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2010 Caesar's Atlantic City
World Series of Poker Circuit Event

Event #1 -- No Limit Hold'Em

The first event had 682 players pay $340 per seat helping to build a $198,462 prize pool for the top 63 remaining. Interestingly, this was supposed to be a two day affair that stretched out to three days due to an increased amount of chips per player and additional changes in the rules by the WSOP. Day 1 saw 90 percent of the field go to the rail after 14 hours of action. Day 2 began with 7 tables which played for an additional 17 hours before getting down to the final nine.

The final table was insane as it started in the evening to a room full of spectators, ending at 7 AM the next day with just a few die hards in the stands. It was highly volatile with the chip leader lasting only 90 minutes at the table before busting out. First to go in 9th was Adam Teasdale when his pocket 4's could not withstand the A K onslaught when another Ace came up on the flop. Frankie Sepko laid claim to 8th when his pocket 2's were stopped cold by the flush made by his opponent on the river. Chris Manogue left the table in 7th after his A K lost out to the pocket A's of another player. Peter Bogdanowicz finished 6th when Pedro Vicente made a full house by the river. But soon after, Vicente ended up in 5th after meeting pocket A's which held up to the river. Ian Tuason had his all-in with pocket 6's halted by the pocket 10's of Jim Di Carlo, and walked away with the payout for 4th. Chris McCabe fell to the set of 7's made by Yat Cheng, taking home the cash for 3rd.

On the tournaments final hand, Jim Di Carlo was able to pair his 9 card on the flop, but lost out when Cheng made a flush on the river, giving Cheng his first tournament win.

1. Yat �Tony� Cheng -- $55,569
2. Jim Di Carlo -- $28,777
3. Chris McCabe -- $15,877
4. Ian Tuason -- $13,892
5. Pedro Vicente -- $11,908
6. Peter Bogdanowicz -- $9,923
7. Chris �RatBoy� Manogue -- $7,938
8. Frankie Sepko -- $5,954
9. Adam Teasdale -- $3,969

Event #2 -- No Limit Hold'Em

A total of 256 players took to the tables after paying the $590 entry fee. Prize pool reached $124,160 that went to top 27 finishers. Day 1 saw all but the last 3 tables make the cut for the next go round. Day 2 had two former WSOP bracelet holders take home cash, namely Chris Reslock and Michael "Little Man" Sica. When final table play started, two players Michael J. Morusty and Luis Nargentino were the outstanding chip leaders. The remaining 7 hardly had chips to play with. First bust took ten minutes when Ed Perlman had his pocket 10's stonewalled by another player brandishing pocket A's that held to the river, resulting in a 9th place ending. Mike Hodgdon lost his first and only final table hand when another player paired his 9 card, sending the short stacked player to the cashier's cage in 8th. Another short stack (who finished 7th), Gerald Wade, tried to bluff with J 8 and was busted by pocket J's held by his opponent. For 6th place was Adam Green who could not overcome the paired 7's held by the other player. Lance Carter was rewarded with the cash for a 5th place finish when his A 8 met the paired 3's of his opponent. Ryan Osborne took up the winnings for 4th after meeting pocket Q's which dominated his all-in move. Richard Cozza made a gamble with J 10 that did not work out for him and it resulted in a 3rd place finish.

Luis Nargentino flopped an open ended straight flush draw of which he went all-in. He was called by Michael Morusty and by the river his straight flush did not materialize. But Morusty did make two pair (A's and 4's) to win his first WSOP gold ring, you know, the one that champions wear.

1. Michael J. Morusty -- $39,731
2. Luis Nargentino -- $21,852
3. Richard Cozza -- $11,174
4. Ryan Osborne -- $8,691
5. Lance Carter -- $7,450
6. Adam Green -- $6,208
7. Gerald Wade -- $4,966
8. Mike Hodgdon -- $3,725
9. Ed Perlman -- $2,483

Event #3 -- No Limit Hold'Em

This event had 661 players participate in it, paying $340 each for the privilige. Pool size grew to $192,642 that was split between the top 63. On day 1 the field shrank down to six tables after 14 hours of play. The second day had 17 hours of battle take place before the champion was determined. As the final table began play, blinds were at $8,000/$16,000 and surprisingly the chip leader George Walther was the first to bust in 9th place as his many bluffs did not work out for him and his last all-in with A 4 met up with the pocket 9's of another player. R.J. Grazul picked up the cash for 8th when his pocket 9's met up and lost to pocket A's that held to the river and Tim Goernert finished 7th when the other player paired his King card on the flop. Pocket Kings also took out Irek Jozwiak in 6th when Jozwiak made his all-in move. Jason DeLozier placed 5th after being run over by another player's full house. David V. Corazza ended his quest in 4th when the open ended straight draw he had failed.

At this point there are 3 players remaining, 2 with numerous poker titles behind them. Earnest Whistler came back from a bad disaster and soon began to outplay the experienced title holders, resulting in voiced frustration and heated exchanges between them. Leaving the table in 3rd was Adam "Lippy" Lippert when his all-in with pocket K's lost out to the A 10 of Whistler after another Ace hit the table. The final hand of victory came when Vinny Pahuja moved to the center with K Q and was called by Whistler with A Q. The table showed Q J J 9 9, giving both players two pair, but the Ace kicker is what allowed Earnest Whitler to win his fist poker championship.

1. Earnest Whistler -- $53,940
2. Vinny Pahuja -- $27,933
3. Adam "Lippy" Lippert -- $15,411
4. David V. Corazza -- $13,485
5. Jason DeLozier -- $11,559
6. Irek Jozwiak -- $9,632
7. Tim Goernert -- $7,706
8. R.J. Grazul -- $5,779
9. George Walther -- $3,853

1. John Hubiak -- $58,937
2. William Daloisi -- $30,419
3. Joseph A. Siracusa -- $15,210
4. John W. Jones -- $13,308
5. Dennis Summers -- $11,407
6. Mike Graybill -- $9,506
7. Michael �Katman� Katz -- $7,605
8. Alan Sansone -- $5,704
9. Julian Manolio -- $3,802

Event #5 -- No Limit Hold'Em

This two day event drew 451 players to the tables. And the buy in of $340 created a pool of $131,241 that will go to the top 45 finishers. The champion Masek picked up his second WSOP circuit ring by winning this event, with the first one won in San Diego, CA at the Harrah's Rincon casino.

Once the final table began, Jun DeLeon busted in 9th when his pocket J's lost to a spade flush made by another player. Kevin J. Murray was crushed after his all-in with pocket A's got called by pocket J's which turned into a set on the flop. Murray ended up 8th. Stan Kayafas picked up the money for 7th after meeting the two pair made on the river. Jack "Yellow Jacket" Sumner claimed a 6th place finish when his A Q were overcome by player with pocket 9's.

After that it was over as the remaining 5 players made a deal resulting in Masek taking another WSOP circuit title.

1. Alexandru Masek -- $39,372
2. Pete Maniscalco -- $21,130
3. Kerry Small -- $10,499
4. Marc Wilson -- $9,187
5. Brian Grodofsky -- $7,874
6. Jack �Yellow Jacket� Sumner -- $6,562
7. Stan Kayafas -- $5,250
8. Kevin J. Murray -- $3,937
9. Jun DeLeon -- $2,625

Event #6 -- No Limit Hold'Em

A totel of 210 players paid $560 for a seat to participate in this event. This resulted in a $101,850 prize pool which was divided between the last 27 finishers. The first day saw 170 depart from the tables. The Jamaican born Rohan Long won his first WSOP championship, overcoming at one point a 20 to 1 chip disadvantage and surviving 8 all-ins on the road to victory. Day 2 had four tables of players continue on for 10 more hours to reach a conclusion.

Blinds were at 5,000/10,000 and average chip stack of nearly 250,000 at the final table. To see a WSOP video of the final table players, just click here. First to leave in 9th in Howard Evan Wolper when his A K was pushed aside by the pocket 10's of Long. In the next five minutes, Willie A. Groom left in 8th after his A 9 met the pocket 9's of another player. Mitchell Mantin finished in 7th once he encountered the two pair (4's and 3's) of Alex Pawlyk. Sympathy should go to Carlos Alarcon who finished 6th when his opponent paired his King card. When he saw he was out of the running, he left the table as his friends shouted profanities at him. (Some friends!) Francis Sage took the cash for 5th after Rohan Long turned his pocket Q's into a full house by the river. Joe Cramer finished his quest in 4th courtesy of the set of 4's belonging to Juan Lopez. But the luck of Lopez ran out at his opponent paired his Ace card on the flop.

Alex Pawlyk finished 2nd when Rohan Long who was at a 15 to 1 chip disadvantage, moved all-in numerous times and amassed lots of chips. Long then made a deal which allowed him to take home the gold ring with pocket A's. Final hand can been seen by clicking here.

1. Rohan Long -- $32,592
2. Alex Pawlyk -- $17,926
3. Juan J. Lopez -- $9,167
4. Joe Cramer -- $7,120
5. Francis Sage -- $6,111
6. Carlos Alarcon -- $5,093
7. Mitchell Mantin -- $4,074
8. Willie A. Groom -- $3,056
9. Howard Evan Wolper -- $2,037

Event #7 -- No Limit Hold'Em

There were 196 entrants paying a buyin of $1,080 to play in the 7th event at Caesar's. The top 18 finishers divided up prize money from a $190,120 prize pool. Day one saw 130 players eliminated after 14 hours of play. On Day 2 the four tables remaining got together and slugged it out for 18 more hours until a champion was made. The champion Paul Vogel, received his first WSOP gold ring for his efforts. Vogel says he is mostly a amateur recreational player, but would like to make bigger acheivements in the game of poker. He went into the final table as chip leader and never lost that position. The WSOP has placed final table player introductions on Twitter

First to leave was Eugene Castro in 9th when his A J lost to the paired Kings of another player at the final table. Pedro Vicente who finished 8th, can add another cash to his record. Vicente had his bluff called by someone with pocket 10's and lost his remaining chips. In 7th was Anthony J. Tannoya who saw his stack bleed off until he was empty. Bruce F. MacGregor landed in 6th after missing a flush and a straight draw while holding A 10 suited. David Zeitlin did the best he could with pocket 4's and a short stack, but lost when his opponent paired his Ace card, resulting in a 5th place finish. Kenneth Packer went to the middle with pocket K's, but lost to the nut flush made by Paul Vogel and picked up the cash for 4th. Brandon Croft also became a victim of Vogel when his flush draw lost to the pocket 5's belonging to Vogel. leaving Croft to a 3rd place ending.

Keith Crowder ended up 2nd, but not because he did not fight hard as he could. The headsup lasted 3 hours wtih over 100 hands played. On the last hand Crowder had his A Q lose to the pocket 8's held by Vogel. And this is how Paul Vogel earned his first championship gold ring.

1. Paul Vogel -- $61,599
2. Keith Crowder -- $32,320
3. Brandon Croft -- $19,012
4. Kenneth Packer -- $15,210
5. David Zeitlin -- $11,407
6. Bruce F. MacGregor -- $9,506
7. Anthony J. Tannoya -- $7,605
8. Pedro Vicente -- $5,704
9. Eugene Castro -- $3,802

Event #8 -- Deep Stack

As we get closer to the Main Event, more money seems to flow to the prize pool. A total of 190 players entered the poker event paying $1,650 each for the right. It ended up a three day extravaganza instead of two, as the final table set a WSOP circuit record. Day one saw the field play for 14 hours, day 2 had survivors at it for another 22.5 hours. The top 18 finishers divided up prize money from a $276,450 prize pool.

Blinds at the final table began at $6,000/$12,000 with the average stack at 600K. Action began on Thursday night and had the last hand dealt at 11:35 AM Friday morning. The Main Event was set to begin at 12 noon. Pro player Scott Tuchman finished in 9th after the other player paired his Ace card ending his chance at the ring. Scott Lazewski was forced to walk away in 8th after the caller of his all-in paired his Jack card, giving him the upper hand. Francis Anderson took the money for 7th when his all-in with pocket A's met with pocket 9's that turned into a set on the river card. In 6th was Steven Tabb who had his pocket 6's laid to rest when his opponent paired his King card on the river! For 5th place Christopher Paul Carey got up to walk to the cashier's cage directed by the pocket A's of another player. Don Matusow (no relation to the famous poker pro), took up the mantle for 4th place when the other player made a set of 5's on the turn. Mark Nimorov exited in 3rd after his pocket 9's were run over by Vincent DeVita's pocket K's.

The final table was also a marathon, where DeVita lost a ton of chips only to make a massive comeback and continue on for 3 hours. The final hand of the tournament came when DeVita's A J lost to Taylor's pocket 5's, resulting in a 2nd place finish for DeVita. After all that action what did Thomas Taylor do to celebrate? He ran over to the line for the Main Event and plucked down the $5,150 entry fee. Taylor's last words were, "I'm not finished yet,".

1. Thomas Taylor -- $89,570
2. Vincent DeVita -- $46,997
3. Mark Nimorov -- $27,645
4. Donald Matusow -- $22,116
5. Christopher Carey -- $16,587
6. Steven Tabb -- $13,822
7. Francis Anderson -- $11,058
8. Scott Lazewski -- $8,294
9. Scott Tuchman -- $5,529

Event #9 --TURBO (1 Day Long)

March 11 Thursday
12:00 PM
BuyIn: $230

1. Timothy Lux -- $21,282
2. Vimy Ha -- $11,282
3. Sara Slohler -- $5,641
4. Lawrence Oharloran -- $4,936
5. Todd Rebello -- $4,231
6. Kevin Gugliotta -- $3,526
7. Michael Dentale -- $2,820
8. John Clifford -- $2,115
9. William Wallace -- $1,410

1. Christopher Mitchell -- 373,400
2. Brandon Wilkins -- 211,100
3. Jesse Chinn -- 210,400
4. Pat White -- 191,400
5. Paul Volpe -- 156,400
6. Manny Minaya -- 134,000
7. Mitesh Shere -- 131,800
8. Randall Malpass -- 127,400
9. Casey Jarzanek -- 121,600

1. Christopher Mitchell -- 1,630,000
2. Roland Isra -- 750,000
3. Dan Witcher -- 647,000
4. Grayson Ramage -- 505,000
5. Chris Klodnicki -- 450,000
6. Paul Wasicka -- 275,000
7. Feming Chan -- 264,000
8. Lloyd Whitehead -- 219,000
9. Konstantino Dimitroulokas -- 192,000

1. Christopher Mitchell -- 1,800,000
2. Chris Klodnicki -- 1,110,000
3. Grayson Ramage -- 627,000
4. Jesse Chinni -- 427,000
5. Dan Witcher -- 411,000
6. Feming Chan -- 292,000
7. Roland Isra -- 210,000
8. Richard Austin -- 178,000
9. Konstantino Dimitroulakos -- 104,000

Caesar's Atlantic City WSOP Circuit Main Event Champion Roland Isra

1. Roland Isra -- $264,715
2. Christopher Mitchell -- $138,894
3. Dan Witcher -- $81,702
4. Chris Klodnicki -- $65,362
5. Jesse Chinni -- $49,021
6. Grayson Ramage -- $40,851
7. Feming Chan -- $32,681
8. Konstantino Dimitroulakos -- $24,511
9. Richard Austin -- $16,340

Event #11 -- TURBO (1 Day Long)

There were 282 players that paid the $230 entry fee, helping to build the $54,708 pool for the top 27 in the field. Here are the names and monies earned by those who made the final table:

1. Roman Valerstein -- $17,507
2. Adam Blyweiss -- $9,629
3. Khan Tiath -- $4,924
4. Donald Paddy -- $3,830
5. Patrick Quinn -- $3,282
6. George Johnson -- $2,735
7. Joseph Balberchak -- $2,188
8. Michael Leah -- $1,641
9. Ryan Miller -- $1,094

Event #12 -- Ladies No Limit Hold'Em (1 Day Long)

A total of 174 women came to the tables, each paying a buyin of $230 per player. Prize pool of $33,756 was grown and went to the top 18 finishers.

1. Marguerite Spagnuolo -- $10,937
2. Sophia Wei -- $5,739
3. Sophany Kay -- $3,376
4. Amy Siegel -- $2,700
5. Delia Wan Stein -- $2,025
6. Gina Manidis -- $1,688
7. Antoinette Fiorenza -- $1,350
8. Donna DiCrescento -- $1,013
9. Diane Grippo -- $675