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World Series Of Poker
2002 $5,000 7-Card Stud (limit) Result |
LAS VEGAS
April 19th - May 24th, 2002 |
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| 9th May -
92 (-11%) players. Prizepool $432,400 (-14%). 1st prize $172,960 (-14%). A bit
down on last years record equally competition. Only one table paid. Good
European representation. Read more |
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Player |
Origin |
Prize |
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Morad Qushqur |
Hamburg |
$172,960 |
| 2 |
Steve Banks |
CA |
$99,460
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| 3 |
Men 'The Master' Nguyen
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CA |
$51,880
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Thor Hansen |
Oslo |
$30,260 |
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Mel Judah |
London |
$25,940 |
| 6 |
Randall Skaggs
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NV |
$21,620 |
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Phil Goatz |
NV |
$17,300 |
| 8 |
Cyndy Violette
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NJ |
$12,980
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| Key
Players |
Even before
the Final Table, Mel Judah was aggravated. Mel spent much of the preceding day
at the same table as Men 'The Master' Nguyen. Many of the psychological games
Nguyen likes to play in a tournament, Judah would be eager to tell you are 'out
of line.' Now at the Final Table together, Mel was still steaming. Of course,
it's 'The Master' who puts Judah out in 5th. Men was catching the kitchen sink
at the time and had a 10 high straight on 5th St. Mel was all-in with three
Aces and couldn't fill.
When Morad put the loud mouthed Nguyen out it
was heads up.
Steve Banks is a high-stakes Stud and Omaha player in the
LA-area casinos, so the chip values weren't intimidating to him. But if he
could have Morad's money, he'd gladly throw his away. Commencing with a 2-3
chip disadvantage, Banks was campaigning for a redistribution of wealth. He
wanted some money added to 2nd place. It was difficult to get these Socialist
ideas across to a capitalist like Morad, but eventually the message was
translated properly and Banks got his wish.
Playing for the bracelet
meant a lot to Steve Banks, but oddly it meant even more to Morad Qushqur.
That's because it wasn't just the gold bracelet to Morad. It was the chance to
be the first player born in Afghanistan to win one. Just as John Juanda is the
first Indonesian and Hasan Habib the first Pakistani, being the first from any
country is an honor that can never be taken away. "Every time he had me by the
throat, he'd let me go. I don't understand it." Steve Banks was talking about
the tactics of Morad Qushqur during a late break. Steve hadn't talked to
Margaret so he didn't understand Morad's motivation. The money was meaningless
to him. The guy just wanted to have fun. Like a cat who keeps a mouse alive as
a more playful toy, Morad didn't want the game to end. Banks actually took a
brief chip lead, until Morad put the hammer down on him with a 6 high straight
to Banks' rolled up Aces.
Comments courtesy of Mike Paulle via Tex
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