Players 10 till 34
10 Eric - $945.00
11 Minh - $945.00
12 Conrad - $945.00
13 Mike - $755.00
14 Anthony - $755.00
15 Florentino - $755.00
16 Joel - $565.00
19 Sedrick - $455.00
20 Leo - $455.00
21 Robert - $455.00
22 Douglas - $455.00
23 Young - $455.00
24 Gordon - $455.00
25 Rick - $455.00
26 Steve - $455.00
27 Henry - $455.00
28 Craig - $380.00
29 Mark - $380.00
30 Robert - $380.00
31 Arman - $380.00
32 Tom - $380.00
33 Buford - $380.00
34 Frank - $380.00
David Foust Wins
Player Appreciation Tournament
The $100+$25 No Limit Hold'em Player Appreciation tournament drew 606 players who filled the overflow tables into the main casino floor as the $15,000 cash and $10,000 Legends of Poker Seat were added to the prize pool by The Bicycle Casino. With 1,500 in chips and 30 minute rounds, the action was guaranteed to last late into the morning. The final table of 10 was set at 1:30am.
Hand #1 had the short stack, Eric Roberson all-in against Jason Loehde. Eric showed 8-9 and Jason held K-Q. The board was 10-6-3-10-A and Jason's King played. Eric Roberson, from Pasadena, finished in 10th place and earned $945.
On hand #12, Angeli Ross pushed all-in for 53,000 and Kevin Kiggins called for his last 35,000. Steve Pace called and both Angeli and Kevin covered. Steve had pocket Aces, Angeli showed A-K and Kevin had pocket Queens. The board is 4-3-2-9-8 and Steve's Aces were the best hand. Kevin Kiggins went out in 9th place for $1,135 and Angeli Ross finished in 8th place for $1,510.
Just 3 hands later, Steve Pace raised preflop and was re-raised all-in by David Foust. Steve called and showed pocket Jacks while David had A-10. The flop was A-K-2 and David took the lead. The turn and river were 7-8 and David Foust dragged the pot. Steve Pace finished in 7th place for $1,890.
On hand #25, Man Phung raised all-in preflop with 3c-5c and was called by Jason Loehde with pocket 7's. The board was 10-8-5-4-6 and Jason completed his straight and took down the pot. Man Phung finished in 6th place and received $2,270.
On hand #33, three-way action ensued. Jason Loehde raised for 60,000 and Joe Sanchez re-raised all-in for 100,000. Additionally, Elora Dorini called all-in for 85,000 with an A-4. Jason had A-3 and Joe Sanchez had the best hand preflop with A-K. The board was A-10-2-5-9. Joe Sanchez won the pot and Elora Dorini finished in 5th place earning $3,025.
About 10 hands later, Charlie Yenokyan raised preflop all-in and was called by Joe Sanchez. Charlie was caught red-handed with his 10-2. Joe's A-J was squarely in the lead and the board came A-6-6-3-Q. Charlie was eliminated in 4th place and earned $3,780.
On hand #68 at about 3:45am, Jason Loehde was all-in with a K-2 against Joe Sanchez's dominating Kh-3h. The board was 9-9-3-J-3 and Joe filled up on the river and kept his lead through the entire hand. Jason Loehde finished in 3rd place for $6,050.
Heads-up play began with Joe Sanchez having about 600,000 chips to David Foust's 300,000. David doubled up on Joe in the 4th hand. On the fifth hand of heads-up play, David raised all-in preflop with pocket 7's and was called by Joe's A-J. The board was K-8-7-10-3 and David's set of 7's is the best hand. David Foust has just won $22,820 plus a Legends of Poker $10K Main Event seat for August 2007. Joe Sanchez finished as the runner up for $11,340.
-Jay 'Bugsy' Siegel
BIOGRAPHY
David Foust, formerly a member of the U.S. Air Force stationed in Las Vegas, is the son of an Air Force officer. David started playing poker seriously about 4 years ago after a friend of his told him that poker was a better bet than the Asian games (Pan 9) that David was playing. David started reading books and playing Limit Hold'em every day. He then turned to tournaments. David finds the value of tournaments better for his style of play and the amount of dead money entering tournaments recently. David had a 2nd place finish at a local casino for $31,000 recently and has several other final tables in the Los Angeles area. David would like to dedicate this win to his mother who has supported him in his poker playing pursuits. David said, 'She has helped me out in so many ways. I am so lucky to have a mom like her.'
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