Tournament Results – 2006 Fifth Annual Festa al Lago Classic

Venue: Bellagio Hotel Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Dates: October 2 – October 19
Number of Events: 12

Championship Event: October 16 – October 20; $10,000 buy-in


October 2 – No-Limit Hold’em -- $1,500 + $0 – 215 Players

1. Alan Cutler -- $131,810
2. Kim Frederiksen -- $63,210
3. Dapo Fadeyi -- $31,605
4. Ryan Larson -- $17,235
5. Scott Warner -- $12,930
6. Mack Lee -- $10,055
7. Rodney Barkis -- $7,185
8. Sven Vestlund -- $5,745
9. Mark Gregorich -- $4,595

October 3 – No-Limit Hold’em -- $2,000 + $0 – 140 Players

1. James Rice III -- $116,555
2. Jean Gaspard -- $54,140
3. Stuart Krasney -- $27,070
4. Brian Rast -- $14,770
5. Minh Nguyen -- $11,075
6. Chip Jett -- $8,615
7. Tony Abesamis -- $6,155
8. Victor Bailey -- $4,920
9. Ablahad Salim -- $3,940

October 4 – No-Limit Hold’em -- $2,500 + $0 – 109 Players

1. Justin Young -- $139,365
2. Manny Syragakis -- $59,705
3. Mikael Thuritz -- $31,045
4. Vijayan Nagarajan -- $16,725
5. Lance Allred -- $13,135
6. Ty Wilson -- $10,745
7. Domingo 'Rocky' Enciso -- $8,360
8. Matt Dean -- $5,970
9. Brian Wolfe -- $4,775

October 5 – No-Limit Hold’em -- $3,000 + $0 – 82 Players

1. Steve Dunning -- $104,355
2. Nam Le -- $53,280
3. J.C. Tran -- $27,705
4. Ned Cruey -- $14,920
5. Rene Angelil -- $11,720
6. Henry Nguyen -- $9,590
7. Tad Jurgens -- $7,460
8. Melissa Hayden -- $5,330
9. Adam Geyer -- $4,260

October 6 – No-Limit Hold’em -- $5,000 + $0 – 102 Players

1. Steve Wong -- $199,105
2. Charles Odom -- $117,300
3. G. Richard Tatalovich -- $60,995
4. Manny Syragakis -- $32,845
5. Ashok Surapaneni -- $25,805
6. Alan Smurfit -- $21,115
7. Pat McGuire -- $16,420
8. Ryan Hughes -- $11,730
9. Chris Martin -- $9,385

October 7 – No-Limit Hold’em -- $1,500 + $0 – 360 Players

1. Charlie Sewell -- $194,920
2. Joseph Haddad -- $104,645
3. Domenic Triumbari -- $52,320
4. Quinn Do -- $29,890
5. J.C. Tran -- $22,425
6. Yohannes Muruz -- $17,440
7. Serkan Alp -- $12,460
8. Robert Cheung -- $9,965
9. John Sabey -- $7,975

October 8 – No-Limit Hold’em -- $2,000 + $0 – 197 Players

1. Francois Safieddine -- $157,470
2. Sammy Cohen -- $78,470
3. Gioi Luong -- $39,235
4. Kelly Kim -- $21,405
5. Wayne Boich -- $16,050
6. Sirous Baghchehsaraie -- $12,485
7. Ron Stanley -- $8,915
8. Marvin Thompson -- $7,135
9. Russell Harris -- $5,705

October 9 – No-Limit Hold’em -- $2,500 + $0 – 163 Players

1. Dan Lowe -- $162,315
2. Charlie Sewell -- $81,350
3. Jeff Blenkarn -- $40,675
4. Jimmy Tran -- $22,185
5. Manny Syragakis -- $16,640
6. Eugene Todd -- $12,940
7. Shannon Shorr -- $9,245
8. Ray Taranto -- $7,395
9. Justin Young -- $5,915

October 10 – No-Limit Hold’em -- $3,000 + $0 – 163 Players

1. Jess Newman -- $163,575
2. Cornel Cimpan -- $82,095
3. J.C. Tran -- $41,050
4. Shawn Hattem -- $22,385
5. Gavin Griffin -- $16,795
6. Vijayan Nagarajan -- $13,060
7. Sammy Cohen -- $9,330
8. David Plastik -- $7,465
9. Brian Rast -- $5,970

October 11 – No-Limit Hold’em -- $5,000 + $0 – 140 Players

1. Joe Sebok -- $267,295
2. John Hoang -- $143,770
3. Chuck Kelley -- $71,885
4. Eugene Todd -- $39,205
5. Chad Brown -- $29,410
6. Mark Gregorich -- $22,875
7. David Daneshgar -- $16,340
8. Bill Gustafik -- $13,070
9. Vadim Trincher -- $10,455

October 12 – Seniors No-Limit Hold’em -- $1,500 + $60 – 161 Players

1. Tom Pniak -- $102,740
2. Ted McNeely -- $45,925
3. Karen Winston -- $22,965
4. Sergio Cusin -- $12,520
5. Ron Stanley -- $9,395
6. Luis Villalobos -- $7,305
7. Chris Bigler -- $5,220
8. Jake Wells Jr. -- $4,175
9. Chuck Thompson -- $3,340

Originally published October 17, 2006