Thursday, March 8, 2007

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The other Chan the man at WSOPC

By Erin Warner

Tournament newcomer Jerry Chan swept the World Series of Poker circuit Event 2 at Caesars Atlantic City in a dominating performance likened to those of greats Doyle Brunson and Phil Hellmuth.

The Brooklyn College business student had yet to win a poker event before he nailed down a victory in the $500+$60 No-Limit Hold'em tournament Wednesday.

More than 500 players competed, swelling the prize pool to $254,000. Chan's portion of the money totaled $76,200 after he smoothly defeated runner-up Rick Austin in heads-up poker.

By all accounts, Chan, 23, was in the zone throughout the two-day event, rarely relinquishing his hold on the chip lead.

The momentum carried through to the heads-up, and after 20 hands Chan had built a stack to be reckoned with. When Austin moved all-in with A-5, Chan called holding A-8. Austin wouldn't recover after the flop paired Chan's eight.

The final tournament results are as follows:

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Jerry Chan	$76,200
2nd	Rick Austin	$40,894
3rd	Carl Restifo	$20,320
4th	Perry McGinnis	$17,780
5th	Bobby Roberts	$15,240
6th	Ryan Blankenship	$12,700
7th	Jose Torres	$10,160
8th	Shane Keller	$7,620
9th	Brian Murphy	$5,080

With 1,106 registered players, the Caesars Atlantic City event is the second-largest WSOP circuit to date.

To read more results throughout the tournament, check back daily with the PokerListings.com news team.

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