Poker Tournament Results

Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic

Place	Name	Prize
1	Tom Cawley (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$56,648
2	Barry Shulman (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$28,324
3	Mike Longo AKA "The Hat" (Garden Grove, CA, USA)	$14,162
4	Douglas Ramseur (Richmond, VA)	$8,497
5	Berry Johnston (Bethany, OK, USA)	$6,373
6	Brian Green (San Jose, Costa Rica)	$4,957
7	Andrew Bloch (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$3,540
8	Larry Morris	$2,832
TIE	David Lombard (Alta Loma, CA)	$1,700
TIE	Adam Smith (Westlake, TX, USA)	$1,700
TIE	Max "Italian Pirate" Pescatori (Milan, Italy)	$1,629
TIE	Paul ""X22"" Magriel (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$1,629

Tournament Report

Californian Tom Cawley likely figured he didn't stand much of a chance when he found himself going to the final table for the Limit Hold'em opening event at the Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic with one of the shortest stacks of chips. But the Whittier professional whittled his way through the tough competition to pass up chip leader Barry Shulman of Las Vegas and take first-place prize money of $56,648. Shulman, publisher of the Las Vegas based Card Player bi-monthly poker magazine and rated as one of the top players around, held on for the runner-up money of $28,324. Another Californian, Michael Longo of Garden Grove, finished third for $14,162. A total of 18 places were paid from the $141,620 prize pool. A first-day total of 146 entries registered for the $1,000 buy-in event. –– JIM SHERWOOD