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Free tournaments. No buy-in or gambling for money or other things of value. No prizes, trophies, bartabs, or other awards. Strictly for entertainment & sport. Must be 21. Scores are as received from the Chicago Poker Meetup Group. For information and current schedule visit: http://poker.meetup.com/13/events

FALL 2006 TOURNAMENT of CHAMPIONS, Sun, Jan. 28

QUALIFYING PLAYERS, FINAL TABLE: Seated left to right, from front: Iwona Filuciak, Diana Migala, Scott Croy, Joe Rondon, Tournament Director S. Michael Bishop (standing), Fabian Ramos, Daniel Rodriguez, Srikhar Saddapalli, Don Crosbie, and Jennifer Lewkowicz
 

ORDER OF FINISH

CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE

1st: Diana Migala

2nd: Joe Rondon

3rd: Fabian Ramos

4th: Iwona Filuciak

5th: Jennifer Lewkowicz

6th: Srikhar Saddapalli

7th: Daniel Rodriguez

8th: Scott Croy

9th: Don Crosbie
 

PLAY-BY-PLAY COVERAGE

This was a tremendous Final Table Championship! The chip leadership changed hands many times. Congratulations to all players!

STARTING STACK: Each player starts with 10000 units. Units are free and have no exchange for cash, prizes, or other things of value. Each player also has one "re-entry" option for another stack of 10000 units, but only after they have gone "all-in" and busted out.
 
TIME BLINDS GAME COMMENTS
410pm 50/100 Holdem Play begins with 50/100 No-Limit Texas Holdem
945pm 40000/80000 Holdem At 945pm, play is heads-up between Joe Rondon and Diana Migala with blinds at 40,000 / 80,000. Rondon's K/7 holds up to push Migala to the felt. She's forced to use her re-entry token.
1015pm 40000/80000 Omaha In a pivotal Omaha hand, Joe Rondon hits a straight on the river. The Tournament Director's notes read "Migala is crippled", as Rondon's victory now seems inevitable.
1045pm 10000/20000 Omaha After over 6 hours of play, Diana Migala pulls one of the greatest comebacks in tournament poker to win the Fall Tournament of Champions. After losing a vast percentage of her final chipstack she came back one hand at a time to pull even with Joe Rondon. The end came in an Omaha hand when Migala's A-J-10-5 double-suited held up against Rondon's A-A-K-7.  Picture is below.

Congratulations to all players who made the Fall 2006 Tournament of Champions a memorable event!