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| 2006 Caesars Indiana World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Event Event #7 - $500 + $50 Pot Limit Omaha with Rebuys Tournament Report |
| Young Pro Ryan Dersch Plays First Omaha Event, Scores Lopsided Win |
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Ryan Dersch was studying business finance in college when, “as happens a
lot,” he decided to take a stab at mostly playing poker a year ago. Entering
his first Omaha tournament, the 25-year-old from Evansville, Indiana scored a
resounding win in pot-limit Omaha, the seventh event in the WSOP Circuit
event at Caesars Indiana. He arrived at the final table with about half the
chips, continued to build his stacks with aggressive play using his chips and
good cards as cudgels. When it got four-handed, his three opponents all had
a mere 12,000 or 13,000 each, while he had the rest of the 328,000 chips in
play.
Five hands later it was all over. The last hand was a stunner. Nathan “Butch”
Wade and Christopher “P. Master” Viox were both all in pre-flop, Wade with
A-K-J-7 and Viox with K-J-10-9, while Dersch was far behind with K-8-4-2. A
flop of K-4-2 put Dersch in the lead with kings and deuces. Next a jack turned
to give both his opponents a better two pair, kings and jacks. And then a
two-outer deuce came on the river to give Dersch a full house, the win and
$28,635.
Dersch was close to the lead all through this tournament until he won a big
pot with two tables left, surged ahead and could not be stopped after that.
He is primarily a cash game player, partial to no-limit hold’em or pot-limit
Omaha.
Even more remarkable than the chip disparity was the pace at the final table.
An astonishing three hours and 15 minutes went by with all players still in
action. Then three players were knocked out in three hands, and the rest in
another 18.
Dersch arrived at the final table with 146,900 chips, and nobody else was
close. Blinds started with 400-800, with 41 minutes and 20 seconds
remaining.
Here were the seat positions and chip counts:
SEAT 1 Scott Gullett
SEAT 2 Michael Lutes
SEAT 3 Larry Romine
SEAT 4 Christopher Viox
SEAT 5 Dallas Flowers
SEAT 6 Nathan Wade
SEAT 7 Ryan Dersch
SEAT 8 Anthony Schoenlein
SEAT 9 Lawrence Kozlove
On the second hand, Anthony Schoenlein was left wth 4,400 when his paired
7 lost to Dersch’s paired queen. Otherwise, there wasn’t much action through
the first 15 deals, with the best hand shown being two pair. Dersch was far
and away the most aggressive player to this point, bullying the table with
nonstop betting that let him increase his lead to about 170,000.
Finally, on hand 16, Schoenlein went all in for 2,000 with 10d-6c-7d-4s. Viox
got heads-up by raising with a great Omaha hand: A-K-K-J- J. He made a set
on the river, but it was a third diamond, and Schoenlein survived with a flush.
Two hands later, Viox was all in with pocket aces on a flop of 6-4-2, in big
danger from Dersch’s wrap straight draw. Dersch, with 8-7-5-4, needed
either an ace, trey, 5, 7 or 8, but missed.
Blinds went to 600-1,200, and the entire level then went by with nothing
much happening. On the last hand, Larry Romine, all in, stayed alive with
pocket 7s, the seventh straight time an all-in player had survived. With 44
hands and 100 minutes gone by, not a single player so far had the decency
to bust out. Dersch still had his 170,000.
Then another 50-minute round dragged on, and by that time, 12 players had
gone all in and all of them survived, one with just ace-high. Three hours, and
nobody out yet? Is this a joke? Come on, guys, I’m not being paid by the
hour to write this, and I’m running out of note paper. Oh, yeah, the bully,
taking just about everything but the all-in races, now had 206,000.
We were now at 1,000-2,000 blinds, playing hour rounds. Finally, 15 minutes
into the level, on hand 76, sanity prevailed and three players were knocked
out in three hands.
First to go was Romine, a Louisville retiree with 40 years of poker experience.
He had pocket queens and Wade had Kd-Qs-Js-3d. Four diamonds gave
Wade his flush, and Romine went out ninth, earning $2,386.
Next was Larry Kozville, a 61-year-old Louisville banker whose nickname is
“Wizard of Koz.” He had pocket aces, Dersch had pocket kings, and a king on
the turn gave Dersch his winning set. Kozlove has been playing 50 years,
and his other hobby is bridge. He has a pretty good record in Omaha
tournaments. He won it here last year, and finished second in the initial
event here three years ago. Eighth paid $3,182.
The third consecutive player eliminated was pro player Dallas “Big Dee”
Flowers, 51, from Glasgow, Kentucky. He had Q-J-5-4, had queens-up on the
turn, then lost to Wade’s river flush. Flowers was a backhoe operator before
turning to poker. He learned poker in home games and has been playing for
35 years. He cashed out for $3,977.
A few hands later, Anthony “Louisville Tony,” Schoenlein, a 41-year-old
engineer, was all in from the big blind for just 1,500 with a weak K-6-5-2.
Dersch and Wade went after him. Wade had Q-Q-8-3 and clubs. The queens
didn’t play, but after four clubs came, the flush did. Schoenlein, 41, is from
Indianapolis and learned poker at Caesars 20 years ago. Schoenlein is
married with three children, and his other pastime is golf. Sixth place paid
$4,772.
With the accelerated pace and very few chips for his opponents to fight back
with, Dersch continued his mop-up. Four hands later, an all-in Scott Gullett
was lucky enough to make a king-high flush on the turn, and unlucky enough
to see Dersch make an ace-high flush. Gullett is 41, from Prospect, Kentucky.
He is in sales, and enjoys golf. He’s played poker for 20 years, and tonight he
picked up $4,772 for fifth.
With four players left, and all of his opponents having just enough for a few
blinds, the outcome didn’t seem to be in much doubt. The end was near
when Dersch made a full house on hand 96 to knock off one of the four
survivors. Michael “Mikey” Lutes moved in for his last chips with J-J-10-2
double suited. All Dersch had was K-8-7-6, but it was enough. He flopped a 7,
made a second pair when a 6 turned, and then filled with a river 7. Lutes, 45,
married with two children, is from Bloomington, Indiana, and in real estate.
He likes to bet sports and has been playing poker for 15 years. Fourth place
was worth $5,568.
Two hands later, Viox and Wade were knocked out simultaneously when
Dersch rivered another filly. With fewer chips, Viox, 30 got third place. Married
with two children and from Glen Carbon, IL, Viox is a pro who has played for
eight years and was in investments before that. At this year’s WSOP, he
finished third in $2,000 pot-limit hold’em and also had a third earlier this year
at the main event of the Midwest Poker Championship. He also enjoys fast-
pitch softball and biking. Third place paid him $8,749.
Wade, 60, from Powell, Tennessee, got $15,908 for second. He has nine
tournament cash-outs, including two in the Vienna heads-up championships.
His best payday was $34,604 when he finished eighth in the $10,000 Fiesta
al Lago championship event in 2004.
Report by Max Shapiro
Max Shapiro -- WSOP Media Director
World Series of Poker Commissioner – Jeffrey Pollack
Director of Poker Operations for Harrah’s Entertainment – Jack Effel
Caesars Indiana Poker Room Manager – Jimmy Allen
lot,” he decided to take a stab at mostly playing poker a year ago. Entering
his first Omaha tournament, the 25-year-old from Evansville, Indiana scored a
resounding win in pot-limit Omaha, the seventh event in the WSOP Circuit
event at Caesars Indiana. He arrived at the final table with about half the
chips, continued to build his stacks with aggressive play using his chips and
good cards as cudgels. When it got four-handed, his three opponents all had
a mere 12,000 or 13,000 each, while he had the rest of the 328,000 chips in
play.
Five hands later it was all over. The last hand was a stunner. Nathan “Butch”
Wade and Christopher “P. Master” Viox were both all in pre-flop, Wade with
A-K-J-7 and Viox with K-J-10-9, while Dersch was far behind with K-8-4-2. A
flop of K-4-2 put Dersch in the lead with kings and deuces. Next a jack turned
to give both his opponents a better two pair, kings and jacks. And then a
two-outer deuce came on the river to give Dersch a full house, the win and
$28,635.
Dersch was close to the lead all through this tournament until he won a big
pot with two tables left, surged ahead and could not be stopped after that.
He is primarily a cash game player, partial to no-limit hold’em or pot-limit
Omaha.
Even more remarkable than the chip disparity was the pace at the final table.
An astonishing three hours and 15 minutes went by with all players still in
action. Then three players were knocked out in three hands, and the rest in
another 18.
Dersch arrived at the final table with 146,900 chips, and nobody else was
close. Blinds started with 400-800, with 41 minutes and 20 seconds
remaining.
Here were the seat positions and chip counts:
SEAT 1 Scott Gullett
SEAT 2 Michael Lutes
SEAT 3 Larry Romine
SEAT 4 Christopher Viox
SEAT 5 Dallas Flowers
SEAT 6 Nathan Wade
SEAT 7 Ryan Dersch
SEAT 8 Anthony Schoenlein
SEAT 9 Lawrence Kozlove
On the second hand, Anthony Schoenlein was left wth 4,400 when his paired
7 lost to Dersch’s paired queen. Otherwise, there wasn’t much action through
the first 15 deals, with the best hand shown being two pair. Dersch was far
and away the most aggressive player to this point, bullying the table with
nonstop betting that let him increase his lead to about 170,000.
Finally, on hand 16, Schoenlein went all in for 2,000 with 10d-6c-7d-4s. Viox
got heads-up by raising with a great Omaha hand: A-K-K-J- J. He made a set
on the river, but it was a third diamond, and Schoenlein survived with a flush.
Two hands later, Viox was all in with pocket aces on a flop of 6-4-2, in big
danger from Dersch’s wrap straight draw. Dersch, with 8-7-5-4, needed
either an ace, trey, 5, 7 or 8, but missed.
Blinds went to 600-1,200, and the entire level then went by with nothing
much happening. On the last hand, Larry Romine, all in, stayed alive with
pocket 7s, the seventh straight time an all-in player had survived. With 44
hands and 100 minutes gone by, not a single player so far had the decency
to bust out. Dersch still had his 170,000.
Then another 50-minute round dragged on, and by that time, 12 players had
gone all in and all of them survived, one with just ace-high. Three hours, and
nobody out yet? Is this a joke? Come on, guys, I’m not being paid by the
hour to write this, and I’m running out of note paper. Oh, yeah, the bully,
taking just about everything but the all-in races, now had 206,000.
We were now at 1,000-2,000 blinds, playing hour rounds. Finally, 15 minutes
into the level, on hand 76, sanity prevailed and three players were knocked
out in three hands.
First to go was Romine, a Louisville retiree with 40 years of poker experience.
He had pocket queens and Wade had Kd-Qs-Js-3d. Four diamonds gave
Wade his flush, and Romine went out ninth, earning $2,386.
Next was Larry Kozville, a 61-year-old Louisville banker whose nickname is
“Wizard of Koz.” He had pocket aces, Dersch had pocket kings, and a king on
the turn gave Dersch his winning set. Kozlove has been playing 50 years,
and his other hobby is bridge. He has a pretty good record in Omaha
tournaments. He won it here last year, and finished second in the initial
event here three years ago. Eighth paid $3,182.
The third consecutive player eliminated was pro player Dallas “Big Dee”
Flowers, 51, from Glasgow, Kentucky. He had Q-J-5-4, had queens-up on the
turn, then lost to Wade’s river flush. Flowers was a backhoe operator before
turning to poker. He learned poker in home games and has been playing for
35 years. He cashed out for $3,977.
A few hands later, Anthony “Louisville Tony,” Schoenlein, a 41-year-old
engineer, was all in from the big blind for just 1,500 with a weak K-6-5-2.
Dersch and Wade went after him. Wade had Q-Q-8-3 and clubs. The queens
didn’t play, but after four clubs came, the flush did. Schoenlein, 41, is from
Indianapolis and learned poker at Caesars 20 years ago. Schoenlein is
married with three children, and his other pastime is golf. Sixth place paid
$4,772.
With the accelerated pace and very few chips for his opponents to fight back
with, Dersch continued his mop-up. Four hands later, an all-in Scott Gullett
was lucky enough to make a king-high flush on the turn, and unlucky enough
to see Dersch make an ace-high flush. Gullett is 41, from Prospect, Kentucky.
He is in sales, and enjoys golf. He’s played poker for 20 years, and tonight he
picked up $4,772 for fifth.
With four players left, and all of his opponents having just enough for a few
blinds, the outcome didn’t seem to be in much doubt. The end was near
when Dersch made a full house on hand 96 to knock off one of the four
survivors. Michael “Mikey” Lutes moved in for his last chips with J-J-10-2
double suited. All Dersch had was K-8-7-6, but it was enough. He flopped a 7,
made a second pair when a 6 turned, and then filled with a river 7. Lutes, 45,
married with two children, is from Bloomington, Indiana, and in real estate.
He likes to bet sports and has been playing poker for 15 years. Fourth place
was worth $5,568.
Two hands later, Viox and Wade were knocked out simultaneously when
Dersch rivered another filly. With fewer chips, Viox, 30 got third place. Married
with two children and from Glen Carbon, IL, Viox is a pro who has played for
eight years and was in investments before that. At this year’s WSOP, he
finished third in $2,000 pot-limit hold’em and also had a third earlier this year
at the main event of the Midwest Poker Championship. He also enjoys fast-
pitch softball and biking. Third place paid him $8,749.
Wade, 60, from Powell, Tennessee, got $15,908 for second. He has nine
tournament cash-outs, including two in the Vienna heads-up championships.
His best payday was $34,604 when he finished eighth in the $10,000 Fiesta
al Lago championship event in 2004.
Report by Max Shapiro
Max Shapiro -- WSOP Media Director
World Series of Poker Commissioner – Jeffrey Pollack
Director of Poker Operations for Harrah’s Entertainment – Jack Effel
Caesars Indiana Poker Room Manager – Jimmy Allen
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24,700
7,900
146,900
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146,900
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