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| 2006 Harrah's Lake Tahoe World Series of Poker (WSOP)Circuit Event Event #4 $500 + $50 No Limit Hold'em Tournament Report |
| Duty, Honor, Country: Vietnam Vet Glen Chileski Wins WSOP Circuit Event at Harvey’s Lake Tahoe on 9-11 Anniversary |
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Stateline, NV – September 11th is no ordinary day. This ominous date shall
forever be engrained in the memories of freedom-loving people for the
explosions of horror upon the national psyche. Juxtaposed against the
seriousness of world events, a poker tournament seems trivial. After all,
poker is a game of fun and recreation. Meanwhile, battles are currently being
waged on battlefields far away, in places with names we can’t pronounce.
Indeed, all those who play poker owe inestimable gratitude to those who
have made extraordinary sacrifices in the past, and who continue to serve
their country in the fight to preserve our freedom.
How fitting that on this solemn day, a former soldier -- a Vietnam veteran no
less -- won the $500 buy-in no-limit hold’em championship at held Harvey’s
Lake Tahoe. Glen R. Chileski, a 59-year-old antique dealer from Grass Valley,
California conquered a field of 109 players and won his first major
tournament victory. It hard to say which is more remarkable about Mr.
Chileski – his personal background or the fact that he has only been playing
poker for a two years.
“I started playing poker in Reno,” Mr. Chileski said immediately following his
win. “I am receiving treatment for agent orange (a dangerous chemical
defoliant used in the Vietnam War) at the hospital. In my spare time, I
started playing poker in the casinos.”
After 100 players had been eliminated on the first day of play, the nine
finalists returned to the feature table on day two. Tae Kim enjoyed the chip
lead when play resumed, with Greg Harvey a close behind. Glen Chileski
started the second day in fifth place. Seating positions and chip counts were
as follows:
SEAT 1 Glen Chileski
SEAT 2 Russ Sherrod
SEAT 3 Richard Orchid
SEAT 4 Moses Saquing
SEAT 5 Kyle Severns
SEAT 6 Sukkary Hany
SEAT 7 Greg Harvey
SEAT 8 Joe McCutcheon
SEAT 9 Tae Kim
Final table play lasted for five hours. Heads-up play went for nearly 90
minutes. Players were eliminated in the following order:
9th Place – Kyle Severns arrived with the lowest stack, and predictably was
the first player to exit. Mr. Severns, a student of mechanical engineering at
UC-Davis who was playing in his first poker tournament, collected $1,057 for
ninth place.
8th Place – The only East-coaster at the final table was Joe McCutcheon,
from Virginia Beach, VA. Then the lowest stack of the eight survivors, Mr.
McCutcheon was dealt A-Q and moved all-in. He lost to a full-house. Mr.
McCutcheon, who works as a plumber, received $1,586.
7th Place – Tae Kim’s dreams of victory turned into a nightmare. The early
chip leader went card dead for nearly an hour and then lost most of his chips
on a few beats, leaving him as one of the shortest stacks. Mr. Kim finally
moved all-in with K-J which lost to Russ Sherrod’s pocket queens. Mr. Kim
caught a jack, but that was not enough. Mr. Kim, who owns the North Tahoe
Executive Shuttle and plays poker locally, earned $2,115 in prize money.
6th Place – Richard Orchid was the next player to be eliminated. He lost his
final hand holding A-J against Russ Sherrod’s K-8. Mr. Sherrod caught not
one, but two eights to trounce Orchid’s big cards. Mr. Orchid, a construction
project manager from Chico, CA received $2,643 for sixth place.
5th Place – Greg Harvey went out next. His A-4 connected with a pair on the
flop (fours), but in the end Russ Sherrod made a higher pair of tens to knock
out his third straight player. Mr. Harvey, a student who got into this event by
winning a $65 single-table satellite, was paid $3,172 for fifth place.
4th Place – Then came the first of Glen Chileski’s two poker miracles. Moses
Saquing was dealt A-A. Mr. Chileski had A-10 of clubs. Both players pushed
all of their chips forward. Very close to even in chips, it appeared that
Chileski would be the next player out. However, the final board showed
K-J-4-3-Q, giving Mr. Chileski an ace-high straight. It was a brutal beat to Mr.
Saquing, who went out on the very next hand. “Moe” earned $4,229.
3rd Place – A few hands later, Russ Sherrod took a bad beat when his Q-7
was hammered by Sukkary Hany’s K-Q. Both players watched with delight as
the flop came Q-Q-2 – good for trips. All of Mr. Sherrod’s chips went into the
pot on the turn. When the players’ cards were tabled, Mr. Sherrod suddenly
realized he had a worse kicker. Mr. Sherrod failed to improve and had to
settle for third place. This was the second time the horse trainer from
Louisiana has cashed at this year’s tournament. Mr. Sherrod rode off with
$5,287.
2nd Place – The two finalists battled back and forth for an hour and a half.
The poker duel was filled with several big hands and dramatic moments,
perhaps none bigger than Glen Chileski’s second miracle. Outchipped about
2 to 1, Mr. Chileski tried to steal the pot with an all-in raise holding K-J. But
he was called down by Sukkary Hany holding the dreaded A-A. Just as
before, Mr. Chileski evaded elimination by flopping a jack. Then, he caught a
second jack on the turn. That left Mr. Hany and the crowd stunned.
After the chip lead changed back and forth a few more times, Mr. Hany found
himself at a disadvantage and moved all-in holding A-10, which was called by
Mr. Chileski, with A-J. Neither player made a pair, but the A-J played and the
tournament was over. Sukkary Hany, from Sacramento, received $8,987 as
the runner up.
1st Place – The winner was Glen Chileski. While he was playing, the latest
WSOP Circuit poker champion proudly wore an Army Calvary pin on his hat, in
remembrance of what this special day meant. Back in 1966-67, Mr. Chileski
served in Vietnam with a helicopter unit. He was proudly awarded with a
Purple Heart for his service as a combat veteran. Winning a poker
tournament is surely a special moment for anyone. But no amount of fame
nor money can equal the value of things far more important. We should not
forget that lesson on this day.
For more information, please contact:
Nolan Dalla -- WSOP Media Director at (702) 358-4642
Or visit our official website: www.worldseriesofpoker.com
World Series of Poker Commissioner – Jeffrey Pollack
Director of Poker Operations for Harrah’s Entertainment – Jack Effel
Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Race and Sportsbook Manager – Steve Schorr
Harvey’s Lake Tahoe Poker Room Manager – Vince Contaxis
forever be engrained in the memories of freedom-loving people for the
explosions of horror upon the national psyche. Juxtaposed against the
seriousness of world events, a poker tournament seems trivial. After all,
poker is a game of fun and recreation. Meanwhile, battles are currently being
waged on battlefields far away, in places with names we can’t pronounce.
Indeed, all those who play poker owe inestimable gratitude to those who
have made extraordinary sacrifices in the past, and who continue to serve
their country in the fight to preserve our freedom.
How fitting that on this solemn day, a former soldier -- a Vietnam veteran no
less -- won the $500 buy-in no-limit hold’em championship at held Harvey’s
Lake Tahoe. Glen R. Chileski, a 59-year-old antique dealer from Grass Valley,
California conquered a field of 109 players and won his first major
tournament victory. It hard to say which is more remarkable about Mr.
Chileski – his personal background or the fact that he has only been playing
poker for a two years.
“I started playing poker in Reno,” Mr. Chileski said immediately following his
win. “I am receiving treatment for agent orange (a dangerous chemical
defoliant used in the Vietnam War) at the hospital. In my spare time, I
started playing poker in the casinos.”
After 100 players had been eliminated on the first day of play, the nine
finalists returned to the feature table on day two. Tae Kim enjoyed the chip
lead when play resumed, with Greg Harvey a close behind. Glen Chileski
started the second day in fifth place. Seating positions and chip counts were
as follows:
SEAT 1 Glen Chileski
SEAT 2 Russ Sherrod
SEAT 3 Richard Orchid
SEAT 4 Moses Saquing
SEAT 5 Kyle Severns
SEAT 6 Sukkary Hany
SEAT 7 Greg Harvey
SEAT 8 Joe McCutcheon
SEAT 9 Tae Kim
Final table play lasted for five hours. Heads-up play went for nearly 90
minutes. Players were eliminated in the following order:
9th Place – Kyle Severns arrived with the lowest stack, and predictably was
the first player to exit. Mr. Severns, a student of mechanical engineering at
UC-Davis who was playing in his first poker tournament, collected $1,057 for
ninth place.
8th Place – The only East-coaster at the final table was Joe McCutcheon,
from Virginia Beach, VA. Then the lowest stack of the eight survivors, Mr.
McCutcheon was dealt A-Q and moved all-in. He lost to a full-house. Mr.
McCutcheon, who works as a plumber, received $1,586.
7th Place – Tae Kim’s dreams of victory turned into a nightmare. The early
chip leader went card dead for nearly an hour and then lost most of his chips
on a few beats, leaving him as one of the shortest stacks. Mr. Kim finally
moved all-in with K-J which lost to Russ Sherrod’s pocket queens. Mr. Kim
caught a jack, but that was not enough. Mr. Kim, who owns the North Tahoe
Executive Shuttle and plays poker locally, earned $2,115 in prize money.
6th Place – Richard Orchid was the next player to be eliminated. He lost his
final hand holding A-J against Russ Sherrod’s K-8. Mr. Sherrod caught not
one, but two eights to trounce Orchid’s big cards. Mr. Orchid, a construction
project manager from Chico, CA received $2,643 for sixth place.
5th Place – Greg Harvey went out next. His A-4 connected with a pair on the
flop (fours), but in the end Russ Sherrod made a higher pair of tens to knock
out his third straight player. Mr. Harvey, a student who got into this event by
winning a $65 single-table satellite, was paid $3,172 for fifth place.
4th Place – Then came the first of Glen Chileski’s two poker miracles. Moses
Saquing was dealt A-A. Mr. Chileski had A-10 of clubs. Both players pushed
all of their chips forward. Very close to even in chips, it appeared that
Chileski would be the next player out. However, the final board showed
K-J-4-3-Q, giving Mr. Chileski an ace-high straight. It was a brutal beat to Mr.
Saquing, who went out on the very next hand. “Moe” earned $4,229.
3rd Place – A few hands later, Russ Sherrod took a bad beat when his Q-7
was hammered by Sukkary Hany’s K-Q. Both players watched with delight as
the flop came Q-Q-2 – good for trips. All of Mr. Sherrod’s chips went into the
pot on the turn. When the players’ cards were tabled, Mr. Sherrod suddenly
realized he had a worse kicker. Mr. Sherrod failed to improve and had to
settle for third place. This was the second time the horse trainer from
Louisiana has cashed at this year’s tournament. Mr. Sherrod rode off with
$5,287.
2nd Place – The two finalists battled back and forth for an hour and a half.
The poker duel was filled with several big hands and dramatic moments,
perhaps none bigger than Glen Chileski’s second miracle. Outchipped about
2 to 1, Mr. Chileski tried to steal the pot with an all-in raise holding K-J. But
he was called down by Sukkary Hany holding the dreaded A-A. Just as
before, Mr. Chileski evaded elimination by flopping a jack. Then, he caught a
second jack on the turn. That left Mr. Hany and the crowd stunned.
After the chip lead changed back and forth a few more times, Mr. Hany found
himself at a disadvantage and moved all-in holding A-10, which was called by
Mr. Chileski, with A-J. Neither player made a pair, but the A-J played and the
tournament was over. Sukkary Hany, from Sacramento, received $8,987 as
the runner up.
1st Place – The winner was Glen Chileski. While he was playing, the latest
WSOP Circuit poker champion proudly wore an Army Calvary pin on his hat, in
remembrance of what this special day meant. Back in 1966-67, Mr. Chileski
served in Vietnam with a helicopter unit. He was proudly awarded with a
Purple Heart for his service as a combat veteran. Winning a poker
tournament is surely a special moment for anyone. But no amount of fame
nor money can equal the value of things far more important. We should not
forget that lesson on this day.
For more information, please contact:
Nolan Dalla -- WSOP Media Director at (702) 358-4642
Or visit our official website: www.worldseriesofpoker.com
World Series of Poker Commissioner – Jeffrey Pollack
Director of Poker Operations for Harrah’s Entertainment – Jack Effel
Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Race and Sportsbook Manager – Steve Schorr
Harvey’s Lake Tahoe Poker Room Manager – Vince Contaxis
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