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World Series Of Poker 2002 $5,000 Deuce to Seven (No limit) Result |
LAS VEGAS April 19th - May 24th, 2002 |
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18th May -
35 (+6%) players + 31 rebuys. Prizepool $320,000 (-13%). 1st prize $160,200
(-3%). Explain Deuce to
Seven. No-limit low draw game with unlimited rebuys is not a game for the
faint hearted. Reasonable turnout considering. Read
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Player |
Origin |
Prize |
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1 |
Allen Cunningham
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CA |
$160,200 |
2 |
O'Neil Longson
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NV |
$80,100 |
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Mark Weitzman |
CA |
$41,660 |
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Huck Seed |
NV |
$22,420 |
5 |
Jim Bechtel |
AZ |
$16,020
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Key
Plays |
The final
table formed at eight, but only five of those got paid. To get to the unpaid
Final Table, Huck Seed got a little revenge on Johnny Chan by sending him out
in 9th. At the 8-place table, Jon Brody went all-in for his last $20k and
rapped pat with J 9. Mark Weitzman called and drew one. Mark caught good and
sent Brody out in an unpaid 8th with J 8.
The unpaid 7th belonged to
Mike Wattel, an Omaha Hi-Lo bracelet winner. Mike drew one and paired 3's. Fred
Bonyadi drew one and turned over 9 7.
How tough is it to make the Final
Table and come one out of the money? Ask Fred Bonyadi. Freddy knew he was in
trouble all-in when Huck Seed rapped pat. Bonyadi drew one. It was a King. Seed
showed 10 6. Now it was time to get serious.
Former champion Jim
Bechtel, also with an omnipresent cigar, was short stack. He raised and was
reraised all-in by O'Neil Longson. Jim drew one to an 8 5. Longson rapped pat
with 9 8. Bechtel could light up now, he caught a Jack for 5th.
O'Neil
Longson doesn't play a lot of tournaments. His poor hearing is a problem when
he has to follow instructions. What O'Neil does do is play high stakes live
games where his inability to hear well is probably a blessing. Longson was on a
heater at the time and grounded Huck Seed in 4th.
Seed got all his
chips, about $40k, into the pot and was covered by O'Neil. Both rapped pat.
Huck flipped his hand into the muck when Longson showed him 8 7.
In
Deuce To Seven No-Limit Lowball, reading is fundamental. You have no upcards to
value. If someone represents a hand, you'd better be sure you know where
youre at when you commit chips. Mark Weitzman is referred to as a
"lowball specialist." But even a specialist needs cards sometimes. Mark was now
the short stack. Every bet would bring someone crashing over the top to get him
out. Weitzman tried a pat 10 all-in against Allen Cunningham and was 3rd for
his efforts.
Allen was dealt a pat 8 6. Heads up, the two remaining
players chopped up the prize pool and played for $20k and the bracelet. The
relatively small amount of money didn't stop the two from pounding on each
other for 2 1/2 hours, though. Allen Cunningham is the most deliberate player
in the game. It could be 5 cents a hand and he'd treat it the same way.
It was 3:30 in the morning now. The blinds were $6k/$12k with a $2k
ante. Allen Cunningham had a better than 2-1 chip lead and bet all-in first. To
the relief of the tournament staff, O'Neil Longson called. Each took one card.
Allen won his second bracelet of an expected closet full when the mid-20's
poker genius caught a 2 on a 9 8 draw. O'Neil was drawing dead with a 10 7 and
paired 10's
Commentary Mike Paulle sent by Tex Whitson of Binions
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