EVENT #34 ACE TO FIVE TRIPLE DRAW
Sunday, May 19, 2002
$1,500 BUY-IN
$1,500 in chips
INDONESIA
It was only 3:30 a.m. Monday, the morning of the 'Big Dance.' If the members
of John Juanda's Fan Club were as dedicated as they said they were, where
were they?
There were 88 entrants in the inaugural $1,500 Buy-In, Triple Draw for a
total prize pool of $124,080. Twelve players were paid.
As the blinds spun around the two remaining tables, Richard Klamian and Jim
Ward had almost the same amount of chips with their blinds coming up. The two
friends made a save with each other so neither would be hurt too badly by
finishing 13th. It was Richard who left when Lee Wosk took one on the third draw and hit a 7 for 7 6. Klamian had a pat 8 6.
To setup the Final Table Sunday night, sitcom writer Jay Moriarty held on to
his one chip as long as possible. The advantage of being all-in is that you
get to draw so many cards. Jay drew 4, then 2, then 2. That got him to a 9 6,
which was still not close to Brian Nadell's 7 4, but fun anyway.
THE FINAL TABLE:
46 mins left of 75. $500/$1,000 blinds
| Player | Hometown | Chip Count
| Seat 1 - Paul Phillips | Las Vegas NV | $25,500 |
| Seat 2 - Jac Arama | London, UK | $23,500 |
| Seat 3 - Warren Karp | Lake Forest CA | $18,500 |
| Seat 4 - Lee Wosk | Golden CO | $7,000 |
| Seat 5 - John Juanda | Alhambra CA | $34,500 |
| Seat 6 - Brian Nadell | Las Vegas NV | $22,000 |
In the most unusual outcome of this event, Englishman Jac Arama finished 6th
by miscounting the draws. Jac thought the game was 'Quadruple Draw' and he
was forced to turn over a pair of 6's all-in. Warren Karp must have been
relieved that Jac couldn't draw, again, to his 6 as Warren (Peace) Karp took
the pot with an 8 7.
Lee Wosk was whisked out in 5th by Brian Nadell when Lee made an all-in 9 in
the big blind. Wosk went 2, 2, pat. Nadell took 2, 1, pat for a powerful 6 5.
Making his fourth high/low or low draw Final Table this year, Brian Nadell
has enhanced his considerable reputation as a bottom feeder. Nadell was on
one of his rushes when Warren Karp went into masonry. Karp took two and got a
pair and a King. He took two more and got K Q and finally with two more,
Warren could have said, 'Peace, I give up.' He paired again for 4th place to
Nadell's 8.
In the key hand of the event for both Brian Nadell and Paul Phillips, Paul
rapped pat after the second draw. Brian took one and bet out enough chips to
put Phillips all-in. After several minutes of histrionic 'strum and drang'
Paul called with a 7 6. Then he went into a ten minute monologue about what a
great play his call was. That's Phillips, the guy has enough energy to light
a small city. For his part, Brian was gracious enough to say, "Good call," as
his chances of winning were destroyed. Nadell mucked his bluff and was soon
all-in with a pat 9. The invincible John Juanda had a one card 7.
The two friends apportioned the remaining money. John Juanda had about a 3-1
chip lead on Paul Phillips. They played for the bracelet that both
desperately wanted.
I'd mistakenly reported earlier, when the guy from Afghanistan won, that John
Juanda was the first bracelet winner from Indonesia. Now, that information is
correct. There were no members of John's Fan Club present at 3:30 in this
Monday morning when he won his first bracelet. He'll never hear any cheers
for accomplishing a first for his birth country, but it was sweet
nonetheless.
No one catches cards like Juanda in triple draw. Paul Phillips will wake up
screaming from this heads up nightmare starring John Juanda. Phillips made a
pat 7 and lost, then he made a 6 5 and LOST with his last $2k.
I was correct about John Juanda and Indonesia, just a couple weeks premature.
Official Money Winners
1. John Juanda, $49,620
2. Paul Phillips, $24,820
3. Brian Nadell, $12,420
4. Warren Karp, $9,920
5. Lee Wosk, $7,440
6. Jac Arama, $4,020
7th-8th received $3,100
Jay Moriarty, Jim Ward
9th (tie) Robert Williamson III and Brent Carter received $2,480 each
11th-12th received $1,860
David Halpern, Chris Bigler
All the Super Satellites are completed. 208 seats were won. There were 76
repeat wins, ten of them by one player.
Here is the last list of Super winners through Sunday night (some of these
are repeaters).
Otto Benelli, John Schiano, Richard Lister, Paul Westley, Emillion Porcalla,
Randy Allen, Mark Napolitano, Charles Lehr, Peter Giordano, Bruce Mazza,
Robert Jordan, Joe Gates, Mike Sukonik, Trevor Pearlman, Mike May, David
Plastik, Joe Karriman, Eskimo Clark, Manuel Teikeira, Tom McEvoy, Quoe Vinh,
Nick DiLeo, Leo Boothe, Chuck Thompson, Marcel Luske, Marco Traniello, Eugene
Resnick, Irfan Azhar, Odette Trembley, Jon Peachy, Drew Ritchie, Joe
Gualtieri, Yves Lanvin, Sam Haddad, Howard Mann, Daniel Stud