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Borgata Poker Open
World Poker Tour Season 4
Main Event
No Limit Hold'em
Final Day
September 22, 2005
Borgata Poker Open/WPT
Season 4
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
Atlantic City, New Jersey
World Poker Tour Season 4
Main Event
No Limit Hold'em
Final Day
September 22, 2005
Borgata Poker Open/WPT
Season 4
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
Atlantic City, New Jersey
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| AL ARDEBILI |
World Poker Tour Season 4
Borgata Poker Open
Main Event No Limit Hold'em
Final Day
September 22, 2005
Borgata Poker Open/WPT Season 4
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Buy-In: $9,700 + $300
Prize Pool: $4,995,634
Entries: 515
Borgata Poker Open
Main Event No Limit Hold'em
Final Day
September 22, 2005
Borgata Poker Open/WPT Season 4
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Buy-In: $9,700 + $300
Prize Pool: $4,995,634
Entries: 515
Place Name Prize
1. Al "T" Ardebili (Jersey City, NJ, USA) $1,498,650
2. Ricardo Q. Festejo (Margate, NJ, USA) $799,280
3. Kathy Liebert (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $427,115
4. John D'Agostino (Seymour, CT, USA) $349,685
5. Robert Hwang (Clark, NJ, USA) $299,730
6. David Singer (Mamaroneck, NY, USA) $249,775
7. J C Tran (Sacramento, CA, USA) $199,820
8. Greg Fondacaro (Sewell, NJ, USA) $149,865
9. Sidney Miller (Wynecote, PA, USA) $99,910
10. Ying Lin $64,942
11. Evelyn Ng (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $64,942
12. Robert Chason (USA) $64,942
13. Carmine Tirone (USA) $49,995
14. Karlo Lopez (San Juan, Puerto Rico) $49,995
15. Surinder Sunar (Wolverhampton, United Kingdom) $49,995
16. David "Dragon" Pham (Cerritos, CA, USA) $34,969
17. Tom Martelli (Sewell, NJ) $34,969
18. Thomas Coan (Hauppauge, NY, USA) $34,969
19. Frank "Dee" Caldwell (Lexington, KY, USA) $24,978
20. Richard Kirsch (Ft Lauderdale, FL, USA) $24,978
21. Thomas Schreiber (Danielson, CT, USA) $24,978
22. Steven Rosen (Armonk, NY, USA) $24,978
23. John Whiting (USA) $24,978
24. Ari Abramowitz (USA) $24,978
25. Luke Chung (USA) $24,978
26. Steve Kingsley (New York, NY, USA) $24,978
27. John McCann (Boothwyn, PA, USA) $24,978
28. Neal Gersony (Rocky Hill, CT, USA) $14,987
29. Erick Lindgren (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $14,987
30. John "Tex" Barch (McKinney, TX, USA) $14,987
31. Clonie Gowen (Garland, TX, USA) $14,987
32. Herbert "The Slasher" Cheng (New York, NY, USA) $14,987
33. Charles Furey (Bridgewater, NJ, USA) $14,987
34. Johnathan Gordon $14,987
35. Mohamed Kamalzadeh $14,987
36. Eric Haber (Syosset, NY, USA) $14,987
37. Edwin Ting (USA) $12,489
38. Barry Greenstein (Rancho Palo Verde, CA, USA) $12,489
39. Thomas Koral (Skokie, IL, USA) $12,489
40. Mike Stonehill (Stafford, VA, USA) $12,489
41. Josh Arieh (Atlanta, GA, USA) $12,489
42. Robert Winters (USA) $12,489
43. Doug Johnson (USA) $12,489
44. Mark Matheys (USA) $12,489
45. David Levi (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $12,489
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Tournament Report
Al Ardebili Captures World Poker Tour Title at Borgata Poker Open
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (September 23, 2005) - Six players entered the Borgata
Event Center last night, one left a champion. The marquee event of the 2005
Borgata Poker Open lived up to its hype and supplied spectators with some
of the most intriguing poker play on the WPT to date.
Jersey City's Al Ardebili captured the title and first-place prize of $1,498,650
after he beat Margate, N.J.'s Richard Festejo in the final hand. Both New
Jersey natives won their buy-ins into the WPT finals via Borgata Super
Satellite tournaments earlier this month, after participating in $300 and
$1000 events respectively. Taking an enormous chance, Festejo risked his
chip stack on a bluff with only a seven and eight of hearts and was quickly
rebuffed when Ardebili called with his ace of hearts and nine of spades.
Unfortunately for Festejo, who had started the final table with the shortest
stack, neither the flop, turn, or river offered any help and Ardebili eliminated
him with only ace high. Festejo earned $799,280 for finishing second.
Kathy Liebert reached the highest spot for the ladies finishing third and
collecting a cool $427,115. She was joined in the money by fellow female
standouts Evelyn Ng, who finished 11, and Clonie Gowen, who finished 31.
Celebrities, poker stars, and local “home-game heros,” all saw action on a
level playing field at the 2005 Borgata Poker Open, as players came from all
over the world for a chance at the WPT title.
WPT announcer and star player in his own right, Mike Sexton, applauded
Borgata and explained that the property has the key ingredients to make the
perfect mix of atmosphere and great game play that has become the calling
card of Borgata.
he st casinot is the Borgataowafinished 11 and Clonie Gowan, and great
game play up its game and gave the players more than jus
“Borgata is the perfect fit for the WPT because a: it's a very classy and
elegant casino property, b: it's the finest property in Atlantic City, and c: the
WPT truly has the greatest venues in the game and its only fitting that our
east coast stop, here in Atlantic City is Borgata.”
With almost double the players of last year's series, the 2005 Borgata Poker
Open broke attendance records and rewarded more money than previous
Borgata Poker Open events. The WPT main event, featuring a prize pool of
over $5 million, was the biggest tournament in Atlantic City's history. The
series also featured a 500-player Ladies Only event.
Next year's Borgata Poker Open will be held in the casino-hotel's expanded
85-table poker room, part of a $200 million expansion project which will
provide guests more gaming space, dining options and entertainment
experiences, expected to debut in spring of 2006.
1. Al "T" Ardebili (Jersey City, NJ, USA) $1,498,650
2. Ricardo Q. Festejo (Margate, NJ, USA) $799,280
3. Kathy Liebert (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $427,115
4. John D'Agostino (Seymour, CT, USA) $349,685
5. Robert Hwang (Clark, NJ, USA) $299,730
6. David Singer (Mamaroneck, NY, USA) $249,775
7. J C Tran (Sacramento, CA, USA) $199,820
8. Greg Fondacaro (Sewell, NJ, USA) $149,865
9. Sidney Miller (Wynecote, PA, USA) $99,910
10. Ying Lin $64,942
11. Evelyn Ng (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $64,942
12. Robert Chason (USA) $64,942
13. Carmine Tirone (USA) $49,995
14. Karlo Lopez (San Juan, Puerto Rico) $49,995
15. Surinder Sunar (Wolverhampton, United Kingdom) $49,995
16. David "Dragon" Pham (Cerritos, CA, USA) $34,969
17. Tom Martelli (Sewell, NJ) $34,969
18. Thomas Coan (Hauppauge, NY, USA) $34,969
19. Frank "Dee" Caldwell (Lexington, KY, USA) $24,978
20. Richard Kirsch (Ft Lauderdale, FL, USA) $24,978
21. Thomas Schreiber (Danielson, CT, USA) $24,978
22. Steven Rosen (Armonk, NY, USA) $24,978
23. John Whiting (USA) $24,978
24. Ari Abramowitz (USA) $24,978
25. Luke Chung (USA) $24,978
26. Steve Kingsley (New York, NY, USA) $24,978
27. John McCann (Boothwyn, PA, USA) $24,978
28. Neal Gersony (Rocky Hill, CT, USA) $14,987
29. Erick Lindgren (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $14,987
30. John "Tex" Barch (McKinney, TX, USA) $14,987
31. Clonie Gowen (Garland, TX, USA) $14,987
32. Herbert "The Slasher" Cheng (New York, NY, USA) $14,987
33. Charles Furey (Bridgewater, NJ, USA) $14,987
34. Johnathan Gordon $14,987
35. Mohamed Kamalzadeh $14,987
36. Eric Haber (Syosset, NY, USA) $14,987
37. Edwin Ting (USA) $12,489
38. Barry Greenstein (Rancho Palo Verde, CA, USA) $12,489
39. Thomas Koral (Skokie, IL, USA) $12,489
40. Mike Stonehill (Stafford, VA, USA) $12,489
41. Josh Arieh (Atlanta, GA, USA) $12,489
42. Robert Winters (USA) $12,489
43. Doug Johnson (USA) $12,489
44. Mark Matheys (USA) $12,489
45. David Levi (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $12,489
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Tournament Report
Al Ardebili Captures World Poker Tour Title at Borgata Poker Open
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (September 23, 2005) - Six players entered the Borgata
Event Center last night, one left a champion. The marquee event of the 2005
Borgata Poker Open lived up to its hype and supplied spectators with some
of the most intriguing poker play on the WPT to date.
Jersey City's Al Ardebili captured the title and first-place prize of $1,498,650
after he beat Margate, N.J.'s Richard Festejo in the final hand. Both New
Jersey natives won their buy-ins into the WPT finals via Borgata Super
Satellite tournaments earlier this month, after participating in $300 and
$1000 events respectively. Taking an enormous chance, Festejo risked his
chip stack on a bluff with only a seven and eight of hearts and was quickly
rebuffed when Ardebili called with his ace of hearts and nine of spades.
Unfortunately for Festejo, who had started the final table with the shortest
stack, neither the flop, turn, or river offered any help and Ardebili eliminated
him with only ace high. Festejo earned $799,280 for finishing second.
Kathy Liebert reached the highest spot for the ladies finishing third and
collecting a cool $427,115. She was joined in the money by fellow female
standouts Evelyn Ng, who finished 11, and Clonie Gowen, who finished 31.
Celebrities, poker stars, and local “home-game heros,” all saw action on a
level playing field at the 2005 Borgata Poker Open, as players came from all
over the world for a chance at the WPT title.
WPT announcer and star player in his own right, Mike Sexton, applauded
Borgata and explained that the property has the key ingredients to make the
perfect mix of atmosphere and great game play that has become the calling
card of Borgata.
he st casinot is the Borgataowafinished 11 and Clonie Gowan, and great
game play up its game and gave the players more than jus
“Borgata is the perfect fit for the WPT because a: it's a very classy and
elegant casino property, b: it's the finest property in Atlantic City, and c: the
WPT truly has the greatest venues in the game and its only fitting that our
east coast stop, here in Atlantic City is Borgata.”
With almost double the players of last year's series, the 2005 Borgata Poker
Open broke attendance records and rewarded more money than previous
Borgata Poker Open events. The WPT main event, featuring a prize pool of
over $5 million, was the biggest tournament in Atlantic City's history. The
series also featured a 500-player Ladies Only event.
Next year's Borgata Poker Open will be held in the casino-hotel's expanded
85-table poker room, part of a $200 million expansion project which will
provide guests more gaming space, dining options and entertainment
experiences, expected to debut in spring of 2006.
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