26th Annual
World Series of Poker

$5,000 Buy-in
Entries: 77
Total Prize Money: $385,000

1994 Winner: Roger Moore - $144,000

1995 Champion: TONY DeANGELO

• The Winners.
• The Showdown.
• The Final Table.
• The Final Hand.

1. Tony DeAngelo				$154,000
Sewell, New Jersey
2. T.J. Cloutier				  88,550
Dallas, Texas
3. Kevin Redican				  46,200
Reno, Nevada
4. Harry Thomas					  26,950
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
5. Chris Bjorin					  23,100
London, England
6. Robert Turner				  19,250
Downey, California
7. Ralph Levine					  15,400
Las Vegas, Nevada
8. Walt Baronick				  11,550
Glendale, Arizona

. This is DeAngelo's first World Series title and marks the second time he has made it to the final table. He finished seventh in the $5,000 buy-in Stud competition during the 1993 WSP. The owner of an auto dealership, DeAngelo began playing poker 17 years ago. "I feel like 'Tony the Tiger' -- grrrreat!" he said. "I've been coming to Vegas since 1986 and have been thinking about winning this tournament ever since. It's a personal dream come true for me."

. DeAngelo came to the final table in good chip position, and when heads-up play began, he had only a slight disadvantage to runner-up T.J. Cloutier. The two men traded chips back and forth for the next few hands, then DeAngelo went on a rush and won several pots in a row to take a substantial lead. The decisive hand came down when Cloutier raised on third street with Q-8-8, DeAngelo reraised with 7-7-3, Cloutier kicked it up again, and DeAngelo called. By fifth street, Cloutier was all in with queens up and DeAngelo had picked up a gut-shot straight draw. Sixth street brought blanks to both players, but on the river, DeAngelo -- who had just five outs -- caught a six to win the pot and his first World Series title with a seven-high straight.

. "I had my rosary with me the whole time," DeAngelo said. "I kept praying, 'Let me win this tournament,' and I just felt I was going to win. Every time my chips went down, I got them back in the next hand or so. It was like magic."

. Cloutier, a 55-year-old professional poker player from Dallas, Texas, received $88,550 for his second-place finish. A former professional football player in the Canadian League, Cloutier holds more than 25 titles from major poker competitions, including three from the World Series of Poker and three consecutive no-limit Hold'em championship titles from the Diamond Jim Brady tournament. His latest award brings Cloutier's total World Series earnings to $1,008,610, moving him past Tom McEvoy into the No. 12 spot on the roster of all-time WSP money winners. Incidentally, Cloutier is the first player to top $1 million in earnings without winning the championship event.

. Placing third in the Seven-Card Stud event and pocketing $46,200 was Kevin Redican of Reno, Nevada. A 46-year-old stock market investor, Redican has cashed in several other major poker competitions, including the Hall of Fame Poker Classic and the Diamond Jim Brady tournament. He began playing poker 20 years ago and considers himself primarily a Hold'em player. "I just recently took up Stud again," he commented.

. Redican was eliminated from the tournament when he called all in on fourth street with a straight draw against Cloutier, who turned over trip queens. When Redican failed to catch a needed jack, Cloutier took down the pot.

The Final Hand

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