Saturday, March 3, 2007

EVENT #4 RESULTS
NO LIMIT HOLD’EM w/REBUYS
$300 + $40, $150,000 Guaranteed
$223,800 PRIZE POOL
342 ENTRIES, 404 REBUYS

Eitan Nisali Captures No Limit Title

A turnout of 342 players for the $300 + $40 No Limit Hold’em tournament and an
additional 404 rebuys catapulted the prize pool to $223,800 with almost $84,000 going to
the champion at the end of the night. The final table was set at 2:20 am after a wicked
AA vs. KK cooler hand was resolved with the Aces holding up and sending our 11th place
finisher to collect $2,795.
The final table didn’t take much time before sending its first player to the rail. On hand
#1, short stack George Yutuc, an investment banker from Manhattan Beach, CA, pushed
in with his Kc-6c and was re-raised by the big blind Steve Lanier who got the small blind
to fold. Steve showed an A-J and the board read 3-7-Q-8-4. Neither hand improved and
Steve wins with an Ace-high. George Yutuc finished in 10th place and earned $2,795.
The next elimination occurred on hand #8. Henry Minasyan raised to 12,000 and Parth
“Spiderman” Data re-raised to 23,000. Henry made the call and showed A-9. Spiderman
had dominating As-Qs. The flop was J-5s-Ks. The turn 6 and river 4 of spades gave
Spiderman the flush and sent Henry Minasyan home in 9th place and $3,355 richer.
Four hands later, Trish “Corp Mom” LeBlanc raised all-in and got two callers. Trish
had Ac-Jc, Eitan Nisali showed an A-K and Spiderman has the best hand with 7-7. The
board was Td-5s-4d-9c-As. The Ace on the river gave Eitan the best hand with his King
kicker. Trish LeBlanc was eliminated in 8th place and collected $4,475.
On hand #22, Moises “Diablo” Lopez, a plumber and frequent final table player, raised
all-in and got called by a short stack Martin Oganov. Diablo showed A-6 and Martin had
K-8. The board helped no one with a J-7-4-10-2. Diablo’s Ace high wins and Martin
Oganov called it a night in 7th place and cashed in for $5,595.
The next elimination occurred during hand #33 when Sang Chun tangled with the chip
leader Eitan Nisali. Chun called Nisali’s all-in and found himself dominated. Chun had
A-10 and Nisali had suited Big Slick (Ac-Kc). The flop was Tc-4c-2c and Nisali has
Chun drawing very lean. The turn deuce was the first runner that Chun needed but the
river Queen eliminated Sang Chun in 6th place for $7,835.
Fausto Apodaca may have had a read on Spiderman in this following hand or just
wanted to give him a bad beat. Spiderman raised all-in from the small blind for an
additional 34,000 to the big blind of 8,000. Fausto thought about it for a minute and
made the call with 10-6 offsuit. Spiderman showed A-6 and the board was no help to
either player and Spiderman’s Ace high more than doubled him up. On the very next
hand #49, Fausto raised all-in blind against Diablo’s big blind (1,500 additional). Diablo
made the call blind and they each showed their respective hands. Fausto had 3h-4h and
Diablo had 7s-8s. The board favored the spades with a A-K-9s-As-4s. Diablo made the
flush and Fausto Apodaca finished in 5th place and took $10,070 in prize money.
The last bust out of the event occurred on hand #58. Spiderman made another raise all-
in from the button. Despite his small stack, his frequent all-in raises were enough to take
down several pots. On this hand he got called by the chip leader and had to show his A-
2. Eitan Nisali showed his pocket Jacks. The board provided some good news for Nisali
when he flopped a set. The board was K-J-10-9-2. Eitan built his stack even higher and
Spiderman, in his second consecutive final table, finishes in 4th place earning $13,430.
The final 3 players agreed to a chip count deal and Eitan Nisali was the chip leader and
was declared the winner.
-Jay “Bugsy” Siegel

BIOGRAPHY
Eitan Nisali has only been playing No Limit Hold’em for several months. He has played
and cashed in several tournaments in Los Angeles and Las Vegas over the last few
months. Eitan is returning to home to Israel soon and is eager to show his trophy off to
his friends and family. Eitan was supported by several of his friends including Shay
Malka, a strong tournament player and no stranger to final table play. Congrats to Eitan
on his aggressive play and table presence. Perhaps another final table is on his agenda
before he flies back home.

CHIP COUNTS ARRIVING AT FINAL TABLE

Seat 1 Trish LeBlanc $ 33,500
Seat 2 George Yutuc $ 18,000
Seat 3 Sang Chun $ 44,000
Seat 4 Moises “Diablo” Lopez $102,500
Seat 5 Eitan Nisali $144,000
Seat 6 Steve Lainer $104,000
Seat 7 Henry Minasyan $ 45,000
Seat 8 Martin Oganov $ 30,500
Seat 9 Parth “Spiderman” Data $173,000
Seat 10 Fausto Apodaca $ 51,500
Chip Variance= 0

FINAL TABLE RESULTS

1st Eitan Nisali Sherman Oaks, CA $83,925
nd
2 Moises “Diablo” Lopez Sylmar, CA $41,405
3rd Steve Lainer Sherman Oaks, CA $20,140
4th Parth “Spiderman” Data Los Angeles, CA $13,430
5th Fausto Apodaca Long Beach, CA $10,070
6th Sang Chun Las Vegas, NV $ 7,835
7th Martin Oganov Glendale, CA $ 5,595
8th Trish LeBlanc Yorba Linda, CA $ 4,475
9th Henry Minasyan Glendale, CA $ 3,355
10th George Yutuc Manhattan Bch, CA $ 2,795

LUCKY PLAYER LIST

Name Final Tables
Parth "Spiderman"
Data 2

Final Table LUCKY SEAT LIST

Seat No. Tournament Wins

1 1
5 1
8 1
9 1

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