Poker Tournament Results

World Poker Finals / WPT Event Season 3

Place	Name	Prize
1	Jason Wood (Baldwinsville, NY, USA)	$30,894
2	Joseph Palma (Langhorne, PA, USA)	$18,686
3	Dale Phillips (Darien, IL, USA)	$11,603
4	James Wheatley (Harrisonburg, VA, USA)	$8,169
5	Paul Lombardo (Absecon, NJ, USA)	$5,894
6	Joseph Bell (Hugo, MN, USA)	$4,499
7	Peter Brownstein (Scottsdale, AZ, USA)	$3,639
8	John Hoang (Elk Grove, CA, USA)	$3,126
9	Salah Levy (Boca Raton, FL, USA)	$2,614
10	Brian Scott (Atlantic City, NJ, USA)	$2,101
11	Anthony Lazar (Las Vegas, NJ, USA)	$1,589
12	Sandra McGowan (LA, USA)	$1,486
13	Scott Fischman (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$1,384
14	Jeffrey King (Colchester, CT, USA)	$1,281
15	Stella Ross (CT, USA)	$1,179
16	Constantine "Dino" Moustakis (Danvers, MA, USA)	$1,076
17	David Travers (FL, USA)	$974
18	Yvonne Lynch (CT, USA)	$871
19	Todd Dakake (Providence, RI, USA)	$769
20	Jerrod Ankenman (Avon, CT, USA)	$666

Tournament Report

The second time was a charm for Jason Wood of Red Creek, NY. After finishing in tenth place in $500 Limit Hold’em on Saturday, Jason took home the championship in 7 Card Stud Hi-Lo, 8 or better. With a field of 201 entrants and a prize pool of $102,500, the 2004 edition of this event was significantly larger that 2003 which attracted 129 players and had a prize pool of $66,500. Jason certainly had his work cut out for himself at the beginning of the day. In the end, after fifteen hours of competition, he was able to outpace the rest of the pack. The final hand of the final table came down Jason versus Joseph “Worm” Palma of Philadelphia, PA. Though not the chip leader in the beginning, Jason had been able to build a large lead over the rest of the table and when Palma was forced all in with a Q high and no low, Jason with AA had the trophy, the leather jacket and the first place prize of $30,894. Jason had earlier eliminated 3rd place Dale Phillips, Darien, IL, and 4th place Jim Wheatley, Harrisonburg, VA, in the same hand. Both Dale and Jim had been all in on previous occasions and when Jason caught a J on the river to complete the J high straight that was more than enough to top Dale’s KK and Jim’s JJ. Fifth place belonged to Paul Lombardo, Abescon, NJ, who was not able to duplicate his wife’s 2nd place finish of a year ago. But as the short stack on the final table he did well to finish where he did. “Worm” Palma had AK to AQ for Paul as well as 7542A to 8642A for low. Sixth place was claimed by Joseph Bell, Charlotte, NC. He was unfortunate to run up against Jason’s 5’s full of A’s. Joseph’s K high flush was trumped by an A on the river. Peter Brownstein, Chicago, IL, in 7th place, went all in three times before he lost to Lombardo’s wheel. The 8th place finisher was John Hoang, Alhambra, CA. His two pair fell in three way action to Wood’s full house and when the low was claimed by Brownstein, John was the first to depart the final table. When asked if he would try for a third final table, Jason stated, “Tomorrow’s another day and I’ll give it a shot.”