PTPR RECAP: CHEONG MOVES INTO PTPR TOP 20 WITH FIVE DIAMOND PRELIM 2ND PLACE FINISH

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November Niner Joseph Cheong moves into the PTPR Top 20 with his second place finish at the Five Diamond World Poker Classic in Event 9 - NLH w/rebuys (a PTPR Prelim Event).

Cheong moves up 13 spots to 17 on the PTPR Poker Tournament Player of the Year list.

Martin Hanowski actually won the event, scoring his first PTPR Points of the season. William Kakon scored for the third time this year while Ralph Perry scored for the second time.


Meanwhile, in Ireland, Nicholas Abou Risk has won the UKIPT Galway Irish Poker Championships (a PTPR Challenger Event). All five players receiving points scored for the first time this season.


PTPR PRELIM EVENT
Five Diamond World Poker Classic
Event 9 - No Limit Hold'em w/rebuys
November 30-December 1, 2010

Bellagio Hotel Casino
Las Vegas, NV, USA

Buy-in: $1,080
Prizepool: $258,990
Entries: 70 + 197 rebuys


FINAL RESULTS
HANOWSKI MARTIN 75
CHEONG JOSEPH 40
HARADA HIROAKI 25
LIU JIN 15
STACEY SPENCER 10
DELISLE IOHAHIIO ANDREW 8
JAZAYERI SEAN 5
KAKON WILLIAM 5
PERRY RALPH 5


PTPR CHALLENGER EVENT
Irish Poker Championships
UKIPT Galway No Limit Hold'em Main Event
December 2-3, 2010

Radisson Hotel & Spa
Galway, Ireland

Buy-in: $1,100
Prizepool: $266,000
Entries: 266


FINAL RESULTS
ABOU RISK NICHOLAS 35
MALLIN TRISH 18
SILKE MAURICE 10
NAVICKAS VYTENIS 8
OLIN EOIN 5