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| Season 5 World Poker Tour 2006 Legends of Poker Tournament Report and Winner Biography Event #9 - No Limit Hold'em Shootout |
| USC Senior Robert Ozeran Tackled Final Table Shootout |
Event #9 No Limit Hold’em Shootout attracted 236 players each trying to win
their first table draw. Some tables were tougher than others as the first
table to finish down to one occurred before 6pm and the last table to finish
was in Level 10 @ $800/$1,600 blinds after 10pm. Robert Ozeran, a former
high school football player, found poker to be his outlet for his hyper-
competitive drive once he entered college and was no longer on the gridiron.
The second tournament of the shootout began with three tables where each
player starts with $2,000 in chips and the blinds reset back to Level #1 @
$25/$25. Play was slow at first but after midnight we were down to our last
ten final table players.
The first elimination of the final table occurred on hand #32. Arin Youssefian,
a real estate contractor, re-raised all-in preflop against Dustin West, a poker
dealer from Riverside. Arin had pocket Jacks and Dustin held AKo. The flop
was all Dustin showing A-K-4. The turn 6 and river 4 left each player with two
pair. Dustin West has the nut two pair and eliminates Arin in 10th place for
an $885 share of the prize pool.
The next elimination was in hand #47 where Graham Duke, a pro player from
Vancouver, BC, pushed all-in from the button and was called by the small
blind Soo Pai. Duke had QJo and Pai had AKo. The flop of J-Q-5 gave the
lead to Duke, and the turn 7 helped no one. It was the river 10 that gave
Soo Pai the Broadway straight, and Graham Duke, after a very successful
2006 WSOP, was eliminated in 9th place earning $1,060.
It was hand #60 where Steve Akca made a button raise and Peter Nguyen,
the small blind, instantly re-raised all-in. Steve called and revealed Ad-10d
against Peter’s dominating AKo. The flop was 7d-9c-3d, providing nine
additional diamond outs for Steve. The turn 8h and river 5s disappointed
Steve, and he finished in 8th place for $1,415.
Just three hands later, Tung Pham raised all-in for his last $725 and was
called in two spots. The board was checked down all the way resulting in a
10-9-A-7-3. Robert Ozeran, a student at USC and entrepreneur, showed
pocket 4’s and that was good enough to beat Pham’s KJo. Tung Pham lands
in 7th place and increased his bankroll by $1,770.
This next hand will be difficult for those of us who like to play big pots with
KK. Peter Nguyen, self-proclaimed Hustler from Tustin, CA, pushed all-in with
pocket Kings. He is called by chipleader Robert Ozeran, in the big blind with
Ah-8h. The flop hit Ozeran with an A-T-9 and Peter needs to hit a 2-outer.
The turn and river (4d-5h) are bricks for Peter and he heads to the
tournament stand to collect $2,480 in 6th place.
David Chase, refusing a chip count, re-raised all-in against Tamer Elsayed, a
Ph.D. candidate from Cal Tech, and got the call. Chase had the lead showing
pocket 9’s and Tamer showed Kd-Jd. The board keeps Chase from having to
chase with a Q-8-4-A. The river was the 10 to make Tamer the runner-runner
straight. David Chase, a mortgage lender from Alameda, CA finishes in 5th
place and earned $3,185. David said he loves the pain from refusing deals
and busting out shortly after. Don’t feel bad for Mr. Chase, he has a lot going
on outside of poker because he is, after all, the President of the Vanilla Ice
fan club. Really.
This left four players who asked for a chip count calculation. The numbers
came back and each player agrees on the split of the remaining $50K+ of the
prize pool. Robert Ozeran, the chipleader entering the final table, ends the
tournament with the chip lead and is declared the winner.
-Jay “Bugsy” Siegel
BIOGRAPHY
Robert Ozeran, a Beverly Hills native, brought to the final table the following:
a lot of chips and a lot of confidence. Add some skill, luck, and 52 playing
cards to the mix and Robert will produce a WIN. Ultra-competitive Robert
Ozeran has been playing serious poker for two years. He is self-taught and
was playing poker for as long as he can remember. He is a senior at USC.
Robert loves strategy games including Chess, Gin Rummy, and Poker. He
primarily plays cash games (5/10 NLHE). He just played in the 2006 WSOP
Main Event where he got sucked out on by Chris “Jesus” Ferguson. Robert
flopped two pair against Jesus’ KK. All the money went in post flop and Chris
hit his 2-outer on the river. Robert said the camera crews were there, and
he’s hoping it makes the ESPN edited broadcast. Robert would like to
dedicate this win to his golden retriever, Bailey. Robert has recently become
single now that his ex-girlfriend dumped him. So ladies, make your move
now, not because he’s $27,580 richer but because…well I guess that’s a
good enough reason.
their first table draw. Some tables were tougher than others as the first
table to finish down to one occurred before 6pm and the last table to finish
was in Level 10 @ $800/$1,600 blinds after 10pm. Robert Ozeran, a former
high school football player, found poker to be his outlet for his hyper-
competitive drive once he entered college and was no longer on the gridiron.
The second tournament of the shootout began with three tables where each
player starts with $2,000 in chips and the blinds reset back to Level #1 @
$25/$25. Play was slow at first but after midnight we were down to our last
ten final table players.
The first elimination of the final table occurred on hand #32. Arin Youssefian,
a real estate contractor, re-raised all-in preflop against Dustin West, a poker
dealer from Riverside. Arin had pocket Jacks and Dustin held AKo. The flop
was all Dustin showing A-K-4. The turn 6 and river 4 left each player with two
pair. Dustin West has the nut two pair and eliminates Arin in 10th place for
an $885 share of the prize pool.
The next elimination was in hand #47 where Graham Duke, a pro player from
Vancouver, BC, pushed all-in from the button and was called by the small
blind Soo Pai. Duke had QJo and Pai had AKo. The flop of J-Q-5 gave the
lead to Duke, and the turn 7 helped no one. It was the river 10 that gave
Soo Pai the Broadway straight, and Graham Duke, after a very successful
2006 WSOP, was eliminated in 9th place earning $1,060.
It was hand #60 where Steve Akca made a button raise and Peter Nguyen,
the small blind, instantly re-raised all-in. Steve called and revealed Ad-10d
against Peter’s dominating AKo. The flop was 7d-9c-3d, providing nine
additional diamond outs for Steve. The turn 8h and river 5s disappointed
Steve, and he finished in 8th place for $1,415.
Just three hands later, Tung Pham raised all-in for his last $725 and was
called in two spots. The board was checked down all the way resulting in a
10-9-A-7-3. Robert Ozeran, a student at USC and entrepreneur, showed
pocket 4’s and that was good enough to beat Pham’s KJo. Tung Pham lands
in 7th place and increased his bankroll by $1,770.
This next hand will be difficult for those of us who like to play big pots with
KK. Peter Nguyen, self-proclaimed Hustler from Tustin, CA, pushed all-in with
pocket Kings. He is called by chipleader Robert Ozeran, in the big blind with
Ah-8h. The flop hit Ozeran with an A-T-9 and Peter needs to hit a 2-outer.
The turn and river (4d-5h) are bricks for Peter and he heads to the
tournament stand to collect $2,480 in 6th place.
David Chase, refusing a chip count, re-raised all-in against Tamer Elsayed, a
Ph.D. candidate from Cal Tech, and got the call. Chase had the lead showing
pocket 9’s and Tamer showed Kd-Jd. The board keeps Chase from having to
chase with a Q-8-4-A. The river was the 10 to make Tamer the runner-runner
straight. David Chase, a mortgage lender from Alameda, CA finishes in 5th
place and earned $3,185. David said he loves the pain from refusing deals
and busting out shortly after. Don’t feel bad for Mr. Chase, he has a lot going
on outside of poker because he is, after all, the President of the Vanilla Ice
fan club. Really.
This left four players who asked for a chip count calculation. The numbers
came back and each player agrees on the split of the remaining $50K+ of the
prize pool. Robert Ozeran, the chipleader entering the final table, ends the
tournament with the chip lead and is declared the winner.
-Jay “Bugsy” Siegel
BIOGRAPHY
Robert Ozeran, a Beverly Hills native, brought to the final table the following:
a lot of chips and a lot of confidence. Add some skill, luck, and 52 playing
cards to the mix and Robert will produce a WIN. Ultra-competitive Robert
Ozeran has been playing serious poker for two years. He is self-taught and
was playing poker for as long as he can remember. He is a senior at USC.
Robert loves strategy games including Chess, Gin Rummy, and Poker. He
primarily plays cash games (5/10 NLHE). He just played in the 2006 WSOP
Main Event where he got sucked out on by Chris “Jesus” Ferguson. Robert
flopped two pair against Jesus’ KK. All the money went in post flop and Chris
hit his 2-outer on the river. Robert said the camera crews were there, and
he’s hoping it makes the ESPN edited broadcast. Robert would like to
dedicate this win to his golden retriever, Bailey. Robert has recently become
single now that his ex-girlfriend dumped him. So ladies, make your move
now, not because he’s $27,580 richer but because…well I guess that’s a
good enough reason.
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