2010 Caesars Atlantic City
Event 6 - $500 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 |
2010 Caesars Atlantic City Event #6 Results
2009/2010 World Series of Poker Circuit
Final Results: Caesars Atlantic City
Event #6
No Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $500 (+60)
Total Entries: 210
Total Prize Pool: $101,850
March 8-9, 2010
Final Results: Caesars Atlantic City
Event #6
No Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $500 (+60)
Total Entries: 210
Total Prize Pool: $101,850
March 8-9, 2010
| Rohan Long |
Final Results:
Place
Name
Hometown
Prize
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
Rohan Long
Alexander Pawlyk
Juan Lopez
Joseph Cramer
Francis Sage
Carlos Alarcon
Mitchell Mantin
Willliam Groom
Howard Wolper
Richard Hall
Susheel Patelvenkat
Jonathan Poots
William Collins
Lucas Smith
Brian Pagano
Edward Berger
Bill Cashwell
Anthony Velasquez
Spencer Mensh
Dylan Drazen
Jinhiang Chin
John Hottenstein
Paul Nicholson
Clifton Meinweiseser
Thomas Cipriano
Jennifer Knopf
Sung Kim
Alexander Pawlyk
Juan Lopez
Joseph Cramer
Francis Sage
Carlos Alarcon
Mitchell Mantin
Willliam Groom
Howard Wolper
Richard Hall
Susheel Patelvenkat
Jonathan Poots
William Collins
Lucas Smith
Brian Pagano
Edward Berger
Bill Cashwell
Anthony Velasquez
Spencer Mensh
Dylan Drazen
Jinhiang Chin
John Hottenstein
Paul Nicholson
Clifton Meinweiseser
Thomas Cipriano
Jennifer Knopf
Sung Kim
Windsor, CT
New Brunswick, NJ
Wilmington, DE
Carlisle, PA
Morton, PA
Wayne, NJ
Las Vegas, NV
Brooklyn, NY
Atlantic City, NJ
Wilkes Barre, PA
New Brunswick, NJ
Wilmington, DE
Carlisle, PA
Morton, PA
Wayne, NJ
Las Vegas, NV
Brooklyn, NY
Atlantic City, NJ
Wilkes Barre, PA
$32,592
$17,926
$9,167
$7,130
$6,111
$5,093
$4,074
$3,056
$2,037
$1,222
$1,222
$1,222
$1,019
$1,019
$1,019
$815
$815
$815
$611
$611
$611
$611
$611
$611
$611
$611
$611
$17,926
$9,167
$7,130
$6,111
$5,093
$4,074
$3,056
$2,037
$1,222
$1,222
$1,222
$1,019
$1,019
$1,019
$815
$815
$815
$611
$611
$611
$611
$611
$611
$611
$611
$611
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What a Comeback!
Rohan Long Wins WSOP Circuit Event and First Gold
Ring at Caesars Atlantic City
Jamaican-Born Recreational Player Survives Eight All-Ins and
Overcomes 20 to 1 Chip Disadvantage in Thrilling Victory
Generous Tournament Structure at WSOP Circuit Continues to
Gain Positive Feedback
Atlantic City, NJ – There’s a classic rock song made famous by Janis Joplin where the lyrics
go, “Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose.” What the lyric means is, there’s
a certain sense of emotional contentment that comes with being on a free roll, whether the
situation is life or poker. Once you’ve committed yourself to the notion you can’t lose, in
fact – you have won.
Rohan Long, a real estate broker from Windsor, CT knows the feeling all too well. He pretty
much resigned himself to a middle of the pack finish at what was his first World Series of
Poker Circuit final table recently. Long managed to survive far longer than either the cards
or odds normally would have dictated. With each near miracle dealt from the deck, he
gained the confidence and aggression necessary to overcome massive odds and ultimately
pulled off a stunning upset victory.
Long survived at least eight all in situations when play was at three handed, and later
heads up. Each time, he doubled his stack size up to the point where he ended up
achieving the greatest comeback of the year of any player in a WSOP Circuit tournament.
Once play became heads up versus a tough-minded online poker pro named Alex Pawlyk,
Long pretty much summed up his feelings by announcing, “I’m on a complete free roll now.
Nothing can stop me.”
In a sense, having Long in a complete care free zone made him the worst possible
adversary for a skilled professional. Rather than the usual tense atmosphere that
characterizes the later stages of many major poker tournaments, Long’s presence and
attitude ended up creating a great comeback drama, which was unquestionably the most
exiting final table of this year’s series at Caesars Atlantic City.
Long, who was born in Jamaica and now lives in Connecticut, won the $560 buy in No-Limit
Hold’em tournament and collected the top cash prize totaling $32,592. He was also
presented with his first gold ring, which is the ultimate token of achievement given out to all
tournament champions who win WSOP Circuit events held around the country.
This marked the sixth of 12 WSOP Circuit events on this year’s Caesars schedule. The two-
day tournament attracted 210 entrants. Most of the field was eliminated on day one, which
clocked in at 14 hours. Four tables of survivors returned for day two which played another
10 hours. The top 27 finishers divided up prize money from a $101,850 prize pool.
Final table play began on a Tuesday night and was held inside the Palladium Arena at
Caesars. There was only one previous WSOP Circuit winner among the final nine. Local
poker player Howard Wolper arrived with the goal to win his second gold ring. But Wolper
went out early, thus guaranteeing a first time champion. Meanwhile, Juan J. Lopez arrived
as chip leader and was in a comfortable position throughout the competition until he
crashed and burned in third place.
The low blinds (5,000-10,000) and average chip stack of nearly 250,000 at the start gave
all the competitors plenty of time be patient. In fact, the tournament structures for all the
tournaments played at Caesars this year have received overwhelmingly positive feedback
from many players and online poker forums. Tournament players have been given plenty of
starting chips and blind increases have been incremental, allowing for skillful play to
overcome the short-term luck factor which is a part of all tournaments.
The nine finalists and their starting chip counts were as follows:
Seat Player Hometown Chip Count
1 Carlos Alarcon Wayne, NJ 100,500
2 Juan J. Lopez Wilmington, DE 454,000
3 Alex Pawlyk New Brunswick, NJ 300,000
4 Joe Cramer Carlisle, PA 48,000
5 Howard Even Wolper Atlantic City, NJ 65,000
6 Willie A, Groom Brooklyn, NY 84,000
7 Francis Sage Morton, PA 151,000
8 Mitchell Martin Las Vegas, NV 181,000
9 Rohan Long Windsor, CT 110,000
Final table player introductions can be seen here: http://www.twitvid.com/B7C57
Players were eliminated in the following order:
Ninth Place: Artist Gets No Respect
Howard Evan Wolper, an artist and semi-pro poker player from Atlantic City, was the first
player eliminated. He was low on chips and managed to catch A K. But Rohan Long was
dealt pocket 10’s, which ended up scooping the pot after Wolper failed to improve. Wolper
has earned many awards for his work in the performance arts. He has also done well in
poker, with four major tournament wins within a 13 month span, including back to back
wins a few years ago. He won a WSOP Circuit gold ring in 2007 at Harvey’s Lake Tahoe.
Wolper pocketed $2,037 in prize money.
Eighth Place: Groom Gets Divorced
Willie A. Groom, a scenic artist from Brooklyn, NY became the second creative personality
within five minutes to make an exit. He was dealt A 9 and moved all in on what became his
final hand. Unfortunately, Alex Pawlyk picked up pocket 9’s and made an obligatory call
with a large chip advantage. Groom failed to hit an ace or improve and thus went out with
a payout totaling $3,056. Groom would be the first of three consecutive players who were
eliminated by Pawlyk.
Seventh Place: Las Vegas Player Gets Ripped
Mitchell Martin, a real estate investor from Las Vegas, NV took a tough beat on his final
hand of the tournament. He was dealt A 10 and moved all in after the flop came with a ten
high. But Alex Pawlyk woke up in the big blind with 4 3 and managed to flop two small
pair. It was the perfect trap set up, which snapped shut on Martin’s chance for victory.
Martin ended up going out in seventh place, which paid $4,074. Martin previously won a
major tournament called the Ultimate Poker Challenge, held in Las Vegas.
Sixth Place: Online Poker Pro Busts
Carlos Alarcon, an online poker pro from Clifton, NJ made no attempt to hide his disgusted
when his pocket 7’s were cracked on the turn by the chip Pawlyk’s K 9. When the fateful K
fell, Alarcon ran away from the table with his hands over his face while his friends hurled off
a slew of profanities. That pretty much ended Alarcon’s night. Nevertheless, Alarcon did
collect $5,093 in prize money which now puts him in excess of $400,000 in tournament
winnings.
Fifth Place: Sage Takes the Fifth
Francis Sage, a 21 year old college student from Morton, PA took a terrible beat and went
out in fifth place. The University of Pittsburgh senior was dealt pocket A’s and moved all in.
Rohan Long called the raise with pocket Q’s and pumped his fist in jubilation when the flop
came Q88, good for a full house. Sage shook his head in disbelief and failed to hit one of
the two remaining A’s in the deck. That meant Sage has to settle for $6,111 on his spring
break vacation.
Fourth Place: Cramer Creamed
Joe Cramer, a restaurant owner from Carlisle, PA became short stacked and moved all in on
his final hand with A J. Juan J. Lopez, who held the chip lead, made the call and tabled
pocket 4’s. When a 4 flopped, Lopez suddenly had a set and Cramer was left drawing
dead. That meant Cramer, playing at his first WSOP Circuit final table, ended up settling for
$7,130.
Third Place: Juan J. Lopez Takes Third
Juan J. Lopez, the manager of a bail bonds business from Wilmington, DE appeared to be
close to winning his first major tournament. But the Cuban born part time poker player
suffered a late rush of misfortune, which ultimately resulted in a third place finish. Lopez
exited when he was dealt A K and moved all in after an ace flopped. But Alex Pawlyk had A
2 on the critical hand, which best Lopez when the final board showed AQ287. The two pair
scooped the largest pot of the tournament, knocking Lopez to the rail. Lopez, who made it
into the money in a WSOP Circuit event held at Harrah’s Atlantic City last December,
received a payout totaling $9,167.
Second Place: Online Pro Alex Pawlyk Gets Disconnected
Alex Pawlyk, from New Brunswick, NJ was the runner up. He played extremely well from
start to finish, but was helpless to stop his final opponent’s onslaught. Pawlyk began
heads up play with nearly a 15 to 1 chip advantage, but was slowly grinded away one hand
at a time until he finally was at a slight disadvantage to Long. He ended up settling for an
official payout amounting to $17,926.
A fun exchange between the final two players can be seen here:
http://www.twitvid.com/B4392
The final hand of the tournament can be seen here: http://www.twitvid.com/5F51D
First Place: Rohan Long Wins
Rohan Long, a Jamaican born real estate broker who now lives in Windsor, CT enjoyed the
greatest roller coaster ride of any player at the final table. He was all in several times, and
managed to avoid elimination via some skillful play and catching an occasional miracle card
which prolonged his stay in the finale. In fact, he survived no less than eight all in
situations when play was three handed and heads up, each time connecting with the cards
he needed to survive. When play was heads up, Long agreed to a deal with his final
adversary and ended up winning the tournament with a pair of aces.
An interview with Rohan Long moments after his victory can be seen here:
http://www.twitvid.com/21378
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, in addition to cash games going around the clock inside the Caesars
Poker Room. This marks the fifth straight year that Caesars Atlantic City has been a part of
the WSOP 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.
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
Rohan Long Wins WSOP Circuit Event and First Gold
Ring at Caesars Atlantic City
Jamaican-Born Recreational Player Survives Eight All-Ins and
Overcomes 20 to 1 Chip Disadvantage in Thrilling Victory
Generous Tournament Structure at WSOP Circuit Continues to
Gain Positive Feedback
Atlantic City, NJ – There’s a classic rock song made famous by Janis Joplin where the lyrics
go, “Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose.” What the lyric means is, there’s
a certain sense of emotional contentment that comes with being on a free roll, whether the
situation is life or poker. Once you’ve committed yourself to the notion you can’t lose, in
fact – you have won.
Rohan Long, a real estate broker from Windsor, CT knows the feeling all too well. He pretty
much resigned himself to a middle of the pack finish at what was his first World Series of
Poker Circuit final table recently. Long managed to survive far longer than either the cards
or odds normally would have dictated. With each near miracle dealt from the deck, he
gained the confidence and aggression necessary to overcome massive odds and ultimately
pulled off a stunning upset victory.
Long survived at least eight all in situations when play was at three handed, and later
heads up. Each time, he doubled his stack size up to the point where he ended up
achieving the greatest comeback of the year of any player in a WSOP Circuit tournament.
Once play became heads up versus a tough-minded online poker pro named Alex Pawlyk,
Long pretty much summed up his feelings by announcing, “I’m on a complete free roll now.
Nothing can stop me.”
In a sense, having Long in a complete care free zone made him the worst possible
adversary for a skilled professional. Rather than the usual tense atmosphere that
characterizes the later stages of many major poker tournaments, Long’s presence and
attitude ended up creating a great comeback drama, which was unquestionably the most
exiting final table of this year’s series at Caesars Atlantic City.
Long, who was born in Jamaica and now lives in Connecticut, won the $560 buy in No-Limit
Hold’em tournament and collected the top cash prize totaling $32,592. He was also
presented with his first gold ring, which is the ultimate token of achievement given out to all
tournament champions who win WSOP Circuit events held around the country.
This marked the sixth of 12 WSOP Circuit events on this year’s Caesars schedule. The two-
day tournament attracted 210 entrants. Most of the field was eliminated on day one, which
clocked in at 14 hours. Four tables of survivors returned for day two which played another
10 hours. The top 27 finishers divided up prize money from a $101,850 prize pool.
Final table play began on a Tuesday night and was held inside the Palladium Arena at
Caesars. There was only one previous WSOP Circuit winner among the final nine. Local
poker player Howard Wolper arrived with the goal to win his second gold ring. But Wolper
went out early, thus guaranteeing a first time champion. Meanwhile, Juan J. Lopez arrived
as chip leader and was in a comfortable position throughout the competition until he
crashed and burned in third place.
The low blinds (5,000-10,000) and average chip stack of nearly 250,000 at the start gave
all the competitors plenty of time be patient. In fact, the tournament structures for all the
tournaments played at Caesars this year have received overwhelmingly positive feedback
from many players and online poker forums. Tournament players have been given plenty of
starting chips and blind increases have been incremental, allowing for skillful play to
overcome the short-term luck factor which is a part of all tournaments.
The nine finalists and their starting chip counts were as follows:
Seat Player Hometown Chip Count
1 Carlos Alarcon Wayne, NJ 100,500
2 Juan J. Lopez Wilmington, DE 454,000
3 Alex Pawlyk New Brunswick, NJ 300,000
4 Joe Cramer Carlisle, PA 48,000
5 Howard Even Wolper Atlantic City, NJ 65,000
6 Willie A, Groom Brooklyn, NY 84,000
7 Francis Sage Morton, PA 151,000
8 Mitchell Martin Las Vegas, NV 181,000
9 Rohan Long Windsor, CT 110,000
Final table player introductions can be seen here: http://www.twitvid.com/B7C57
Players were eliminated in the following order:
Ninth Place: Artist Gets No Respect
Howard Evan Wolper, an artist and semi-pro poker player from Atlantic City, was the first
player eliminated. He was low on chips and managed to catch A K. But Rohan Long was
dealt pocket 10’s, which ended up scooping the pot after Wolper failed to improve. Wolper
has earned many awards for his work in the performance arts. He has also done well in
poker, with four major tournament wins within a 13 month span, including back to back
wins a few years ago. He won a WSOP Circuit gold ring in 2007 at Harvey’s Lake Tahoe.
Wolper pocketed $2,037 in prize money.
Eighth Place: Groom Gets Divorced
Willie A. Groom, a scenic artist from Brooklyn, NY became the second creative personality
within five minutes to make an exit. He was dealt A 9 and moved all in on what became his
final hand. Unfortunately, Alex Pawlyk picked up pocket 9’s and made an obligatory call
with a large chip advantage. Groom failed to hit an ace or improve and thus went out with
a payout totaling $3,056. Groom would be the first of three consecutive players who were
eliminated by Pawlyk.
Seventh Place: Las Vegas Player Gets Ripped
Mitchell Martin, a real estate investor from Las Vegas, NV took a tough beat on his final
hand of the tournament. He was dealt A 10 and moved all in after the flop came with a ten
high. But Alex Pawlyk woke up in the big blind with 4 3 and managed to flop two small
pair. It was the perfect trap set up, which snapped shut on Martin’s chance for victory.
Martin ended up going out in seventh place, which paid $4,074. Martin previously won a
major tournament called the Ultimate Poker Challenge, held in Las Vegas.
Sixth Place: Online Poker Pro Busts
Carlos Alarcon, an online poker pro from Clifton, NJ made no attempt to hide his disgusted
when his pocket 7’s were cracked on the turn by the chip Pawlyk’s K 9. When the fateful K
fell, Alarcon ran away from the table with his hands over his face while his friends hurled off
a slew of profanities. That pretty much ended Alarcon’s night. Nevertheless, Alarcon did
collect $5,093 in prize money which now puts him in excess of $400,000 in tournament
winnings.
Fifth Place: Sage Takes the Fifth
Francis Sage, a 21 year old college student from Morton, PA took a terrible beat and went
out in fifth place. The University of Pittsburgh senior was dealt pocket A’s and moved all in.
Rohan Long called the raise with pocket Q’s and pumped his fist in jubilation when the flop
came Q88, good for a full house. Sage shook his head in disbelief and failed to hit one of
the two remaining A’s in the deck. That meant Sage has to settle for $6,111 on his spring
break vacation.
Fourth Place: Cramer Creamed
Joe Cramer, a restaurant owner from Carlisle, PA became short stacked and moved all in on
his final hand with A J. Juan J. Lopez, who held the chip lead, made the call and tabled
pocket 4’s. When a 4 flopped, Lopez suddenly had a set and Cramer was left drawing
dead. That meant Cramer, playing at his first WSOP Circuit final table, ended up settling for
$7,130.
Third Place: Juan J. Lopez Takes Third
Juan J. Lopez, the manager of a bail bonds business from Wilmington, DE appeared to be
close to winning his first major tournament. But the Cuban born part time poker player
suffered a late rush of misfortune, which ultimately resulted in a third place finish. Lopez
exited when he was dealt A K and moved all in after an ace flopped. But Alex Pawlyk had A
2 on the critical hand, which best Lopez when the final board showed AQ287. The two pair
scooped the largest pot of the tournament, knocking Lopez to the rail. Lopez, who made it
into the money in a WSOP Circuit event held at Harrah’s Atlantic City last December,
received a payout totaling $9,167.
Second Place: Online Pro Alex Pawlyk Gets Disconnected
Alex Pawlyk, from New Brunswick, NJ was the runner up. He played extremely well from
start to finish, but was helpless to stop his final opponent’s onslaught. Pawlyk began
heads up play with nearly a 15 to 1 chip advantage, but was slowly grinded away one hand
at a time until he finally was at a slight disadvantage to Long. He ended up settling for an
official payout amounting to $17,926.
A fun exchange between the final two players can be seen here:
http://www.twitvid.com/B4392
The final hand of the tournament can be seen here: http://www.twitvid.com/5F51D
First Place: Rohan Long Wins
Rohan Long, a Jamaican born real estate broker who now lives in Windsor, CT enjoyed the
greatest roller coaster ride of any player at the final table. He was all in several times, and
managed to avoid elimination via some skillful play and catching an occasional miracle card
which prolonged his stay in the finale. In fact, he survived no less than eight all in
situations when play was three handed and heads up, each time connecting with the cards
he needed to survive. When play was heads up, Long agreed to a deal with his final
adversary and ended up winning the tournament with a pair of aces.
An interview with Rohan Long moments after his victory can be seen here:
http://www.twitvid.com/21378
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, in addition to cash games going around the clock inside the Caesars
Poker Room. This marks the fifth straight year that Caesars Atlantic City has been a part of
the WSOP 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.
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
2010 WSOP Circuit Caesars Atlantic City Schedule and Results
