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APRIL 8, 2008 - 10:45:25 AM PST
Kevin Davis Credits Advice from Mark Smith for His Win in Circuit Event 7
by: Bluff staff (Bluff Media)
Elizabeth, IN -- "I never would have won tonight if it wasn't for excellent advice from Pegasus," Kevin Davis said after taking down the seventh event of the WSOP Circuit at Caesars Indiana, $300 no-limit hold'em. In the first event, he explained, he had a big chip lead in late action at the final table, but only finished fourth after repeatedly clashing with and losing to eventual winner David Burch. Afterwards, Mark "Pegasus" Smith, also at the final table, counseled him not to fight players like that who are on a roll unless you have the goods. Tonight that advice came in handy because this time it was Robert Spicuzza who had a rush, knocking out three players within a few hands, and Davis, recognizing that Spicuzza was outplaying him, stayed out of his way until the final table became short-handed and he had no choice.
For his win tonight, Davis, a 37-year-old plumbing shop owner from Shepherdsville, Kentucky, earned $25,827 Davis, describing himself as a "newbie, still learning," began playing three years ago in home games with co-workers. He's entered 20 Circuit events, and his best prior cash was $23,193 for winning a Midwest Regional Poker Championship event here last year. He also played in the WSOP main event last year after winning a $1,000 satellite. Tonight, Davis was down to 1,500 chips in early action, but got back to 2,500, doubled up, and kept moving up after that. Davis prefers tournament action to cash games, and is thankful that his wife and three kids support his poker hobby.
There was action and excitement galore at the final table tonight, with the chip lead changing hands numerous times. There was also lots of talk, camaraderie and joking. "I had so much fun I thought I was in a home game," commented runner-up Joe Pietro.
There were also ladies, which might have lightened things. Until now, no women have made the final table in an open event. Tonight, with a final table of 10 (playing down to the official nine), there were two. For a while, anyway. On a flop of 9-7-4, Pamela Vanburkleo put in her last 8,000 holding 6-4. She was called by the other lady, Sharon Bonds, holding K-9. A king rivered and we were down to nine. Bonds, who had already knocked out two players at the second table, was chip leader with 143,500
Here were the starting chip counts:
Seat 1. Kevin Davis 58,500
Seat 2. Robert Miller 66,000
Seat 3. Joseph Pietro 116,500
Seat 4. Sean Hodge 61,000
Seat 5. Fred Russell 82,000
Seat 6. Robert Spicuzza 100,000
Seat 7. Cary Aronson 68,500
Seat 8. Scott Dorsch 75,500
Seat 9. Sharon Bonds 143,500
Action began with blinds of 3,000-6,000 and 500 antes. The first nine hands saw two very big chip exchanges. On hand seven, Pietro, starting with the second-highest stack, called with A-K and lost after Robert Miller moved in with pocket aces. Miller, who came in third in event five, now led with about 200,000 chips. Two hands later Davis pushed in with 10c-9c and got a call from Bonds, who had A-K. Once again big slick lost when three clubs hit the board to give Davis a flush. He now had about 160,000, while Bonds dropped down to about 70,000.
Players returned from a break to blinds of 4,000-8,000 with 1,000 antes. On the first deal, Scott Dorsch moved in with A-10 and Pietro called with A-K. This time the A-K won after the board showed J-5-4-A-6, and Dorsch cashed ninth for $1,666. Dorsch, 22, is from Independence, Missouri, and this is his first poker achievement.
Chips continued to move around when Pietro, with K-10, turned a 10 to outrun Miller's pocket 9s. Now he was chip leader with close to 270,000.
A few hands later, Sean Hodge went all in from the small blind with As-Qs for his last 25,000. Fred Russell called, turned up K-10, flopped two pair, and Hodge took home $2,499 for eighth. Hodge is 39, self-employed and from Noblesville, IN. This is his fourth Circuit. He's had numerous local cashes and won a seat into the WSOP main event
last year.
Shortly after, Bonds, who hadn't seen much action since being chip-depleted, moved in for 25,000 with K-10. For the third time in seven hands, K-10 produced a winner as Bonds made kings-full to outrun Pietro's pocket 8s.
Blinds went to 6,000-12,000 with 2,000 antes. Six hands into the new level, action got red-hot, with four players getting knocked out in nine hands, three by Spicuzza. First to go was Fred Russell. He called with K-4 after Spicuzza moved in with A-2 and failed to help when the board came Q-J-7-8-4. Seventh paid $3,333. Russell is from Corbin, Kentucky, and made final tables last year at one Circuit and one Midwest Regional event here.
Next out was Cary Aronson. His pocket queens lost to Spicuzza's pocket aces and he took out $4,166 for sixth. Aronson is 28 and from Indianapolis. A poker pro who used to be an antique dealer, he has "numerous top 10 finishes."
Two hands later, Bonds, who hadn't seen too much action since losing most of her chips, moved in for 55,000 holding pocket 10s. Pietro called with As-Kc and made a flush when four clubs hit the board. Bonds was paid $4,999 for fifth. She is 47, from Wichita, Kansas, and works in crop insurance sales. She learned poker in home games, has entered five Circuits, and this final table is her high-water mark.
One hand later Spicuzza pushed in all his chips with A-5 and got a call from Miller, who had J-10. All small cards hit the board, and Miller was out in fourth place, paying $4,999. Miller, 45, from Dubois, Indiana, is a systems integration architect and "an aspiring poker player" who finished third in event 5 here. This is his third Circuit, and he also likes hunting and riding.
The level ended a couple of hands later. The chip count at this point showed Pietro still in the lead with about 430,000, while Spicuzza had 235,000 and Davis, 97,000. Play resumed with blinds of 8,000-16,000 and 2,000 antes. On the first hand, Davis got lucky. On a flop of 7-6-5, he moved in with 5-3 and Pietro called with 7-3. But the pot got chopped when the board showed an eight-high straight.
Then he got very lucky when the big turnaround hand came down. He was all in again for 233,000 with K-7 when Pietro called with A-K, a 3-1 favorite. Davis stood up, ready to cash in, when the board showed K-8-4-3, until a three-outer 7 rescued him on the river.
Now Davis had the big lead.
Two hands later, Spicuzza moved in with Ks-Qs. Davis called with pocket jacks and promptly flopped a set to leave Spicuzza in third place, which paid $6,665. Spicuzza, from Lexington, Kentucky, has cashes in two prior Circuit events here and two Midwest Regionals, but his biggest cash was $8,055 for coming in 39th in a $1,500 WSOP event in 2005.
Heads-up, Davis had a whopping lead, 570,000 to 190,000 for Pietro. On the eighth hand of the match, Pietro doubled through with K-J versus K-4, and regained the lead with 480,000 chips. Two hands later the count was reversed again. This time Pietro opened for 50,000 with A-9 and Davis moved in with A-J. All little cards were dealt, and now Pietro was down to 120,000.
A private deal of some sort apparently was made, because two hands later Pietro announced he was betting all-in blind pre-flop. Davis called with Jc-4d. A board of A-Q-5-J-9 paired him. Pietro mucked without showing, finishing second, but said Davis had the best hand. Pietro, who won $13,330, is 55 and a truck driver from Hoboken, New Jersey. He's been playing poker since he was a kid, more seriously in local tournaments the last two years. His other hobby is golf. --Max Shapiro
For more information, please contact:
Max Shapiro -- WSOP Media Director at (323) 356-3303
Or visit our official website: www.worldseriesofpoker.com
World Series of Poker Commissioner – Jeffrey Pollack
Director of Poker Operations for Harrah’s Entertainment – Jack Effel
Caesars Indiana Poker Room Manager – Jimmy Allen
Tournament Directors -- Andy Cunningham and Sue Stetar
APRIL 8, 2008 - 10:45:25 AM PST
Kevin Davis Credits Advice from Mark Smith for His Win in Circuit Event 7
by: Bluff staff (Bluff Media)
Elizabeth, IN -- "I never would have won tonight if it wasn't for excellent advice from Pegasus," Kevin Davis said after taking down the seventh event of the WSOP Circuit at Caesars Indiana, $300 no-limit hold'em. In the first event, he explained, he had a big chip lead in late action at the final table, but only finished fourth after repeatedly clashing with and losing to eventual winner David Burch. Afterwards, Mark "Pegasus" Smith, also at the final table, counseled him not to fight players like that who are on a roll unless you have the goods. Tonight that advice came in handy because this time it was Robert Spicuzza who had a rush, knocking out three players within a few hands, and Davis, recognizing that Spicuzza was outplaying him, stayed out of his way until the final table became short-handed and he had no choice.
For his win tonight, Davis, a 37-year-old plumbing shop owner from Shepherdsville, Kentucky, earned $25,827 Davis, describing himself as a "newbie, still learning," began playing three years ago in home games with co-workers. He's entered 20 Circuit events, and his best prior cash was $23,193 for winning a Midwest Regional Poker Championship event here last year. He also played in the WSOP main event last year after winning a $1,000 satellite. Tonight, Davis was down to 1,500 chips in early action, but got back to 2,500, doubled up, and kept moving up after that. Davis prefers tournament action to cash games, and is thankful that his wife and three kids support his poker hobby.
There was action and excitement galore at the final table tonight, with the chip lead changing hands numerous times. There was also lots of talk, camaraderie and joking. "I had so much fun I thought I was in a home game," commented runner-up Joe Pietro.
There were also ladies, which might have lightened things. Until now, no women have made the final table in an open event. Tonight, with a final table of 10 (playing down to the official nine), there were two. For a while, anyway. On a flop of 9-7-4, Pamela Vanburkleo put in her last 8,000 holding 6-4. She was called by the other lady, Sharon Bonds, holding K-9. A king rivered and we were down to nine. Bonds, who had already knocked out two players at the second table, was chip leader with 143,500
Here were the starting chip counts:
Seat 1. Kevin Davis 58,500
Seat 2. Robert Miller 66,000
Seat 3. Joseph Pietro 116,500
Seat 4. Sean Hodge 61,000
Seat 5. Fred Russell 82,000
Seat 6. Robert Spicuzza 100,000
Seat 7. Cary Aronson 68,500
Seat 8. Scott Dorsch 75,500
Seat 9. Sharon Bonds 143,500
Action began with blinds of 3,000-6,000 and 500 antes. The first nine hands saw two very big chip exchanges. On hand seven, Pietro, starting with the second-highest stack, called with A-K and lost after Robert Miller moved in with pocket aces. Miller, who came in third in event five, now led with about 200,000 chips. Two hands later Davis pushed in with 10c-9c and got a call from Bonds, who had A-K. Once again big slick lost when three clubs hit the board to give Davis a flush. He now had about 160,000, while Bonds dropped down to about 70,000.
Players returned from a break to blinds of 4,000-8,000 with 1,000 antes. On the first deal, Scott Dorsch moved in with A-10 and Pietro called with A-K. This time the A-K won after the board showed J-5-4-A-6, and Dorsch cashed ninth for $1,666. Dorsch, 22, is from Independence, Missouri, and this is his first poker achievement.
Chips continued to move around when Pietro, with K-10, turned a 10 to outrun Miller's pocket 9s. Now he was chip leader with close to 270,000.
A few hands later, Sean Hodge went all in from the small blind with As-Qs for his last 25,000. Fred Russell called, turned up K-10, flopped two pair, and Hodge took home $2,499 for eighth. Hodge is 39, self-employed and from Noblesville, IN. This is his fourth Circuit. He's had numerous local cashes and won a seat into the WSOP main event
last year.
Shortly after, Bonds, who hadn't seen much action since being chip-depleted, moved in for 25,000 with K-10. For the third time in seven hands, K-10 produced a winner as Bonds made kings-full to outrun Pietro's pocket 8s.
Blinds went to 6,000-12,000 with 2,000 antes. Six hands into the new level, action got red-hot, with four players getting knocked out in nine hands, three by Spicuzza. First to go was Fred Russell. He called with K-4 after Spicuzza moved in with A-2 and failed to help when the board came Q-J-7-8-4. Seventh paid $3,333. Russell is from Corbin, Kentucky, and made final tables last year at one Circuit and one Midwest Regional event here.
Next out was Cary Aronson. His pocket queens lost to Spicuzza's pocket aces and he took out $4,166 for sixth. Aronson is 28 and from Indianapolis. A poker pro who used to be an antique dealer, he has "numerous top 10 finishes."
Two hands later, Bonds, who hadn't seen too much action since losing most of her chips, moved in for 55,000 holding pocket 10s. Pietro called with As-Kc and made a flush when four clubs hit the board. Bonds was paid $4,999 for fifth. She is 47, from Wichita, Kansas, and works in crop insurance sales. She learned poker in home games, has entered five Circuits, and this final table is her high-water mark.
One hand later Spicuzza pushed in all his chips with A-5 and got a call from Miller, who had J-10. All small cards hit the board, and Miller was out in fourth place, paying $4,999. Miller, 45, from Dubois, Indiana, is a systems integration architect and "an aspiring poker player" who finished third in event 5 here. This is his third Circuit, and he also likes hunting and riding.
The level ended a couple of hands later. The chip count at this point showed Pietro still in the lead with about 430,000, while Spicuzza had 235,000 and Davis, 97,000. Play resumed with blinds of 8,000-16,000 and 2,000 antes. On the first hand, Davis got lucky. On a flop of 7-6-5, he moved in with 5-3 and Pietro called with 7-3. But the pot got chopped when the board showed an eight-high straight.
Then he got very lucky when the big turnaround hand came down. He was all in again for 233,000 with K-7 when Pietro called with A-K, a 3-1 favorite. Davis stood up, ready to cash in, when the board showed K-8-4-3, until a three-outer 7 rescued him on the river.
Now Davis had the big lead.
Two hands later, Spicuzza moved in with Ks-Qs. Davis called with pocket jacks and promptly flopped a set to leave Spicuzza in third place, which paid $6,665. Spicuzza, from Lexington, Kentucky, has cashes in two prior Circuit events here and two Midwest Regionals, but his biggest cash was $8,055 for coming in 39th in a $1,500 WSOP event in 2005.
Heads-up, Davis had a whopping lead, 570,000 to 190,000 for Pietro. On the eighth hand of the match, Pietro doubled through with K-J versus K-4, and regained the lead with 480,000 chips. Two hands later the count was reversed again. This time Pietro opened for 50,000 with A-9 and Davis moved in with A-J. All little cards were dealt, and now Pietro was down to 120,000.
A private deal of some sort apparently was made, because two hands later Pietro announced he was betting all-in blind pre-flop. Davis called with Jc-4d. A board of A-Q-5-J-9 paired him. Pietro mucked without showing, finishing second, but said Davis had the best hand. Pietro, who won $13,330, is 55 and a truck driver from Hoboken, New Jersey. He's been playing poker since he was a kid, more seriously in local tournaments the last two years. His other hobby is golf. --Max Shapiro
For more information, please contact:
Max Shapiro -- WSOP Media Director at (323) 356-3303
Or visit our official website: www.worldseriesofpoker.com
World Series of Poker Commissioner – Jeffrey Pollack
Director of Poker Operations for Harrah’s Entertainment – Jack Effel
Caesars Indiana Poker Room Manager – Jimmy Allen
Tournament Directors -- Andy Cunningham and Sue Stetar