Ambro 9 Details

Hello all, here is a little recap of what went down at the 9th Ambro Hold Em Tournament. The dynasty of Whip Snyder is officially over. Out of the 35 people that entered this tournament, 11 were newcomers. It was a Greek invasion as we had 7 Greeks playing in this tournament. Of the 7, 3 got prize money. Ken Markakis put in a strong performance grabbing 5th place. The last tournament he was in (3/31/2000), he had an early exit, being the 2nd one out. 4th place went to Steve who put a major dent into Ken's chips at one point going all in with an Ace high flush against Ken's King high flush. That hand was the turning point for Ken. Next up, we have former champion Tony Ambrosio taking 3rd place. He played very well throughout this tournament eliminating 4 time champion Whip Snyder. (Whip finished in 23rd place this tournament). Tony got eliminated again by Mike Swartz for the 2nd straight tournament. On the board was, 7-6-Ace-7-6. Mike puts Tony to the test and goes all in. (Mike had A LOT more chips than Tony did at the time). Tony decides to call and both had an Ace in their hole, but Mike had a 10, so he eliminates Tony with Aces and sevens with a 10 kicker. So, finally we are down to 2 people...Mike Swartz and newcomer Al DeVito. The head to head action went on for about 35 minutes. Mike had a significant chip lead over Al, but the newcomer just kept staying alive. Throughout the night, Al caught many river cards that kept him in the tournament. I remember one hand he went all in and caught 2 running spades to catch the flush and remain in the tournament. Last tournament, Whip was known as the "River Man".....this tournament, Al gets that award. The final hand came down to Mike going all in before the flop and Al calling with about 1200 left in chips. They turned over their cards and both guys had pairs. Al had a pair of 6's and Mike had 7's. The flop was K-J-J. 4th street was an 8 and the river was a 9. Mike wins the tournament with two pairs, Jacks and 7's to Al's Jacks and 6's. The tournament ended at 3:45AM.

Stay tuned for announcements for the 10TH Ambro Texas Hold-Em Tournament. No reports of any date yet, but I will keep you all posted. Attached is a picture of the final hand.

Ambro....Out