Wednesday, August 23, 2006

EVENT #21 RESULTS

LIMIT HOLD’EM
$1,000 + $70
$120,000 PRIZE POOL
120 ENTRIES

George Rechnitzer Wins $1,000 Limit Event

Event #21, $1,000 Limit Hold’em, secured 120 players creating a prize pool of
$120,000. With $3,000 in starting chips and hour-long rounds, there was a lot of play
available in this event. The field slowly shrank and the final table was set at 4:15am.
Joe Sebok narrowly missed the final while he nursed his short stack for hours as his
father, poker pro Barry Greenstein, provided moral support. Joe threw his last few chips
into the pot holding J-7. His opponent had flopped two-pair with his Q-8, and a flop of
Q-8-X. Joe managed to go runner-runner Jack and 7 for two pair (Js & 7s) but was no
match to the higher flopped two pair of his opponent. Joe was eliminated in 11th place
and the father-son duo hit the road at 4am.
The first elimination came at hand #18 when Susan Lee, fiancée to George Rechnitzer in
seat 9, raised and was called in two spots. The flop was 4-5-8 and Susan bet, Aaron
“Sparky” Dean called and Russ Floyd called all-in for the last of his chips. The turn and
river were 9-3 and it was checked down. Both Susan and Sparky showed AK and
chopped the pot while all-in Russ mucked and was eliminated in 10th place for $1,800.
The next elimination came five hands later when three-way action preflop had Benny
Wan all-in. The board was 10-5-5-5-10 for a full house. Ray Henson, a poker pro from
Las Vegas bet post flop and was isolated with Benny. Benny showed his Q-2 to play the
board and Ray revealed KK for a bigger boat. Benny wan was eliminated in 9th place and
earned $2,100.
If would be a long 30+ hands before the next elimination. In 3-way action preflop,
Sparky Dean raised and was called all-in by Eddie Ngo and two others. The flop was A-
3-9 and Sparky bet out and became isolated with Eddie. Sparky had top pair with his A-2
and Eddie showed pocket 10s. The turn and river were 3-2 and Sparky had Aces-up to
win against Eddie’s smaller two pair (10s & 3s). Eddie Ngo finished in 8th place and
pocketed $2,400.
On hand #76, Ray Henson raised all-in preflop with his last $4,000. Cuong Phan called
and showed Qs-10s. Ray showed his suited Kh-Jh and the flop came Q-J-7. Cuong
flopped top pair to Ray’s second pair. The turn and river improved neither hand (5-2) and
Ray Henson took 7th place for $3,000.
Hand #98 had Cuong Phan re-raising Alan Myerson preflop. The flop of 4d-8d-Qd
looked good to both players who each had a big diamond in their hand. Post flop betting
had Alan all-in and he showed K-Jd to Cuong’s A-Kd. The turn and river contained no
diamond (4-9) and Cuong’s Ace won the pot. Alan finished in 6th place and added $4,200
to his bankroll.
Several hands later Susan Lee raised all-in for her last $10,000. Gary Ableser called and
showed Ks-10s. Susan’s Q-J gave her a gutshot after the flop of As-9s-10. The turn and
river were bricks (4-7) and Gary’s pair of 10s held up to eliminate Susan in 5th place for
$5,400. The more attractive half of “George and Susan” was out and George was
disappointed that it would not be a heads-up match with Susan for the title.
The last hand of the event came in hand #115. Aaron “Sparky” Dean, a firefighter from
Elk Grove, CA, re-raised preflop against George Rechnitzer, a businessman from Beverly
Hills, CA. The flop was 3-4-6 and post flop betting had Sparky all-in. George showed
pocket 10s and was in the lead against Sparky’s A-K. The turn and river were no help to
Sparky (J-2) and George’s 10s hold up against Ace-high. Aaron Dean finished in 4th
place and earned $7,200.
The final three players asked for a chip count and all agreed to the payouts without
further discussion. George had a substantial chip lead and was declared the winner.
Susan Lee, 5th place finisher and fiancée to the winner George, congratulated all players
but George is the one who got the hug & kiss (George is lucky at love AND cards).
-Jay “Bugsy” Siegel

BIOGRRAPHY
George Rechnitzer, a local business man, finds time to frequently play high limit games
including Stud and Hold’em as his second profession. His latest, of many cashes, was in
the 2006 WSOP Razz event where he took 15th place and earned $7,258. George has
dozens of final table appearances in a variety of games but his best games are 7-Card
Stud and Limit Hold’em. George and his fiancée, Susan Lee, were so personable and
professional at the final table. I think there was a collective sigh when Susan got
knocked out of the table by her opponents—atypical of the usual celebration as another
victim succumbs to the shark infested tank. You can find George playing at The Bicycle
Casino in the High Limit Plaza, play him if you will, but be prepared because George has
been winning for a long time and doesn’t plan on changing that anytime soon.

CHIP COUNTS ENTERING FINAL TABLE

Seat 1. Aaron “Sparky” Dean$ 31,500
Seat 2. Ray Henson $ 34,500
Seat 3 Russ Floyd $ 21,500
Seat 4. Alan Myerson $ 33,500
Seat 5. Susan Lee $ 59,500
Seat 6. Cuong Phan $ 27,000
Seat 7. Gary Ableser $ 43,000
Seat 8. Benny Wan $ 13,500
Seat 9. George Rechnitzer $ 57,500
Seat 10.Eddie Ngo $ 38,500
FINAL TABLE RESULTS
1st George Rechnitzer Beverly Hills, CA $ 48,000
nd
2 Cuong Phan Alhambra, CA $ 22,800
3rd Gary Ableser Chatsworth, CA $ 11,400
4th Aaron Dean Elk Grove, CA $ 7,200
th
5 Susan Lee Los Angeles, CA $ 5,400
6th Alan Myerson Sherman Oaks, CA $ 4,200
th
7 Ray Henson Las Vegas, NV $ 3,000
8th Eddie Ngo Fountain Valley, CA $ 2,400
th
9 Benny Wan Alhambra, CA $ 2,100
10th Russ Floyd Austin, TX $ 1,800

ALL AROUND
PLAY-OFF POINTS
Name Total
Freddy Legaspi 156
Al Barbieri 144
John Kimmons 130
Geoffrey Wright 117
Gebrehiwet Goitom 87
Hoan Ly 79
Matthew Mortensen 76
Phillip Penn Sr. 75
Michael Krescanko 70
Barrett Heins 69

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Marian/Buss No Limit Hold’em
$1,500 + $80
Thursday, August 24, 2006 7:15pm

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