Poker Tournament Results

Legends of Poker / WPT Event Season 7

Place	Name	Prize
1	Patrick Peercy (Fortville, IN, USA)	$40,032
2	Lee Morgan (Garden Grove, CA, USA)	$21,280
3	Hai Le (Huntington, CA, USA)	$10,640
4	Keith Helgevold (Orange, CA, USA)	$9,310
5	Shane Thaisamran (Thousand Oaks, CA, USA)	$7,980
6	Jacky Lee (Santa Ana, CA, USA)	$6,650
7	Kellie Brown (Tustin, CA, USA)	$5,320
8	Joe Chee (Orange, CA, USA)	$3,990
9	Ernest Bennett (Encino, CA, USA)	$2,660
10	Osmin Dardon (W Covina, CA, USA)	$1,465
11	Phillip Sparta (Fairfax, VA, USA)	$1,465
12	Walter Myers (USA)	$1,465
13	Ron Cole	$1,195
14	Kruz Long (USA)	$1,195
15	Aurelio Angeles (Cypress, CA, USA)	$1,195
16	Armando Gonzales AKA "ATC_ADG" (Lacey, WA, USA)	$930
17	Mustafa Ali AKA "Mr, Fullhouse" (Salisbury, MD, USA)	$930
18	Graige Radden (USA)	$930
19	Dongguo Lin (USA)	$665
20	Artrhur Kats (Tarzana, CA, USA)	$665
21	Travis Crow AKA "The Toilet" (Downey, CA, USA)	$665
22	Juan Solares (Simi Valley, CA, USA)	$665
23	Brian Columbia (Santa Monica, CA, USA)	$665
24	Alex Hua (El Monte, CA, USA)	$665
25	Solo Scott (Marina Del Ray, CA, USA)	$665
26	Michael Vo (Los Angeles, CA, USA)	$665
27	Arthur Cole (Mission Viejo, CA, USA)	$665
28	Stan Hackett (Valencia, CA, USA)	$530
29	Ernie Rivera (West Covina, CA, USA)	$530
30	Moe Mogadam (Aretsia, NM, USA)	$530
31	Jason Kraus (USA)	$530
32	Warren Karp (Lake Forrest, CA, USA)	$530
33	Vu Le (Nuys, CA, USA)	$530
34	Johnny Pham (Moreno Valley, CA, USA)	$530
35	Brent Carter (Oak Park, IL, USA)	$530
36	Jeff Wilson (Newport Beach, CA, USA)	$530
37	Thomas Harrel (San Pedro, CA, USA)	$400
38	John Rodeffer (Costa Mesa, CA, USA)	$400
39	Sami Rustom (Diamond Bar, CA, USA)	$400
40	Edmund Liu (Burbank, CA, USA)	$400
41	Guadalupe Cruz (USA)	$400
42	Ozzie Herrera (USA)	$400
43	Christopher Barash (Los Angeles, CA, USA)	$400
44	Beth Hall (USA)	$400
45	Stephen Waggoner (Torrance, CA, USA)	$400

Tournament Report

Pat Peercy No Deal - Takes Title Strong attendance continued into event #8 of the Legends of Poker series. The $300+$35 No Limit Hold'em event drew 457 players and created a prize pool of $132,987 with first prize paying $40,032. The final table was set at 1:45am in the middle of the 15th level with a 1,000 ante and 3000/6000 blinds. The first elimination occurred during hand #6 when 3-way when Oddie Dardon pushed all-in and was called by Ernest Bennett and Lee Morgan. Oddie shows a pair of ducks, Ernest shows his K-Q and chip leader Lee shows the A-K. Oddie was the favorite going into the flop of 10-9-8. The turn 8 increased Oddie's lead but the river King gave Lee the win and sent both Ernest and Oddie out in 9th and 10th place respectively. On hand #18 Joseph Chee was all-in with a Q-10 and was called and covered by Lee Morgan holding pocket 6s. The board came A-8-2-2-K missing Joseph completely. Joseph Chee finished in 8th place and earned $3,990. Lee has knocked out three players in-a-row and he was about to strike again. About one orbit later Lee and Kellie Brown saw a 7-high flop (7d-3d-2). Post flop Kellie pushed all-in and was reluctantly called by Lee. Kellie showed her flush draw with a 9d-5d and Lee held bottom pair. The turn and river were an offsuit 6 and Ace. Lee's pair of deuces was the best hand and Kellie Brown finished in 7th place and took home $5,320. Lee's record is 4-0 at the final table. On hand #42 Jacky Lee was all-in with a K-Q from the small blind and was called by the big blind, Hai Le, holding a dominating A-Q. The board was all low cards (9-7-3-6-7) and Hai's Ace kicker was good enough to drag the pot. Jacky Lee finished in 6th place and took home $6,650. Hai Le is one of the may poker playing siblings in the Le family where older brother Nam Le has gained the most notoriety. Six hands later had Keith Helgevold all-in with his A-10 against Shane Thaisamran's pocket 10s. Both Keith and Shane were relatively quiet and involved in very few hands so far at the final table. The door card on the flop was the Ace (A-J-2) and gave a strong lead to Keith. The turn Queen added some outs for Shane with the straight draw but the river 3 kept Keith's top pair on top. Shane Thaisamran was eliminated in 5th place while adding $7,980 to his bankroll. Four hands later Keith called the preflop all-in from Lee Morgan. Keith showed 9-9 and Lee held Kc-8c. The flop was A-K-7 and left Keith behind to 2 outs. The turn 7 and river 5 wasn't enough for Keith and he was eliminated in 4th place earning $9,310. Lee booked his 5th knockout of the night. Third place was secured about an hour later when Lee UTG and on the button, raised 65,000 and was re-raised all-in from the small blind. The big blind folded and Lee called immediately. Lee showed A-9 and Hai Le revealed his pocket 8s. The paired flop looked good for Hai with a 4-3-3. The turn was not so cooperative for Hai as the Ace hit. Looking for the 2 outer, Hai called for the eight but a Queen hit and Lee Morgan's record was 6-2 while Hai Le finished in 3rd for $10,640. Heads up play began between Lee Morgan and Pat Peercy with each player holding approximately 50% of the chips. It only lasted 4 hands when the following confrontation occurred: Lee Morgan raised from the button for 65,000. Pat pushed all-in and Lee called. Lee, covered by Pat, showed 8-8 and Pat flipped over A-4. The flop was A-9-7 and Pat took the lead. The turn 4 increased Pat's lead with Aces-up and leaving Lee with two outs. The river King ended the match. Pat Peercy scored his first knockout at the final table at the perfect time to secure the win for $40,032 almost doubling the payout for 2nd place Lee Morgan with $21,280. -- Jay 'Bugsy' Siegel BIOGRAPHY Pat Peercy from Fortville, Indiana, just outside of Indianapolis, is a Used Car Salesman who was just laid off a few months ago due to the countrywide downturn in car sales. Pat has been playing poker since he was 6 years old. His whole family has been playing poker his entire life. He considers himself primarily a tournament player but plays cash games occasionally. Pat who was married about 10 years ago, was able to pay for his wedding and honeymoon with poker winnings. He is in town for another week exclusively to play the Legends of Poker. Another final table could change his plans and keep him here through the WPT Main Event.