WSOP - Event #33 Official Report

[Talking Poker]

2005 World Series of Poker
Rio All-Suites Casino-Resort
Official Report

Event #33
No-Limit Hold’em
Buy-in: $3,000
Number of Entries: 1,010
Total Prize Money: $2,787,600

Official Results:

1. Andre Boyer Montreal, Quebec $682,810
2. Matt Glantz Lafayette Hill, PA $364,620
3. Jerry Young Diamond Bar, CA $223,010
4. Dennis Perry Williamstown, KY $195,130
5. Mike Carroll Carson, CA $167,255
6. Robert Betts Albuquerque, NM $139,380
7. Ken Blanton Caddo Mills, TX $111,505
8. Morten Jensen Aarhus, Denmark $83,630
9. John Duthie London, England $55,750

10. Bernd Rygol Munich, Germany $30,665
11. Kianoosh Mohajeri Rockledge, FL $30,665
12. Cher Vang Anchorage, AK $30,665
13. Steve Zolotow Las Vegas, NV $25,090
14. Mohammad Hamid Chicago, IL $25,090
15. Anders Henriksson Stockholm, Sweden $25,090
16. Stan Jablonski Henderson, NV $19,515
17. Gregory Amoils Ipsarch, England $19,515
18. Jonathan Turner Las Vegas, NV $19,515
19. Uskov Aleksander Moscow, Russia $13,940
20. Benjamin Murray New York $13,940
21. Steven Jacobs Aromore, PA $13,940
22. Barry Johnston Bethany, OK $13,940
23. Eugene Todd Brooklyn, NY $13,940
24. Franklin Caldwell Lexington, KY $13,940
25. Jeffrey Pursell Lindenhurst, IL $13,940
26. Adam Naglich Las Vegas, NV $13,940
27. Denis Kharitonov Moscow, Russia $13,940
28. Glenn Latona Egg Harbor City, NJ $9,755
29. Lasse Ubostad Norway $9,755
30. Michael Laing Las Vegas, NV $9,755
31. Roland Israelashvili Forest Hill, NY $9,755
32. Bari Sklar Northridge, CA $9,755
33. Dewey Tomko Winter Haven, FL $9,755
34. James Jarman Las Vegas, NV $9,755
35. John Richarde Charlotte, NC $9,755
36. Richard Freire Miami Lakes, FL $9,755
37. Richard Ashby Watford, England $8,085
38. Mark Edwards Inverness, CA $8,085
37. Steve Wong Netherlands $8,085
40. Guillermo Gonzales Las Vegas, NV $8,085
41. Keith Love Denver, CO $8,085
42. Jon Backman Stockholm, Sweden $8,085
43. Bradley King Buringame, CA $8,085
44. Alphons Jaggi Switzerland $8,085
45. Jan Stein Berkeley, CA $8,085
46. William Baxter Las Vegas, NV $6,550
47. Jeppa Mikkelson Denmark $6,550
48. Gerson Mosbacher Phoenix, AZ $6,550
49. Vadim Trincher Cliffside Park, NJ $6,550
50. Rene Angelil Henderson, NV $6,550
51. Gregory Wynn Phoenix, AZ $6,550
52. Joseph "Toe" Sanders Orem, UT $6,550
53. Christopher Kealy Gig Harbor, WA $6,550
54. Rex Ziller Las Vegas, NV $6,550
55. John Tinnelly Eastchest, NY $5,575
56. Gilles Haddad France $5,575
57. RW Hertel Ventura, CA $5,575
58. Aleksander Cooper Bergen, Norway $5,575
59. Darrell Dicken Waterloo, IA $5,575
60. Joe Hoellein Westlake, OH $5,575
61. Brett Tannenbaum Delray Beach, FL $5,575
62. Richard Sharpe Las Vegas, NV $5,575
63. Denis Hale Mystic, CT $5,575
64. David Lloyd Luton, UK $4,880
65. Christopher Ritter Chicago, IL $4,880
66. Gioi Luong Westminster, CA $4,880
67. Arturo Morales Costa Rica $4,880
68. Mark Compton Longview, TX $4,880
69. Julian Gardner Manchester, UK $4,880
70. Pierre Nasr Vancouver, Canada $4,880
71. Daniel Kerber Roomfield, CO $4,880
72. Liz Lieu Las Vegas, NV $4,880
73. Jamie Pickering Queensland, Australia $4,180
74. Freddie Brown Howell, MI $4,180
75. Hilbert Shirley Winter Haven, FL $4,180
76. Juan Vazquez Brooklyn, NY $4,180
77. Marvin Duarte South, FL $4,180
78. Ralph Levine Las Vegas, NV $4,180
79. Greg "FBT" Mueller Vancouver, Canada $4,180
80. Tracy Scala Boca Raton, FL $4,180
81. Scott Epstein Las Vegas, NV $4,180
82. Edward Giron Portland, TX $3,485
83. Michael Alexander Costa Mesa, CA $3,485
84. Brendan Taylor Pasadena, CA $3,485
85. Robert Roter Rancho Palos Verdes, CA $3,485
86. Alan Brodsky Rochester, NY $3,485
87. Mehdi Vatan Orange, CA $3,485
88. Martin Johnson Vancouver, WA $3,485
89. Michael Johnson Sandy, UT $3,485
90. Nathan Ross Wayne, PA $3,485
91. Christopher Henderson Agoura Hills, CA $3,065
92. Craig Natte Hudsonville, MI $3,065
93. Robert Rodriguez Firestone, CA $3,065
94. Salim Batshon Foster City, CA $3,065
95. Isabelle Mercier Quebec, Canada $3,065
96. Barry Woods West Hills, CA $3,065
97. David Ho Sugar Land, TX $3,065
98. Michael Jackness Sterling, VA $3,065
99. Mario Escobosa Montrose, CA $3,065
100. Louis Asmo Dublin, OH $3,065


Finalement Champion! (Finally, a Champion!)
After many tries, Quebec native Andre Boyer wins first WSOP gold bracelet and $682,810
Andre Boyer is someone you want to cheer for. In addition to being a nice guy, he has his priorities straight. Boyer has been playing in the World Series of Poker for ten years. He’s made several final table appearances, yet had never won poker’s most coveted prize – a gold bracelet.

Cheered on by his wife Odette Tremblay, Boyer overcame an overwhelming chip disadvantage and earned a well-deserved victory in the $3,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em championship.

“My wife loves poker even more than I do,” Boyer said afterward. “It was really wonderful to have her here with me tonight. I think it is important that two people who are together share something like this that is really special.”

Boyer’s special moment came in an event that attracted a whopping 1,010 entries. After two days of play, the final table was set as follows:

The Final Table:

SEAT 1: John Duthie 186,000
SEAT 2: Ken Blanton 347,000
SEAT 3: Michael Carroll 421,000
SEAT 4: Dennis Perry 289,000
SEAT 5: Matt Glantz 660,000
SEAT 6: Robert Betts 315,000
SEAT 7: Andre Boyer 323,000
SEAT 8: Jerry Young 264,000
SEAT 9: Morten Jensen 257,000

Players were eliminated in the following order:

9th -- The first player to exit was John Duthie, the TV Director for the European Poker Tour (EPT). Duthie also won the Poker Million (which actually paid $1.5 million). Duthie had a short and disappointing stay at the final table. Ninth place paid $55,750.

8th – Morten Jensen was the shortest stack and moved his last 55,000 into the pot with A-6. Jerry Young had A-Q and called. The flop brought an ace, but Young had the higher kicker. Jensen, a casino dealer from Denmark, earned $83,630 for 8th place.

7th – Ken Blanton showed how dangerous it is to slowplay pocket aces. He started with rockets and let Dennis Perry see a cheap flop. The board didn’t look dangerous, J-8-4. Blanton raised ‘all in’ after Perry bet out 30,000 – and Perry called instantly. Perry had 8-4, an ugly duckling of a hold’em hand that turned into a pretty swan. Fitting, Blanton works as an excavation contractor.

6th – Robert Betts took a horrible beat (and lost a chance to take a huge chip lead) when he re-rasied ‘all in’ with Q-Q. Matt Glantz called a huge re-raise with K-Q and spiked a king on the river to take down the 900,000 pot. Betts was horrified and staggered away in 6th place. He received $139,380.

5th – Mike Carroll then took the worst of hold’em beats when he was dealt K-K. That’s normally a good thing. But when your opponent is dealt A-A, the kings normally end up as a springboard to the rail. Jerry Young made it even more painful for Carroll when he flopped an ace. That essentially ripped the LA-based poker pro away in 5th place, good for $167,255.

4th – Dennis Perry has proven to be quite a talented poker player. He has made it to several final tables on the WSOP Circuit this year, including the main even at the Rio in February. The Kentucky-based retired ironworker looked as if he might challenge Matt Glantz for the chip lead, but he melted down during the final stages of the tournament. Perry tried to steal a pot at the wrong time. He bet at the pot, was raised, and was forced to call his last 100,000 in chips with two overcards. Unfortunately, Andre Boyer had flopped a set of 3s and Perry was drawing dead. Perry collected $195,130 in prize money.

3rd – When play became three-handed, Andre Boyer became very aggressive. He had been down by a 3 to 1 margin earlier and mastered the short-handed game. Boyer took the chip lead about an hour into the trio’s bout, and then busted Jerry Young. Boyer crushed Young with A-Q versus K-Q. An ace on the river sealed Young’s fate, a third place finish. Young, a Tiawan-born real estate investor who now lives in Diamond Bar, CA, received $223,010.

2nd Place – When heads-up play began, Andre Boyer had a slight chip lead over Matt Glantz. Over the next two hours, both players made their move and seized away a decisive chip advantage. Then, the cards would turn and the other player would draw back to even. It was a poker tug of war that went past midnight, then way past 1:00 am. Nearing 2;00 am, both players finally decided to take a gamble. Glantz made a pre-flop raise of 100,000 with 2-2. Boyer re-raised 500,000 more with 7-7. Glantz moved ‘all in’ and Boyer called. The final board showed A-K-3-3-10. Boyer win with a lucky pair of sevens.

Matt Glantz is a 33-year-old poker pro from Pennsylvania. He made it to final tables at the United States Poker Championship in Atlantic City, and has now cashed four times at this year’s WSOP. Glantz, a.k.a. ‘the Fiddler’ was paid to the tune of $364,620.

1st Place – Andre Boyer was born in Montreal, Quebec. He is 62-years-old. Prior to playing poker most of the time, he owned a successful company which produced warehousing materials. After retiring, Boyer and his wife moved to Las Vegas. Boyer, who speaks French, is also the television voice for the ESPN equivalent in Canada (RDS), which shows WSOP broadcasts.

Boyer’s best finish at the WSOP had been 6th place in the main event in 1996. But this victory was much more fulfilling. Not only did Boyer win his first gold bracelet, he also earned one of the largest prize payouts at this year’s tournament -- $682,810.


Official Report by Nolan Dalla – World Series of Poker Media Director

World Series of Poker Circuit Director of Operations – Ken Lambert
World Series of Poker Tournament Director – John Grooms
Rio Poker Room Manager – Michael Matts
Rio Poker Tournament Director – Robert Daily