Hellmuth, who started the day second in chips was the first to get knocked off of the final table. Hellmuth limped in with pocket queens on the small blind. Andy Seth, in the big blind, raised to 80,000 with AJ of clubs. Hellmuth then re-raised to 280,000. After thinking for several minutes, Seth moved all-in.

The flop came Kd-6s-5s. Hellmuth looked to be in great shape to double up but the turn was a 10h which gace Seth some more outs. An Ah fell on the river, giving Andy Seth the winning hand – a pair of aces.

Hellmuth, who was shocked, sat there staring at the table before he headed off the stage and crumpled to the ground where he laid in a fetal position for a few minutes.

2010 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Championship Event Winner McLean Karr

The win was very unlikely for Karr as he was crippled on Day 3 with a short stack of only 30,000 chips. In an interview with tournament director Matt Savage, Karr said “I finally learned to be patient” when asked how he came back and claimed the title.

To view an interview with Mclean Karr, click on the link below:

McLean Karr Winners Interview

Here are the final table results:

1. Mclean Karr – $878,500
2. Andy “BKiCe” Seth – $521,200
3. Dan O’Brien – $292,800
4. Hasan Habib – $234,300
5. Matt Keikoan – $175,700
6. Phil Hellmuth – $117,000

End of Day One Standings:
Note: Players will redraw for new table and seat assignment on Day Two

1 Dan Witcher Mt. Pleasant, NJ DNR

2 Jose Tavarez Santo Domingo (Domincan Rep.) DNR

3 Daolo Nigris Tenafly, NJ DNR

4 Vasilios Hruakinis Brick, NJ DNR

5 Isaac Schachnez Caracas (Venezuela) DNR

6 Mary Kate Hainal Havertown, PA DNR

7 Paul Wasicka Las Vegas, NV DNR

8 Christopher Mitchell Sumter, SC 373,400

9 Brandon Wilkins Orlando, FL 211,100

10 Jesse Chinn Ellicott City, MD 210,400

11 Pat White West Nyack, NY 191,400

12 Paul Volpe Turnersville, NJ 156,400

13 Manny Minaya Tampa, FL 134,000

14 Mitesh Shere New York, NY 131,800

15 Randall Malpass Clinton, NC 127,400

16 Casey Jarzanek St. Catharines, ON (Canada) 121,600

17 Tim Begley Freehold. NJ 116,500

18 Joseph Hurley Glovorsville, NY 107,900

19 Marcel van Lohuizen Pfuffikon (Switzerland) 107,700

20 Habib Wehbey Allentown, PA 94,700

21 Rick Austin Lansdale, PA 91,300

22 Daryl Jace Saugus, MA 89,700

23 Feming Chan DNR 88,800

24 Lloyd Whitehead Brooklyn, NY 87,600

25 Andy Frankenberger New York, NY 83,300

26 Oliver Busquet New York, NY 82,400

27 Randy T. Humphrey Oxford, NC 81,200

28 Chris Klodnicki Vorhees, NJ 80,400

29 Grayson Ramage Red Hook, NY 78,300

30 Shawn Busse Massapequa, NY 76,700

31 Paul Zaine Wintelsville, OH 74,200

32 Ryan Karp West Chester, PA 73,200

33 Trarell Thomas Buffalo, NY 71,700

34 Chris Whitail Hainesport, NJ 70,500

35 “Karate” Mike Santoro DNR 68,800

36 Jacobo Fernandez Hollywood, FL 65,400

37 Ron Rosenberry Basking Ridge, NJ 65,100

38 Kevin Kelly Brooklyn, NY 65,000

39 Ariel Rackman Queens, NY 57,000

40 Nick Binger Las Vegas, NV 55,700

41 Daniel Kelly Potomac, MD 55,200

42 Roland Isra New York, NY 55,000

43 Onofrio Reina Elizabeth, NJ 53,800

44 Doug Benedict Londonberry, NH 53,400

45 Dwight Pilgrim Brooklyn, NY 53,300

46 Alex Pawlyk New Brunswick, NJ 53,300

47 Sang Kim Leesburg, VA 51,600

48 Jonathan Wein Wedford, NY 49,600

49 Haralambos Tsivicos Ocean Township, NJ 47,300

50 Jeff Tirabassi Rochester, NY 47,100

51 Kurt Lichtman New York, NY 47,000

52 Dennis Summers Chalottesville, VA 46,100

53 Keith Crowder Elkins Park, NJ 45,800

54 Michael Esposito Seaferd, NJ 45,400

55 Jerry Payne Dayton, OH 42,900

56 Konstantine Dimitroulatal Trenston Falls, NJ 41,800

57 Gary Schwartz Masiagent, NY 38,300

58 Robert L. Mercer St. James, NY 36,300

59 Andrew Lee Ocean Township, NJ 36,100

60 Robert Kalteaux Seminole, FL 36,000

61 John Perry New York, NY 33,300

62 Sandy Taylor Innisfil, ON (Canada) 31,600

63 Don Dorey Virginia Beach, VA 28,600

64 Jason Deutsch Staten Island, NY 24,200

65 Sheree Bykofsky Atlantic City, NJ 24,100

66 Joanne Monteavaro New York, NY 23,700

67 Joseph Cappuccio Hammonton, NJ 21,300

68 Beth Shak Bryn Mawr, PA 21,000

69 Dave Cubeta Falls Church, VA 15,000

70 Frank Calo Syracuse, NY 14,900

71 Duane Hunton Timonium, MD 13,700

72 Alex Bolotin Brooklyn, NY 11,500

Prize Money

1st $264,715 (plus $10,000 seat into the 2010 WSOP Main Event)

2nd $138894
3rd $81702
4th $65362
5th $49021
6th $40851
7th $32680
8th $24511
9th $16340
10th $13072
11th $13072
12th $13072
13th $11438
14th $11438
15th $11438
16th $9804
17th $9804
18th $9804

A short interview with the End Day One chip leader, Christopher Mitchell (Sumter, SC) can be seen here: http://www.twitvid.com/556F0

He has stated that the number one variable in determining the toughest tournaments are the strength of field. The second variable of importance is tournament structure, and finally a third important factor, but to a much lesser degree, is field size. Generally speaking, the larger the field, the more likely that the level of skill drops.

Here is a list of the Top Ten Toughest Tournaments in the World according to Daniel Negreanu:

10 – WPT LA Poker Classic

9 – PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

8 – $10,000 No Limit Hold’em WSOP Heads Up Championship

7 – PokerStars EPT Grand Final

6 – WSOP Main Event

5 – WPT Championship

4 – PokerStars NAPT Bounty Shootouts

3 – WSOP Europe Main Event

2 – $25,000 WSOP 6 Handed No Limit Hold’em Event

1 – $50,000 WSOP Players Championship

Notice that the WSOP Main Event is not in the Top 5? That is a rough spot to put the Main Event, but Negreanu is right that there are tons of qualifiers in this event. But, let’s not forget that everyone who is a poker professional is also at the WSOP Main Event.

To read the complete blog entry and more in depth explanations on how he rates the top ten, click on the link below:

Daniel Negreanu – World’s Top Ten Toughest Tournaments

Ft. Lauderdale (March 12, 2010) – The HighHeelsPokerTour (HHPT), the first all women’s poker tour launched on the East coast, is starting 2010 at the Beau Rivage. The HHPT will co-sponsor the ladies no-limit hold’em event on March 28th at 4 pm. The buy-in for this event is $230. This event is part of the Spring Break Poker Classic held yearly at the Beau Rivage Casino Resort.

The spring schedule is busy with events all over the United States and Caribbean. In March, HHPT will be at The Isle Capri Casino at Pompano Park as part of their “Battle at the Beach” series. April will bring HHPT to Tampa, FL. May has HHPT going to Turning Stone in Verona, NY, New Orleans for the WSOP Circuit Event, and Orange Park in Jacksonville, FL. Then we are off to Vegas for the WSOP.

For additional information, including dates, times and buy-in’s go to www.highheelspokertour.com.

Final Results:

2010 Caesars Atlantic City WSOP Circuit Event #9 Winner Timothy Lux

1 Timothy Lux $21,282

2 Vimy Ha $11,282

3 Sara Slohler $5,641

4 Lawrence Oharloran $4,936

5 Todd Rebello $4,231

6 Kevin Gugliotta $3,526

7 Michael Dentale $2,820

8 John Clifford $2,115

9 William Wallace $1,410

10 Timothy Gallagher $846

11 Jack King $846

12 Alexander Lindit $846

13 Michael Valenti $705

14 Mukul Pahuja $705

15 Reginald McCullom $705

16 Brian Johnson $564

17 Mia Han $564

18 Robert Carpenter $564

19 Steven Riback $432

20 John Murrmann $432

21 Robert Abrahamyan $432

22 Theodore Mikolasy $432

23 Daniel Beavers $432

24 Anthony Scolazzo $432

25 Ryu Barnes $432

26 Ronald Gervolino $432

27 John Rollman $432

28 Ronald Isra $282

29 Hyong Kim $282

30 Vineet Chanhock $282

31 Cenk Vzel $282

32 Adam Varrenti $282

33 Gregory Rudolph $282

34 Ronald Faison $282

35 Lori Below $282

36 Andrew Knee $282

2010 Caesars Atlantic City WSOP Circuit – Event #9 Final Results

2010 Caesars Atlantic City WSOP Circuit Events Schedule and Results

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

Final Results:

1 Thomas Taylor Innisfil, Canada $89,570

2 Vincent DeVita Bayville, NJ $46,997

3 Mark Nimorov Brooklyn, NY $27,645

4 Donald Matusow Philadelphia, PA $22,116

5 Christopher Carey Hillsborough, NC $16,587

6 Steven Tabb Newton, MA $13,822

7 Francis Anderson Poughkeepsie, NY $11,058

8 Scott Lazewski Manalapan, NY $8,294

9 Scott Tuchman Mays Landing, NY $5,529

10 Kevin Murray $4,423

11 Benjamin Klier $4,423

12 Emmanuil Digilon $4,423

13 Joshua Goldstein $3,870

14 Li Chen $3,870

15 Andrew Frankenbeier $3,870

16 Bernard Collins $3,317

17 Timothy Dougherty $3,317

18 Steven Curtin $3,317

Breakfast of Champions

Sandy Taylor Wins WSOP Circuit Event, $89,570 and Gold Ring at Caesars Atlantic City

Final Table Duration Sets Record

2010 Caesars Atlantic City WSOP Circuit Event #8 Winner Thomas Taylor

Atlantic City, NJ – The most recent World Series of Poker Circuit final table began on the eve of the Main Event and went so long, it ended just as players were funneling into the room preparing to play the next day’s championship. Indeed, if some poker tournaments have become an around the clock pursuit, most of the WSOP Circuit events played this year at Caesars Atlantic City may as well start serving breakfast. Today’s early bird special included hot coffee, bacon, eggs, and about ninety grand in prize money.

The man who scrambled his opponents and toasted the competition was Thomas “Sandy” Taylor, who brought home the bacon with his first WSOP-related victory, following a number of big cashes in other tournaments. He is a 27 year old professional poker player from Innisfil, Ontario (Canada). Taylor collected a cash prize totaling $89,570. 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.

The $1,500 (+100) buy in No Limit Hold’em tournament won by Taylor marked the eighth of 12 WSOP Circuit events on this year’s schedule at Caesars Atlantic. The two-day tournament (which actually stretched into three days) attracted 190 entrants. Most of the field was eliminated on day one which clocked in at 14 hours. Six tables of survivors returned for day two which played another backbreaking session totaling 22.5 hours. This tournament was not for the faint of heart. The top 18 finishers divided up prize money from a $276,450 prize pool.

Final table play began on a Thursday night and was held inside the Palladium Arena at Caesars. The last hand of the tournament was finally dealt out the following morning at 11:35 am.

There were no previous WSOP Circuit winners among the final nine, thus guaranteeing a first time champion. Taylor arrived as chip leader and was in a comfortable position during most of the competition, or at least as comfortable one could possibly be propped in an upright position under glaring lights engaged in an all-nighter. Mark Nimorov managed to seize the chip lead away from Taylor about nine hours into the finale. Then later, Vincent DeVita took his turn as the biggest stack. Then, Taylor regained his advantage in the chip lead merry go round.

The low blinds (6,000-12,000) and average chip stack of 600,000 at the start of the marathon gave competitors plenty of time to be patient and wait for a hand. Truth be told, if patience was a virtue, the top finishers in this tournament must all qualify for sainthood. Tournament structures at Caesars this year have received positive feedback from many players and postings at 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. This has resulted in several lengthy final tables, which have lasted 8 to 10 hours on average. But this finale obliterated all previous Caesars’ events on record, making the end result not only a test of poker skill, but of physical and mental endurance. It was the longest final table in the six year history of the WSOP Circuits, for a preliminary (non-Main Event).

The nine finalists and their starting chip counts were as follows:

Seat Player Hometown Chip Count

1 Don Matusow Philadelphia, PA 460,000

2 Mark Nimokov Brooklyn, NY 300,500

3 Scott Lazewski Manaklapan, NY 540,000

4 Francis Anderson Poughkeepsie, NY 620,000

5 Steven Tabb Newton, MA 375,000

6 Christopher Paul Carey Hillsborough, NC 319,000

7 Vincent DeVita Bayville, NJ 201,000

8 Thomas “Sandy” Taylor Innisfil, ON (Canada) 953,000

9 Scott Tuchman Mays Landing, NJ 90,000

Final table player introductions can be seen here: http://www.twitvid.com/4C05E

Players were eliminated in the following order:

Ninth Place: Local Player Busts
Scott Tuchman, a professional poker player from nearby Mays Landing, NJ, was the first to be eliminated. He was the shortest stack and moved all in with pocket 6’s hoping to double up. He got a call from A K, which managed to hit an ace on the flop. That’s not exactly what Tuchman had in mind as far as the final outcome. Hence, the player who had previously done well in various deep stack tournaments around the country ended up taking $5,529 in prize money. This marked Tuchman’s first appearance at a WSOP Circuit final table.

Eighth Place: A Bad Beat
Scott Lazewski, a poker pro from Manalapan, NY went out next when his A K took a bad beat against A J. Lazewski seemed headed for a double up, but a J came on the turn, ending Lazewski’s tournament life. The poker pro who also has a pilots license crash landed in eighth place with $8,294.

Seventh Place: Pocket Aces Cracked
Francis Anderson, an online poker pro from Poughkeepsie, NY was eliminated on what is every Hold’em poker player’s worst possible nightmare. He moved all in with pocket A’s and was called by a bigger stack holding pocket 9’s. Anderson was way ahead after the turn, but an ugly 9 fell on the river disconnecting the online pro from the finale. Anderson, who has won more than $150,000 in online play the last few years, added $11,058 to his poker bankroll.

Sixth Place: Another Pro Bites the Dust
Steven Tabb, a professional poker player from Newton, MA went bust holding pocket 7’s. He went all in a coin flip race against A K. When a K fell on the river, Tabb was sent packing. The Boston area poker pro has previously cashed several times in major events. Oddly enough, he specializes in 5 Card Draw games played online. This was Tabb’s highest WSOP related finish to date, worth $13,822 in prize money.

Fifth Place: Tow Truck Driver Gets Hauled Away
Christopher Paul Carey, a tow truck driver from Hillsborough, NC stood the test of time. But he finally went out holding A Q, which lost to pocket A’s. Carey received a payout totaling $16,587.

Fourth Place: Matusow (Not that Matusow) Out Fourth
Don Matusow (no relation to the famous poker pro), who works in sales and lives in Philadelphia, exited after he lost a race to a small pocket pair. Matusow took A K up against pocket 5’s, which was flattened when a 5 fell on the turn, making a set for Vincent DeVita. The grandfather who has made it to numerous final tables in small tournaments in the area, collected a nice prize which amounted to $22,116.

Third Place: Nimorov No More
Mark Nimorov, an Israeli native who now lives in Brooklyn, NY was eliminated after taking the chip lead momentarily. But he suffered a bad run of cards late and went out with pocket 9’s which was steamrolled by Vincent DeVita’s pocket K’s. The business owner scooped $27,645 from the prize pool.

Second Place: DeVita Finally Succumbs
Vincent DeVita, a senior vice president from Bayville, NJ finished as the runner up. He collected a well deserved $46,997 in a final table performance that was one of the most impressive of any at Caesars this year.

The biggest hand of the tournament occurred when DeVita moved all in pre-flop with A J, and Taylor snap called with pocket 10’s. When a 10 fell, that gave Taylor the huge pot, and eventually led to his victory. The key hand of the tournament can be seen here: http://www.twitvid.com/4CF1F

DeVita managed to make a comeback and the two players battled for nearly three hours of heads up play. The final hand of the tournament came when DeVita’s A J lost to Taylor’s pocket 5’s.

First Place:
Thomas “Sandy” Taylor, from Innisfil, Ontario (Canada) won the coveted WSOP Circuit gold ring and the $89,570 top prize. Not merely content with nearly six figures in profit and the WSOP Circuit’s ultimate token of achievement, following 36 hours of poker playing within just two days, Taylor waltzed over to the registration area for the championship event and plunked down the entry fee, which began just a few minutes after his victory. “I’m not finished yet,” he said.

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. The $4,900 (+250) Main Event starts on Friday, March 12th and will be a three day event.

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. Upcoming Circuit events will take place at Harrah’s Rincon, Harrah’s St. Louis, Caesars Las Vegas, and Harrah’s New Orleans.

2010 Caesars Atlantic City WSOP Circuit – Event #8 Final Results

2010 Caesars Atlantic City WSOP Circuit Events Schedule and Results

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

2010 Borgata Spring Poker Open

Here is a list of all the events for the Borgata Spring Poker Open:

Event #1 – Day 1A
Saturday, April 10th – 11AM
$500 + $60
$250,000 Guaranteed Deep Stack No Limit Holdem

Event #1 – Day 1B
Sunday, April 11th – 11AM
$500 + $60
$250,000 Guaranteed Deep Stack No Limit Holdem

Event #1 – Day 2
Monday, April 12th – 12PM
$500 + $60
$250,000 Guaranteed Deep Stack No Limit Holdem

Event #2
Monday, April 12th – 11AM
$400 + $50
No Limit Holdem

Event #3
Tuesday, April 13th – 11AM
$350 + $50
No Limit Holdem

Event #4 – Day 1
Tuesday, April 13th – 1PM
$7,200 + $300
$500,000 Guaranteed East Coast Championship

Event #4 – Day 2
Wednesday, April 14th – 12PM
$7,200 + $300
$500,000 Guaranteed East Coast Championship

Event #4 – Day 3
Thursday, April 15th – 12PM
$7,200 + $300
$500,000 Guaranteed East Coast Championship

Event #5
Wednesday, April 14th – 11Am
$200 + $30
$50,000 Guaranteed No Limit Holdem

Event #6 – Day 1
Wednesday, April 14th – 2PM
$350 + $50
Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better

Event #6 – Day 2
Thursday, April 15th – 2PM
$350 + $50
Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better

Event #7
Thursday, April 15th – 11AM
$400 + $50
No Limit Holdem

Event #8 – Day 1
Thursday, April 15th – 2PM
$350 + $50
Pot Limit Omaha High

Event #8 – Day 2
Friday, April 16th – 2PM
$350 + $50
Pot Limit Omaha High

Event #9 – Day 1
Friday, April 16th – 11AM
$630 + $70
No Limit Holdem

Event #9 – Day 2
Saturday, April 17th – 12PM
$630 + $70
No Limit Holdem

Event #10 – Day 1
Friday, April 16th – 2PM
$350 + $50
Omaha/Stud 8 or Better

Event #10 – Day 2
Saturday, April 17th – 2PM
$350 + $50
Omaha/Stud 8 or Better

Event #11 – Day 1
Saturday, April 17th – 11AM
$1,000 + $90
No Limit Holdem

Event #11 – Day 2
Sunday, April 18th – 12PM
$1,000 + $90
No Limit Holdem

Event #12
Saturday, April 17th – 4PM
$500 + $50
Survivor (1 in 10 Wins $5,000)

Event #13
Sunday, April 18th – 11AM
$215 + $35
Ladies No Limit Holdem

Event #14 – Day 1
Sunday, April 18th – 12PM
$260 + $40
Seniors No Limit Holdem

Event #14 – Day 2
Monday, April 19th – 12PM
$260 + $40
Seniors No Limit Holdem

Event #15 – Day 1
Monday, April 19th – 11AM
$500 + $60
Deep Stack No Limit Holdem

Event #15 – Day 2
Tuesday, April 20th – 12PM
$500 + $60
Deep Stack No Limit Holdem

Event #16
Tuesday, April 20th – 11AM
$350 + $50
No Limit Holdem

Event #17
Wednesday, April 21st – 11AM
$170 + $30
$100,000 Guaranteed No Limit Holdem (Re-entry)

Event #18
Thursday, April 22nd – 11AM
$400 + $50
No Limit Holdem

Event #19
Thursday, April 22nd – 12PM
$350 + $50
H.O.S.E. (8-hand rotate)

Event #20 – Day 1
Friday, April 23rd – 11AM
$1,500 + $150
No Limit Holdem

Event #20 – Day 2
Saturday, April 24th – 12PM
$1,500 + $150
No Limit Holdem

Event #21
Saturday, April 24th – 11AM
$1,000 + $90
6-Hand Max No Limit Holdem

Event #22 – Day 1A
Sunday, April 25th – 11AM
$3,300 + $200
$1 Million Guaranteed Championship Event

Event #22 – Day 1B
Monday, April 26th – 11AM
$3,300 + $200
$1 Million Guaranteed Championship Event

Event #22 – Day 2
Tuesday, April 27th – 11AM
$3,300 + $200
$1 Million Guaranteed Championship Event

Event #22 – Day 3
Wednesday, April 28th – 11AM
$3,300 + $200
$1 Million Guaranteed Championship Event

Event #22 – Day 4
Thursday, April 29th – 11AM
$3,300 + $200
$1 Million Guaranteed Championship Event

Event #22 – Day 5
Friday, April 30th – 11AM
$3,300 + $200
$1 Million Guaranteed Championship Event

Event #23
Tuesday, April 27th – 12PM
$400 + $50
No Limit Holdem

Event #24
Wednesday, April 28th – 12PM
$350 + $50
No Limit Holdem

Event #25
Thursday, April 29th – 12PM
$300 + $50
No Limit Holdem

Event #26
Friday, April 30th – 12PM
$200 + $30
No Limit Holdem

Event #27
Saturday, April 10th – 7PM
$750 + $50
East Coast Championship Qualifier (1 in 10)

Event #28
Sunday, April 11th – 7PM
$375 + $50
East Coast Championship Qualifier (1 in 20)

Event #29
Monday, April 12th – 7PM
$750 + $50
East Coast Championship Qualifier (1 in 10)

Event #30
Tuesday, April 13th – 3PM
$200 + $30
Survivor (1 in 10 Wins $2,000)

Event #31
Tuesday, April 13th – 7PM
$150 + $30
No Limit Holdem

Event #32
Wednesday, April 14th – 4PM
$150 + $30
Survivor (1 in 10 Wins $1,500)

Event #33
Wednesday, April 14th – 7PM
$150 + $30
No Limit Holdem

Event #34
Thursday, April 15th – 4PM
$150 + $30
Survivor (1 in 10 Wins $1,500)

Event #35
Thursday, April 15th – 7PM
$150 + $30
No Limit Holdem

Event #36
Friday, April 16th – 4PM
$350 + $40
Championship Event Qualifier (1 in 10)

Event #37
Friday, April 16th – 7PM
$200 + $30
No Limit Holdem

Event #38
Saturday, April 17th – 7PM
$350 + $40
Championship Event Qualifier (1 in 10)

Event #39
Sunday, April 18th – 3PM
$150 + $30
Survivor (1 in 10 Wins $1,500)

Event #40
Sunday, April 18th – 7PM
$150 + $30
No Limit Holdem

Event #41
Monday, April 19th – 3PM
$200 + $30
Survivor (1 in 10 Wins $2,000)

Event #42
Monday, April 19th – 7PM
$150 + $30
No Limit Holdem

Event #43
Tuesday, April 20th – 3PM
$150 + $30
Survivor (1 in 10 Wins $1,500)

Event #44
Tuesday, April 20th – 7PM
$150 + $30
No Limit Holdem

Event #45
Wednesday, April 21st – 3PM
$150 + $30
ACT (1 in 5)

Event #46
Wednesday, April 21st – 7PM
$150 + $30
No Limit Holdem

Event #47
Thursday, April 22nd – 3PM
$350 + $40
Championship Event Qualifier (1 in 10)

Event #48
Thursday, April 22nd – 7PM
$300 + $50
Survivor (1 in 10 Wins $3,000)

Event #49
Friday, April 23rd – 3PM
$350 + $40
Championship Event Qualifier (1 in 10)

Event #50
Friday, April 23rd – 7PM
$300 + $40
No Limit Holdem

Event #51
Saturday, April 24th – 1PM
$700 + $50
ACT 2 (1 in 5)

Event #52
Saturday, April 24th – 5PM
$500 + $50
Championship Event Qualifier (1 in 7)

Event #53
Sunday, April 25th – 12PM
$350 + $40
Championship Event Qualifier (1 in 10)

Event #54
Sunday, April 25th – 3PM
$700 + $50
Championship Event Qualifier (1 in 5)

Event #55
Sunday, April 25th – 7PM
$350 + $40
Championship Event Qualifier (1 in 10)

Event #56
Monday, April 26th – 3PM
$200 + $30
No Limit Holdem

Event #57
Tuesday, April 27th – 7PM
$150 + $30
No Limit Holdem

Event #58
Wednesday, April 28th – 7PM
$150 + $30
No Limit Holdem

Event #59
Thursday, April 29th – 7PM
$150 + $30
No Limit Holdem

Event #60
Friday, April 30th – 7PM
$150 + $30
No Limit Holdem

For more information, go to Borgata’s Spring Poker Open web page.

Here is a list of tournaments at Ultimate Poker where you can win a seat into the 2010 WSOP Main Event:

* Weekly Super Satellites Every Sunday – $500+30

* Satellites to the Sunday Super Satellite – from $10+1

* Step Tourneys – from $0.10

* VIP Tournaments – Watch your email for exclusive invites

* 25-seat Guarantee – Sunday, June 6th at 4pm ET – $500+30

* 50-seat Guarantee – Sunday, June 20th at 4pm ET – $500+30

* Satellites to both Guarantees – from $10+1

They have Weekly Super Satellites every Sunday with a buy-in of $500 + $30. But, you don’t have to buy-in directly to the Super Satellites, you can get in for as little as $11.

They also have Step Tournaments with buy-ins starting at only $0.10 – you could actually get into the World Series of Poker for investing a dime.

On June 6th at 4PM ET there will be a 25-Seat Guaranteed tournament with a buy-in of $500 + $30 – get into this event for about $10.

On June 20th at 4PM ET they will have a 50-Seat Guaranteed tournament with $500 + $30 buy-in – satellites starting at only $10.

There are several ways to qualify to get into the 2010 WSOP Main Event in Las Vegas. Ultimate Poker gives you more chances to win a seat into poker’s most prestigious tournament – the World Series of Poker.

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Final Results:

1 Paul Vogel Merrick, NY $61,599

2 Keith Crowder Philadelphia, PA $32,320

3 Charles Croft Sumter, SC $19,012

4 Kenneth Packer Fayetteville, NC $15,210

5 David Zeitlin New York, NY $11,407

6 Bruce MacGregor Port Orange, FL $9,506

7 Anthony Tannoya Woodbridge, VA $7,605

8 Pedro Vicente Jersey City, NJ $5,704

9 Eugene Castro New York, NY $3,802

10 Dean Shultz $3,042

11 Adam Lippert $3,042

12 Howard Boltz $3,042

13 Jesse Chinni $2,662

14 Albert Riccobono $2,662

15 Michael Caswell $2,662

16 Joseph Pitti $2,281

17 Cuong Phung $2,281

18 Peter Lios $2,281

Paul Vogel Earns Well Deserved Victory

Amateur Poker Player from Merrick, NY Wins WSOP Circuit Event, $61,599 and Gold Ring at Caesars Atlantic City

Generous Tournament Structure at WSOP Circuit Continues to Gain Positive Feedback

2010 Caesars Atlantic City WSOP Circuit Event #7 Winner Paul Vogel

Atlantic City, NJ – Paul Vogel, a 42 year old information systems manager from Merrick, NY won his first major poker tournament today. He won the $1,000 (+80) buy in No Limit Hold’em tournament held at Caesars Atlantic City. Vogel collected the top cash prize totaling $61,599. 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.

The father of five considers himself to be a recreational poker player. But he has aspirations of improving and doing big things in the game. Vogel plays online primarily. However, he has competed in the WSOP Main Event twice. This marked Vogel’s first major victory ever and was the biggest payday of his career, so far.

This marked the seventh of 12 WSOP Circuit events on this year’s Caesars schedule. The two-day tournament attracted 196 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 18 hours. The top 18 finishers divided up prize money from a $190,120 prize pool.

Final table play began on a Wednesday night and was held inside the Palladium Arena at Caesars. There were no previous WSOP Circuit winners among the final nine, thus guaranteeing a first time champion. Paul Vogel arrived as chip leader and was in a comfortable position throughout the competition. He faced serious threats from various challengers, but never lost his chip lead at any point during the nine hour finale.

The low blinds (2,500-5,000) and average chip stack of 165,000 at the start gave all competitors plenty of time to be patient and wait for a hand. In fact, the tournament structures for all the tournaments played at Caesars this year have received overwhelmingly positive feedback from many players and postings at 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. This has resulted in several lengthy final tables, which have lasted 8 to 10 hours on average.

The nine finalists and their starting chip counts were as follows:

Seat Player Hometown Chip Count

1 Anthony J. Tannoya Woodbridge, VA 140,000

2 Bruce F. MacGregor Port Orange, FL 293,500

3 Kenneth Packer Fayetteville, NC 130,000

4 David Zeitlin Brooklyn, NY 129,500

5 Brandon Croft Sumter, SC 271,500

6 Paul Vogel Merrick, NY 405,000

7 Keith Crowder Philadelphia, PA 275,500

8 Pete White Jersey City, NJ 135,000

9 Eugene Castro New York, NY 98,000

Final table player introductions can be seen here: http://www.twitvid.com/7507E

Players were eliminated in the following order:

Ninth Place: Castro Overthrown
Eugene Castro, a poker professional from New York City, was the first player eliminated. He was short stacked and got all his chips into the pot with the best hand. But his A J ended up losing to K J when a K flopped. Castro is the founder of an organization called Poker Player International. He has earned three major tournament victories, and has over 20 cashes in his tournament career. He finished in the money in last year’s WSOP Main Event held in Las Vegas. Ninth place paid $3,802.

Eighth Place: White Goes Dark
Pete White (a.k.a. Pedro Vicente), a recreational poker player from Jersey City, NJ was making his second final table appearance so far at this year’s Caesars series. He took fifth place in an event played just three days ago. This time, White finished in eighth place after being low on chips and moving in on a steal attempt. He was called by pocket 10’s which ended up scooping the pot. White added $5,704 to his poker bankroll and remains a player to watch for the remaining events to be played here in Atlantic City.

Seventh Place: Tannoya Out
Anthony J. Tannoya, a computer engineer from Woodbridge, VA went out in seventh place. He survived about two hours at the final table before finally running out of chips. The former Air Force serviceman flew away with $7,605 in prize money.

Sixth Place: Big Draw Misses
Bruce F. MacGregor, a land developer from Port Orange, FL was eliminated after he missed a monster draw, and went bust. MacGregor had A 10 suited and flopped a flush draw as well as a straight draw. But two bricks on the turn and river ended his tournament life. MacGregor, who is a Vietnam veteran, pocketed a nice score to the tune of $9,506. His previous tournament accomplishments include a win at a major event held in Costa Rica, as well as 14 other cashes in major tournaments throughout the U.S.

Fifth Place: Brooklyn Pro Can Fuggetaboutit
David Zeitlin, a poker pro from Brooklyn, NY took two beats late and lost most of his stack. He finally moved all in on what turned out to be his final hand, holding pocket 4’s. He was called by an opponent with A J, who caught an A. The pretty much ended Zeitlin’s night. The 36 year old pro collected $11,407.

Fourth Place: Packer Sent Packing
Kenneth Packer, a 39 year old self employed part-time poker pro from North Carolina, took a brutal beat on his final hand. His stack was slightly below average and after the chip leader made a raise, Packer moved all in with pocket K’s. He got a call, and looked to be in great shape to double up. But the board came with four clubs, and the chip leader’s Ac played to make the nut flush. Packer was disappointed with the result but could certainly be proud of the cash prize for fourth place, which amounted to $15,210. Packer noted that he mostly plays in cash games, and has been a winning player for the past ten years.

Third Place: Adult Nightclub Manager Gets Last Call
Brandon Croft, who manages an adult nightclub in South Carolina, was bounced from the final table when he tried to bluff on the river following a missed flush draw. He ran into Paul Vogel’s set of 5’s, who called the bluff instantly. Croft had battled for nearly three hours when play was at three handed, but finally succumbed to the temptation to try and steamroll his opponent, at what turned out to be the worst possible moment. This was Croft’s second final table appearance in a WSOP Circuit event at Caesars. He collected his biggest payday ever, at $19,012.

Second Place: Crowder Crushed
Keith Crowder, a 39 year old real estate investor from Philadelphia, PA was certainly a tough adversary. He was able to draw very close to even in chips at one point when play was heads up. In fact, the determined duo played nearly 100 hands together and battled for about three hours before Crowder ultimately lost his final hand holding A Q to a pair of 8’s. Crowder picked up a big draw after the flop, but missed twice, which gave the last pot of the night to Paul Vogel. Crowder’s take of the prize pool amounted to $32,320. He has previously made it to other final tables at major poker tournaments played elsewhere. But this was his best WSOP related finish, to date.

The final hand of the tournament can be seen here: http://www.twitvid.com/EBF44

First Place: Vogel Victorious
Paul Vogel, an information systems manager from Merrick, NY won a WSOP Circuit title for the first time and officially collected $61,599 in prize money.

An interview with Vogel moments after his victory can be seen here: http://www.twitvid.com/89390

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. The $4,900 (+250) Main Event starts on Friday, March 12th and will be a three day event.

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. Upcoming Circuit events will take place at Harrah’s Rincon, Harrah’s St. Louis, Caesars Las Vegas, and Harrah’s New Orleans.

2010 Caesars Atlantic City WSOP Circuit – Event #7 Final Results

2010 Caesars Atlantic City WSOP Circuit Events Schedule and Results

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

Final Results:

1. MATTHEW KLECKNER (COPLAY, PA): $209,751

2. GEORGE ANTONAKOS (GLEN ARM BA, MD): $110,434

3. JOHN MYUNG (VIENNA, VA): $57,058

4. DAVID WILLIAMS (SYKESVILLE, MD): $49,696

5. STAR MOORE (BROOKLYN, NY): $42,333

6. MICHAEL MEREDITH (WESTFIELD, NJ): $34,971

7. JASON MIN (EAST MEADOW, NY): $27,609

8. ANDREW TALBOT (TORONTO, CANADA): $20,246

9. JEFFREY MAHONEY (LONDON, ONTARIO): $14,725

10. JASON LASO (MANALAPAN, NJ): $9,571

11. JAMES PIMONTE (BARNEGAT, NJ): $9,571

12. DANIEL BUZGON (MARLTON, NJ): $9,571

13. THOMAS DITROLIO (HAVERTOWN, PA): $6,994

14. DAVID BELL (TAMARAC, FL): $6,994

15. JAMES OSTRANDER (SOUTHERN PINES, NC): $6,994

16. JOSEPH GALDIERI (NANUET, NY): $4,786

17. ALEX HAWKINS (WOODBURY, NJ): $4,786

18. ANTHONY CARUSO (MEDFORD, NJ): $4,786

19. ALFRED WARRINER (ABSECON, NJ): $3,828

20. KONSTANTINO DIMITROULAKOS (TINTON FALLS, NJ): $3,828

21. CARMINE GENOVESE (LONG BEACH, NY): $3,828

22. LAWRENCE SHARP (NORTH WHALES, PA): $3,828

23. JOSHUA BRIKIS (MONROEVILLE, PA): $3,828

24. JESSE ALEXIS COHEN (ARDMORE, PA): $3,828

25. DANIEL MAKOWSKY (ZURICH): $3,828

26. CLIFF JOSEPHY (SYOSSET, NY): $3,828

27. KAMBIZ BEHBAHANI (FAIRFAX STATION, VA): $3,828

28. JACOB TOOLE (STATE COLLEGE, PA): $3,092

29. PAUL DEGIULIO (NO PLAINFIELD, NJ): $3,092

30. MATTHEW GLANTZ (LAFAYETTE HILL, PA): $3,092

31. MICHAEL DENTALE (BROOKLYN, NY): $3,092

32. CHRISTOPH ROEPKE (LINDENWOLD, NJ): $3,092

33. FEMING CHAN (WEST WINDSOR, NJ): $3,092

34. RYAN ERIQUEZZO (DANBURY, CT): $3,092

35. RICHARD ROSSETTI (VENTNOR, NJ): $3,092

36. JOHN MOSSER (PROSPECT PARK, PA): $3,092

37. PAUL SPITZBERG (TENAFLY, NJ): $2,577

38. MEHRDAD YOUSEFZADEH (ASTORIA, NY): $2,577

39. RAY SHACKELFORD (FREDERICKSBURG, VA): $2,577

40. JONATHAN WEIN (MEDFORD, NY): $2,577

41. WILLIAM BARIBAN (BROOKLYN, NY): $2,577

42. THOMAS MAVROUDIS (FRESH MEADOWS, NY): $2,577

43. CHRIS MOLICA (ROCHESTER, NY): $2,577

44. ALEXANDER HOLZMAN (MONSEY, NY): $2,577

45. TODD BERGMANN (VOORHEES, NJ): $2,577

46. MICKEY WOLL (FREEHOLD, NJ): $2,209

47. TIMOTHY DOUGHERTY (FRESH MEADOWS, NY): $2,209

48. CARLOS AVALOS (WOODBRIDGE, VA): $2,209

49. JOSHUA GOLDSTEIN (NORTHBROOK, IL): $2,209

50. JOHN BONGIORNO (LANSDALE, PA): $2,209

51. DANIEL DEMISSIE (WASHINGTON, DC): $2,209

52. MICHAEL OMELCHUK (BELLPORT, NY): $2,209

53. KENNETH KAVOWRAS (BROOKLYN, NY): $2,209

54. RICHARD DINUNZIO (HIGHLANDS HGTS, OH): $2,209