2010 Caesars Palace Las Vegas
Event 1 - $200 Buy-in No Limit Holdem Final Results. 2010 Caesars Palace Las Vegas WSOP Circuit Events.
| 2010 Caesars Palace Las Vegas World Series of Poker Circuit Events Official Results |
2010 Caesars Palace Las Vegas Event #1 Results
2009/2010 World Series of Poker Circuit
Caesars Palace Las Vegas
Event #1
No Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $200 (+30)
Total Entries: 384
Total Prize Pool: $74,496
April 14-15 2010
Caesars Palace Las Vegas
Event #1
No Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $200 (+30)
Total Entries: 384
Total Prize Pool: $74,496
April 14-15 2010
| Robert Feathers |
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
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
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
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
Robert Feathers
Gift Kusuwan
Martin Faulconbridge
Elizabeth Montizanti
Tiffany Long
Gerald Hess
Edwward Sansosti
Cory Willett
Kevin Andrzejewski
Aaron Iwaniec
Arthur Dupraw
Frank Lin
Michael Osborne
Mary Go
Vincent Remmel
Jordan Lightman
Roxyanna Henley
Tony Champ
Chad Harberts
Tina Kendall
Bryan Gilmore
Raymond Jordon
Pamela Romito
Thomas Emrich
Vincent Smith
Ian Woodley
Nicholas Ivestor
Aston Tucker
Robert Perelman
Darren Judges
Laura Wakeland
Alberto Sabogali
Darryl Kelley
John Greving
Brian Carstens
Mark Poe
Gift Kusuwan
Martin Faulconbridge
Elizabeth Montizanti
Tiffany Long
Gerald Hess
Edwward Sansosti
Cory Willett
Kevin Andrzejewski
Aaron Iwaniec
Arthur Dupraw
Frank Lin
Michael Osborne
Mary Go
Vincent Remmel
Jordan Lightman
Roxyanna Henley
Tony Champ
Chad Harberts
Tina Kendall
Bryan Gilmore
Raymond Jordon
Pamela Romito
Thomas Emrich
Vincent Smith
Ian Woodley
Nicholas Ivestor
Aston Tucker
Robert Perelman
Darren Judges
Laura Wakeland
Alberto Sabogali
Darryl Kelley
John Greving
Brian Carstens
Mark Poe
Dayton, OH
Orlando, FL
Burgess Hill, UK
Hasting, NE
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Woodridge, IL
Holt, MI
Eastlake, OH
Las Vegas, NV
Neptune Beach, FL
Los Angeles, CA
Las Vegas, NV
S. Lake Tahoe, CA
Las Vegas, NV
Mundelein, IL
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Alexis, NC
Las Vegas, NV
Azel, TX
Las Vegas, NV
Los Angeles, CA
Forestville, CA
London, UK
Orlando, FL
Burgess Hill, UK
Hasting, NE
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Woodridge, IL
Holt, MI
Eastlake, OH
Las Vegas, NV
Neptune Beach, FL
Los Angeles, CA
Las Vegas, NV
S. Lake Tahoe, CA
Las Vegas, NV
Mundelein, IL
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Alexis, NC
Las Vegas, NV
Azel, TX
Las Vegas, NV
Los Angeles, CA
Forestville, CA
London, UK
$17,884
$10,988
$6,891
$5,587
$4,470
$3,539
$2,794
$2,235
$1,676
$1,117
$1,117
$1,117
$931
$931
$931
$745
$745
$745
$596
$596
$596
$596
$596
$596
$596
$596
$596
$521
$521
$521
$521
$521
$521
$521
$521
$521
$10,988
$6,891
$5,587
$4,470
$3,539
$2,794
$2,235
$1,676
$1,117
$1,117
$1,117
$931
$931
$931
$745
$745
$745
$596
$596
$596
$596
$596
$596
$596
$596
$596
$521
$521
$521
$521
$521
$521
$521
$521
$521
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Robert Feathers Wins Opener at Caesars Palace
Las Vegas
Ohio Man Wins Gold Ring in His First Ever WSOP Tournament
Las Vegas, NV – The world’s largest and most prestigious poker tournament series has
returned once again to Las Vegas. For the fifth consecutive year, Caesars Palace is hosting
a World Series of Poker Circuit event. This year’s two-week long tournament series takes
place from April 14-30, 2010. To learn more about this year’s event, an interview with Jim
Pedulla, Poker and Race & Sportsbook Director at Caesars Palace, can be seen here:
http://www.twitvid.com/0FQBX
The first of 18 “gold ring” tournaments on this year’s schedule began with an impressive
turnout of 384 players. The $200 (+30) buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament was played
over two consecutive days during April 14th and 15th. The top 36 finishers carved up a
prize pool which amounted to $74,496.
The top finisher was Robert Feathers, a 32-year-old part-time poker player from Dayton,
OH. He collected first-place prize money totaling $17,884, plus the prized gold ring for
winning a WSOP Circuit event. Feathers, who is a single father of two children, works full-
time back in Ohio. However, he is increasingly playing tournament poker in his spare time
and often makes trips to Las Vegas. Feathers had previously cashed in a few tournaments
held here in Las Vegas, but this was his biggest payout ever.
Remarkably, this was the first WSOP-related event Feathers had ever entered. He later
explained that the WSOP is the gold standard of poker tournaments, but had been unable
to play in any events until this one.
“The World Series of Poker is a great event,” Feathers said in a post-tournament interview.
Obviously, anything attached to the World Series, you are attracted to a little bit more. I
decided to take a few days off of my regular job and give the (WSOP) Circuit a shot, and
here we are.”
Final Table play began on a Thursday afternoon. There were no prior WSOP Circuit gold
ring event winners among the final nine players, which guaranteed a first-time champion.
The final table was notable for at least one other reason. Two female players (including the
chip leader) sat among the final nine.
Elizabeth Montizanti arrived at the Final Table with a slight chip advantage over the
remaining players. Closest in chips when nine-handed play began were Cory “Chazz
Reinhold” Willett and Robert Feathers – who began play ranked in third place. During most
of the five-hour Final Table, Feathers was in good chip position, at or near the top of the
leaders. He faltered late during heads up play, but was able to make a comeback and win
an exciting victory.
When Final Table play began at 3:00 pm, the nine finalists and their starting chip counts
were as follows:
Seat Player Hometown Chip Count
1 Jerry Hess Las Vegas, NV 310,000
2 Martin Faulconbridge Leicester, UK 153,000
3 Kevin Andrzejewski Eastlake, OH 140,000
4 Robert Feathers Dayton, OH 365,000
5 Eddie Sansosti Woodridge, IL 108,000
6 Tiffany Long Oakley, CA 180,000
7 Gift Kusuwan Orlando, FL 159,000
8 Elizabeth Montizanti Hasting, NE 388,000
9 Cory “Chazz Reinhold” Willett Holt, MI 374,000
Players were eliminated in the following order:
Ninth Place: Jerry Hess Goes Out Quickly
Jerry “Floorman” Hess, a local player who works as a hardwood flooring tradesman, nailed
down ninth place. Hess came to the final table with a decent-sized stack, but took a few
early beats and ended up with $1,676.
Eighth Place: Player with Unpronounceable Last Name Takes Eighth Place
Kevin Andrzejewski, who is unemployed and lives in Eastlake, OH was eliminated quickly
and ended up with $2,235 in prize money.
Seventh Place: Kill Willett
Cory “Chaz Reinhold” Willett, a 26-year-old poker player from Holt, MI finished in seventh
place. His cut of the prize pool amounted to $2,794.
Sixth Place: Eddie Sansosti
Eddie Sansosti, a 26-year-old poker player from Woodridge, IL was the sixth-place finisher.
He pocketed $3,539.
Fifth Place: Long Goes Deep
Tiffany Long, a personal assistant and part-time poker player from Oakley, CA ended up as
the fifth-place finisher. She went card dead late about midway through Day Two and had
to settle for $4,470 in prize money. Long had previously made a few final tables. But this
marked her first time to cash in a WSOP Circuit tournament.
Fourth Place: Monizanti, Last Female, Busts Out in Fourth Place
Elizabeth Montizanti, a poker player from Hasting, NE finished in fourth place. She enjoyed
her chip advantage for a time, but gradually lost the lead and much of her stack as play
became shorter-handed. Montizanti took two beats late in the tournament which ended
her chances of earning what would have been her second major victory. Instead, she
ended up collecting $5,587 in prize money. Montizanti had previously won an event held
three years ago at the Holiday Bonus Tournament. This marked her eighth time to cash in a
major poker event, including a runner-up finish two years ago at the Caesars Palace Poker
Classic.
Third Place: Let’s Hear It for the Brits!
Martin Faulconbridge, a communications officer from Leicester, UK went out in third place.
He was short stacked much of the way, but managed to double up several times, much to
the despair of his opponents. Faulconbridge finally ran low on chips and was eliminated by
Gift Kusawan. Faulconbridge, who goes by the nickname “Froggy” leapt away from the final
table with a very respectably payout totaling $6,891.
Second Place: No Gift for Kusuwan
When heads-up play began, Gift Kusuwan and Robert Feathers were nearly dead even in
chips. About 15 minutes into the duel, Kusuwan won a big hand with a set of kings and
seized the advantage. But Kusuwan was not able to maintain his edge. A few minutes
later he lost the chip lead, which set up the climactic final hand of the tournament.
The last hand came when Feathers was dealt 5h 3h. Kusuwan was dealt Qs 4s. Feathers
caught an astounding flop as the initial board showed 6h 4d 2s. After the turn brought the
Qh, Kusuwan moved all-in with two pair. Feathers called instantly and tabled his nut
straight. Kusuwan The final board showed , which meant the 5h 3h took down the last
pot of the night. Gift Kusuwan, a 24-year-old student from Orlando, FL ended up finishing
in second place, which officially paid $10,988.
The final hand of the tournament can be seen here: http://www.twitvid.com/9B2YO
First Place: Robert Feathers His Nest
Incredibly, this was the first time Robert Feathers had ever entered a WSOP-related event
of any kind. He previously entered a few tournaments held in Las Vegas, and cashed in a
few. But this marked his biggest tournament win, to date. Feathers officially collected a
payout totaling $17,884. He was also presented with the coveted gold ring, the ultimate
honor given to winners of all WSOP Circuit tournaments.
An interview with Robert Feathers at tableside moments after his win can be seen here:
http://www.twitvid.com/8R2MQ
The WSOP Circuit at Caesars Palace continues through April 30th. This year’s schedule
includes 18 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
Palace Poker Room. This marks the fifth straight year Caesars Palace has been a part of
the WSOP Circuit. This is the tenth WSOP Circuit stop (of 11) of the 2009-2010 season
following previous tournaments held in Chicago, Southern Indiana, Lake Tahoe, Harrah’s
Atlantic City, Tunica, Council Bluffs, Caesars Atlantic City, Harrah’s Rincon, and Harrah’s St.
Louis.
Executive Staff, World Series of Poker Circuit – Caesars Palace Las Vegas
Jim Pedulla – Poker Room Manager
Jed Wickers – Tournament Director
Mitch Dietze -- Assistant Tournament Director
Las Vegas
Ohio Man Wins Gold Ring in His First Ever WSOP Tournament
Las Vegas, NV – The world’s largest and most prestigious poker tournament series has
returned once again to Las Vegas. For the fifth consecutive year, Caesars Palace is hosting
a World Series of Poker Circuit event. This year’s two-week long tournament series takes
place from April 14-30, 2010. To learn more about this year’s event, an interview with Jim
Pedulla, Poker and Race & Sportsbook Director at Caesars Palace, can be seen here:
http://www.twitvid.com/0FQBX
The first of 18 “gold ring” tournaments on this year’s schedule began with an impressive
turnout of 384 players. The $200 (+30) buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament was played
over two consecutive days during April 14th and 15th. The top 36 finishers carved up a
prize pool which amounted to $74,496.
The top finisher was Robert Feathers, a 32-year-old part-time poker player from Dayton,
OH. He collected first-place prize money totaling $17,884, plus the prized gold ring for
winning a WSOP Circuit event. Feathers, who is a single father of two children, works full-
time back in Ohio. However, he is increasingly playing tournament poker in his spare time
and often makes trips to Las Vegas. Feathers had previously cashed in a few tournaments
held here in Las Vegas, but this was his biggest payout ever.
Remarkably, this was the first WSOP-related event Feathers had ever entered. He later
explained that the WSOP is the gold standard of poker tournaments, but had been unable
to play in any events until this one.
“The World Series of Poker is a great event,” Feathers said in a post-tournament interview.
Obviously, anything attached to the World Series, you are attracted to a little bit more. I
decided to take a few days off of my regular job and give the (WSOP) Circuit a shot, and
here we are.”
Final Table play began on a Thursday afternoon. There were no prior WSOP Circuit gold
ring event winners among the final nine players, which guaranteed a first-time champion.
The final table was notable for at least one other reason. Two female players (including the
chip leader) sat among the final nine.
Elizabeth Montizanti arrived at the Final Table with a slight chip advantage over the
remaining players. Closest in chips when nine-handed play began were Cory “Chazz
Reinhold” Willett and Robert Feathers – who began play ranked in third place. During most
of the five-hour Final Table, Feathers was in good chip position, at or near the top of the
leaders. He faltered late during heads up play, but was able to make a comeback and win
an exciting victory.
When Final Table play began at 3:00 pm, the nine finalists and their starting chip counts
were as follows:
Seat Player Hometown Chip Count
1 Jerry Hess Las Vegas, NV 310,000
2 Martin Faulconbridge Leicester, UK 153,000
3 Kevin Andrzejewski Eastlake, OH 140,000
4 Robert Feathers Dayton, OH 365,000
5 Eddie Sansosti Woodridge, IL 108,000
6 Tiffany Long Oakley, CA 180,000
7 Gift Kusuwan Orlando, FL 159,000
8 Elizabeth Montizanti Hasting, NE 388,000
9 Cory “Chazz Reinhold” Willett Holt, MI 374,000
Players were eliminated in the following order:
Ninth Place: Jerry Hess Goes Out Quickly
Jerry “Floorman” Hess, a local player who works as a hardwood flooring tradesman, nailed
down ninth place. Hess came to the final table with a decent-sized stack, but took a few
early beats and ended up with $1,676.
Eighth Place: Player with Unpronounceable Last Name Takes Eighth Place
Kevin Andrzejewski, who is unemployed and lives in Eastlake, OH was eliminated quickly
and ended up with $2,235 in prize money.
Seventh Place: Kill Willett
Cory “Chaz Reinhold” Willett, a 26-year-old poker player from Holt, MI finished in seventh
place. His cut of the prize pool amounted to $2,794.
Sixth Place: Eddie Sansosti
Eddie Sansosti, a 26-year-old poker player from Woodridge, IL was the sixth-place finisher.
He pocketed $3,539.
Fifth Place: Long Goes Deep
Tiffany Long, a personal assistant and part-time poker player from Oakley, CA ended up as
the fifth-place finisher. She went card dead late about midway through Day Two and had
to settle for $4,470 in prize money. Long had previously made a few final tables. But this
marked her first time to cash in a WSOP Circuit tournament.
Fourth Place: Monizanti, Last Female, Busts Out in Fourth Place
Elizabeth Montizanti, a poker player from Hasting, NE finished in fourth place. She enjoyed
her chip advantage for a time, but gradually lost the lead and much of her stack as play
became shorter-handed. Montizanti took two beats late in the tournament which ended
her chances of earning what would have been her second major victory. Instead, she
ended up collecting $5,587 in prize money. Montizanti had previously won an event held
three years ago at the Holiday Bonus Tournament. This marked her eighth time to cash in a
major poker event, including a runner-up finish two years ago at the Caesars Palace Poker
Classic.
Third Place: Let’s Hear It for the Brits!
Martin Faulconbridge, a communications officer from Leicester, UK went out in third place.
He was short stacked much of the way, but managed to double up several times, much to
the despair of his opponents. Faulconbridge finally ran low on chips and was eliminated by
Gift Kusawan. Faulconbridge, who goes by the nickname “Froggy” leapt away from the final
table with a very respectably payout totaling $6,891.
Second Place: No Gift for Kusuwan
When heads-up play began, Gift Kusuwan and Robert Feathers were nearly dead even in
chips. About 15 minutes into the duel, Kusuwan won a big hand with a set of kings and
seized the advantage. But Kusuwan was not able to maintain his edge. A few minutes
later he lost the chip lead, which set up the climactic final hand of the tournament.
The last hand came when Feathers was dealt 5h 3h. Kusuwan was dealt Qs 4s. Feathers
caught an astounding flop as the initial board showed 6h 4d 2s. After the turn brought the
Qh, Kusuwan moved all-in with two pair. Feathers called instantly and tabled his nut
straight. Kusuwan The final board showed , which meant the 5h 3h took down the last
pot of the night. Gift Kusuwan, a 24-year-old student from Orlando, FL ended up finishing
in second place, which officially paid $10,988.
The final hand of the tournament can be seen here: http://www.twitvid.com/9B2YO
First Place: Robert Feathers His Nest
Incredibly, this was the first time Robert Feathers had ever entered a WSOP-related event
of any kind. He previously entered a few tournaments held in Las Vegas, and cashed in a
few. But this marked his biggest tournament win, to date. Feathers officially collected a
payout totaling $17,884. He was also presented with the coveted gold ring, the ultimate
honor given to winners of all WSOP Circuit tournaments.
An interview with Robert Feathers at tableside moments after his win can be seen here:
http://www.twitvid.com/8R2MQ
The WSOP Circuit at Caesars Palace continues through April 30th. This year’s schedule
includes 18 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
Palace Poker Room. This marks the fifth straight year Caesars Palace has been a part of
the WSOP Circuit. This is the tenth WSOP Circuit stop (of 11) of the 2009-2010 season
following previous tournaments held in Chicago, Southern Indiana, Lake Tahoe, Harrah’s
Atlantic City, Tunica, Council Bluffs, Caesars Atlantic City, Harrah’s Rincon, and Harrah’s St.
Louis.
Executive Staff, World Series of Poker Circuit – Caesars Palace Las Vegas
Jim Pedulla – Poker Room Manager
Jed Wickers – Tournament Director
Mitch Dietze -- Assistant Tournament Director
To view the complete schedule and results for the 2010 Caesars Palace Las Vegas WSOP Circuit Events, click on the link below:
2010 WSOP Circuit Caesars Palace Schedule and Results
2010 WSOP Circuit Caesars Palace Schedule and Results
