Friday, March 23, 2007

EVENT #24 RESULTS

NO LIMIT HOLD’EM PLAYER APPRECIATION
$100 + $25 ($15K CASH ADDED + LOP $10K SEAT)
$75,600 CASH PRIZE POOL + $10K SEAT
606 ENTRIES

David Foust Wins

Player Appreciation Tournament
The $100+$25 No Limit Hold’em Player Appreciation tournament drew 606 players
who filled the overflow tables into the main casino floor as the $15,000 cash and $10,000
Legends of Poker Seat were added to the prize pool by The Bicycle Casino. With 1,500
in chips and 30 minute rounds, the action was guaranteed to last late into the morning.
The final table of 10 was set at 1:30am.
Hand #1 had the short stack, Eric Roberson all-in against Jason Loehde. Eric showed 8-
9 and Jason held K-Q. The board was 10-6-3-10-A and Jason’s King played. Eric
Roberson, from Pasadena, finished in 10th place and earned $945.
On hand #12, Angeli Ross pushed all-in for 53,000 and Kevin Kiggins called for his last
35,000. Steve Pace called and both Angeli and Kevin covered. Steve had pocket Aces,
Angeli showed A-K and Kevin had pocket Queens. The board is 4-3-2-9-8 and Steve’s
Aces were the best hand. Kevin Kiggins went out in 9th place for $1,135 and Angeli Ross
finished in 8th place for $1,510.
Just 3 hands later, Steve Pace raised preflop and was re-raised all-in by David Foust.
Steve called and showed pocket Jacks while David had A-10. The flop was A-K-2 and
David took the lead. The turn and river were 7-8 and David Foust dragged the pot. Steve
Pace finished in 7th place for $1,890.
On hand #25, Man Phung raised all-in preflop with 3c-5c and was called by Jason
Loehde with pocket 7’s. The board was 10-8-5-4-6 and Jason completed his straight and
took down the pot. Man Phung finished in 6th place and received $2,270.
On hand #33, three-way action ensued. Jason Loehde raised for 60,000 and Joe
Sanchez re-raised all-in for 100,000. Additionally, Elora Dorini called all-in for 85,000
with an A-4. Jason had A-3 and Joe Sanchez had the best hand preflop with A-K. The
board was A-10-2-5-9. Joe Sanchez won the pot and Elora Dorini finished in 5th place
earning $3,025.
 About 10 hands later, Charlie Yenokyan raised preflop all-in and was called by Joe
Sanchez. Charlie was caught red-handed with his 10-2. Joe’s A-J was squarely in the
lead and the board came A-6-6-3-Q. Charlie was eliminated in 4th place and earned
$3,780.
On hand #68 at about 3:45am, Jason Loehde was all-in with a K-2 against Joe
Sanchez’s dominating Kh-3h. The board was 9-9-3-J-3 and Joe filled up on the river and
kept his lead through the entire hand. Jason Loehde finished in 3rd place for $6,050.
Heads-up play began with Joe Sanchez having about 600,000 chips to David Foust’s
300,000. David doubled up on Joe in the 4th hand. On the fifth hand of heads-up play,
David raised all-in preflop with pocket 7’s and was called by Joe’s A-J. The board was
K-8-7-10-3 and David’s set of 7’s is the best hand. David Foust has just won $22,820
plus a Legends of Poker $10K Main Event seat for August 2007. Joe Sanchez finished as
the runner up for $11,340.
-Jay “Bugsy” Siegel

BIOGRAPHY
David Foust, formerly a member of the U.S. Air Force stationed in Las Vegas, is the son
of an Air Force officer. David started playing poker seriously about 4 years ago after a
friend of his told him that poker was a better bet than the Asian games (Pan 9) that David
was playing. David started reading books and playing Limit Hold’em every day. He
then turned to tournaments. David finds the value of tournaments better for his style of
play and the amount of dead money entering tournaments recently. David had a 2nd place
finish at a local casino for $31,000 recently and has several other final tables in the Los
Angeles area. David would like to dedicate this win to his mother who has supported
him in his poker playing pursuits. David said, “She has helped me out in so many ways.
I am so lucky to have a mom like her.”

CHIP COUNTS ARRIVING

AT THE FINAL TABLE
Seat 1 Kevin Kiggins $43,000
Seat 2 Eric Roberson $23,000
Seat 3 Steve Pace $96,000
Seat 4 Charlie Yenokyan $137,000
Seat 5 Man Phung $71,000
Seat 6 Jason Loehde $65,500
Seat 7 Joe Sanchez $189,500
Seat 8 Angeli Ross $96,000
Seat 9 Elora Dorini $58,000
Seat 10 David Foust $130,000
Chip Variance= 0

FINAL TABLE RESULTS

 1st David Foust Los Angeles, CA $22,820+$10K Seat
2nd Joe Sanchez Los Angeles, CA $11,340
rd
3 Jason Loehde Costa Mesa, CA $6,050
4th Charlie Yenokyan N. Hollywood, CA $3,780
5th Elora Dorini Shadow Hills, CA $3,025
th
6 Man Phung Rosemead, CA $2,270
7th Steve Pace Fountain Valley, CA $1,890
8th Angeli Ross Irvine, CA $1,510
th
9 Kevin Kiggins Simi Valley $1,135
th
10 Eric Roberson Pasadena, CA $945

NEXT
No Limit Hold’em Championship
$2,500 + $100 (2-day event)
Saturday, March 24, 2007 4:15pm
Tournament Results: www.thebicyclecasino.com