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World Poker Finals / WPT Event Season 5

Event #6 - Seniors - No Limit Hold'em

November 2, 2006 at 10:00 AM
Foxwoods Resort Casino
Tournament Schedule

Buy-In	$530 + $70
Prize Pool	$263,103
Entries	508
Report Available

Steven R. Schlesinger

Place	Name	Prize
1	Steven R. Schlesinger (Syosset, NY, USA)	$83,009
2	Chris Bjorin (London, UK)	$42,097
3	Hamdy Abdalla (Waterbury, CT, USA)	$23,679
4	Paul D'Ambrosia (East Haven, CT, USA)	$15,786
5	Everett Carlton (St Paul, MN, USA)	$11,840
6	Bruce O'Bert (Norridgewock, ME, USA)	$9,209
7	John McGowan (Madison, CT, USA)	$7,893
8	Len Greer (Rye, NY, USA)	$6,577
9	John Palumbo (Cranston, RI, USA)	$5,262
10	Tom Cope (Westport, CT, USA)	$4,078
11	Joseph Berardi (Groton, MA, USA)	$3,815
12	Jerry Atkins (New York, NY, USA)	$3,552
13	David Vaillancourt (Tyngsborough, MT, USA)	$3,289
14	Ronald Fillion (New Britain, CT, USA)	$3,026
15	George Steffensen (Brusly, LA, USA)	$2,762
16	Barry Howe (Sudbury, MA, USA)	$2,500
17	E Dennis Guire (Waterford, NY, USA)	$2,236
18	Michael Salem AKA "BASEBALL MIKE" (Hope Valley, RI, USA)	$1,995
19	Paul Giliberto (Newington, CT, USA)	$1,710
20	Richard Stein (West Warwick, RI, USA)	$1,710
21	Edward Kalil (Malden, MA, USA)	$1,710
22	Nick Landino (New Haven, CT, USA)	$1,447
23	Michael S. Santora AKA "Toro" (Worcester, MA, USA)	$1,447
24	Frank Sordi (Bethlehem, CT, USA)	$1,447
25	Bruce Fusaro (Westerly, RI, USA)	$1,183
26	Paul Kessler (Forest Hills, NY, USA)	$1,183
27	Paul Kunelius (South Dennis, MA, USA)	$1,183
28	Mark Giordano (Lindenhurst, NY, USA)	$920
29	Richard McKelvey (Coram, NY, USA)	$920
30	Hollis Ball (Peabody, MA, USA)	$920
31	Dennis Blake (Bardonia, NY, USA)	$920
32	Kenneth Krug (Butler, NJ, USA)	$920
33	Paul Christensen (Elmira Heights, NY, USA)	$920
34	John Sederquist (Hudson, NH, USA)	$920
35	Anthony D Vlahos (Boxford, MA, USA)	$920
36	Edward Gleason (Glendale, NY, USA)	$920
37	George A Ogarek (Rumford, RI, USA)	$657
38	Kevin Purcell (Laurel, MD, USA)	$657
39	Donald Donabedian (Warwick, RI, USA)	$657
40	Suk Kim (Brocton, MA, USA)	$657
41	Steve Hazen AKA "old school" (Port Orange, FL, USA)	$657
42	James Sperruzzi (Cheshire, CT, USA)	$657
43	Wayne Jackson (Morrill, ME, USA)	$657
44	Mark Freischlag (Greenwich, CT, USA)	$657
45	Frederick Magnant (Chelmsford, MA, USA)	$657
46	Peter Howley (Alexandria, VA, USA)	$657
47	Leroy Pinette (Terryville, CT, USA)	$657
48	Thomas Powers (Berlin, CT, USA)	$657
49	Doug Johnson (Weston, MA, USA)	$657
50	Galen Sliver (Seven Valleys, PA, USA)	$657

Tournament Report

STEVE SCHLESINGER IS VICTORIOUS!

The 2006 Seniors Championship event had another record breaking number of participants as 508 players competed for a prize pool of $263,103.
Steve Schlesinger began the final table as the chip leader with Chris Bjorin in second place and that was the order of finish at the top of the standings. Steve, who won the Limit Hold'em event at the 2005 NEPC, will return to his home in Syosset, NY with the First Place Prize of $83,009!
The first to leave the final table was Tom Cope of Westport, Ct. Tom and Paul D'Ambrosia tangled early on; both were all-in, Tom with 6's and Paul with AK. Paul caught a K on the river to leave Tom with $2500. Tom came back to win a few hands but finally lost to Bruce O'Bert. Tom collected $4,078 for 10th.
Cranston, RI, resident, John Palumbo, was all-in for $30K with A10. Chris called with K7; a 10 on the turn gave hope to John but a K on the river left John in 9th place with $5,262. The 8th place finisher was Len Greer of Rye, NY, who never came to the table as he had an engagement that could be avoided. He was chipped off and will collect $6,577. John McGowan chose to go all-in with pocket K's and his chances looked good when Steve turned over 97. A flop of A99 gave Steve a set and John, a resident of Madison, CT, was in 7th place good for $7,893.
One remarkable story of the final table was the resilience of Everett Carlson. Everett, who finished in 13th place in this event in 2005, early on lost a large pot that left him with less than $10K. He built his stack back to over $100K over the next hour. Bruce O'Bert went all-in with pocket 4's, Everett called with AK, and Steve called with pocket K's. A board of 2677Q helped only Steve and Everett of St Paul, MN, with more chips than Bruce finished 5th for $11,840.
Bruce, down from Norridgewock, ME, would return home with $9,209 for 6th. With four players remaining the chip count favored Steve and Chris with Hamdy Abdalla and Paul D'Ambrosia of East Haven, CT, as the short stacks. Paul, with A10, lost a large pot to Hamdy who had KJ; an AJ7 gave the advantage to Paul but a J on the river left Paul on the ropes. He went all-in with A7 but Chris turned over pocket A's to leave Paul in 4th with $15,786.
Local player Hamdy Abdalla of Waterbury, CT, won several all-ins as he struggled to stay at the table; after being down to under $25K he built his position up to over $200K only to see it erode as the blinds rose. He went all-in with J10 but got no help from the board and Steve's A9 was the winner; Hamdy finished 3rd for $23,679.
International player Chris Bjorin, who now lives in London, England, improved on his 37th place finish in last year's Seniors event with his 2nd place finish. Steve had built an insurmountable chip advantage and when Chris went all-in with J10, Steve turned over pocket A's for the victory. Chris took home $42,097.
Steve Schlesinger returns to tournament play to claim the first place crystal trophy, commemorative leather jacket and $83,009!
Reported by Jeffrey A Toth for Foxwoods Resort Casino