Chris Tsiprailidis Wins Event #1 at 2006 Foxwoods World Poker Finals

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The first event of the 2006 World Poker
Finals started with a bang as 770 players
put up $600 each to enter the No-Limit
Hold´em Modified Shoot-out

2006 World Poker Finals
World Poker Tour Season 5
Tournament Report
Event #1
$530 + $70
No Limit Hold'em Shootout

Sessions were held at 10 am and 1 pm and the top three players on each
single table advanced to the 4 pm Finals. Gunning for a total prize pool of
$397,797, the multi-table tournament was played down to twenty players by
the 2 am curfew.

After three hours of play on Sunday, the final ten contestants squared off to
determine the title. "Syracuse" Chris Tsiprailidis was able to take the chip
lead he had throughout the finals and convert it into a resounding victory.
Chris will return to his home in Liverpool, NY, with the Championship Trophy
and First Place money of $116,753!

Chris may have walked off with 1st place but kudos should be given to Brad
Kneidl of Waterford, CT, who took the short stack on the final table to a 2nd
place finish worth $61,659. The final hand for Brad was an anticlimax as he
finally succumbed to the overwhelming chip advantage of Chris. However,
Brad's fortune at the table epitomized the axiom, "a chip and a chair" as he
continually fought back from the brink.

Third place finisher, Michael Pizzarella, Worcester, MA, was also a victim of
Chris. He went all-in with a K7 but Chris had AK and, with no help from the
board, Mike would take home $31,823.

Fourth place finisher Tom Dobrilovic, West Nyack, NY, went all-in with Kh-Qh
and Chris called with pocket 6's. Chris flopped a set (6h-5s-Qh) but Tom still
had outs with the Q and a flush draw. A 9h on the turn gave him hope but
the river did not save him and Tom was the winner of $21,823.

Andy Pacheco of Taunton, MA, was left in 5th position when Mike Pizzarella
with K10 caught a second pair on the river to top Andy's A's. Andy collected
$17,901 for his efforts. Sixth place money of $13,923 was taken home by
John Frazier of New Haven, CT. He had A-9 but could not catch an A and he
lost to Tom's pocket J's.

Mike Trekell went all-in with pocket 7's but Chris called with pocket 10's and
then flopped the set. Mike had a chance for a straight but could not connect
and he returned to his home in Meriden, CT, with $11,934 for 7th place.

Bill Waisnor, Burlington, MA, was all-in with Kh-10h against Chris's A-K. He
caught his flush on the turn but three 9's and an A on the board gave Chris
the full house and Bill was in 8th spot collecting $9,945.

Our ninth place finisher was Nick Curanovic who hails from Yonkers, NY. Nick
was all-in with K-J but could not catch up to Bill's pocket A's. Nick would
pocket $7,956. Mike Sansone would lay claim to tenth place money of $6,166.
Mike, who is from Guilford, CT, was all-in with A-Q but Mike Pizzarella had
pocket K's which held up.

With another Shoot-Out scheduled for Tuesday we can expect more fireworks
to be in the air! The 2006 World Poker Finals is off to a fantastic start!!

Reported by Jeffrey A. Toth for Foxwoods Resort Casino

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