2009 Harrah's New Orleans
Event 7 - $500 Buy-in No Limit Holdem Final Results. 2009 Harrah's New Orleans WSOP Circuit Events.
| 2009 Harrah's New Orleans World Series of Poker Circuit Events Official Results |
2009 Harrah's New Orleans Event #7 Results
2008/2009 World Series of Poker Circuit
Final Results: Harrah’s New Orleans
Event #7
No Limit Holdem
Buy-In: $500 (+50)
Total Entries: 156
Total Prize Pool: $75,660
May 11-12, 2009
Final Results: Harrah’s New Orleans
Event #7
No Limit Holdem
Buy-In: $500 (+50)
Total Entries: 156
Total Prize Pool: $75,660
May 11-12, 2009
| Joseph "J-Money" Phelps |
Final Results:
Place
Name
Hometown
Prize
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2009 WSOP Circuit Harrah's New Orleans Schedule and Results
2009 WSOP Circuit Harrah's New Orleans Schedule and Results
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3
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5
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11
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Joseph Phelps
Steven Faillici
Chris Lang
Brian Delatte
Christian Mascagni
Sue Whigham
Ali Jafari
Scott Weinberg
Lance Cone
Dean Robilhaux
Kevin Cooper
Steven Latham
Gustavo Galvao
Gerald Denicholas
David Bourg
Rodney Shows
Garrett Utt
Benjamin Mintz
Steven Faillici
Chris Lang
Brian Delatte
Christian Mascagni
Sue Whigham
Ali Jafari
Scott Weinberg
Lance Cone
Dean Robilhaux
Kevin Cooper
Steven Latham
Gustavo Galvao
Gerald Denicholas
David Bourg
Rodney Shows
Garrett Utt
Benjamin Mintz
Diamond Head, MS
Austin, TX
Baltimore, MD
New Orleans, LA
Louisville, KY
Austin, TX
Houston, TX
Gulfport, MS
Tallula, LA
Houma, LA
Lafayette, LA
Victoria, TX
Long Island City, NY
Longmont, CO
Houma, LA
Hattiesburg, MS
Atlanta, GA
Oxford, MS
Austin, TX
Baltimore, MD
New Orleans, LA
Louisville, KY
Austin, TX
Houston, TX
Gulfport, MS
Tallula, LA
Houma, LA
Lafayette, LA
Victoria, TX
Long Island City, NY
Longmont, CO
Houma, LA
Hattiesburg, MS
Atlanta, GA
Oxford, MS
$24,513
$12,862
$7,566
$6,053
$4,540
$3,783
$3,026
$2,270
$1,513
$1,211
$1,211
$1,211
$1,059
$1,059
$1,059
$908
$908
$908
$12,862
$7,566
$6,053
$4,540
$3,783
$3,026
$2,270
$1,513
$1,211
$1,211
$1,211
$1,059
$1,059
$1,059
$908
$908
$908
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Joseph “J-Money” Phelps Wins Event #7
“Let’s Go To Dinner – I’m All-In,” He Says on Final Hand
The seventh of twenty scheduled gold ring events was completed today at Harrah’s New
Orleans. The $500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament attracted 156 players, who entered
the two-day competition.
The tournament winner was Joseph “J-Money” Phelps. He is a 53-year-old casino executive
who works at the Hollywood Casino in Bay St. Louis, MS. Phelps lives in Diamond Head,
MS. He has been in the casino industry for nearly 30 years. He started out working for
Harrah’s as a dealer back in 1980. He was also married at Harrah’s Las Vegas.
To say Phelps’ tournament strategy was unconventional would be an understatement. He
won two late critical hands in heads-up play, both as the underdog, resulting in a stunning
upset victory. The first of those two bizarre hands took place when Phelps was all-in with K-
8 against Steven Faillaci, who ended up finishing second. Faillaci had A-7 and held a pair of
sevens with one card still to come. But a miracle eight on the river gave Phelps a higher
pair, and put him about even in chips when the final hand was dealt moments later.
Phelps later stated that he wanted to go to dinner and did not want to get involved in a
long duel with his final adversary. Thinking that K-6 was as good as any other hand,
Phelps moved all-in pre-flop and was called by Faillaci instantly, holding A-J. Kaboom! A six
flopped and it was all over. Phelps stumbled across the finish line as the tournament
winner, while Faillaci was left mumbling expletives to himself after what had happened.
This marked Phelps’ first major tournament victory. He previously made the final table at
the Bayou Poker Classic last year. But this was his best poker finish.
Phelps won first place prize money totaling $24,513. He was also presented with a gold
ring, the ultimate achievement for winning a WSOP Circuit event.
The top finishers were as follows:
1st Place – Joseph Phelps, a.k.a. “J-Money” won a major poker tournament for the first
time. He works as a casino executive in Mississippi.
2nd Place – The runner up was Steven Faillaci, who came about as close to victory (one
card away) as possible without taking first place. The 39-year-old engineer from Austin, TX
was making his first cash at a major poker tournament. Fallaci’s official payout amounted to
$12,862.
3rd Place – Third place went to Christian Mascagni, a defense attorney from Louisville, KY.
He calls himself a recreational poker player. However, Mascagni has now cashed twice in
WSOP Circuit events, with his previous showing at the Tunica Grand WSOP Circuit stop back
in 2005.
4th Place – Brian Delatte, an operations specialist from New Orleans, ended up as the
fourth-place finisher. Delatte has one previous cash on his resume – third place last month
as the Spring Break Poker Classic held in Mississippi.
5th Place – After the last five players at the final table made a deal (financial terms were
not disclosed) Chris Lang went out in fifth place. He is a bartender from Baltimore, MD. This
was his first recorded cash in a major tournament.
6th Place – Sue Whigham became the third female to make a final table appearance so far
at Harrah’s New Orleans. She hoped to become the second lady champion after Nancy
Birnbaum’s win a few days ago. Instead, Whigham settled for sixth place. She has
previously cashed in a few online tournaments, but this was her first time to make a final
table at a live poker event. She works as a hair stylist from Austin, TX.
7th Place – Ali Jafari made his second final table at this year’s Bayou series. He previously
finished in eighth-place in Event #4. This time Jafari improved by one place with a seventh-
place finish. This marked the Houston realtor and part-time poker player’s 12th major cash.
8th Place – Scott Weinberg, a restaurant owner from Gulfport, MS went out in eighth
place. He previously cashed five times, made three final table, and won an event held
elsewhere.
9th Place – Lance Cone, who works for a chemical company as a branch manager, ended
up as the ninth-place finisher. The recreational poker player from Tallula, LA made his first
tournament cash.
10th Place – Dean Robilhaux, who owns his own small business in Houma, LA, busted out
in tenth place. This was his first time to cash in a major tournament.
Notable Players Who Finished In-the-Money – Kevin Cooper, who finished in 11th place,
won an event at the Winter Bayou Poker Challenge last December.
Jeffrey Pollack – Commissioner, WSOP
Ty Stewart – Director, Sponsorship and Licensing, WSOP
Craig Abrahams – Director, Broadcasting and New Media, WSOP
Seth Palansky – Communications Director, WSOP
Executive Staff, World Series of Poker Circuit – Harrah’s New Orleans
General Manager of Harrah’s New Orleans -- Jim Hoskins
Director of Table Games – Tosha Skipper
Shift Manager of Harrah’s New Orleans – Larry Barrett
Tournament Director – Steve Frezer
“Let’s Go To Dinner – I’m All-In,” He Says on Final Hand
The seventh of twenty scheduled gold ring events was completed today at Harrah’s New
Orleans. The $500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament attracted 156 players, who entered
the two-day competition.
The tournament winner was Joseph “J-Money” Phelps. He is a 53-year-old casino executive
who works at the Hollywood Casino in Bay St. Louis, MS. Phelps lives in Diamond Head,
MS. He has been in the casino industry for nearly 30 years. He started out working for
Harrah’s as a dealer back in 1980. He was also married at Harrah’s Las Vegas.
To say Phelps’ tournament strategy was unconventional would be an understatement. He
won two late critical hands in heads-up play, both as the underdog, resulting in a stunning
upset victory. The first of those two bizarre hands took place when Phelps was all-in with K-
8 against Steven Faillaci, who ended up finishing second. Faillaci had A-7 and held a pair of
sevens with one card still to come. But a miracle eight on the river gave Phelps a higher
pair, and put him about even in chips when the final hand was dealt moments later.
Phelps later stated that he wanted to go to dinner and did not want to get involved in a
long duel with his final adversary. Thinking that K-6 was as good as any other hand,
Phelps moved all-in pre-flop and was called by Faillaci instantly, holding A-J. Kaboom! A six
flopped and it was all over. Phelps stumbled across the finish line as the tournament
winner, while Faillaci was left mumbling expletives to himself after what had happened.
This marked Phelps’ first major tournament victory. He previously made the final table at
the Bayou Poker Classic last year. But this was his best poker finish.
Phelps won first place prize money totaling $24,513. He was also presented with a gold
ring, the ultimate achievement for winning a WSOP Circuit event.
The top finishers were as follows:
1st Place – Joseph Phelps, a.k.a. “J-Money” won a major poker tournament for the first
time. He works as a casino executive in Mississippi.
2nd Place – The runner up was Steven Faillaci, who came about as close to victory (one
card away) as possible without taking first place. The 39-year-old engineer from Austin, TX
was making his first cash at a major poker tournament. Fallaci’s official payout amounted to
$12,862.
3rd Place – Third place went to Christian Mascagni, a defense attorney from Louisville, KY.
He calls himself a recreational poker player. However, Mascagni has now cashed twice in
WSOP Circuit events, with his previous showing at the Tunica Grand WSOP Circuit stop back
in 2005.
4th Place – Brian Delatte, an operations specialist from New Orleans, ended up as the
fourth-place finisher. Delatte has one previous cash on his resume – third place last month
as the Spring Break Poker Classic held in Mississippi.
5th Place – After the last five players at the final table made a deal (financial terms were
not disclosed) Chris Lang went out in fifth place. He is a bartender from Baltimore, MD. This
was his first recorded cash in a major tournament.
6th Place – Sue Whigham became the third female to make a final table appearance so far
at Harrah’s New Orleans. She hoped to become the second lady champion after Nancy
Birnbaum’s win a few days ago. Instead, Whigham settled for sixth place. She has
previously cashed in a few online tournaments, but this was her first time to make a final
table at a live poker event. She works as a hair stylist from Austin, TX.
7th Place – Ali Jafari made his second final table at this year’s Bayou series. He previously
finished in eighth-place in Event #4. This time Jafari improved by one place with a seventh-
place finish. This marked the Houston realtor and part-time poker player’s 12th major cash.
8th Place – Scott Weinberg, a restaurant owner from Gulfport, MS went out in eighth
place. He previously cashed five times, made three final table, and won an event held
elsewhere.
9th Place – Lance Cone, who works for a chemical company as a branch manager, ended
up as the ninth-place finisher. The recreational poker player from Tallula, LA made his first
tournament cash.
10th Place – Dean Robilhaux, who owns his own small business in Houma, LA, busted out
in tenth place. This was his first time to cash in a major tournament.
Notable Players Who Finished In-the-Money – Kevin Cooper, who finished in 11th place,
won an event at the Winter Bayou Poker Challenge last December.
Jeffrey Pollack – Commissioner, WSOP
Ty Stewart – Director, Sponsorship and Licensing, WSOP
Craig Abrahams – Director, Broadcasting and New Media, WSOP
Seth Palansky – Communications Director, WSOP
Executive Staff, World Series of Poker Circuit – Harrah’s New Orleans
General Manager of Harrah’s New Orleans -- Jim Hoskins
Director of Table Games – Tosha Skipper
Shift Manager of Harrah’s New Orleans – Larry Barrett
Tournament Director – Steve Frezer
