Karl Held (Queens, NY) held the chip lead when the final table was formed, but as Jake 'the Snake' Ferro (S Syracuse, NY) busted out five players on the way to getting heads-up, he amassed the larger stack. The chip lead changed hands a couple of times, but Ferro had all the chips when it counted. He took the win and $22,263.
Karl Held took second and $12,368. He's normally buying and selling office furniture or playing blackjack. This is his biggest tournament cash ever, but he doesn't get to play a lot. "I'd like to play more, but you know, the wife..." Perhaps this windfall will help sway her.
Third place and $7,670 went to Joseph Gergus (Orwigsburg, PA) who manages a gas station. He only plays occasionally when he's got some time. Today he played a very conservative game, which is difficult in the speedy format of the Semi-Turbo.
327 entries generated total buy-ins of $85,020. The final 36 players got a piece of the pie. Among those were Borgata tournament frequent fliers Keith Crowder, (8th - $2,433) Elliott Zaydman, (12th - $1,072) David Zeitlin, (14th - $825) Michael Marder, (25th - $619) and Mike Holm (33rd - $495).
Jake Ferro had to skip out of work to play this event, but since he works for his father's trucking dispatch company, he'll get a pass. Ferro's not sharing his winnings, but "I'll treat him to a nice dinner, or a round of golf".
Final Table Results
1 - Jake 'the Snake' Ferro (S Syracuse, NY) - $22,263
2 - Karl Held (Queens, NY) - $12,368
3 - Joseph Gergus (Orwigsburg, PA) - $7,670
4 - Ramak Rabizadeh (Montvale, NJ) - $6,185
5 - Todd Rebello (Oak Bluffs, MA) - $4,783
6 - Michael Turco (Minneapolis, MN) - $4,041
7 - Roman Valerstein (Newtown Square, PA) - $3,258
8 - Keith Crowder (Elkins Park, PA) - $2,433
9 - Michael Pirayesh (Charlotte, NC) - $1,649
10 - Leonid Kaziyev (Queens, NY) - $1,072
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