Friday, October 26, 2012

WPT EMPERORS: DOMINATOR - NITSCHE RUTHLESS ON WAY TO FIRST WPT TITLE


One week ago, we posted an interview we did with Dominik Nitsche ... one week later, Nitsche (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: 8th) was punishing his competion dominating his way to the win at the WPT Emperors Palace Poker Classic in Johannesburg - the WPT's first visit to South Africa.



Nitsche's win, his second of the season, earns him a spot on the 2012 QuadJacks Poker Player of the Year Leaderboard - powered by PTPRpoker. The German earned a bracelet at one of the last events this past summer at the WSOP in Las Vegas.

Nitsche picked up his first WSOP bracelet in July and followed that up with a WPT title earlier today ... can he enter poker's Triple Crown club with a win at EPT Prague in December - all in a five-month span?

Nitsche defeated English pro Jerome Bradpiece (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-284th) heads-up. Bradpiece's breakout performance came way back in 2007 when he won a GUKPT Walsall Main Event.

Jason Strauss (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-592nd) - who defeated 2010 Player of the Year Sorel Mizzi to win the Aussie Millions Heads-Up Championship in January - was fifth in this event. Strauss also earned a third place finish at WSOP Circuit South Africa earlier this season.

Like Strauss, fellow South African Greg Ronaldson (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: 581st) also earned a Top 5 finish at WSOP Circuit South Africa. Ronaldson also earned a Top 15 score at WSOP NLH Event 19 this past summer.



EVENT PAYOUTS (USD)
Dominik Nitsche $206,153
Jerome Bradpiece $121,477
William Ross $80,985
Wesley Weigand $56,321
Jason Strauss $41,965
Andrew Anthony $32,394
Sunil Devachander $25,031
Ryan Price $18,405
Muaaz Gani $13,252
Peter Khan $10,307
Rudolf Fourie $10,307
Mike Robertson $10,307
Gareth Kalil $8,834
Greg Ronaldson $8,834
Gary Citron $8,834
Aston Soon Shiong $7,730
Max Sartirana $7,730
Sascha Dreyer $7,730
Menesh Keshav $6,626
Nersan Naidoo $6,626
Davon Dadic $6,626
Ayaz Manji $6,626
Warren Zackey $6,626
Ryan Dreyer $6,626
Marco Benevale $6,626
Gideon Scheepers $6,626
Feng Guang Li $6,626

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PTPR PREMIER EVENT
WORLD POKER TOUR
WPT Emperors Palace Poker Classic
NLH Main Event
October 22-26, 2012

Emperors Palace Hotel | Johannesburg
Buy-in: $3,600 | Prizepool: $736,230

PTPR POINTS DISTRIBUTION
DOMINIK NITSCHE 127
JEROME BRADPIECE 77
WILLIAM ROSS 47
WESLEY WEIGAND 37
JASON STRAUSS 32
ANDREW ANTHONY 27
SUNIL DEVACHANDER 27
RYAN PRICE 12
MUAAZ GANI 12
PETER KHAN 12
RUDOLF FOURIE 12
MIKE ROBERTSON 10
GARETH KALIL 10
GREG RONALDSON 10
GARY CITRON 10
ASTON SOON SHIONG 7
MAX SARTIRANA 7
SASCHA DREYER 7

NEXT WPT TOUR EVENT
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Fall Poker Scramble
Jacksonville, Florida
November 9-13, 2012


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