2005 California State Championship – Reset

The 2005 California State Championship has finally drawn to a close at the Commerce Casino in Commerce, California, with Tony Ma taking the crown of the $5,000 Main Event. Below are the results of the Main Event final table, as well as the top finishers of all of the tournaments held at the California State Championship. Dates listed indicate when the event completed.

September 25 – No-Limit Hold’em -- $5,000 + $100 – CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT

(Place/Player/Prize Money)

1. Hieu Ngoc 'Tony' Ma -- $384,025
2. Mario Esquerra -- $197,200
3. Joon Nam -- $98,600
4. Daniel Alaei -- $62,275
5. Damon Ahmadi -- $46,705
6. Glenn Cozen -- $36,325
7. Mel Judah -- $25,950
8. Nicola Salameh -- $20,760
9. Mike Heintschel -- $16,615


September 7 – No-Limit Hold’em w/One Rebuy -- $300 + $30

1. Ben Chung -- $75,266
2. Gioi Luong -- $38,648
3. Bob Kirkeby -- $19,324
4. Florencio Umel -- $12,205
5. Le Banh -- $9,153
6. Ted Bui -- $7,119
7. Jimmy Salome -- $5,085
8. John Hoang -- $4,068
9. Anthony Guadagni -- $3,255

September 8 – Limit Hold’em -- $300 + $30

1. Al Barbieri -- $27,025
2. Jose Castillo -- $13,878
3. Clemente Palacci -- $6,939
4. Michael Longo -- $4,382
5. Restituto Gonzales -- $3,287
6. Hung Du -- $2,556
7. Brett Nemeth -- $1,826
8. Enrico Rivera -- $1,461
9. Charlie Art -- $1,169

September 8 – Seven Card Stud -- $300 + $30

1. Daniel Torla -- $11,346
2. Larry Ziman -- $6,286
3. Duane Fulcher -- $3,841
4. Gebrehiwet Goitom -- $2,794
5. John Robertson -- $2,270
6. Jud Prince -- $1,746
7. Ki Suk Hong -- $1,397
8. Massoud Setayesh -- $1,058

September 10 – No-Limit Hold’em w/Rebuys, $250,000 Guaranteed -- $300 + $30

1. Mostafa Jamasbi -- $138,679
2. Tor Gammelgard -- $71,214
3. Rick Villapando -- $35,607
4. Ernie Sebastian -- $22,488
5. Joon ''Mike'' Lee -- $16,866
6. Raed Abukartomy -- $13,118
7. Jason Mullen -- $9,370
8. Hoang Ho -- $7,496
9. Kevin Song -- $5,997

September 11 – Limit Hold’em -- $500 + $40

1. Jonathen Lukash -- $30,595
2. Steven Dubin -- $15,297
3. Jun Jae Kwon -- $7,568
4. James Buckley -- $4,831
5. Chris Benedict -- $3,220
6. Cindy Dang -- $2,818
7. Marwan Abdelal -- $2,415
8. Jose Castillo -- $2,013
9. Paramjit Gill -- $1,610

September 12 – No-Limit Hold’em -- $500 + $40

1. Akram Ali -- $61,552
2. Christopher Cellery -- $31,607
3. Ben Yahalomi -- $15,804
4. Jennifer Mason -- $9,981
5. Freddie Legaspi -- $7,486
6. Ben Osborne -- $5,822
7. Perry Webb -- $4,159
8. Agop 'Jack' Boghossian -- $3,327
9. Dani Pourat -- $2,662

September 13 – Omaha High-Low 8/B -- $500 + $40

1. Ralph Juarez -- $19,842
2. Ben Delacruz -- $9,428
3. Adam Spiegelberg -- $4,976
4. Mario Esquerra -- $3,667
5. William Hamilton -- $2,619
6. Teddy GoodBear -- $2,095
7. Andrew Wang -- $1,833
8. Steven Kahn -- $1,048
9. Raffi Kirkorian -- $917

September 14 – No-Limit Hold’em w/One Rebuy -- $500 + $40

1. Cliff Cantor -- $40,750
2. David Limor -- $35,250
3. Moises Lopez -- $33,000
4. Joe Clapper -- $10,127
5. Dudley Sewell -- $7,595
6. Oren Alkalay -- $5,907
7. Dillon Chow -- $4,220
8. Dong Li -- $3,376
9. Amir Vahedi -- $2,250

September 15 – Limit Hold’em -- $1,000 + $60

1. J.J. Chun -- $25,610
2. Todd Witteles -- $14,725
3. Joe Baron -- $7,680
4. Jerry Young -- $4,480
5. Kevin Blakey -- $3,520
6. Farokh Tabrizian -- $2,880
7. Marwan Abdelal -- $2,240
8. Moshe Yona -- $1,600
9. Fouad Adli -- $1,285

September 17 – No-Limit Hold’em -- $1,000 + $60

1. Antonio Abesamis -- $71,870
2. Daniel Rinehart -- $35,940
3. Frank Mariani -- $17,780
4. David Daneshgar -- $11,350
5. Rod Fani -- $7,565
6. Nicholas Finamore Jr. -- $6,620
7. Andy Ton -- $5,675
8. Charles Hickox Jr. -- $4,730
9. Ken Goldstein -- $3,785

September 17 – No-Limit Hold’em w/Rebuys, $250,000 Guaranteed -- $300 + $30

1. Felix Bernal -- $124,765
2. Harvey Goldson -- $66,050
3. An Tran -- $33,025
4. Ki Nam -- $22,015
5. Robert Firestone -- $16,515
6. Kevin Blakey -- $12,845
7. Stuart Krasney -- $9,175
8. Hoang Ta -- $7,340
9. Norman Cruz -- $5,876

September 18 – No-Limit Hold’em Shootout -- $500 + $40

1. Gary Do -- $27,375
2. Hon Le -- $15,275
3. Wannis Arzomalian -- $8,245
4. Sang Pham -- $6,595
5. Rod Fani -- $4,945
6. Alex Aras -- $4,125
7. Sirous Baghchehsaraie -- $3,300
8. Ruben Guevara -- $2,475
9. Ernest Bennett -- $1,650

September 20 – No-Limit Hold’em -- $1,000 + $60

1. Mark Simon -- $58,970
2. Steve Margulies -- $29,490
3. David Daneshgar -- $14,590
4. Alex Prendes Jr. -- $9,310
5. Larry Vance -- $6,210
6. Andre De Montesquiou -- $5,430
7. Mihran Freeland -- $4,655
8. Kenna James -- $3,880
9. Clyde Shimp -- $3,105

September 20 – No-Limit Hold’em -- $2,000 + $80

1. John Hoang -- $47,335
2. Talia Khio -- $27,220
3. Men Nguyen -- $14,200
4. Jonah Rogers -- $8,285
5. Marcel Sabag -- $6,510
6. Kourash Tasadoi -- $5,325
7. Franco Brunetti -- $4,140
8. Steven King -- $2,960
9. Young Phan -- $2,365

September 22 – Limit Hold’em -- $500 + $40

1. Alan Myerson -- $30,420
2. Ali Lari -- $15,205
3. Benjamin Arnold -- $7,520
4. Angie Tran -- $4,800
5. Alex Prendes Jr. -- $3,200
6. Travis Dang -- $2,800
7. Enrico Rivera -- $2,400
8. Eric De Matteis -- $2,000
9. George Youkhanna -- $1,600

Originally published September 13, 2005

Last updated September 26, 2005