Poker Tournament Results

Winnin’ O’ the Green

Place	Name	Prize
1	Thanh Hugnh (Los Angeles, CA, USA)	$33,865
2	Le Kim Banh (Long Beach, CA, USA)	$16,705
3	Jeff Wilson (Newport Beach, CA, USA)	$8,125
4	Abraham Barbarian (North Hills, CA, USA)	$5,420
5	Walid Abirafeh (Burbank, CA, USA)	$4,065
6	Roland Weedon AKA "The Crook" (Villa Park, CA, USA)	$3,160
7	Chau Hong Le (Highland, CA, USA)	$2,255
8	Sam Lim (Baldwin Park, CA, USA)	$1,805
9	David Ramirez (Costa Mesa, CA, USA)	$1,355
10	Peter Nam (Los Angeles, CA, USA)	$1,130
11	Michael Washo	$1,130
12	Paul Lui (Irvine, CA, USA)	$1,130
13	Stan Hackett (Valencia, CA, USA)	$905
14	Unknown	$905
15	Tai Ta (Garden Grove, CA, USA)	$905
16	Ly Le AKA "Leroy" (Huntington Beach, CA, USA)	$725
17	Alvan Silverberg (Orange, CA, USA)	$725
18	Florentino Sandoval (USA)	$725
19	Unknown	$585
20	Tae Eaik	$585
21	Kenna James AKA "Cowboy" (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$585
22	Thomas Kan	$585
23	Partho Data AKA "Spiderman" (Los Angeles, CA, USA)	$585
24	Daniel Remijio	$585
25	Ut Nguyen (Bell Gardens, CA, USA)	$585
26	Gabrielle Wagner AKA "Gabi" (Los Angeles, CA, USA)	$585
27	Steve Lepeau	$585

Tournament Report

Tony Hugnh Secures No Limit Hold'em Win This No Limit event attracted 301 players who all were looking for their share of the $90,300 prize pool. The final table was set at 1:30am during Level 13 with blinds of 1,500/3,000 and an ante of 500. This final table was ready for action as 4 of the players were shortstacked (< 30,000). On the second hand, Roland Weedon raised 10,000 from the cutoff and was re-raised all-in by the button, Peter Nam for 20,500. Roland called and showed his 8-9o. Peter showed Qd-10d and had the 60/40 lead. The board came 9-6-3-10-7 and Roland rivered a 10-high straight. Peter Nam was eliminated in 10th place for $1,130. On the very next hand (#3), the action continued when Le Banh pushed all-in in early position with pocket 7's. He was quickly called by the player to his left, David Ramirez, a real estate broker, with A-Jo. The board was Q-8-2-8-9 and Le Banh's 7's hold up. David Ramirez was eliminated in 9th place and earned $1,355. Shortly, on hand #8, Tony Huynh raised from the cutoff and the small blind, Sam Lim, re-raised all-in with K-Qo. For a few chips more, Tony called and showed a dominating A-Ko. The board was K-10-10-8-8 and Tony's Kings-up took down the pot when Sam failed to make the runner-runner straight. Sam Lim finished in 8th place and took home $1,805. On hand #15, Chau Le raised all-in for his last 7,500 chips with K-8o. Le Bahn re-raised to isolate Le for 15,000 with Ac-7c. The board was A-Q-Q-J-6. Chau Le hit the flop hard with Aces-up and Chau Le was drawing too thin to survive. Chau Le, in the construction business, finished in 7th place and earned $2,225 It took another 21 hands for our next elimination. Le Banh raised from the button for 12,000 with Ad-7d and was called by Roland Weedon of Villa Park, CA. The flop was 5d-4-3 and the action was checked. The turn 3d put 4-to-straight and a diamond draw. The action was checked again. The river was a 6 making a 6-high straight on the board. Roland checked and Le bet out 14,000. Roland expecting to chop the pot called for his last chips and Le showed his 7-high straight. Roland mucked his cards and said he was playing the board. Roland was eliminated in 6th place for $3,160. The final 5 players played 10 more hands until a 10-minute break occurred just before moving to Level 15 with 3,000/6/000 blinds. Walid'Wally' Abirafeh was the short stack but he kept the pressure on the other four players by frequent preflop raising. Wally would not back down and I believe the 5-way deal was made because instead of getting knocked out, Wally kept on slowly increasing his stack. The chip count deal was made and Tony Hugnh was declared the winner as he entered the final table with the chip lead and kept that lead through the entire final table play. -Jay'Bugsy' Siegel BIOGRAPHY Tony Huynh is a cash game Limit Hold'em player ($20/40) and $500 No Limit player. He plays a couple of tournaments per month and plays strictly No Limit Hold'em. Early in the tournament Tony was short stacked but got a couple of hands that put him back into the game. He built his lead up to 100,000 by the time he reached the final table. Tony tripled up when he won a key pot after he caught an Ace on the turn to knock out tournament pro Cowboy Kenna James with three tables to go. Tony said his hope as the result of toninght's win is that:'May this win make my wife more supportive of my poker playing.'