The River Rock Casino has been the place to be for Canadian Poker players this past week seeking to play in one of the top poker tournaments that a Canadian poker room has to offer. Already we have seen two out of three events being sold out.
The first event, the $550 No Limit Hold’em attracted a field of 496 poker players contributing into a $248,000 prize pool. After four days, when it was all said and done the winner of the event was Terence Lai who travelled from Mississauga, Ontario to cash in for a $55,899 first prize. He was runnered-up by Carter Newhof from Mercer Island, Washington who goes back to the USA to celebrate American Thanksgiving this weekend $35,241 richer. He can buy the prize turkey with that kind of cash. In 3rd place was Kwong Wai Au of Kamloops, BC who took $21,874. Payout scales allowed the top 45 finishers enjoy a money finish.
Event #2 was the $1,100 No Limit Hold’em event which attracted a field of 647 poker players. The 63 top poker players divided a total prize pool of $646,988. The top 3 finishers we’re Yan Ho-Lee of Richmond winning $139,493, Preston Partridge of Shawnigan Lake winning $89,339, and Andrew Tai also of Richmond who took home $56,368.
A full list of winners can be found below.
Today is the first day of the much awaited $2,700 Main Event. Final satellites were run last night at the price of $220 and today we can expect to see some great action. The team of CanadaPoker.com will be on hand. You can expect to see player interviews and a lot of great pictures in our photo gallery so visit often.
Event #1 – $550 No Limit Hold’em
| $ | Poker Player Name | City, Province | |
| 1 | $55,899 | TERENCE LAI | MISSISSAUGA, ON |
| 2 | $35,241 | CARTER NEWHOF | MERCER ISLAND,WASH |
| 3 | $21,874 | KWONG WAI, AU | KAMLOOPS, BC |
| 4 | $17,620 | JACK WU | BURNABY, BC |
| 5 | $14,339 | EDWARD SORENSEN | VANCOUVER, BC |
| 6 | $11,301 | CORY McCLURE | SURREY, BC |
| 7 | $8,871 | JOHN NGUYEN | VANCOUVER, BC |
| 8 | $7,048 | KEN TRAN | VANCOUVER, BC |
| 9 | $5,225 | AGOSTINHO, GOMES | RICHMOND, BC |
| 10 | $3,524 | RAJAN NAGRA | PRINCE GEORGE,BC |
| 11 | $3,524 | MAXIM BABKO | RICHMOND, BC |
| 12 | $3,524 | COLE JESSON | NEW WESTMINSTER |
| 13 | $2,916 | GEORGE ZAWADZKI | BOWEN ISLAND, BC |
| 14 | $2,916 | SHAHEEN SIDI | BURNABY, BC |
| 15 | $2,916 | DARYL MCCULLOUGH | GABRIOLA ISLAND,BC |
| 16 | $2,309 | ZHONG MIN LI | COQUITLAM,BC |
| 17 | $2,309 | SADIA COHEN | VANCOUVER, BC |
| 18 | $2,309 | BRANT TAYLOR | DELTA, BC |
| 19 | $1,641 | BRIAN STROM | SURREY, BC |
| 20 | $1,641 | MICHAEL SANDS | RICHMOND, BC |
| 21 | $1,641 | KELLY BEVACQUA | SURREY, BC |
| 22 | $1,641 | KENNETH PRIESTLEY | PITT MEADOWS, BC |
| 23 | $1,641 | JACQUELINE RAY | BURNABY, BC |
| 24 | $1,641 | PAUL VASSALO | WHITE ROCK, BC |
| 25 | $1,641 | TSUNEHISA NISHI | RICHMOND, BC |
| 26 | $1,641 | SHAWN KINSELLA | WHITE HORSE YT |
| 27 | $1,641 | GLORIA HAWLEY | LADAC, AB |
| 28 | $1,458 | JIE LI | RICHMOND, BC |
| 29 | $1,458 | CAMERON STEDEFORD | PRINCE GEORGE, BC |
| 30 | $1,458 | MARK PALMATARY | PORT COQUITLAM,BC |
| 31 | $1,458 | HAROLD FITZPATRICK | SURREY, BC |
| 32 | $1,458 | MUCO ORAN | OSOYOOS, BC |
| 33 | $1,458 | TERRY NESTEGARD | PORT COQUITLAM,BC |
| 34 | $1,458 | JOY KENWORTHY | WASHINGTON USA |
| 35 | $1,458 | JEFFREY SAUVE | POWELL RIVER, BC |
| 36 | $1,458 | SAROJINI INGRE | VANCOUVER, BC |
| 37 | $1,276 | MICHAEL SEGAL | BOWEN ISLAND, BC |
| 38 | $1,276 | THOMAS BACHMEIER | RICHMOND, BC |
| 39 | $1,276 | LOC NGUYEN | RICHMOND, BC |
| 40 | $1,276 | MICHAEL COLLINS | VANCOUVER, BC |
| 41 | $1,276 | PHILIP CARLINGTON | BOWEN ISLAND, BC |
| 42 | $1,276 | WILLIAM HILTON | CHILLIWACK, BC |
| 43 | $1,276 | JAMES ST. AMAND | THUNDER BAY, ON |
| 44 | $1,276 | SALIM MAWANI | PORT COQUITLAM,BC |
| 45 | $1,276 | ERIC VALLE | NEW WESTMINSTER |
Event #2 – $1,100 No Limit Hold’em
| $ | Poker Player Name | City, Province | |
| 1 | $139,493 | YAN HO- LEE | RICHMOND, BC |
| 2 | $89,339 | PRESTON PARTRIDGE | SHAWNIGAN LAKE |
| 3 | $56,368 | ANDREW TAI | RICHMOND, BC |
| 4 | $44,384 | WEN LAN, PENG | VANCOUVER |
| 5 | $36,458 | RICHARD KOSTERMAN | SASKATCHEWAN, BC |
| 6 | $28,723 | LLOYD GABRIELSON | ABBOTSFORD, BC |
| 7 | $22,382 | MATTHEW RANDALL | NEW WESTMINSTER, BC |
| 8 | $17,437 | ZANG HUA | RICHMOND, BC |
| 9 | $12,681 | CORY WILKINSON | WHITE ROCK, BC |
| 10 | $8,116 | CHRISTOPHER GOMEZ | DELTA, BC |
| 11 | $8,116 | KEITH WINTERMANS | VANCOUVER, BC |
| 12 | $8,116 | MARCUS VERHIEL | NORTH VANCOVUER, BC |
| 13 | $6,467 | BRANT TAYLOR | DELTA, BC |
| 14 | $6,467 | DAVID SHELDON | LANGLEY, BC |
| 15 | $6,467 | SHAWN NIXON | DUNCAN, BC |
| 16 | $5,072 | BRIAN ANDERSON | LANGLEY, BC |
| 17 | $5,072 | TROY HUILLERY | FORT ST. JOHN, BC |
| 18 | $5,072 | RICK VIRS | MAPLE RIDGE, BC |
| 19 | $3,804 | KIN SHING TANG | BURNABY, BC |
| 20 | $3,804 | SAMUEL NGAI | EDMONTON, AB |
| 21 | $3,804 | LILLIAN CHAN | VANCOUVER, BC |
| 22 | $3,804 | CLIFFORD DEARDORFT | SEATTLE, WA |
| 23 | $3,804 | ZHENG YANG | VICTORIA, BC |
| 24 | $3,804 | TREVOR VANDERVEEN | BELLINGHAM, WA |
| 25 | $3,804 | JOHN CHAN | VANCOUVER, BC |
| 26 | $3,804 | KELLY SIAH | BURNABY, BC |
| 27 | $3,804 | DAVID ROQUE | VANCOUVER, BC |
| 28 | $3,170 | PASEUTH THIPHAVONG | ABBOTSFORD, BC |
| 29 | $3,170 | HONG-WIE JHIE | SURREY, BC |
| 30 | $3,170 | CHAN-JUI LIN | RICHMOND, BC |
| 31 | $3,170 | KULJIT DHILLON | SURREY, BC |
| 32 | $3,170 | AMER ESHO | LONDON, ON |
| 33 | $3,170 | PETAR MAJSTORVIC | SURREY, BC |
| 34 | $3,170 | BRANDA NERNER | WASHINGTON, WA |
| 35 | $3,170 | MUGUREL MANICA | VANCOUVER, BC |
| 36 | $3,170 | DYLAN COLLINGWOOD | VANCOUVER, BC |
| 37 | $2,600 | ROBERT YOUNG | SURREY, BC |
| 38 | $2,600 | KENNETH YU | VANCOUVER, BC |
| 39 | $2,600 | ALEX CHEONG | VANCOUVER, BC |
| 40 | $2,600 | STEPHANE BLOUIN | MONTREAL, QB |
| 41 | $2,600 | MICHAEL MORETTO | BURNABY, BC |
| 42 | $2,600 | SHARPOUR SHIRZADI | SUMNER, WA |
| 43 | $2,600 | ROBERT LEWIS | DELTA, BC |
| 44 | $2,600 | RICHARD WEBB | GRAND BEND, ON |
| 45 | $2,600 | ERIC WALLACE | NANAIMO, BC |
| 46 | $2,409 | GARY KHAU | VANCOUVER, BC |
| 47 | $2,409 | DOUGLAS KLMER | MISSION BC |
| 48 | $2,409 | MARK LOFTHOUSE | SURREY, BC |
| 49 | $2,409 | EDWARD KARSHAW | QUALICAM BEACH, BC |
| 50 | $2,409 | DAVID PECASKI | NORTH VANCOUVER, BC |
| 51 | $2,409 | AMAN GILL | RICHMOND, BC |
| 52 | $2,409 | KARIM CHATUR | CALGARY AB |
| 53 | $2,409 | MICHAEL MADDOCKS | LANGLEY, BC |
| 54 | $2,409 | SEAL KAYFMANN | ABBOTSFORD, BC |
| 55 | $2,219 | MARIO ROUX | EDMONTON, AB |
| 56 | $2,219 | DANETTE HOLZWARTH | LETHBRIDGE, AB |
| 57 | $2,219 | PAUL HOUVENER | LYNNWOOD, WA |
| 58 | $2,219 | STEVEN RAVY | DELTA, BC |
| 59 | $2,219 | LIONEL CASVANT | PRINCE GEORGE, BC |
| 60 | $2,219 | MARCELLO BERTI | NORTH VANCOUVER, BC |
| 61 | $2,219 | TERRY NESTEGARD | PORT COQUITLAM, BC |
| 62 | $2,219 | STEVEN GOOSEN | ABBOTSFORD, BC |
| 63 | $2,219 | JEFFREY GUILD | VANCOUVER, BC |
