Friday, August 18, 2006

EVENT #16 RESULTS

7-Card Stud
$500 + $50
$47,500 PRIZE POOL
95 ENTRIES

Barbieri Captures Another Stud Tourney

Event #16 of the Legends of Poker was the $500 + $50 No 7-Card Stud event. The 95-
person field was filled with WSOP 7-Card Stud champions including Mel Judah, 2-time
WSOP bracelet winner in 7-Card Stud, Vince Burgio, WSOP Bracelet winner in Stud
Hi/Lo, and Kirk Morrison, WSOP Bracelet winner in Stud. I’m sure there were others,
but they weren’t wearing their bracelets or making themselves obvious to me.
The final table was set and a disappointed Kirk Morrison, 1998 WSOP 7-Card Stud
champion was eliminated close to the bubble. He received an unfortunate penalty for a
card accidentally sliding off the table and missed out on 20 minutes of crucial bubble
play. The 8-handed table began just one hour after the completion of the 2-day $1,500
No Limit Hold’em event.
The first elimination wasn’t until hand #20 when Susan Lee got all her chips in on 5th
street and ran into Dave Lewis’ full boat (Jacks full of 9s). Susan’s pair of 10s got her
eliminated in 8th place for $1,425.
The next key hand occurred after the 1st break when Steve Hearst was all-in with his
split Kings but ran into Chris Tryba’s King high flush. Steve Hearst finished in 7th place
and took home $1,900.
On hand #43, Dave Lewis is all-in against Al Barbieri on the river. Al showed his set of
5s and Dave did not catch his draw. Dave was eliminated in 6th place and received
$2,375.
Play continued with 2 and 3-way action for most hands without much fanfare until hand
#50 when Matthew Mortensen, a pro player from Tempe, AZ and the short stack, was all-
in on fourth street against Al Barbieri. Al showed a pair of Jacks and Matthew having an
Ace and King up, mucks without showing his down cards. Matthew finished in 5th place
and earned $2,850.
Four hands later, Freddy Legaspi, in his 3rd final table of the Legends, was getting short
stacked and was waiting for the right spot. He went all in with split 6s and ran into Chris
Tryba’s wired Queens. No improvement for Freddy on later streets and he is eliminated
in 4th place and adds another $3,325 to his Legends bankroll.
 Playing 3-handed and no one interested in discussing a chip count deal, Chris Tryba, a
Boston native, is heads-up with Philly Al. Let the east coast table talk continue as they
discuss a variety of topics including: geography, a joke with the punch line “Toe Truck”
and massage techniques. OK, back to poker. Chris made two pair (7s & 2s) on fourth
street just in time for Al made his 7-high straight. Chris finished in 3rd place and received
$5,700.
Heads-up play lasted for 15 hands. Al slowly chipped away at Barrett Heins’ stack.
Barrett tended to play tight and conservative. Al typically raised and took down his share
of antes and blinds. On the final hand of the final table, Barrett was all-in on the river
and showed his two pair (Ks & 5s) but Al was hit with a river Ace to make a bigger two
pair (As & Qs). Al Barbieri took down the final pot of the evening (early morning) and
Barrtett Heins finished in 2nd place and earned $10,925 for his play. Al Barbieri wins his
second Stud tournament at the Legends and earned $19,000 for this win. His first win
was Event #7 Stud Hi-Low last week.
-Jay “Bugsy” Siegel

BIOGRAPHY
Al Barbieri, a protégé of the legendary pro John Bonetti, lost a big pot in the later stages
of the tournament and won 3 consecutive pots by raising at every available opportunity
with his short stack. He joked that he’s going to have to win it all now because he’s got
nothing to lose. Well that joke turned into reality as Al bullied and raised his way into 1st
place. This was Al’s second Stud win in the Legends this year. Al won this event in the
1999 Legends of Poker (Stud $1,000 buy-in) when he defeated Daniel Negreanu heads-
up for the title. Al attributes this win to his aggressive play and a few good hands at the
right time. Al bulldozed his opponent heads-up when he sensed he was up against a
conservative player. Congrats to Al as he makes his 3rd final table, his 2nd win, and is now
holding the All-Around Points lead.

CHIP COUNTS ENTERING FINAL TABLE

Seat 1. Chris Tryba $ 15,400
Seat 2. Barrett Heins $ 23,700
Seat 3 Al Barbieri $ 33,800
Seat 4. Susan Lee $ 12,900
Seat 5. Dave Lewis $ 40,000
Seat 6. Steve Hearst $ 10,100
Seat 7. Freddy Legaspi $ 13,900
Seat 8. Matthew Mortensen $ 41,200

FINAL TABLE RESULTS

1st Al Barbieri Philadelphia, PA $19,000
2nd Barrett Heins Encino, CA $10,925
rd
3 Chris Tryba Boston, MA $ 5,700
4th Freddy Legaspi Los Angeles, CA $ 3,325
th
5 Matthew Mortensen Tempe, AZ $ 2,850
6th David Lewis Glendale, CA $ 2,375
th
7 Steve Hearst Manhattan Bch, CA $ 1,900
8th Susan Lee Los Angeles, CA $ 1,425
ALL AROUND
PLAY-OFF POINTS
Name Total
See Denny Williams for totals

NEXT
No Limit Hold’em (Multi-rebuys)
$300 + $40 ($150,000 guaranteed)
Sunday, August 20, 2006 4:15pm
Tournament Results: www.thebike.com