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2007-2008 WSOP Circuit, Tunica, Event 16 ($1000 Pot-limit Omaha) Results
JANUARY 17,2008 - 10:31:15 AM PST
by: WSOP Circuit Staff (Bluff Media)
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Pot-Limit Omaha Specialist Leif Force Wins PLO Event that Ends at 5 a.m
24-Year-Old Pro Rarely Plays Tournaments But Has $1.15 Million Cash in WSOP Main Event
Tunica, MS--In a test of stamina as well as wits, Leif "Jungle Boy" Force, a 24-year-old pro from Tallahassee, Florida, won the 16th event of the WSOP Circuit at Grand Casino Tunica, $1,000 pot-limit Omaha with re-buys, a tournament that didn't end until nearly 5 a.m. Force favors pot-limit Omaha because it offers a "little more gamble." He plays cash games almost exclusively, but still took home $1,154,527 for finishing 11th in the WSOP main event in 2006. Force, who's been playing professionally for four years, learned the game from his parents. He describes his play as "Beyond tight." He also enjoys Ultimate Frisbee contests and tree-climbing. Tonight he came to the final table close to the chip lead and was never in trouble.
Also playing were two "name" players, Randy Holland and Brent Carter, but neither reached the finals. The event got 10-handed at around 9:45 p.m., and the players voted to play through rather than return the next day. Only five places would be paid. When the final 10 assembled, Bruce Borders was the leader with 215,000. while Force and Randy Edmowsow also were in the 200,000 range. Blinds were 1,500-3,000, with 33 minutes left.
Seat 1. Leif Force 204,500
Seat 2. Mickey "Mouse" Mills 171,000
Seat 3. Robert Staggs 143,000
Seat 4. Bruce Borders 215,000
Seat 5.Randy Edmowsow 115,000
Seat 6. Robert Willis 87,100
Seat 7. Jeremy Tinsley 134,500
Seat 8. Frank Kassela 200,000
Seat 9. Gary Clark 113,800
Seat 10.George Pitsilides 16,400
All players were left when the round ended (one surviving with aces-full), and the next round commenced with 2,000-4,000 blinds. One hand before the round ended we lost our first player. George Pitsilides of Virginia Beach, Virginia moved in for 3,800 with A-K-10-8 and got three callers. On a flop of Qc-Jh-5c, Robert Willis moved in holding Qs-Jc-5s-3c. Pitsilides had a wraparound straight draw and Willis had two pair and a club flush draw. An 8c turned, and nine were left.
Players returned from break to blinds of 2,500-3,000. The colorful Mickey "Mouse" Mills had been lobbying for 30-minute rounds so he could leave early. Ten minutes into the level, he got his wish, but not the way he wanted because he busted out on a misread hand. On the river, Force bet out with two pair and Mills, thinking he had a 10-9-8 in his hand for a straight, called and discovered too late he had A-10-9-9.
Next out was Edmosow of Columbus, Mississippi. He moved in for 72,500 with Q-Q-J-K. Frank Kassela called with As-Ac-4s-3h The board came K-5-4-J-3 with three spades, and the flush did the job.
With blinds at 3,000-6,000, Willis hit a set of 9s when the flop came 9-8-3 and put in all his chips. Holding J-J-10-3, Kassela called with an open-end straight draw, and knocked Willis out by hitting both ends when a queen and then a 7 came. By now, Kassela had built up a good-sized lead with more than 500,000 of the 1.4 million chips in play. Willis is an engineer from Grenada, Mississippi.
At 12:15 a.m. everybody got in the money when Robert Staggs of Cocoa Beach, Florida, went out. Short-chipped, he flopped a set of 8s holding J-10-8-8 when the board showed J-8-4. Kassela knocked out his third straight player when he called with J-9-7-5 and made a straight when a 6 turned.
Blinds went to 3,000-6,000. Two players were very low-chipped. At one point Gary Clark was down to 27,000 and Borders, 29,000. Clark went all in blind one time with 2-6-7-8 and made a straight ("It's Omaha," he said), another time when he survived with kings-full on the river. Borders, meanwhile, playing extremely tight, and getting blinded down, busted out when he put in his last few chips with K-7-5-5. He lost to Clark's A-Q-10-2 when an ace came on the river.
Borders is an attorney from Independence, Kansas. He has two children, and that's all he disclosed on his bio sheet. Fifth paid $6,559.
The round ended and blinds inched up to 6,000-12,000. Then another round went by and everyone .was still left. Kassela retained his comfortable lead while Clark was still hanging on and Jeremy Tinsley was also getting low. Blinds were now 8,000-16,000. Finally, halfway through the level, Clark was down to 20,000 and had to throw his chips in and pray. When the board came A-5-2-3-3 he made a wheel, but Tinsley, with 8-7-5-5 had a full house and Clark picked up $13,086 for fourth.
Clark, 35, is from Jackson, Mississippi, and learned poker from his grandmother. He has four Circuit cashes and a 15th in a $1,000 7-card stud event at the WSOP.
Three-handed, a rough chip count showed Kassela, 650,000; Tinsley (who had earlier doubled through with a set of queens), 400,000; and Force, 340,000.
Another round ended. Now we're playing with 10,000-20,000 blinds. Tinsley doubled through again, this time when he had pocket aces and Kassela made a gambling call with a straight draw and missed. Suddenly Tinsley had the lead with roughly 800,000, while Kassela dropped to third place.
Another round passed. Four a.m. Blinds now 15,000-30,000. At last the match got heads-up when a flop of 5s-4s-3d gave Tinsley a 7-high straight and Kassela a flush draw. Tinsley bet 90,000, Kassela moved in and finished third when he missed and collected $19,613.
Kassela is 39 and from Germantown, Tennessee. By far his biggest cash was $121,910 for second in the third annual Five-Star World Poker Classic.
Heads-up, Force had 745,000 to 645,000 for Tinsley. The players took an extended break, and they returned and played three hands, all the money went in when the flop came K-4-2. Tinsley, with K-8-6-2 had two pair, while Force, with K-K10-9, had top set. Two queens came, and Force's full house ended the evening. (Or the morning, to be more exact.) Tinsley's payday for second was $32,667
Tinsley, 30, is a pro player from Beaumont, Texas He learned poker from his father at age 5. He's married with three children, and his other hobby is taking care of his kids. He has a large number of cashes, the biggest being in two Jack Binion WPO events: a fourth in a $10,000 championship and a win in pot-limit Omaha. --Max Shapiro
JANUARY 17,2008 - 10:31:15 AM PST
by: WSOP Circuit Staff (Bluff Media)
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Pot-Limit Omaha Specialist Leif Force Wins PLO Event that Ends at 5 a.m
24-Year-Old Pro Rarely Plays Tournaments But Has $1.15 Million Cash in WSOP Main Event
Tunica, MS--In a test of stamina as well as wits, Leif "Jungle Boy" Force, a 24-year-old pro from Tallahassee, Florida, won the 16th event of the WSOP Circuit at Grand Casino Tunica, $1,000 pot-limit Omaha with re-buys, a tournament that didn't end until nearly 5 a.m. Force favors pot-limit Omaha because it offers a "little more gamble." He plays cash games almost exclusively, but still took home $1,154,527 for finishing 11th in the WSOP main event in 2006. Force, who's been playing professionally for four years, learned the game from his parents. He describes his play as "Beyond tight." He also enjoys Ultimate Frisbee contests and tree-climbing. Tonight he came to the final table close to the chip lead and was never in trouble.
Also playing were two "name" players, Randy Holland and Brent Carter, but neither reached the finals. The event got 10-handed at around 9:45 p.m., and the players voted to play through rather than return the next day. Only five places would be paid. When the final 10 assembled, Bruce Borders was the leader with 215,000. while Force and Randy Edmowsow also were in the 200,000 range. Blinds were 1,500-3,000, with 33 minutes left.
Seat 1. Leif Force 204,500
Seat 2. Mickey "Mouse" Mills 171,000
Seat 3. Robert Staggs 143,000
Seat 4. Bruce Borders 215,000
Seat 5.Randy Edmowsow 115,000
Seat 6. Robert Willis 87,100
Seat 7. Jeremy Tinsley 134,500
Seat 8. Frank Kassela 200,000
Seat 9. Gary Clark 113,800
Seat 10.George Pitsilides 16,400
All players were left when the round ended (one surviving with aces-full), and the next round commenced with 2,000-4,000 blinds. One hand before the round ended we lost our first player. George Pitsilides of Virginia Beach, Virginia moved in for 3,800 with A-K-10-8 and got three callers. On a flop of Qc-Jh-5c, Robert Willis moved in holding Qs-Jc-5s-3c. Pitsilides had a wraparound straight draw and Willis had two pair and a club flush draw. An 8c turned, and nine were left.
Players returned from break to blinds of 2,500-3,000. The colorful Mickey "Mouse" Mills had been lobbying for 30-minute rounds so he could leave early. Ten minutes into the level, he got his wish, but not the way he wanted because he busted out on a misread hand. On the river, Force bet out with two pair and Mills, thinking he had a 10-9-8 in his hand for a straight, called and discovered too late he had A-10-9-9.
Next out was Edmosow of Columbus, Mississippi. He moved in for 72,500 with Q-Q-J-K. Frank Kassela called with As-Ac-4s-3h The board came K-5-4-J-3 with three spades, and the flush did the job.
With blinds at 3,000-6,000, Willis hit a set of 9s when the flop came 9-8-3 and put in all his chips. Holding J-J-10-3, Kassela called with an open-end straight draw, and knocked Willis out by hitting both ends when a queen and then a 7 came. By now, Kassela had built up a good-sized lead with more than 500,000 of the 1.4 million chips in play. Willis is an engineer from Grenada, Mississippi.
At 12:15 a.m. everybody got in the money when Robert Staggs of Cocoa Beach, Florida, went out. Short-chipped, he flopped a set of 8s holding J-10-8-8 when the board showed J-8-4. Kassela knocked out his third straight player when he called with J-9-7-5 and made a straight when a 6 turned.
Blinds went to 3,000-6,000. Two players were very low-chipped. At one point Gary Clark was down to 27,000 and Borders, 29,000. Clark went all in blind one time with 2-6-7-8 and made a straight ("It's Omaha," he said), another time when he survived with kings-full on the river. Borders, meanwhile, playing extremely tight, and getting blinded down, busted out when he put in his last few chips with K-7-5-5. He lost to Clark's A-Q-10-2 when an ace came on the river.
Borders is an attorney from Independence, Kansas. He has two children, and that's all he disclosed on his bio sheet. Fifth paid $6,559.
The round ended and blinds inched up to 6,000-12,000. Then another round went by and everyone .was still left. Kassela retained his comfortable lead while Clark was still hanging on and Jeremy Tinsley was also getting low. Blinds were now 8,000-16,000. Finally, halfway through the level, Clark was down to 20,000 and had to throw his chips in and pray. When the board came A-5-2-3-3 he made a wheel, but Tinsley, with 8-7-5-5 had a full house and Clark picked up $13,086 for fourth.
Clark, 35, is from Jackson, Mississippi, and learned poker from his grandmother. He has four Circuit cashes and a 15th in a $1,000 7-card stud event at the WSOP.
Three-handed, a rough chip count showed Kassela, 650,000; Tinsley (who had earlier doubled through with a set of queens), 400,000; and Force, 340,000.
Another round ended. Now we're playing with 10,000-20,000 blinds. Tinsley doubled through again, this time when he had pocket aces and Kassela made a gambling call with a straight draw and missed. Suddenly Tinsley had the lead with roughly 800,000, while Kassela dropped to third place.
Another round passed. Four a.m. Blinds now 15,000-30,000. At last the match got heads-up when a flop of 5s-4s-3d gave Tinsley a 7-high straight and Kassela a flush draw. Tinsley bet 90,000, Kassela moved in and finished third when he missed and collected $19,613.
Kassela is 39 and from Germantown, Tennessee. By far his biggest cash was $121,910 for second in the third annual Five-Star World Poker Classic.
Heads-up, Force had 745,000 to 645,000 for Tinsley. The players took an extended break, and they returned and played three hands, all the money went in when the flop came K-4-2. Tinsley, with K-8-6-2 had two pair, while Force, with K-K10-9, had top set. Two queens came, and Force's full house ended the evening. (Or the morning, to be more exact.) Tinsley's payday for second was $32,667
Tinsley, 30, is a pro player from Beaumont, Texas He learned poker from his father at age 5. He's married with three children, and his other hobby is taking care of his kids. He has a large number of cashes, the biggest being in two Jack Binion WPO events: a fourth in a $10,000 championship and a win in pot-limit Omaha. --Max Shapiro