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Poker Tournament Results
Winnin 'O' the Green
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Ricky Madrid |
| 1 |
Ricky Madrid The Rooster (Fontana, CA, USA) |
$18,675 |
| 2 |
Philip Lauro (Riverside, CA, USA) |
$9,155 |
| 3 |
Warren Karp (Lake Forrest, CA, USA) |
$4,700 |
| 4 |
Samir Alqaza (Buena Park, CA, USA) |
$2,970 |
| 5 |
Juan Solares (Simi Valley, CA, USA) |
$2,225 |
| 6 |
Robert Klobuchar (Van Nuys, CA, USA) |
$1,730 |
| 7 |
Sungho Yang (Cerritos, CA, USA) |
$1,235 |
| 8 |
Tom Nguyen (Glendale, CA, USA) |
$1,115 |
| 9 |
Gareth Cook (Burbank, CA, USA) |
$990 |
| 10 |
Paul Darden (Los Angeles, CA, USA) |
$865 |
| 11 |
Thanh Huynh (Elk Grove, CA, USA) |
$865 |
| 12 |
Johnathan Rosenthal (Los Angeles, CA, USA) |
$865 |
| 13 |
Michael Yavnieli (Los Angeles, CA, USA) |
$740 |
| 14 |
Arman Tyfekchyan (Glendale, CA, USA) |
$740 |
| 15 |
Eng Tang (Rosemead, CA, USA) |
$740 |
| 16 |
Lang Lee (Rosemead, CA, USA) |
$620 |
| 17 |
Binh Dau (Huntingdon Beach, CA, USA) |
$620 |
| 18 |
Kirk Drickman (Westlake Village, CA, USA) |
$620 |
Tournament Report
TKO by Boxer Ricky 'The Rooster' Madrid
The 2009 Winnin' O' the Green series attracted 170 players who paid $300+$35 for a shot at a $49,470 prize pool with $18,675 going to first place. With 850,000 chips in play and blinds at 2000/4000 with a 500 ante, play at the final table started off action-packed.
At 2:30am, after 10+ hours of play, the final table was set and on hand #6 boxer and chip leader Ricky 'The Rooster' Madrid called the all-in of short stack pro Paul Darden. Ricky showed pocket 6s and Paul, who won the event from the night before, showed A-9. The board fell Q-J-8-2-K. Paul missed pairing up or hitting his gut shot and was eliminated in 10th place for $865. Paul can add that to his pile of cash he won less than 24 hours ago.
On the very next hand (#7) Ricky 'The Rooster' was raising from late position and was re-raised all-in by Gareth Cook in the cutoff position. Ricky quickly called and showed A-Q. Gareth saw he was dominated and revealed his Ks-Qs. The board followed with A-7-9-K-A and Ricky's kicker played to apply the second knockout in 2 hands. Gareth Cook finished in 9th place for $990.
Hand #16 was a four-way pot with 3 of the players all-in. Philip Lauro held pocket 3s, Sungho Yang had wired Jacks, Ricky Madrid lead the field with pocket Aces, and Tom Nguyen showed his pocket Queens. The flop was Ac-5c-2. Ricky hit top set but Sungho had a backdoor flush draw with his Jack of Clubs and Philip Lauro had a gutshot wheel draw looking for a 4. The turn was a 9c keeping Sungho's flush draw alive. The miracle turn 4 gave Philip Lauro the wheel and scooped the entire pot. Tom Nguyen finished in 8th place and collected $1,115 while Sungo Yang finished in 7th for $1,235.
On hand #20 Samir Alquza called the all-in raise from Bob Klobuchar short stack. Bob showed a suited 9h-7h and Samir showed his dominating 10c-9c. The flop was Q-Q-4 and Samir increased his lead but Bob was still drawing live for a 7. The turn 4 gave Bob some more hope looking to chop the pot with a river Jack or higher. The river was an 8 and Samir's 10 kicker played sending Bob Klobuchar out in 6th place earning $1,730.
The final five players requested a chip count calculation and after a couple of minutes of discussion once the numbers were returned, the agreed on a deal. Ricky 'The Rooster' Madrid had the chip lead and was declared the winner.
- Jay 'Bugsy' Siegel
BIOGRAPHY
Ricky 'The Rooster' Madrid is a professional boxer and poker player. Ricky got into poker when he nearly broke and discovered hold'em 'on the streets'. He has squeeked out an income from poker for the last five years and plays $300 No Limit games in the casinos. Ricky had an strong chip stack through most of the tournament and never played less than an average chip stack. Ricky knocked out the first two players of the tournament, then got his Aces cracked, and still managed to keep the chip lead for the win.
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