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Stunning exotic model Lilly Kiletto narrowly missed out on winning her first ever poker tournament title, after finishing runner-up at the 2014 Heartland Poker Tour Rancho Mirage for $55,607. Nevertheless, the impressive result represented just her third ever biggest score, last year having also finished runner-up at the WPT $3,500 Lucky Hearts Poker Open for $191,880, and 5th at the WPT Montreal $3,500 Main Event for $129,543. In total, Lily Kiletto has now won $436,370 since cashing in at her first live tournament in 2011.
This time around, Lily entered a $1,650 HPT Main Event, which was hosted at the Agua Caliente Casino in California. The competition attracted a field of 263 players to create a prize pool worth $375,720, and counted amongst its numbers were some of the game’s biggest talents, including Phil Hellmuth, Greg Raymer, and HPT’s Player of the Year Allen Kessler. After the final table of nine had been reached on the third day, Lilly Kiletto was able to overcome a tough final table, which included WSOP bracelet winner Dan Heimiller, to eventually face off against Mark Jones for the title.
The heads-up battle then proved a dramatic affair as Florida’s Lilly Kiletto took on her California business owner opponent, with $34,562 separating a first from second place finish. After Kiletto’s chip stack fell below that of Jones, she was then able to get it all in preflop with her A-J ahead of her opponent’s K-10. Unfortunately for her, the board subsequently ran out 6-4-3-Q-10 to consign her to a runner-up finish worth $55,607, while Mark Jones was crowned the 2014 HPT Rancho Mirage champion.
Going into the final table, Jones commented, “I am a recreational player so I have lots of challenges ahead of me.” After defeating Lilly Kiletto for the title, Jones added, “It’s certainly a life-changing experience.”
Final Table Results:
1st Mark Jones $90,169
2nd Lilly Kiletto $55,607
3rd Ron Hauser $37,572
4th Dan Heimiller $26,676
5th Triet Nguyen $20,665
6th Chris DeMaci $16,907
7th Larry Kenzy $14,090
8th Chris Karambinis $11,835
9th Stan Barshak $9,769
| EVENT #14 | 5/4 to 5/5/98 |
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| OMAHA HIGH-LOW (Limit) $3,000 | |
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| TOTAL PRIZE MONEY - $333,000 | PRIZE MONEY TO DATE - $6,265,000 |
| ENTRIES IN THIS EVENT - 111 | TOTAL ENTRIES TO DATE - 2,995 |
| The Final Table How they finished Live From the 'Shoe The Play-by-Play | DUCKS IN A ROW When he picked up the bracelet, the grin took years off hislined face. All that time, all that scuffling, now he heldin his hand what he'd dreamt about for so long. He was achampion. The feeling at this moment could never be taken away fromhim. Nor could there be any way of knowing if it would everhappen again. ROWING FOR DOLLARS After dumping Phil Hellmuth and Mickey Appelman over theside, there were only two left to drown before the rest gotin the money. Erik Seidel was one. David Rabbi showed no ecumenical mercywhen he caught a flush with his 8 2. Erik didn't have eithera better high nor low and Seidel'd away in 20th. A frustrated Larry Colt nearly turned the gun on himself,when Vince Oliver showed him A 2. The board was 9 9 2 5 2.In 19th and last out of the money, Larry went looking forCurly and Moe to slap around. EVERYONE IN THE BOAT The beat goes on for Jeff Pierce. With A A against J 5 off,Mike Pietsch was drawing dead to two Jacks. That's what hegot. And Jeff Pierce'd 12th place. Dan Heimiller was drawing pretty thin against Al Boston. Danwasn't high enough with K K. There was nothing common aboutBoston's A A. The best hand stood up and so did DanHeimiller in 11th. Bill Gempel is one of the hottest players in the knownuniverse. For once, however, his card didn't come. He neededa low for a split, and another chance at the Final Table.When the board paired twice, John Cernuto's A A sent theBill to Jack for payment. Gempel was 10th. Las Vegans take on the world:
Prize Money
Al Boston didn't bring beans to the Final Table. So when hewas forced all-in by the blinds, Mike Pietsch fuzzed him.When a deuce came on the flop, Al's shot for a low wascounterfeited. His pair of 2's was high carded by Mike's 2'swith an Ace. Must be the Babe Ruth curse. Al finished in9th. Danny Newman didn't want to show his old hand when Paul Rowemade 10's full of 7's. Danny said, 'If I had been the firstone out, I'd have crawled out of the room.' In his first WSOP Final Table, Danny moved up one notch fromhis ninth place money at the start. He said he 'struttedout' as 'proud' as he could be in 8th. David Rabbi lost his parents during last year's WorldSeries. Before the Final Table started, he kissed his parentspicture that he keeps in his pocket. Rabbi caught top pair on the flop, but Paul Rowe riveredtrips. No low came and David was out in 7th. J.C. Pearson has always been a good sport about living inthe shadow of his more famous brother, Puggy. With no chipsleft, Paul Rowe made J.C. his third straight victim whenPaul made a pair of 5's on the turn. J.C. ascended to 6th. No low came for Mike Pietsch, and James Van Alstyne's A Qcaught a Broadway straight. Pietsch thought this was thepits and headed over to Jack for some jack in 5th. The Las Vegans had done it! They had vanquished the world.Now with only the four left, they had a resident's meetingand decided to pocket some of the stranger's loot. Theyplayed for the rest and, of course, the bracelet. After the deal, John Cernuto's chips went straight into thedumpster. The straight belonged to James Van Alstyne whocaught perfect, perfect with a 4 5. A six on the flop, a 7 onthe turn and the dreaded 3 on the river sent 'Miami' Johnover to McClelland Jack in 4th. Morris Kessler had to be convinced to do the deal. It turnedout best for him. He locked up a little extra cash. He stillcouldn't finish higher than his wife Phyllis did a few daysago, though. James Van Alstyne collected his third scalp in a row whenhis K J was duped on the board by a K J. Morris had aterrific tournament but didn't feel very cat like as he leftin 3rd. At the beginning of the heads up play, James Van Alstyne hada $168,000 to $165,000 chip lead on Paul Rowe. But thiswasn't to be his day. Rowe went on a rush at the perfect time, and sent Van Alstynedirectly to the felt. On the last hand, Van Alstyne led to the river with a pairof sixes, but a 9 last card caught a 9 in Paul Rowe's hand. When Paul Rowe picked up the bracelet, the grin took yearsoff his lined face. All that time, all that scuffling, nowhe held in his hand what he'd dreamt about for so long. Hewas a champion. FINAL RESULTS $3,000 Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better
(Patty Hughes and Rudy Lotief) The No-Limit Super Satellites start each evening at 8:40 PMin the Satellite area. The Entry Fee is $220 for $200 inTournament chips and there are unlimited $200 re-buys duringthe first hour, if you have less than $200 in Tournamentchips. You may also make a single or double add-on at theend of the re-buy period. Blinds start at $5/$10 andincrease every 20 minutes. Available monies will beconverted into non-negotiable, non-transferable,non-refundable seats in the $10,000 World Championshipevent, with at least $5,000 in cash and $500 Lammers beingdivided among the final table players. WSOP SUPER SATELLITE #19 Tuesday 5 May 1998 IF YOU KNEW SUSIE... In an earlier edition of these reports, we discussed how muchmoney it can take to win a Super Satellite. By his own admission, Louis Asmo is stuck $8,000 in theSupers without a win. He won a seat, but it was in a onetable $10,000 satellite. Tonight, 173 players bought 162 rebuys bringing the prizepool to, $67,000. The following were the rewards for making the final table:
Some of the 'names' who competed were: Catherine Brown None of these esteemed players made the final table. O'Neil Longson lost to Pete Haugan's Kings and finished14th. He didn't show his hand. Phyllis Meyers says she is playing 'the best poker of mylife' but can't get into the money. She lost most of herchips to Susie Isaacs when she tried to buy the blinds withA 9. Susie called all-in with A J. Phyllis was high carded. With a few chips left, Phyllis thought she had a chance whenshe picked up two Kings. Her stack didn't scare Jack Green,so he called with A 4 off and caught the Ace. Phyllis leftunhappily in 13th. Two previous winners met head to head next. Frank Landenthrew his hand away when Jack Green showed him A Q, with anAce on board. Frankly my dear, Landen was 12th. Paul Kroh pitched his hand when Kevin McBride displayedthree 8's. Paul couldn't Kroh about being 11th. Vic Kramer won over $100,000 in the first event of thisyear's WSOP. That didn't frighten Kevin McBride because Vicdidn't have many chips. Kevin called Vic's all-in with A 9and cracked Kramer's Q Q. What's Kramer going to do afterSeinfeld folds? Vic was 10th, one out of the money. The Final Table:
Marc Durand was all-in for the big blind with K 8. Hecouldn't put Matt Lefkowitz on eights, but that's what hehad. No King came and Durand Durand went went 9th 9th. Dolph Arnold has a lot of fun at a poker table, win or lose.His humor was tested by Michael Konic, when Dolph called'straight' and turned over nut nothing. Konic had two pair.Arnold went to pick up his bread in 8th. Kevin McBride would have done himself a favor if he hadn'tlooked at his hands at the Final Table. Starting out with$10,000, with only three to eliminate, he was close to alock. But losing with a pair of Kings can have a shrinkingeffect on your stack. When Kevin went all-in with A 9, it wasn't enough to stopJack Green from calling with pocket 8's. An 8 on the riveronly added to the overkill. McBride's loss in 7th was met bya loud cheer by the other six players, five of whom gottheir first ticket to the Big Dance. The winners for Super Satellite #19 were: Matt Lefkowitz and the Georgia Peach - Susie Isaacs SINGLE TABLE SATELLITES(Becky Kerber, Barbara Lotief and Terry Vanderlip) Single Table Satellites are run continuously 21 hours everyday (8:00 AM until 5:00 AM) and usually last around 90minutes. There are featured Satellites each day for the nextday's event, as well as other Satellites depending ondemand. Single Table Satellites for the $10,000 Main eventand for the next no-limit Holdem event are spreadfrequently. Binion's charges $10 per player in a Satellite. For the $320 buy-in No Limit Holdem Satellites, ten Playersstart with $1,200 each in chips. The blinds start at$10/$25, increase every 15 minutes, and the winner gets six$500 Lammers plus $100 in cash. For the $1,010 buy-in Single Table $10,000 Satellites, tenplayers start with $4,000 each in chips. The blinds start at$25/50 and increase every 20 minutes. The winner gets anon-transferrable seat in the Championship Event. LAS VEGAS WEATHERThe Temperature sign atop Binion's Horseshoe read 76 degreesat 3:00 PM on Tuesday afternoon. Partly cloudy, sunny skiesin the morning, had become overcast by 3:00 PM, and therewas a steady rain falling at 8:00 PM. The wind was out ofthe SW at 15mph, gusting to 25mph most of the day. Alan Boston didn't stop talking during the eleven minutes helasted at the Final Table. It probably would have beenmuch livelier, if he had hung around a little longer.He started things off on the first hand, when he got a phonecall (?) on his cellular phone, just as it was his turn toact, in early position. He told the caller (?) that hecouldn't talk, because he was about to raise the pot. Heraised, and everyone folded. With four players left at today's $3000 Omaha Hi/Lo 8 FinalTable, Miami John only had $3000 left when Jack McClellandannounced that there would be a ten minute break after thehand they were playing.The blinds would increase to $1500/3000, after the break,and Miami John would have the big blind. Paul Rowe asked Miami John if he would like to play anotherhand before the break, so as not to drag out his pendingelimination. Miami John replied 'No, I need the break tore-think my strategy.' McCLELLANDismsDanny Newman was all-in, and Paul Rowe and Mike Pietsch werebetting at each other, which was not a good omen for Danny.Jack said, 'Paul bets, Mike calls, and Danny Newman is headedfor Valet Parking.' This turns out to be pretty accurate,because Danny exited, without showing his hand. LUCK vs SKILLThe extra betting levels added to this year's WSOP Events,and the longer duration of levels at the Final Table,'promised increased playability and a higher expected returnfor the skilled player.' If 'skilled player' equates to well known 'world classplayer', then the the higher expected return for the skilledplayer has not been happening. Except for a few scattered exceptions, the 1998 WSOP hasbeen dominated by lesser lights and relatively unknownplayers. LENGTH OF FINAL TABLE
First 14 Events: $6,265,000 (1998) vs $6,518,000 (1997) WSOP FINAL TABLE DEALSThere probably was a four way Deal today. The chip count atthe time was Rowe 133K, Kessler 81.5K, Van Alstyne 62K andCernuto 56.5K
Formal, official Deals at the WSOP are done in private,under the supervision and guidance of Jack McClelland, WSOPTournament Co-ordinator. Deals represent a reallocation, orsplit of the announced remaining prize pool, that isagreeable to all remaining players. All remaining players donot have to participate in an official Deal, as long as allremaining players give their consent. All pay outs by Binion's, and the tax reporting will reflectthe Deal allocation, but press releases and official WSOPearnings reflect the scheduled, announced pay outs. Jack McClelland tries to immediately squelch any 'Dealtalking' in the Final Table area, and will stop the playingclock and allow a 'Deal break' at any time. A normal Deal will probably allocate the bulk of theremaining prize pool equally (or unequally, relative to chipcount, perceived ability, bargaining skills etc.) betweenthe remaining participants, with a small portion (perhaps 10% or so) and the Title going to the eventual winner. Somedeals may earmark some of the un allocated portion to theeventual second or third place finisher, in addition to theallocation for the first place money. Binion's attempts to prevent private Deals, which areunenforceable and may present tax complications, by theparticipants. Binion's probably would prefer a Deal freeenvironment all together, but recognizes that a top heavypay out structure is conducive to Deals, and has arrived atthe current procedure as the best solution. PLAYER CONDUCTAny player abusing employees or other players, eitherverbally or physically (swearing, throwing cards, etc.) ordisrupting the tournament will be penalized. The followingwill be the MINIMUM penalty imposed: FIRST OFFENSE - 20 minutes away from the table. (Blinds and/or antes to be forfeited) The WSOP Floorpeople will be strictly enforcing the rules,with zero tolerance. Every player starts each Event with aclean slate as far as penalties are concerned. SCOREBOARD
Jack McClelland is assisted by Steve Morrow and JeffVanderlip as Assistant Tournament Coordinators. The 1998 WSOP continues the two-day format that wasinaugurated last year, for most of the tournaments. Also,all two-day events start one level lower than in past years,and each level at the Final Table has been lengthened from60 minutes to 80 minutes. Limit Holdem and Omaha events havetwo new levels of betting. First day play continues untilthe field is reduced to the Final Table, and Final Tableplay begins at 4:00 PM on the second day. In addition to the money and a gold bracelet, each winner ofa 1998 WSOP Event will get free rooms at next year's WSOP.If you win more than one Event, you can roll subsequenthotel accommodations over to later years. POKER ROOMShift Supervisors Jimmy Stefan, John Buchanan, Tony Sheltonand Cathy Wood run the Poker room where the lower limitgames are played. Games being spread on 30 April:
Shift Supervisors John 'Scoff' Sheffield, Kathy Hudson andMarshall Kassoff run the higher limit games on the south endof the Tournament Pavilion. Games being spread on 30 April:
Updated Through 8:00 PM Tuesday 5 MAY 1988
Alphabetized: 'Amazon' Erik Alps Ending '14 years of drought and frustration,' Paul Rowefought to victory in the $3,000 Omaha High-Low Split eventfor his first World Series title and with it a gold winner'sbracelet. The 53 year-old family and marriage counselor, aregular in the Horseshoe Poker Room, had been trying to winsince 1984 when 'I was chip leader in the Championship eventbut wound up finishing one out of the money - tenth.' Threedays ago he took fifth in the $2,500 Omaha Pot Limit event. 'This was a gruelling tournament for me ... for fivestraight hours yesterday I was short stacked, making it amiserable afternoon. I thought once again that 'this isn'tmy tournament,' Rowe said. But a few big hands turned itaround, and at the final table, heads-up against James VanAlstyne, 'in the last hour I had a card rush no human couldwithstand. It was a rush that was almost scary for me.' Rowe, comfortable throughout the final table, took just 51minutes to defeat Van Alstyne, scooping key pots with quadsevens and a full house. He was finally victorious with amodest pair of nines, caught on the river to trump hisopponent's pair of sixes. For Van Alstyne, 3l, a Stanford graduate and formerelectrical engineer who has played poker professionally forsix years, this runner-up finish was his best ever in atournament. 'I was glad to lose to Paul,' he said. 'He's agood player and a nice guy. I'm definitely pleased - to comein second in a field of 111 players isn't bad. I enjoyed it.Jack McClelland always runs such a good tournament.' Third place went to Morris Kessler, 74, a lifelong gamblerwho has now cashed twice at this WSOP while his wife,Phyllis, finished third in the $2,500 Seven Card Stud eventfour days ago. 'I was pretty satisfied with the result,'said Kessler, who has played at the World Series for someten years. With an unusual plug for poker's therapeuticvalue, he observed that 'when I play cards I feel no pain,but as soon as I get home the aches and pains begin.'Kessler was eliminated with A-4-4-5 by Van Alstyne's Q-J-7-3with a board of K-J-2/5-J. Poker's most illustrious former air traffic controller, JohnCernuto, finished fourth after a string of acrobatic all-insurvival acts including a full house scooper. He exitedcruelly, holding Ah-K-Jh-3 with a flop of Kh-9h-6. VanAlstyne, holding A-10-5-4, caught runner-runner 7-3 for ascooping straight. 'It's the luck of the draw,' musedCernuto, 54, holder of two WSOP titles in 16 money-finishessince 1989. 'I was pretty happy with my run in thistournament until the last few hands.' Fifth place went to Mike Pietsch, a 52 year-old civilengineer who has been to every World Series, played in aboutten, and had never before cashed. 'I felt like I got drawnout on twice,' Pietsch said. 'So, I'm not happy. But that'sthe way the cards turn.' Pietsch said he is a 'verypart-time poker player. It's always interesting and fun forme to come to the World Series.' He was knocked out when VanAlstyne made an ace-high straight. J.C.Pearson, 65, a former milkman and poker professional for30 years who holds one WSOP title, finished sixth, his l2thcash since 1986. 'They're hard on you,' he said of hisopponents. 'But it's been a real good tournament.' Missing astraight, he was eliminated by Rowe's pair of fives. Seventh place went to David Rabbi, 42, a poker instructorand professional for 17 years who, after trying at 11previous World Series, has now cashed twice this year. 'Ifeel I should have been there before,' he said. 'I'm playingmore aggressively, and I'll be there again - count on it.'Rabbi, all-in with aces and a low and straight draw, lostwhen Rowe caught a third nine on the river. British pro and antique dealer Danny Newman,42, finishedeighth when he was all in with low cards but lost to a boardthat gave Rowe a high full house. 'No comment,' said Newman,the shortest stack. Out ninth was Alan Boston, whose 6th money finish broughthis WSOP earnings to $123,836. His deuces with a king lostto Pietsch's deuces with an ace. The Final Table
d = dealer First action reported in a betting round, normally means thefirst player that put money into the pot in that bettinground. A check is usually not reported as the first actionin a betting round. Folds are not always reported. If thereare four players at the beginning of a betting round, andit's reported that one player bets and is called by oneother player, then the remaining two players folded.
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