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Green Good as Gold at Commerce Casino

Travis Green swept through a field of 180 other players to capture the main event at the Commerce Casino?s Heavenly Hold?em tournament series.

In the main event, the $2,500 + $90 no-limit hold?em tournament, Irvine, California?s Travis Green emerged victorious, winning $166,790 for first place. Finishing second was George Yutuc of Manhattan Beach, who won $83,395.

It was an all southern California sweep for the top three spots (actually the top 14 places went to local, southern California players) as Romik Vartzaz of Glendale finished third, taking home $41,260 for his efforts.

Heavenly Hold?em was a 16-event tournament series that ran from May 4-19, and all the events save one were no-limit hold?em. The sole exception was the second event, which was a limit hold?em event.

COMMERCE CASINO

HEAVENLY HOLD?EM

EVENT #16 5/19/07

NO LIMIT HOLD?EM

CHAMPIONSHIP

BUY-IN $2,500 + $90

PLAYERS 181

PRIZE

POOL $438,925

1. Travis Green . . . . . . $166,790

2. George Yutuc . . . . . . $83,395

3. Romik Vartzar . . . . . $41,260

4. Jaime Chavez . . . . . . $26,335

5. Ryan Jones . . . . . . . $17,555

6. Gary Lent . . . . . . . $15,360

7. Albertin Hernandez . . . $13,170

8. Glen Bean . . . . . . . $10,975

9. Jay Chang . . . . . . . .$8,780

COMMERCE CASINO

HEAVENLY HOLD?EM

EVENT #15 5/18/07

SHOOTOUTNO

LIMIT HOLD?EM

BUY-IN $300 + $35

PLAYERS 220

PRIZE POOL

$64,020

1. John Pedicini . . . . . $22,755

2. Rupesh Pattni . . . . . $11,220

3. Gevork Kasabyan

AKA ?Kyaj? . . . . . . . $6,020

4. Tom Masinter . . . . . . $3,840

5. Jason Katsutani . . . . $2,560

6. Markram Merhom . . $2,240

7. Manuel Baboudjian . $1,920

COMMERCE CASINO

HEAVENLY HOLD?EM

EVENT #14 5/17/07

NO LIMIT HOLD?EM

BUY-IN $500 + $45

PLAYERS 187

PRIZE POOL $90,695

1. Dave Stann . . . . . . . $34,465

2. Tom A Hover . . . . . . $17,232

3. Larry Rieder . . . . . . . $8,525

4. Eli Strickland . . . . . . $5,442

5. Christopher Barash . $3,628

6. Bassan Alsharairi

AKA ?Sam? . . . . . . . $3,174

7. Frank O?Dell . . . . . . . $2,721

COMMERCE CASINO

HEAVENLY HOLD?EM

EVENT #13 5/16/07

NO LIMIT HOLD?EM

BUY-IN $300 + $35

PLAYERS 342

PRIZE POOL $99,522

1. Kamaleddin Abdolrahimi

AKA ?DRJ? . . . . . . $36,828

2. James Carroll . . . . . $18,909

3. Jeffrey Lo . . . . . . . . . $9,455

4. Matt Salsberg . . . . . . $5,971

5. Javier Alcantar . . . . . $4,478

6. Unknown . . . . . . . . . . $3,483

7. Sarkis Telikyan . . . . . $2,488

COMMERCE CASINO

HEAVENLY HOLD?EM

EVENT #12 5/15/07

NO LIMIT HOLD?EM

BUY-IN $500 + $45

PLAYERS 90

PRIZE POOL

$43,650

1. Rick Munro . . . . . . . $17,459

2. Nghia Tran . . . . . . . $10,040

3. Klein Bach . . . . . . . . . $5,238

4. Michael Simbai . . . . . $3,056

5. Ozzie Areu . . . . . . . . . $2,401

6. Bill Luu . . . . . . . . . . . $1,964

7. Brian Nguyen . . . . . . $1,528

COMMERCE CASINO

HEAVENLY HOLD?EM

EVENT #11 5/14/07

NO LIMIT HOLD?EM

BUY-IN $500 + $45

PLAYERS 185

REBUYS 107

PRIZE POOL

$146,000

1. Andy Lambo AKA

?Coach? . . . . . . . . . . $53,815

2. Andrew Bick . . . . . . $26,908

3. Byung Kim . . . . . . . $13,312

4. Bruce Buffer AKA

?Buff? . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,497

5. Lang Lee . . . . . . . . . . $5,665

6. David Zarrin . . . . . . . $4,957

7. Ramzi Daniel . . . . . . $4,249

COMMERCE CASINO

HEAVENLY HOLD?EM

EVENT #10 5/11/07

NO LIMIT HOLD?EM

BUY-IN $300 + $35

PLAYERS 362

PRIZE POOL

$120,342

1. Steve Shkolnik . . . . $44,528

2. Chau Nguyen . . . . . $22,865

3. Chau Le . . . . . . . . . . $11,432

4. Phong Pham . . . . . . . $7,221

5. Thu Nguyen . . . . . . . $5,415

6. Tom Ellsworth . . . . . $4,212

7. Frank Rite . . . . . . . . . $3,009

COMMERCE CASINO

HEAVENLY HOLD?EM

EVENT #9 5/12/07

NO LIMIT HOLD?EM

REBUY 1 OPTIONAL

BUY-IN $500 + $45

PLAYERS 221

PRIZE POOL

$107,185

1. Brian Alexander . . . $39,655

2. Raed Abukartomy . $20,365

3. Senon Pastores . . . . $10,185

4. Jacky Kan . . . . . . . . . $6,430

5. Moshe Kobi . . . . . . . . $4,825

6. Gilbert Ovsepyan . . . $3,750

7. Robert Durant . . . . . $2,680

8. Steven Elliott . . . . . . . $2,145

COMMERCE CASINO

HEAVENLY HOLD?EM

EVENT #8 5/11/07

NO LIMIT HOLD?EM

BUY-IN $300 + $35

PLAYERS 313

REBUYS 173

PRIZE

POOL $141,426

1. Farzin Akhtar . . . . . $52,325

2. Dan Netzer . . . . . . . $26,871

3. Peter Chou . . . . . . . $13,435

4. Murry Brumfield III $8,486

5. Fred Louie . . . . . . . .. $6,364

6. Stephen Cassidy . . . . $4,950

7. Aaron Brumer . . . . . $3,536

8. Sirous Baghchehsaraie $2,829

9. Fredrik Keshishian . $2,263

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