The first 10 live events that made up the inaugural World Series of Poker Circuit event at the River Rock Casino Resort in Vancouver brought more than $2,711,000 in combined prize-pools to the West Coast, with two online events yet to be played for by players on Playnow.com and EspaceJeux.com to wrap up the series that could see that figure climb much closer to 3 million dollars.
The big money didn’t go home with any of the “recognized” Canadian poker talent however, as local John Crncic claimed the top prize of over $286,382 after parlaying a $180 satellite in to a small fortune; according to the official reports and press releases from the River Rock Casino Resort and WSOP.com.
This was John’s first major tournament cash; not a bad place to start! He wasn’t the only player to cut his title and ring teeth at the 2012 Vancouver WCOP-C either, as Mike Sexsmith followed right behind him in Event 8 to put himself on the board in a big way. In fact, many of the WSOP-C Vancouver Events 1 through 3 and 4 through 6 were also won by players making their first “official” major cash, with British Columbia residents claiming 8 of the 10 Champions Rings awarded so far , while Ontario players claimed the other two.
Besides etching itself into the virtual books as one of the largest tournament series in Canadian poker history in terms of combined prize-pools and Main Event attendance, the first ever WSOP-C rings to be played for exclusively online are also still up for grabs. Event 11, a $300+$20 No Limit Hold’em will take place at 2:00 PM and Event 12, a $500+20 NLH on November 25th; also at 2:00 PM.
Once again, British Columbia poker has raised the bar and set the mark to try to hit for future events across the country. Congratulations to the players, organizers and staff on a world caliber series, here are the most recent results:
WSOPC Vancouver Event 7 – $1675 Main Event Final Table Results
1st |
John Crncic |
$286,382 |
Vancouver |
| 2nd | Ryan Biermann |
$177,060 |
Penticton |
| 3rd | Justin Ciolfitto |
$131,580 |
Burnaby |
| 4th | Malachy Hagan |
$98,917 |
Langley |
| 5th | Sonny Sekhon |
$75,217 |
Surrey |
| 6th | Calvin “X” Anderson |
$57,864 |
Edmonton |
| 7th | Tyler St. Clair |
$45,031 |
Edmonton |
| 8th | Michael Collins |
$35,449 |
Vancouver |
| 9th | Glenn Sullivan |
$28,236 |
Vancouver |
Total Entries: 1032 Total Prize Pool: Spots Paid: 108
WSOPC Vancouver Event 8 – $365 No Limit Turbo Six Max
1st |
Michael Sexsmith |
$20,909 |
Terrace |
| 2nd | Martin Todosychuk | $12,930 | Langley |
| 3rd | Sandra Wong | $8,988 | Burnaby |
| 4th | Connie Chia | $6,317 | Surrey |
| 5th | Eric Breddam | $4,485 | Armstrong |
| 6th | Joseph Misener | $3,216 | Cumberland |
| 7th | Brendan Ciolfitto | $2,329 | Burnaby |
| 8th | Adam Crawford | $2,329 | Langley |
| 9th | Cori Golanowski | $1,703 | Pemberton |
| 10th | Steven “Betrthanphil” Tripp | $1,703 | Elmvale |
| 11th | Cheryl Dore | $1,258 | Port Alberni |
| 12th | Jody Howe | $1,258 | Delta |
| 13th | Krzysztof Tarapata | $938 | Burnaby |
| 14th | Chi-Jen Chu | $938 | Richmond |
| 15th | Norman Overdijk | $938 | Baddeck |
| 16th | Antony Vidmer | $938 | Nashvillee |
| 17th | Bruce Hoyt | $938 | Gilbert |
| 18th | Ronald Hosner | $938 | Penticton |
| 19th | Ryan Smith | $706 | Saskatoon |
| 20th | Joshua Mammon | $706 | Richmond |
| 21st | Marchand Fredric | $706 | Montreal |
| 22nd | Scott Goodwin | $706 | Watson Lake |
| 23rd | Vinny Pahuja | $706 | Hicksville |
| 24th | Cory McClure | $706 | Surrey |
| 25th | Chris Nishi | $537 | Richmond |
| 26th | Even Eitan | $537 | Burnaby |
| 27th | Joon Park | $537 | Surrey |
WSOPC Vancouver Event 9 – $365 No Limit Hold’em
1st |
Eric Tang |
$17,711 |
Toronto |
| 2nd | Sai Ho Chiu | $10,945 | Vancouver |
| 3rd | Cory Hauser | $7,907 | Sexsmith |
| 4th | Harnam Matharn | $5,829 | Edmonton |
| 5th | Robert Beaupre | $4,360 | Victoria |
| 6th | Mark Palmatary | $3,322 | Port Coquitlam |
| 7th | Michael Kovacs | $2,574 | Burnaby |
| 8th | Rupert Whiting | $2,027 | Richmond |
| 9th | Joon Park | $1,621 | Surrey |
| 10th | Tejinder Dabyl | $1,317 | Surrey |
| 11th | Sherylene Hafftor | $1,317 | Penticton |
| 12th | Mark Daniel (MD) Hughes | $1,317 | Vancouver |
| 13th | Kenneth Morine | $1,086 | Mission |
| 14th | Amritpal Sidhu | $1,086 | Richmond |
| 15th | Robin Layne | $1,086 | Burnaby |
| 16th | Rhett Marchildon | $910 | Surrey |
| 17th | John Vassalo | $910 | White Rock |
| 18th | Christopher O’Brien | $910 | Vancouver |
| 19th | Patrick Finnegan | $774 | Surrey |
| 20th | Hung Hoang | $774 | Vancouver |
| 21st | Steven Lynar | $774 | Surrey |
| 22nd | David Towson | $667 | White Rock |
| 23rd | Christopher Telford | $667 | Pemberton |
| 24th | Cassidy Potvin | $667 | Kelowna |
| 25th | Francis Hunter | $584 | New Westminster |
| 26th | Korie Wong | $584 | Vancouver |
| 27th | Harley Green | $584 | Richmond |
Total Entries: 241 Total Prize Pool: $72,300
WSOPC Vancouver Event 10 – $365 Mixed Hold’em
1st |
Faron Cosco |
$10,668 |
Vancouver |
| 2nd | Alen Bakovic | $6,594 | Burnaby |
| 3rd | Arif Bhaloo | $4,759 | Vancouver |
| 4th | David Pecaski | $3,497 | Vancouver |
| 5th | Emil Joseph | $2,614 | Thornhill |
| 6th | Ricardo Teixeira | $1,988 | Vancouver |
| 7th | Lee Taylor | $1,537 | Langley |
| 8th | Adina Mazzucco | $1,207 | Coquitlam |
| 9th | Kevin Roberts | $964 | Vancouver |
| 10th | Travis Cogil | $781 | Snohomish |
| 11th | Richard En | $781 | Vancouver |
| 12th | Steven Schartner | $781 | Vernon |
| 13th | Silvester Swoboda | $643 | Penticton |
| 14th | Eric Vallee | $643 | New Westminster |
| 15th | Quentin Jennings | $643 | Surrey |
Total Entries: 127 Total Prize-Pool: $38,100
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Hi John, in event 9 you have the same name in place 5 & 6.
Good eye and thanks Grady! Submitted fix and it should be up shortly