Hooters Casino, Las Vegas NV: Blackjack Tournament October 19-21, 2006

Reported by Joe Pane

This event was a $99 entry fee event with $11,500 paid out to the final table of five players. Each round was 24 hands with betting limits of $100 to $2500.

Finalists, starting in seat 1 were Skip Samad, Steve Popovich, Tom Gonzales, Larry Kimbrell, and Victor Martinez.

Martinez went out on hand 19 to take fifth place. We pick up the action on hand 20 just after the countdown.

Seat		Player	Bankroll	Bet	Cards	Value	Win/Loss
Hand 20
1		Samad	$5050	$2500	5 8 A T	Bust	-$2500
2	==>	Popovich	$9400	$1600 + $Ins 800	A 7 T	18	-$800
3		Gonzales	$7300	$400	T 5	15	-$400
4		Kimbrell	$5050	$1000	T 2 3 7	Bust	-$1000
		Dealer		Upcard A	A A 5 A	18
Hand 21
1		Samad	$2550	$2500	T 6	16	-$2500
2		Popovich	$8600	$1800	T 4 3	17	-$1800
3	==>	Gonzales	$6900	$500	3 6 T	19	$500
4		Kimbrell	$4050	$1100	9 6 T	Bust	-$1100
		Dealer		Upcard 8	8 T	18
Hand 22
1		Samad	$50	$			$0
2		Popovich	$6800	$100	T 7	17	$100
3		Gonzales	$7400	$500	T T	20	$500
4	==>	Kimbrell	$2950	$2500 + $400	4 4 Dbl ?	?	$2900
		Dealer		Upcard 3	3 2 2 7 T	Bust
Hand 23
1		Samad	$50	$			$0
2	==>	Popovich	$6900	$600	8 6 T	Bust	-$600
3		Gonzales	$7900	$2500	T 2 T	Bust	-$2500
4		Kimbrell	$5850	$800	2 3 T T	Bust	-$800
		Dealer		Upcard 8	8 A	19
Hand 24
1		Samad	$50	$			$0
2		Popovich	$6300	$2200 + $2200	7 4 Dbl 2	13	-$4400
3	==>	Gonzales	$5400	$2500	T 9	19	$0
4		Kimbrell	$5050	$2500 + $2500	T 2 Dbl 7	19	$0
		Dealer		Upcard T	T 9	19

Final Standings
Player	Final Bankroll	Place	Prize Money
Tom Gonzales	$5400	1st	$6000
Larry Kimbrell	$5050	2nd	$3000
Steve Popovich	$1900	3rd	$1500
Skip Samad	$0	4th	$600
Victor Martinez	$0	5th	$400