2002 Bellagio Five Diamond
World Poker Classic
Sunday,
December 8, 2002
Event #7
No Limit Hold'em
BUY-IN:
$1,500 + $70
Players: 178
Prize Pool: $258,990
1
Dennis Waterman Myrtle Point,
OR $103,596
2 Don
McNamara Menlo Park, CA $51,798
3 Mark Gregorich Las Vegas,
NV $25,899
4 Daniel Barnett Capistrano
Beach, CA $15,539
5 Kevin O'Connell Manchester,
England $11,654
6 Marc Macazv Las Vegas, NV
$9,065
7 Ty Bayne Visalia, CA $6,475
8 Ken Goldstein Los Angeles,
CA $5,180
9 Aidan Bennett Dublin, Ireland
$4,143
10 Layne Flack Las Vegas,
NV $3,108
11 Chris Bjorin London, England
$3,108
12 Brian Decatur Renton, WA
$3,108
13 Lee Markholt Tacoma, WA
$2,849
14 Eddie Scharf Cologne, Germany
$2,849
15 Ron Rose Dayton, OH $2,849
16 Alan Brodsky Rochester,
NY $2,590
17 Lam Hoang San Francisco,
CA $2,590
18 Tony Sin Las Vegas, NV
$2,590
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TOURNAMENT
REPORT
The money meter moved
up a notch Sunday with a
$1,500 buy-in No Limit Hold'em
event at Bellagio�s Five
Diamond World Poker Classic,
with tournament veteran
Dennis Waterman of Myrtle
Point, OR, walking away
the winner of $103,596.
A total prize pool of $258,990
was generated with 178 entries.
Participation in this first-year
tournament slate continues
to be impressive, which
is a credit to Bellagio
Director Of Poker Operations
Doug Dalton and his professional
Tournament Director Jack
McClelland.
The personable 54-year-old
Waterman played most of
the way with one of the
shorter stacks until eliminating
fourth place Daniel Barnett
of Capistrano Beach, CA,
and fifth place Kevin O�Connell
of Manchester, England,
on the same hand. The winner
had Ace-King against an
8-7 and pocket Jacks, but
an Ace on the flop sealed
the fate of the two challengers.
This gave Waterman around
$90,000 in chips.
�I
actually like playing short
stacks until play gets down
to about the final five
players,� explained Waterman.
�I think I play well with
short stacks, compared to
many players.� This is not
Waterman�s first trip to
the winner�s circle as his
playing career has been
filled with many final table
appearances, including second
in the Five Diamond Pot
Limit Hold'em event last
week and two WSOP events
earlier in the year. In
addition to his talents
as a poker player, Waterman
is a former chess master
and also recently became
a published author of esoteric
and spiritual books. Some
of his work can be found
on the web site www.jeremysilman.com
in the �Ancient Cave� section.
After
field was reduced to the
final three players, it
was second place finisher
Don McNamara of Menlo Park,
CA, who eliminated third
place Mark Gregorich of
Las Vegas.
Waterman,
who manages the family forest
land business in Oregon,
then continued his title
pursuit. He made a bold
play on the last hand of
the $3,000-$6,000 blinds
(before going to $5,000-$10,000)
in the heads-up match, which
ended up being the final
hand. Waterman bet $20,000
on 9-6 off-suit against
McNamara with pocket Queens,
but McNamara decided to
just call, with a flop of
Ace-6-3. After a 9 hit the
board on the turn, McNamara
checked, Waterman bet $80,000,
and McNamara raised all-in.
A King came on the river,
and the event was over.
McNamara
earned $51,798 as runner-up,
and Gregorich was paid $25,899
for third place. Barnett
received $15,539 for fourth,
and O�Connell $11,654 for
fifth. Rounding out the
top 10 were: 6-Mark Magazv
of Las Vegas; 7-Ty Bayne
of Visalia, CA; 8-Ken Goldstein
of Los Angeles; 9-Aidan
Bennett of Dublin, Ireland;
and 10-Layne Flack of Las
Vegas.
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Jim Sherwood
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