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World Poker Finals / WPT Event Season 5

Event #1 - Shootout - No Limit Hold'em

October 28, 2006 at 10:00 AM
Foxwoods Resort Casino
Tournament Schedule

Buy-In	$530 + $70
Prize Pool	$397,398
Entries	770
Report Available

Chris Tsiprailidis

Place	Name	Prize
1	Chris "Syracuse" Tsiprailidis (Brigantine, NJ, USA)	$116,753
2	Brad Kneidl (Waterford, CT, USA)	$61,659
3	Michael Pizzarella (Worcester, MA, USA)	$31,823
4	Tom Dobrilovic (West Nyack, NY, USA)	$21,879
5	Andrew Pacheco (Taunton, MA, USA)	$17,901
6	John Frazier (New Haven, CT, USA)	$13,923
7	Mike Trekell (Meriden, CT, USA)	$11,934
8	William Walsnor (Burlington, MA, USA)	$9,945
9	Nikola Curanovic (Bronx, NY, USA)	$7,956
10	Michael Sansone (Guilford, CT, USA)	$6,166
11	Darryl Herrick (New York, NY, USA)	$5,768
12	Matt Boggio (Windsor, CT, USA)	$5,370
13	Sounith Phanthavong (Johnston, RI, USA)	$4,972
14	Mike Steinhauser (Bradford, PA, USA)	$4,575
15	Hector Figueroa (Danbury, CT, USA)	$4,177
16	Marc Podell (New York, NY, USA)	$3,779
17	Suad Kantarevic (Chelsea, MA, USA)	$3,381
18	George Billias (Yantic, CT, USA)	$3,009
19	John Mayhew (Centerville, MA, USA)	$2,585
20	Leon Choi (Natick, MA, USA)	$2,585
21	Cindy Fifield (Vershire, VT, USA)	$2,585
22	Humberto Lizardi (Bronx, NY, USA)	$2,187
23	Jay W Guild (Peconic, NY, USA)	$2,187
24	Fernando Courtnhas (Trumbull, CT, USA)	$2,187
25	Stephen Graboski (Harwinton, CT, USA)	$1,790
26	Burton Bramble (West Warrwick, RI)	$1,790
27	Howard Wolper (Atlantic City, NJ, USA)	$1,790
28	James Boyd (Martinsburg, WV, USA)	$1,392
29	Chad Burgess (Stonington, CT, USA)	$1,392
30	Chris Arnold (Westborough, MA, USA)	$1,392
31	Marcus Raulukaitis (Colchester, CT, USA)	$1,392
32	John McNabola (East Falmouth, MA, USA)	$1,392
33	Samuel Rosengarten AKA "The kid" (Aventura, FL, USA)	$1,392
34	Rory Belanger (Bristol, CT, USA)	$1,392
35	Ronald Fillion (New Britain, CT, USA)	$1,392
36	Joseph Clemente AKA "Joe" (North Providence, RI, USA)	$994
37	Salvatore Accardi (Howard Beach, NY, USA)	$994
38	Jonathan Aguiar (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$994
39	Bill McNamara (Fairfield, CT, USA)	$994
40	Richard Alarie (Warwick, RI, USA)	$994
41	Andrew White (N Attleboro, MA, USA)	$994
42	Michael Nye (Bridgewater, MA, USA)	$994
43	Alessio Gomes (Tampa, FL, USA)	$994
44	Piro Papa (Hickory, NC, USA)	$994
45	William Moshka (Bristol, CT, USA)	$994
46	Michael Salem AKA "BASEBALL MIKE" (Hope Valley, RI, USA)	$994
47	Richard Smith (Somerville, MA, USA)	$994
48	Steven Kunevich (Brookline, MA, USA)	$994
49	Shawn Radley (Scituate, MA, USA)	$994
50	Emil Uliano (Portsmouth, NH, USA)	$994
51	Jake Liddell (Norwell, MA, USA)	$994
52	James Eucci (Hollywood, MA, USA)	$994
53	Robert Piesco (Mohegan Lake, NY, USA)	$994
54	Carmelo Cambareri (Mount Kisco, NY, USA)	$994
55	Anthony Russo (Braintree, MA, USA)	$795
56	Robert Edwards (Norwalk, CT, USA)	$795
57	David Stevens (Mount Kisco, NY, USA)	$795
58	Johnathan Pugliese (Rocky Hill, CT, USA)	$795
59	Richard Asselin (Mount Vernon, NY, USA)	$795
60	Fred Atherton (Bradford, PA, USA)	$795
61	Gary Hunt (Plainfield, MA, USA)	$795
62	Peter Horenstein (Portchester, NY, USA)	$795
63	Roger Fisette (Southington, CT, USA)	$795
64	Todd Bourgault (Fairhaven, MA, USA)	$795
65	Jeffrey McDonough (Plymouth, MA, USA)	$795
66	Timothy Rassias (Holden, MA, USA)	$795
67	Joseph Appold (Groton, CT, USA)	$795
68	Paul Gileno (Shelton, CT, USA)	$795
69	Michael G Hills (Waterford, CT, USA)	$795
70	Paul Nowak (Tyngsboro, MA, USA)	$795

Tournament Report

The first event of the 2006 World Poker Finals started with a bang as 770 players put up $600 each to enter the No-Limit Hold´em Modified Shoot-out.

Sessions were held at 10 am and 1 pm and the top three players on each single table advanced to the 4 pm Finals. Gunning for a total prize pool of $397,797, the multi-table tournament was played down to twenty players by the 2 am curfew.
After three hours of play on Sunday, the final ten contestants squared off to determine the title. Syracuse Chris Tsiprailidis was able to take the chip lead he had throughout the finals and convert it into a resounding victory. Chris will return to his home in Liverpool, NY, with the Championship Trophy and First Place money of $116,753!
Chris may have walked off with 1st place but kudos should be given to Brad Kneidl of Waterford, CT, who took the short stack on the final table to a 2nd place finish worth $61,659. The final hand for Brad was an anticlimax as he finally succumbed to the overwhelming chip advantage of Chris. However, Brad´s fortune at the table epitomized the axiom, "a chip and a chair" as he continually fought back from the brink.
Third place finisher, Michael Pizzarella, Worcester, MA, was also a victim of Chris. He went all-in with a K7 but Chris had AK and, with no help from the board, Mike would take home $31,823.
Fourth place finisher Tom Dobrilovic, West Nyack, NY, went all-in with KhQh and Chris called with pocket 6´s. Chris flopped a set (6h5sQh) but Tom still had outs with the Q and a flush draw. A 9h on the turn gave him hope but the river did not save him and Tom was the winner of $21,823.
Andy Pacheco of Taunton, MA, was left in 5th position when Mike Pizzarella with K10 caught a second pair on the river to top Andy´s As. Andy collected $17,901 for his efforts. Sixth place money of $13,923 was taken home by John Frazier of New Haven, CT. He had A9 but could not catch an A and he lost to Tom´s pocket J´s.
Mike Trekell went all-in with pocket 7´s but Chris called with pocket 10´s and then flopped the set. Mike had a chance for a straight but could not connect and he returned to his home in Meriden, CT, with $11,934 for 7th place.
Bill Waisnor, Burlington, MA, was all-in with Kh10h against Chris´s AK. He caught his flush on the turn but three 9´s and an A on the board gave Chris the full house and Bill was in 8th spot collecting $9,945.
Our ninth place finisher was Nick Curanovic who hails from Yonkers, NY. Nick was all-in with KJ but could not catch up to Bill´s pocket A´s. Nick would pocket $7,956. Mike Sansone would lay claim to tenth place money of $6,166. Mike, who is from Guilford, Ct, was all-in with AQ but Mike Pizzarella had pocket K´s which held up.
With another Shoot-Out scheduled for Tuesday we can expect more fireworks to be in the air! The 2006 World Poker Finals is off to a fantastic start!!
Reported by Jeffrey A Toth for Foxwoods Resort Casino