize pool swelled to over $300K and each player was serious eyeing the first prize of $109,000. It was the enormous size of the prize pool that got the players to discuss a deal before the final table was set. Prior to setting the final table, the players agreed on a deal that kept the cards grounded and we never got to hear "shuffle up and deal." A key hand that occurred late in the tournament was one of the last eliminations. The UTG player raised all-in for his last $20,000. With antes of $2,000 and blinds of $6,000/$12,000, everyone folded to the big blind who called. Anthony Guadagni, in seat 9, showed A-10 and seat 10 showed a dominated A-2. The board was 6-9-3-5-5 and seat 10 was eliminated and Anthony more than doubled up with all the dead money in the pot. The field had some notable players including Men "The Master" Nguyen who built his stack effectively and finished in 4th place in chips. Men, with 6 WSOP bracelets and 43 first place finishes, encouraged the other players to make a deal by his very presence. John Kimmons, the chip leader, said to Men, "I´m only making a deal because I don´t want to tangle with you." Men agreed with John´s assessment. Another pro player, Anthony "bbwolf" Guadagni, who has had 5 final table finishes in the last 90 days, had a disappointing WSOP this year with only one cash, but feels he is on top of his game and this 3rd place finish certainly demonstrates this feeling. I won´t be surprised if Anthony takes down a Legends of Poker event in the near future. Gaetano Lo Grande was another finalist with recent success in tournament poker. He just cashed in the 2006 WSOP Main Event. Gaetano won an entry to the Main Event on-line through a $200 satellite. He parlayed his $200 into a 517th place finish (8,773 entries), late in day three, for a $22,266 payday. Gaetano is an owner of a Real Estate Closing Service and will be taking some more time off of work to play in future Legends of Poker events, including the $10,000 Championship WPT event starting on Saturday, August 26, 2006. The WPT final table of this event will be filmed live at The Bicycle Casino and have a guaranteed $1,500,000 first prize. Prior to the final table seating, the players were feverishly trying to reach a deal for the remaining amount of the $302,800 prize pool. There was enough to go around and each player had their own idea of what they were worth. Eventually, they agreed on a deal and not a single hand was dealt at the final table. Did this pose a problem for this author? Not exactly. I only need to write about the fact that there´s nothing to write about.... Right? -Jay "Bugsy" Siegel BIOGRAPHY John Kimmons is a general contractor from Reseda, California. He has been playing poker for about three years and plays both tournaments and cash games. John´s game of choice is Limit Hold´em and he plays $30/$60 & $40/$80. This is John´s first tournament win although he has cashed in several tournaments before. He was taught Hold´em by a good friend and has read countless books on the subject. His favorite book is "The Tao of Poker" by Larry W. Phillips. This book and his business ownership have allowed him to better control his "character defects" and treat people better at the poker table. "Poker is an emotional game, and I sometimes get frustrated and take it out on others." said Kimmons. John would like to dedicate this win to his good friend Mike Bowen, who provided John with the introduction, education, and understanding of Hold´em. Mike, you should have seen all his chips - truly outstanding.