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2010 Caesars Atlantic City
Event 1 - $300 Buy-in No Limit Holdem Final Results. 2010 Caesars Atlantic City WSOP Circuit Events.

2010 Caesars Atlantic City
World Series of Poker Circuit Events
Official Results
World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Results
2010 Caesars Atlantic City Event #1 Results
2009/2010 World Series of Poker Circuit
Final Results: Caesars Atlantic City
Event #1
No Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $300 (+40)
Total Entries:  682
Total Prize Pool:  $198,462
March 3-4, 2010
Yat Cheng
Final Results:
Place
Name
Hometown
Prize
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5
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7
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9
10
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18
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28
29
30
31
32
33
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35
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37
38
39
40
41
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56
57
58
59
60
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62
63
Yat Cheng
Jim DiCarlo
Chris McCabe
Ian Tuason
Pedro Vicente
Peter Bogdanowicz
Chris Manogue
Frank Sepko
Adam Teasedale
Kijoon Park
Bicol-Lee Hyosung
Li Chen
Billie Laws
Tommy Lee
Julie Thomas
John Whitemarsh
Michael Shorten
Anthony Cicali
Robert Porr
Mark Coliccio
Sazan Lusha
Patrick Donohue
Daniel Walling
Matthew Chang
George Machesic
Kevin Murray
Harry Melber
David Vasquez
Ricardo Franco
Chengzuan Shi
Vincent Imbrosciano
Joseph Cabmia
Robert Suarez
C.J. Sommese
Charles Procaccino
Thomas Quigley
Michael Testa
Jao Le
Kenneth Johnson
Dominic Telymonde
Brian Hewitt
Vincent Caesar
Andrew Hopkins
Joseph McKee
Michael Valenti
Onofrio Reina
Gerry Papadatos
Frank Toscano
Christian Francia
Daniel Leo
Gregory Blick
Larry Wetzel
Vadim Ivanu Shachenko
John Stillitano
Robert Chasles
Brian Sidote
Sunev Venus
Chad Seagraves
David Hicks
Salvatore Pipitone
Yasunari Sasaki
Terry Culberston
Steven Honeywell
Atlanta, GA
White Lake, NY
Bear, DE
Toronto, ON
Jersey City, NJ
Morganville, NJ
Philadelphia, PA
West Pittson, PA
Marinette, WI
$55,569
$28,777
$15,877
$13,892
$11,908
$9,923
$7,938
$5,954
$3,969
$2,183
$2,183
$2,183
$1,786
$1,786
$1,786
$1,389
$1,389
$1,389
$992
$992
$992
$992
$992
$992
$992
$992
$992
$695
$695
$695
$695
$695
$695
$695
$695
$695
$595
$595
$595
$595
$595
$595
$595
$595
$595
$496
$496
$496
$496
$496
$496
$496
$496
$496
$397
$397
$397
$397
$397
$397
$397
$397
$397
Yat “Tony” Cheng Wins First Event at Caesars Atlantic
City

This Year’s WSOP Circuit Opener Attracts 682 Players

Atlantic City, NJ – For the fifth straight year, Caesars Atlantic City is hosting a World Series
of Poker Circuit.  This is the seventh WSOP Circuit stop of the 2009-2010 season following
previous tournaments held in Chicago, Southern Indiana, Lake Tahoe, Harrah’s Atlantic
City, Tunica, and Council Bluffs.  Given the popular venue and its close proximity to huge
markets including New York and Philadelphia, Caesars Atlantic City has traditionally
attracted some of the largest turnouts of any WSOP Circuit held around the country.

This year was no exception as the popular tournament series played just steps from the
world-famous Boardwalk began with a $340 buy in No Limit Hold’em event which attracted
682 entrants.  A midweek start and several inches of snow still on the ground from recent
snowstorms failed to dampen the enthusiasm of many of the East Coast’s best poker
players who made the trek to the Jersey Shore at Caesars Atlantic City.

The first champion of the Caesars series is Yat “Tony” Cheng, from Atlanta, GA.  He is a
32-year-old poker pro who mostly plays cash games in and around the Atlantic City area.  
The Chinese-born pro overcame a big chip advantage at the final table and ended up
coasting to his first major tournament victory.  He collected the top cash prize totaling
$55,569.  Cheng also was awarded his first WSOP Circuit gold ring, which is the ultimate
token of achievement presented to all tournament champions.

The tournament was originally intended as a two-day affair, which stretched out to a
three-day marathon by virtue of skillful play and new tournament structures which were
first introduced at Harrah’s Atlantic City’s WSOP Circuit event, which concluded three
months earlier.  The player-friendly structure and generous number of starting chips gave
participants a charitable amount of play.  After 90 percent of the field was eliminated on
day one, which clocked in at 14 hours, seven tables of survivors returned on day two and
played an all-night finale.  Day two went another 17 hours.  The top 63 poker insomniacs
collected prize money from a $198,462 prize pool.  

Final table play began on a Thursday evening inside a jam-packed Palladium Arena.  By
the time the grueling poker session mercifully ended the next morning at 7 am, only a
handful of blurry-eyed supporters and the remaining finalists populated the vacated room.  
Philadelphia’s own Chris “Ratboy” Manogue began play with the chip lead.  But he lasted
just 90 minutes.  In fact, the table’s shorter stacks outperformed the early chip leaders as
three lower stack sizes at the start ended up taking down the top three money spots.
The nine finalists and their starting chip counts were as follows:

Name                                     Hometown               Seat        Chip Count
Pete White (Pedro Vicente)     Jersey City, NJ           1             327,000
Peter Bogdanowicz                  Morganville, NJ          2             538,000
Ian Tuason                              Toronto, Canada       3             616,000
Jim DiCarlo                               White Lake, NY         4              290,000
Frankie Sepko                          West Pittston            5             515,000
Chris “RatBoy” Manogue          Philadelphia, PA        6             717,000
Yat Cheng                                Atlanta, GA                7             399,000
Adam Teasdale                        Marinette, WI            8             393,000
Chris McCabe                           Bear, DE                    9             350,000


Ninth Place:  Teasdale Teased     
Adam Teasdale, a professional poker player from Marinette, WI was the first finalist to be
eliminated.  He went bust with pocket 4’s versus AK, after an ace flopped.  Teasdale has
previously cashed in a few online tournaments.  He collected $3,969 for ninth place.        

Eighth Place:  Frankie’s Deuces No Good
Frankie Sepko, a commercial account manager from West Pittston, PA went out in eighth
place when his small pocket pair (2’s) was crushed by AK, which ended up rivering a flush.  
Sepko, who is mostly a cash game player, was paid out $5,954.

Seventh Place:  RatBoy Ratted Out
Chris “RatBoy” Manogue, an Internet manager from Philadelphia, PA was the next player
disconnected when his AK was steamrolled by pocket A’s.  Oddly enough, RatBoy
announced stated that he had previously survived five all in situations with AK.  But the
sixth tempt of fate turned out to be a disaster.  RatBoy rat holed $7,938 out of the prize
pool.

Sixth Place:  Doctor Unplugged
Peter Bogdanowicz, a PhD student from Morganville, NJ flunked his final test on what
turned out to be one of the tournament’s most exciting hands.  Bogdanowicz started the
fateful hand in serious trouble, holding AK suited versus pocket A’s.  To make matters
much worse, the pocket A’s flopped a set.  But Bogdanowicz caught a club on the turn to
make a flush.  Then, just as it appeared he might double up on a monster hand, the board
paired on the river giving rival Pete White a full house.  Bogdanowicz had to settle for
$9,923.

Fifth Place:  White Goes Dark
Pedro Vicente (a.k.a. Pete White) a pro poker player from Jersey City, NJ was eliminated
two hours later after he gradually became short-stacked.  He moved all in with KQ on
what turned out to be his final hand, which slammed into pocket A’s.  The end result went
as predicted, kicking White to the rail.  White, a three-time tournament winner who says
he plans to play in the 2010 WSOP in Las Vegas, ended up with a nice payout totaling
$11,908.

Fourth Place:  Canadian Clubbed
Ian Tuason, a copywriter from Toronto, ON (Canada) began final table play ranked
second in chips.  But he went out late in the event holding pocket 6’s.  The smaller pair
was dominated by Jim DiCarlo’s pocket 10’s, which ended up scooping the large pot.  
Tuason, playing in his first WSOP Circuit event ever, collected a most impressive payout
amounting to $13,892.

Third Place:  Chris Cracked
Chris McCabe, a part-time poker player from Bear, DE outlasted all but the final two
players, when his AJ was chopped down by Yat Cheng’s pocket 7’s.  McCabe caught a
jack on flop and took a temporary lead, but a 7 on turn gave his opponent a set, leaving
McCabe in the unenviable circumstance of drawing dead.  Third place officially paid
$15,877.

Second Place:  Restaurant Owner 86’d
Jim DiCarlo, a restaurant owner from White Lake, NY came within a razor-thin margin of
winning his first major tournament victory.  But he ran out of momentum late and ended
as the runner up.  DiCarlo, who lives just a short distance from where the Woodstock
Music Festival took place 40 years ago, rocked his way to a $28,777 payout.  DiCarlo was
eliminated on the tournament’s final hand when he flopped top pair with 9’s, which ended
up losing to Yat Cheng’s AK.  Cheng caught a king on the turn to make a higher pair and
then ultimately won the tournament when he rivered a flush.  That put the final nail in
DiCarlo’s coffin and gave Cheng the victory.

First Place:  Cheng the Champ
Yat “Tony” Cheng, a 32-year-old poker pro from Atlanta, GA who spends much of the year
playing poker in Atlantic City casinos, won first-prize totaling $55,569 plus his first WSOP
Circuit gold ring.  Runner up DiCarlo and Assistant Tournament Director Jake Devries both
offered their congratulations as the battle-weary survivors of the poker marathon made
their way toward the cashier for the final reward.

When asked what he plans immediately following the victory which came at 7:05 am after
two lengthy playing days, Cheng had a one-word answer.

“Sleep,” Cheng replied.

The WSOP Circuit at Caesars Atlantic City continues through March 14.  This year’s schedule
includes 12 gold ring events, along with multiple second-chance tournaments, single table
and mega satellites, plus cash games going around the clock inside the Caesars Poker
Room.

Executive Staff, World Series of Poker Circuit – Caesars Atlantic City

Joe Domenico – Senior Vice President and General Manager
Vice President of Table Games – Fred Niceta
Public Relations Specialist – Christopher Jonic
Table Games Manager (Poker) – Thomas McDonough III
Poker Pit Manager – Jake Devries
To view the complete schedule and results for the 2010 Caesars Atlantic City WSOP Circuit Events, click on the link below:

2010 WSOP Circuit Caesars Atlantic City Schedule and Results
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2010 Caesars Atlantic City WSOP Circuit Event #1 Winner Yat Cheng