Despite cold and a ton of snow rolling in, players at Casino Regina have wasted no time in grabbing their share of an estimated $500,000 in series prize-pool at the 2012 Harvest Poker Classic. Results from Events 1 through 3 show players Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario on the board, while it seems one gentleman even made the trip from Nunavut! So far, around a $354,000 has been awarded in the first 3 events with Saturday’s $700 No Limit Hold’em yet to go.
Moose Jaw’s Rod Bearchell , the winner of Event #1 for $14,139 and the Event #2 winner, Regina local Daniel Lamb’s $29,022 haul, both appear to be the first major tournament hauls for each; five figures being a fine way to put your name on the MTT poker map. Calgary’s Rod Naylor however now has a title to add to his monthly $300 Deep Stack Challenge win back in 2009 at the Grey Eagle Casino.
With an average of 195 players per event so far this series, it isn’t a stretch to expect at least 150-200 players to sit down for Saturday’s concluding event. We’ll be back with a series recap then, along with a look at a few notables making bank on the Prairies once again. Here are the full results for Events 1-3:
2012 HARVEST POKER CLASSIC – $300 NO LIMIT HOLD’EM KO RESULTS – EVENT 1
| 1st | Rod Bearchell – Moose Jaw, SK | $14,139 |
| 2nd | Darrin Oremba – Regina, SK | $8,916 |
| 3rd | Kyle Menne – East St.Paul, MB | $5,921 |
| 4th | Dean Arsenie – Regina, SK | $4,124 |
| 5th | Aaron Wawryk – Regina, SK | $3,001 |
| 6th | Matt Deschamps – Regina, SK | $2,272 |
| 7th | Diane Olson – Estevan, SK | $1,783 |
| 8th | DNR | $1,446 |
| 9th | Danette Holzwarth – Lethbridge, AB | $1,206 |
| 10th | Lance Storz – Regina, SK | $1,031 |
| 11th | Brian Anderson – North Battleford, SK | $902 |
| 12th | Dan Lamb – Regina, SK | $803 |
| 13th | Richard Allan – Portage La Prairie, MB | $728 |
| 14th | Andrew Sedor – Carnduff, SK | $669 |
| 15th | Linell Rossouw – Regina, SK | $622 |
| 16th | Chris Dietze – Oxbow, SK | $584 |
| 17th | Lindsay Flannery – Lumsden, SK | $554 |
| 18th | Chelsey Desjarlais – Wadena, SK | $529 |
| 19th | Dennis Worme – Quinton, SK | $508 |
| 20th | Keith Sanburn – Thompson, MB | $508 |
| 21st | Nick Palanuik – Regina, SK | $508 |
| 22nd | Garth Arnason – Winnipeg, MB | $508 |
| 23rd | Allan Yu Hui – Regina, SK | $508 |
| 24th | Harry Kuksuk – Arviat, Nunavut | $508 |
| 25th | Leroy Kuan – Saskatoon, SK | $508 |
| 26th | Andy Stewart – Regina, SK | $508 |
| 27th | Shawn Klassen – Lampman, SK | $508 |
Total Entrants: 269 Prize Pool: $ 53, 800 Bounties $26,900 Grand Total: $80,700
2012 HARVEST POKER CLASSIC – $800 NO LIMIT HOLD’EM FREEZE OUT RESULTS – EVENT 2
| 1st | Daniel Lamb – Regina , SK | $29,022 |
| 2nd | Alma Baconfield— Regina , SK | $18,609 |
| 3rd | Garth Arnason— Winnipeg , MB | $12,637 |
| 4th | Michael Smith— Saskatoon , SK | $9053 |
| 5th | Tony Dimini— Grand Coulee , SK | $6813 |
| 6th | Sam Gottiparthi— Mississauga, ON | $5,360 |
| 7th | Len Sepke— Saskatoon , SK | $4386 |
| 8th | Farrel Rempel— Steinbach, MB | $3712 |
| 9th | Jay Watson— Saskatoon , SK | $3,234 |
| 10th | Allen Pedlow— Brandon , MB | $2,886 |
| 11th | David Craig— Moose Jaw , SK | $2,627 |
| 12th | Lindsay Flannery— Regina , SK | $2,432 |
| 13th | Ryan Smith— Saskatoon , SK | $2,281 |
| 14th | Larry Iron— Canoe Narrows , SK | $2,163 |
| 15th | Joe Ranalli— Regina , SK | $2,069 |
Total Entries: 149 Total Prize Pool: $107,280
2012 HARVEST POKER CLASSIC – $1100 NLH CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS – EVENT 3
| 1st | Rob Naylor — Calgary , AB | $44,545 |
| 2nd | Mike Lisanti — Headingly , MB | $28,437 |
| 3rd | Garth Arnason — Winnipeg , MB | $19,196 |
| 4th | James Loudon — Sceptre , SK | $13,651 |
| 5th | Brad Heidt — Kerrobert , SK | $10,185 |
| 6th | John Hashem — Regina , SK | $7,937 |
| 7th | Buddy Little — Thompson , MB | $6,429 |
| 8th | Allan Fischer — Regina , SK | $5,387 |
| 9th | Neil Bechdoldt — Winnipeg , MB | $4,646 |
| 10th | Kyle Irvine — Regina , SK | $4,108 |
| 11th | Michael Fenrich — Leader , SK | $3,708 |
| 12th | Harold Veronelly — Calgary , AB | $3,405 |
| 13th | James Gibson — Stonewall , MB | $3,171 |
| 14th | Matt Deschamps — Regina , SK | $2,989 |
| 15th | Khaly Dang — Mississauga , ON | $2,844 |
| 16th | Geoffery Mulligan – Warman , SK | $2,728 |
| 17th | Robbie Parry – Naicam , SK | $2,634 |
Total Entries: 166 Total Prize Pool: $166,000
