Poker Tournament Results

Legends of Poker / WPT Event Season 7

Place	Name	Prize
1	Dan Huynh (Santa Ana, CA, USA)	$39,602
2	Don Lee (Orange, CA, USA)	$20,425
3	Mike Nguyen (San Francisco, CA, USA)	$10,210
4	Pat Barlongo (Lynwood, CA, USA)	$8,935
5	Norman Chung (Los Angeles, CA, USA)	$7,660
6	Kyle Binns (San Pedro, CA, USA)	$6,380
7	Mark Tucker (Hawthorne, CA, USA)	$5,105
8	Jeong Lee (Los Angeles, CA, USA)	$3,830
9	Kwinsee Khoa Tran (Garden Grove, CA, USA)	$2,555
10	Eli Cotham (Los Angeles, CA, USA)	$1,530
11	Paul Best	$1,530
12	Anton Ulker (Los Angeles, CA, USA)	$1,530
13	Julie Le (Huntington Beach, CA, USA)	$1,275
14	Sam Talim (Los Angeles, CA, USA)	$1,275
15	Vu Le (Nuys, CA, USA)	$1,275
16	Brandon Thaisamram	$1,020
17	Jason Sanders (Simi Valley, CA, USA)	$1,020
18	Linda Balint AKA "tough cookie" (Thousand Oaks, CA, USA)	$1,020
19	Rocky Enciso (Glendale, CA, USA)	$765
20	Brian Pajer	$765
21	Marc Lebowitz (Los Angeles, CA, USA)	$765
22	Chris McFarlane	$765
23	Derek Kwan (Los Angeles, CA, USA)	$765
24	Helen Robinson (Altadena, CA, USA)	$765
25	Tadeh Vartanian (Glendale, CA, USA)	$765
26	Andy Lakey (Temecula, CA, USA)	$765
27	George Kozez (USA)	$765
28	Eugene Shinozaki (Rosemead, CA, USA)	$510
29	Unknown	$510
30	Tong Lee (Hacienda Heights, CA)	$510
31	Joe Whalon	$510
32	Francis Baltazar (San Pedro, CA, USA)	$510
33	Brenton Estrada (West Covina, CA, USA)	$510
34	Beth Hall (USA)	$510
35	Sayed Kadri (Diamond Bar, CA, USA)	$510
36	Edgardo Castro	$510
37	Aldo Secaida (Covina, CA, USA)	$510

Tournament Report

Dan Huynh Secures the No Limit Win A field of 408 Legend of Legends players battled for their share of the $127,652 prize pool in the last event #27 of the series. This Player Appreciation event had $50,000 added to the prize pool on top of the $200 + $25 buy-in. The ballroom was packed and the outside tables filled up just after the noon start time. The final table was set about 9 hours into the tournament at the beginning of Level 17 with an ante of 2000 and blinds 6000/12000. No player was initially significantly short stacked but half the table had less than 10 big blinds. The first elimination occurred during the first orbit when Eli Cotham got crippled when his A-J was up against pocket 7s and his opponent hit his set on the flop. Eli then got his last chips in on the next hand with Q-6 and was in good shape against the big blinds 9c-2c. However, the flop included two clubs and the turn club gave Don Lee the flush and Eli was sent packing in 10th place for $1,530. On hand #13 Dan Huynh held pocket 8s and had Kwinsee Tran covered and all-in with A-K. The eight high flop (8-6-3) extended Dan's lead in the pre-flop race and the turn 6 and river 10 gave Dan the win. Kwinsee Tran was eliminated in 9th place and earned $2,555. Just two hands later Jeong Lee was all-in with Q-5o, on the button, and was called by the small blind (also the chip leader) with K-9. The flop was 9-8-5 giving Dan's K-9 the pair over pair lead. The turn 4 and river 10 were no help to Jeong and he finished in 8th place taking home $3,830. About ten minutes later Kyle Binns was all-in with an A-5 against a short stack's 6-5. The flop was 10-9-7 and Mark Tucker's 6-5 was closing the domination gap with a gut shot draw. The turn 3 and river 9 missed Mark and Kyle Binns dragged the pot. Mark Tucker finished in 7th place and earned $5,105. The final elimination of the tournament came on hand #22 when Kyle Binns was all-in with a suited connector (6d-5d) against the pocket Queens of Don Lee. The flop faired well for Kyle with a J-7-8. The open-ended draw got the attention of the whole table but the Ace on the turn and 3 on the river couldn't crack Don's Queens. Kyle Binns finished in 6th place for $6,380. The final five players discussed a chip count deal and negotiated to a peaceful resolution. Dan Huynh held the chip lead and was declared the winner with Don Lee in a close 2nd place finish. -- Jay "Bugsy" Siegel BIOGRAPHY Dan Huynh is one of the many Le family poker players. Unofficial leader Nam Le and extended family learn to play poker at the "Poker House". Several members of the Le family have won events in The Bicycle Casino's series each year and Dan is the latest title holder. Dan Huynh plays mostly tournaments and won his last title and the Stars & Stripes series. Dan said he played his position and didn't have to get too crazy to win. Dan is playing poker professionally and this win has helped him with his bankroll. Dan's relative Julie Le had made it just a couple of spots shy of the final table and I'm sure we'll see Dan and many others of the Le family at future final tables.