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2010 Harrah's Rincon
Event 1 - $200 Buy-in No Limit Holdem Final Results. 2010 Harrah's Rincon WSOP Circuit Events.

2010 Harrah's Rincon
World Series of Poker Circuit Events
Official Results
World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Results
2010 Harrah's Rincon Event #1 Results
2009/2010 World Series of Poker Circuit
Harrah’s Rincon Casino and Resort
Event #1
No Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $200 (+30)
Total Entries:  599
Total Prize Pool:  $116,206
March 18-19, 2010
Chris Farmer
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
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
Chris Farmer
Rod Dingler
Ryan Westland
Ron Segni
Chris McGrath
George Rutherford
Tim Omohundro
Bill Denadel
Jerry Simon
Alan Marks
Matthew Poucher
Wesley Cain
David Para
Joseph Hetherington
Wayne McGregor
Alex Stepanian
Michael Cooper
Russell Higa
Jason Looney
Scott Stanley
Christopher Lee
John Forouzandeh
Michael Diaz
Joseph Occipinti
Paul Greenwood
Wilson Wallace
James Smith
Justin Downing
Donald Gregory
Peter Wong
Raymond Mccabe
Brett Chappell
Kole Wenger
Bob Richland
Merlin Ausenhus
James Kozono
Damon Terrell
Ted Ushirogata
Jose Villanueva
Joseph Iannazzo
Humberto Luna
Tom Brown
Robert Butler
Jonathan Sarkisian
Mark Heishman
Todd Zacharias
James Jape
Betty Trenberth
Timothy Mahoney
Frankie Marino
Ricardo Quiroz
Scott Hawes
William Rogers
Joe Leggio
Got mad and ran out.
Blake Lapham
David Wako
Ignacio Mallari
Anthony Gentile
Lee Dragoun
Sylbert Reid
David Frohlich
Guillermo Bonillas
Poway, CA
Temecula, CA
San Diego, CA
El Cajon, CA
San Diego, CA
Woodland Hills, CA
Encinitas, CA
Escondido, CA
Temecula, CA
Newport Coast, CA
San Diego, CA
Redlands, CA
Alpine, CA
Escondido, CA
Wasilla, AK
San Diego, CA
Escondido, CA
Montebello CA
Arroyo Grande. CA
Carlsbad, CA
Laguna Hills CA
San Diego, CA
Chula Vista, CA
Phoenix, AZ
Flagstaff, AR
Poway, CA
San Diego, CA
San Diego, CA
Parker, CO
Carlsbad, CA
Annaheim, Ca
Temecula, Ca
Ramona, CA
Del Mar, CA
Calgary, Alberta
Diamond Bar, CA
San Diego, CA
Cerritos, CA
San Diego, CA
San Diego, CA
San Diego, CA
Escondido, CA
Escondido, CA
San Diego, CA
Poway, CA
Huntington Bch, CA
San Diego, CA
Valley Center, CA
San Diego, CA
San Diego, CA
San Diego, CA
San Diego, CA
San Diego, CA
Carlsbad, CA

Reseda, CA
El Cajon, CA
Irvine, CA
Bullhead City, AZ
Costa Mesa, CA
Vista, CA
Toronto, Canada
San Diego, CA
$24,415
$14,235
$9,471
$7,286
$5,834
$4,369
$2,917
$2,371
$2,010
$1,755
$1,755
$1,755
$1,441
$1,441
$1,441
$1,209
$1,209
$1,209
$1,057
$1,057
$1,057
$941
$941
$941
$848
$848
$848
$779
$779
$779
$720
$720
$720
$662
$662
$662
$651
$651
$651
$651
$651
$651
$651
$651
$651
$546
$546
$546
$546
$546
$546
$546
$546
$546
$476
$476
$476
$476
$476
$476
$476
$476
$476
Farmer Harvests a Gold Ring

Chris Farmer Takes $24,415 and First Tournament at Rincon
Series

First Event at Harrah’s Rincon Sells Out

Valley Center, CA – The first World Series of Poker Circuit tournament held this year at
Harrah’s Rincon Casino and Resort began in spectacular fashion with a complete sell out.  
Every poker table in the tournament arena and poker room was filled to capacity, along
with 100 players who later took seats as alternates.  Indeed, while some tournaments
played elsewhere have suffered declining attendance, poker remains very much alive and
well in Southern California, especially at Harrah’s Rincon.

This now marks the sixth consecutive year Harrah’s Rincon has hosted a WSOP Circuit
stop.  This year’s 12-event series began with a $200 (+30) buy-in No Limit Hold’em
tournament, which was played over two days on March 18-19.  The tournament attracted
599 entrants, which created a prize pool totaling $116,206.  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 for another 12 hours, when the last hand was dealt out at 2:00 am.

The tournament winner was Chris Farmer, a 25-year-old semi-pro poker player from San
Diego, CA.  He collected $24,415 in prize money.  He was also presented with his first gold
ring, which is the ultimate token of achievement given out to all tournament champions of
WSOP Circuit events held around the country.  This was his first time to cash in a WSOP
Circuit tournament.  He has cashed and won other events, but this was his biggest in a
live tournament.

Final Table play began on a Friday night and was held inside the special events center at
Rincon.  There were no prior WSOP Circuit event winners amongst the final nine, thus
guaranteeing a first-time champion.  Rod Dingler, from Temecula, CA started play as the
chip leader, and ended up finishing second.  But at least three other players – including
the eventual winner, Chris Farmer -- were all within striking distance, making the Final
Table a wide open competition.  The low blinds (6,000-12,000) and average chip stack
amounting to roughly 350,000 at the start allowed plenty of play.  The nine finalists and
their starting chip counts were as follows:

Seat     Player                                 Hometown                    Chip Count

1           R. Westover                         San Diego, CA               418,000
2           Rod “Dig Dog” Dingler          Temecula, CA                820,000
3           Ron Segni                             El Cajon, CA                 427,000
4           Chris Farmer                        San Diego, CA               418,000
5           Tim Omohundro                    Encinitas, CA                236,000
6           George Rutherford               Woodland Hills, CA       730,000
7           Phil Denadel                         Escondido, CA              731,000
8           Jerry Simon                          Temecula, CA                199,000
9           Chris McGrath                      Media, PA                      654,000
  
Final Table player introductions can be seen here:  http://www.twitvid.com/A98FC

Players were eliminated in the following order:

Tenth Place:  Marks is a Marked Man
Just three hands into the Final Table, Alan Marks picked up As Kh.  He was delighted to be
involved in a potential triple up situation with the best hand, against two callers.  Jerry
Simon was also all in, holding Ad Jc.  Rod Digler, a.k.a. “Big Dog” had Ac Qc.  The Big Dog
barked loudest when the flop came Qs 8c 5h.  Two blanks then fell on the turn and river,
meaning the Big Dog scooped the 600,000 pot with his pair of Q’s.  Meanwhile, Alan Marks
ended up as the tenth place finisher.  Marks, an English-born retiree who now lives in
Oceanside, CA ended up with $1,755 in prize money.

Ninth Place:  Simon Says, “I’m Busted”
The same hand which eliminated Alan Marks also busted out Jerry Simon.  The retired Air
Force veteran who now lives in nearby Temecula, CA pocketed $2,010 for his ninth place.  
Simon has cashed numerous times in major poker tournaments elsewhere, including five
in-the-money finishes at the WSOP in Las Vegas.

Eighth Place:  Denadel Done
Phil Denadel, a retiree from nearby Escondido, CA was the eighth place finisher.  On his
final hand of the tournament, he lost a race, holding Ac Kd against Chris McGrath’s Td Tc.  
The final board showed Jc 6c 3s 9d 5d which meant the opponent’s pocket tens took down
the pot.  Denadel received $2,371 in prize money.  

Seventh Place:  Omohundro Says “Oh, No”
Tim Omohundro, a project manager from Encinitas, CA took a tough beat on his final hand
when he took Ah Js up against Chris Farmer’s Ks Qh.  After the turn card, Omohundro
appeared to be headed for a double up, but the Qs fell on the river, giving Farmer the crop
and putting weed kill on Omohundro’s shot of making a comeback.  To his credit, this was
Omohundro’s first major live poker tournament.  He could certainly be proud of his finish,
outlasting 592 players.  Seventh place paid $2,917.

Sixth Place:  Rough Times for Rutherford
George Rutherford, an office worker from Woodland Hills, CA was the sixth place finisher.  
He was low on chips and survived a few all-ins before finally succumbing to a bigger stack.  
Rutherford was dealt As Jd on his final hand, versus Ron Segni’s Ac Kh.  The final board
showed Qd 9s 4d 2h 9d, which meant the larger kickers held by Segni played.  Rutherford,
making his first WSOP cash, has plans to attend law school in the future.  He collected a
nice settlement from this final table which amounted to $4,369.

Fifth Place:  Former Navy Officer Sinks
Chris McGrath, from Media, PA was in decent chip position much of the way, but finally
went card dead late and busted out on a bad beat.  McGrath was dealt Ac 9c and moved
all in.  He got a call from chip leader “Big Dog,” who showed Ks Jd.  Just as things looked
optimistic for McGrath who appeared might double up, the killer Js fell on the river, which
made the a pair for Big Dog.  That knocked McGrath to the rail in fifth place, good for a
mixed blessing of $5,834.  McGrath is a former graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy.  In
fact, he was formally an officer on a submarine.

Fourth Place:  Bluff Goes Badly for Segni
Ron Segni, a general contractor from El Cajon, CA made a bold move on his final hand.
He tried to steal a round of blinds and antes holding 7c 5h, but ran into Chris Farmer’s Qs
Qh.  Farmer all but ended Segni’s hopes when he flopped a set of queens.  But Segni
picked up an inside straight draw on the turn.  Unfortunately, he missed his long shot
draw and Farmer raked in the pot when the final board showed Qc Js 6c 9h 7s.  Segni,
who has made Final Tables at a number of tournaments, including last year’s Seniors
Championship here at Harrah’s Rincon, nailed down $9,471 in prize money.

Third Place:  Westover Goes South
Ryan Westover, a “stay-at-home-dad” from San Diego, finished in third place.  Three-
handed action lasted two full hours before Westover finally went out with Ks 9d, which
ended up losing to Chris Farmer’s Kd Qd.  Farmer hit one of his many outs on the last
card, making a straight when the board showed As Td 9h 5d Js.  That meant Westover
ended up settling for $9,471 for third place.

Second Place:  Big Dog Gets Run Over
Rod “Big Dog” Dingler came close to victory several times.  He held the chip lead during
most of the Final Table play and had his opponent all in and covered four times, losing
on each occasion.  Had Dingler managed to catch just one card at a key moment, he
would have won.  Instead, Dingler was never able to close out the victory.  One of many
turning points came when Chris Farmer rivered a full house, which proved to be the
decisive hand of the tournament.

The key hand with Farmer making a full house against Dingler can be seen here:
http://www.twitvid.com/BD585

Dingler was eliminated about 15 minutes later, after he lost a race with pocket 8’s against
AQ.  The final hand of the tournament can be seen here:  http://www.twitvid.com/EB491

Rod “Big Dog” Dingler, a real estate agent from Temecula, CA collected runner up prize
money which amounted to $14,235.

First Place:  Chris Farmer is Champion
Chris Farmer, a 25-year-old semi-pro poker player from San Diego won his first WSOP
Circuit gold ring and $24,415.  An interview with Farmer at tableside just moments after
his win can be seen here:  http://www.twitvid.com/5D733

The WSOP Circuit at Harrah’s Rincon continues through March 31st.  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 Rincon
Poker Room.  This marks the sixth straight year that Harrah’s Rincon has been a part of the
WSOP Circuit.  It is one of only three Harrah’s resorts which hosted a WSOP Circuit every
year.  This is the eighth WSOP Circuit stop of the 2009-2010 season following previous
tournaments held in Chicago, Southern Indiana, Lake Tahoe, Harrah’s Atlantic City, Tunica,
Council Bluffs, and Caesars Atlantic City.

Executive Staff, World Series of Poker Circuit – Harrah’s Rincon

Janet Beronio – General Manager
Robert Livingston – Assistant General Manager and VP of Operations
Jill Barrett – VP of Finance
Lee Torres – Director of Marketing
John Sebastian – Director of Casino Operations
Michelle Becket – Table Games Supervisor
Elizabeth Liemandt – Public Relations Manager
Alexia Alsop – Poker Room Manager
Jimmy Sommerfeld – Tournament Director
Bill Bruce – Assistant Tournament Director
To view the complete schedule and results for the 2010 Harrah's Rincon WSOP Circuit Events, click on the link below:

2010 WSOP Circuit Harrah's Rincon Schedule and Results
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2010 Harrah's Rincon WSOP Circuit Event #1 Winner Chris Farmer