Season five’s Legends of Poker tournament at the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, CA lived up to its name, attracting 458 of the world’s greatest poker players for its $10,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em event. The likes of Scotty Nguyen and Hoyt Corkins at the final table provided the star power, while up-and-comer Joe Pelton showcased the talent of the future.
Wielding a short stack for much of the tournament, Pelton’s persistence paid off as he would go on to defeat poker pro Frankie O’Dell in a heads-up match earning him over $1.6 million in prize money.
Scotty Nguyen’s run at another World Poker Tour title ended when he got all of his chips in with pocket aces on a flop of Q-8-2, against O’Dell’s pocket jacks. A runner-runner straight for O’Dell sent Scotty to the rail in 6th place.
Kevin O’Donnell and Randy Holland, both relative newcomers to the World Poker Tour scene, took 4th and 5th respectively.
| Legends of Poker | |
| Casino: | Bicycle Casino |
| Location: | Los Angeles, CA |
| Buy-in: | $9,700 |
| Entry Fee: | $300 |
| # of Players: | 458 |
| Prize Pool: | $4,520,200 |
| Final Table date: | Aug 30, 2006 |
| Results | ||
| 1 | Joe Pelton |
$1,602,670 |
| 2 | Frankie O'Dell |
$776,385 |
| 3 | Hoyt Corkins |
$381,540 |
| 4 | Kevin O'Donnell |
$226,260 |
| 5 | Randy Holland |
$177,460 |
| 6 | Scotty Nguyen |
$133,095 |
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