PTPR POKER ROUND-UP: LATE SEASON WINS FOR EAMES, PERPER AND WHITE

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We're inching closer and closer towards the end of the 2011 poker season on the circuit - results from Vegas, Prague and from Connecticut in this edition of the Round-Up!

WPT FIVE DIAMOND 5K SIDE EVENT
Dan Perper picked up the win in the 5K side event at the Five Diamond Classic. Ray Qartomy was second in the event, picking up his third PTPR Score of 2011. Joe Elpayaa also scored for the third time in 2011.

It was a second PTPR Score of the season for JohnnyBax and Josh Bergman. Al Melville and Amit Makhija were other notables at the final table.

FINAL TABLE PAYOUTS (USD):
1st Dan Perper $133,238
2nd Ray Qartomy $133,230
3rd Hassan Tahsildar $57,240
4th Robert Stain $34,542
5th Cliff Josephy $25,906
6th Joe Elpayaa $20,972
7th Al Melville $16,037
8th Joshua Bergman $11,103
9th Amit Makhija $7,895

EPT PRAGUE 2K SIDE EVENT
John Eames continued his fine 2011 campaign by collecting his fifth PTPR Score of 2011 - winning the 2K NLH Side Event at EPT Prague.

Eames (pictured) outlasted Roberto Romanello heads up but Romanello does pickup enough point to jump to 9th overall on the 2011 PTPR Player of the Year Leaderboard, surpassing Chris Moorman and seven other players along the way - Romanello is still in contention for Player of the Year as the end of 2011 nears.

Ninth place finisher Marvin Rettenmaier crossed the 200 PTPR Point mark on the season.

FINAL TABLE PAYOUTS (EURO):
1st John Eames €101,750
2nd Roberto Romanello €100,000
3rd Tolik Shkoyan €42,250
4th Mikhail Petrov €32,850
5th Alexios Zervos €25,800
6th Guy Gorelick €21,150
7th Thomas Frandsen €16,450
8th Pavel Gonchakov €11,750
9th Marvin Rettenmaier €9,390

FOXWOODS MEGA STACK CHALLENGE
Greg White took down the Mega Stack Challenge at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut. Notables David Stefanski and Salvatore Morello - who finished second and third - both have collected multiple PTPR Scores in 2011.

FINAL TABLE PAYOUTS (USD):
1st Gregory White $59,087 (deal was made)
2nd David Stefanski $69,000 (deal was made)
3rd Salvatore Morello $30,376
4th Matthew Pierce $23,079
5th Monty Dennis $18,666
6th Stephen Rimer $15,273
7th Arthur Fera $12,727
8th Jeremy Barron $9,843
9th Scott Dorey $7,481


PTPR TIER 3 EVENT
World Poker Tour Five Diamond Poker Classic
2K NLH Side Event
December 8, 2011

Bellagio | Las Vegas
Buy-in: $5,180 | Prizepool: $493,450 | Entries: 107

FINAL RESULTS:
DAN PERPER 101
RAY QARTOMY 61
HASSAN TAHSILDAR 36
ROBERT STAIN 26
CLIFF JOSEPHY 19
JOE ELPAYAA 11
AL MELVILLE 9
JOSHUA BERGMAN 6
AMIT MAKHIJA 6

PTPR SIDE EVENT
European Poker Tour Prague
2K NLH Side Event
December 7, 2011

Hilton Prague Hotel | Czech Republic
Buy-in: $2,605 | Prizepool: $628,597 | Entries: 242

FINAL RESULTS:
JOHN EAMES 75
ROBERTO ROMANELLO 40
TOLIK SHKOYAN 25
MIKHAIL PETROV 15
ALEXIOS ZERVOS 10
GUY GORELICK 8
THOMAS FRANDSEN 5
PAVEL GONCHAKOV 5
MARVIN RETTENMAIER 5

PTPR CHALLENGER EVENT
Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge
NLH Mega Stack
December 10-11, 2011

Foxwoods Casino Resort | Connecticut
Buy-in: $1,200 | Prizepool: $339,393 | Entries: 321

FINAL RESULTS:
GREG WHITE 35
DAVID STEFANSKI 18
SALVATORE MORELLO 10
MATTHEW PIERCE 8
MONTY DENNIS 5