Casino Regina’s Harvest Poker Classic, part of the bi-annual poker classic series, took place this past week. This prestigious Texas Hold’Em tournament has occurred every autumn since the inaugural event in 1995. Players travel from across Canada, the USA, and other parts of the world to compete in five-days of tournament action across a total of four events and satellite games for prize pools estimated at $500,000 in cash!
The final results are in! Congratulations go to Jared Klimosko of Saskatoon, SK on winning the Main Event for $55,750! Once again, Casino Regina hosted a great series with a total prize pool at an impressive $624,000, crushing estimates by $124,000.
Congratulations to all the winners!
Event 1 – Wednesday, November 12th:
$400 No-Limit Hold’em Freeze-out Knock-Out 12:00pm
- 210 player at one time maximum
- 8,000 Starting Chips
- 30 minute levels
- Re-entry event.
- Players will receive $50 in casino value chips for each knock-out.
- Tournament buy-in: $350 + $50 Registration
- Final Table only will be paid for this event.
Results:
Entrants: 241 • Prize Pool: $72,300 • Bounties: $12,050 • Total: $84,350
| 1st | Chad Riddell – Calgary — AB | $20,338 |
| 2nd | Garth Arnason – Winnipeg — MB | $13,321 |
| 3rd | John Treso – Regina — SK | $9,296 |
| 4th | Mark Charles – Winnipeg — MB | $6,881 |
| 5th | Chris Comely – Edmonton — AB | $5,371 |
| 6th | Mike Barnett – Regina — SK | $4,392 |
| 7th | Arnold Moch – Medicine Hat — AB | $3,735 |
| 8th | Dean Arsenie – Regina — SK | $3,282 |
| 9th | Trerry Poulsen – Cartwright — ND | $2,959 |
| 10th | Shannon Vargo – Saskatoon –SK | $2,725 |
Event 2 – Thursday, November 13th:
$600 No-Limit Hold’em Freeze-out 12:00pm
- 210 player at one time maximum
- 10,000 Starting Chips
- 30 minute levels
- Re-entry event.
- Tournament buy-in: $540 + 60 Registration
Results:
Entrants: 253 • Prize Pool: $136,620
| 1st | Justin Lamb – Regina — SK | $35,950 |
| 2nd | Barrie Bratt – White City — SK | $22,692 |
| 3rd | Brian Friesen – Winnipeg — MB | $15,086 |
| 4th | Ferrel Rempel – LaBrocherie — MB | $10,522 |
| 5th | Eric Johnson – Winnipeg — MB | $7,670 |
| 6th | Brian Ragasa – Winnipeg — MB | $5,819 |
| 7th | Len Lepke – Saskatoon — SK | $4,578 |
| 8th | Neil Bechdoldt – Winnipeg — MB | $3,721 |
| 9th | Emil Chomistek – RM of Pittville –SK | $3,112 |
| 10th | Brad Coulthard – Regina –SK | $2,668 |
| 11th | Nicholas Soliven – Winnipeg — MB | $2,339 |
| 12th | Kris Lee – Flin Flon –MB | $2,090 |
| 13th | Zenni Petros – Winnipeg –MB | $1,898 |
| 14th | Tristan Kovero – Regina –SK | $1,747 |
| 15th | Justin Chen – The Pas — MB | $1,628 |
| 16th | Kelsey Korchinski – Yorkton –SK | $1,533 |
| 17th | Pat McMillan – Kamsack — SK | $1,455 |
| 18th | Fraser Short – Red Deer — AB | $1,392 |
| 19th | Trevor Weisgerber – Moose Jaw– SK | $1,340 |
| 20th | Dallas Larson –Saskatoon –SK | $1,340 |
| 21st | Mattew Dooper – Lusk WY — USA | $1,340 |
| 22nd | Les Steffl – Moose Jaw — SK | $1,340 |
| 23rd | Arnold Moch – Medicine Hat — AB | $1,340 |
| 24th | Diane Olson – Estevan — SK | $1,340 |
| 25th | Aaron Buttinger – Humboldt — SK | $1,340 |
| 26th | James Vallevand – Regina — SK | $1,340 |
Event 3 – Friday, November 14th:
$800 No-Limit Hold’em Freeze-out Knock-Out 12:00pm
- 210 player at one time maximum
- 10,000 Starting Chips
- 30 Minute levels
- Re-entry event.
- Players will receive $100 in casino value chips for each knock-out.
- Tournament buy-in: $720 + $80 Registration
Results:
Entrants: 269 • Prize Pool: $166,780 • Bounties: $26,900 • Total: $193,680
| 1st | Fred Pynn – Regina — SK | $ 43,825 |
| 2nd | Jim Loudon – Sceptre — SK | $ 27,640 |
| 3rd | Shawn Leis – Saskatoon — SK | $ 18,356 |
| 4th | Hansel DelaCruz – Winnipeg — MB | $ 12,785 |
| 5th | Robbie Perry – Naicam — SK | $ 9,302 |
| 6th | Chase Johnston – Regina — SK | $ 7,044 |
| 7th | Keith Stick – Onion Lake — SK | $ 5,529 |
| 8th | Cory Kirby – Estevan — SK | $ 4,482 |
| 9th | Doug Baumgartner – Montmartre — SK | $ 3,738 |
| 10th | Joe Gallo – Tisdale — SK | $ 3,197 |
| 11th | Curtis Compain – Saskatoon — SK | $ 2,795 |
| 12th | Pat Kendel – Saskatoon — SK | $ 2,491 |
| 13th | Brad Coulthard – Regina — SK | $ 2,256 |
| 14th | John Treso – Regina — SK | $2,073 |
| 15th | Rod Bearchell – MooseJaw — SK | $ 1,927 |
| 16th | Clint Christianson – Naicam — SK | $ 1,810 |
| 17th | Mike Barnett – Regina — SK | $ 1,716 |
| 18th | Justin Chen – The Pas — MB | $ 1,639 |
| 19th | Dwayne Kok – Saskatoon — SK | $ 1,575 |
| 20th | Gerald Ferguson — Regina — SK | $ 1,575 |
| 21st | John Smith – Regina — SK | $ 1,575 |
| 22nd | Solomon Tesfagirgis –Saskatoon –SK | $ 1,575 |
| 23rd | Neil Bechdoldt – Winnipeg — MB | $ 1,575 |
| 24th | Daniel Spurr – Winnipeg — MB | $1,575 |
| 25th | Clarence Bellegarde – Regina — SK | $1,575 |
| 26th | Chad Joinson – Saskatoon — SK | $1,575 |
| 27th | Sheila Schmidt – Sherwood Park — AB | $1,575 |
Event 4 – Saturday, November 15th:
$1100 No Limit Hold’em Freeze-out 12:00pm
- 210 player at one time maximum
- 15,000 Starting Chips
- 30 minute levels
- Re-entry event.
- Tournament buy-in: $1000 + $100 Registration
Results:
Entrants: 210 • Prize Pool: $210,000
| 1st | Jared Klimosko – Saskatoon – SK | $ 55,750 |
| 2nd | Brad Heidt – Kerrobert – SK | $ 35,370 |
| 3rd | Daniel Lamb – Regina – SK | $ 23,679 |
| 4th | Steven Mager – – Regina — SK | $ 16,664 |
| 5th | Justin Lamb – – Regina – – SK | $ 12,280 |
| 6th | Kristy Gaudry – Regina — SK | $ 9,436 |
| 7th | Dale Garthus — Moose Jaw — SK | $ 7,528 |
| 8th | Ron Piasetzki – Edmonton — AB | $ 6,210 |
| 9th | Tanys Jones – Regina — SK | $ 5,273 |
| 10th | Randy Trautwein – Leader — SK | $ 4,592 |
| 11th | Mike Kirby — Regina — SK | $ 4,086 |
| 12th | Ryan Cairns – Forestbury — AB | $ 3,703 |
| 13th | Kyle Doberstein – Winnipeg — MB | $ 3,407 |
| 14th | Mark Charles – Winnipeg — MB | $ 3,176 |
| 15th | Farrel Rempel – Steinbach — MB | $ 2,993 |
| 16th | Curtis Krushelniski – Macklin — SK | $ 2,846 |
| 17th | Justin Skamanis – Regina — SK | $ 2,727 |
| 18th | Peter Pawlak – Winnipeg — Regina | $ 2,630 |
| 19th | Mike Barnett – Regina — SK | $ 2,550 |
| 20th | Henry Menard – Winnipeg — MB | $2,550 |
| 21st | Danette Holzwarth – Lethbridge — AB | $2,550 |
