It's only February but we have already found our winner for Tournament of the Year for 2012!! Chidwick, Stout, Selbst, Duhamel, Poche, Siniak, Karr, Brikis and Jaka - those were the names, from seat 1 to 9 at the LAPC 5K NLH Prelim event final table on the eve of the WPT LAPC Main Event.
It was a who's who of North American poker and they didn't disappoint. Making it into the wee hours of the Los Angeles morning, they battled it out. When the dust settled and the smog cleared, Vanessa Selbst was the big winner, but, runner-up Jonathan Duhamel proved that January was no fluke.
Selbst has been long recognized as one of the top poker players in the world, back-to-back winner at NAPT Mohegan Sun and Partouche Grand Final Champ, Selbst (2011 PTPR Rank: 40th) certainly has some impressive victories on the circuit - did we mention she's also won a WSOP bracelet in PLO?
For Duhamel, it's the continuation of the dream season. Remember a few years back when it seemed like Phil Ivey or Daniel Negreanu were at every final table? You start getting the feeling that Duhamel (2011 PTPR Rank: 71st) is on the same path in 2012. The 2010 WSOP World Champion has already crossed the 200-point mark for 2012, and it's still February! Just to give you an example on how Duhamel is dominating the circuit, 2011 PTPR Player of the Year Will "The Thrill" Failla had 75 PTPR Points at this point last season, Duhamel just collected his 245th. It certainly looks like the kid from just outside Montreal is destined for greatness.
Faraz Jaka also rockets up the standings. Sitting 8th heading into the 5K, Jaka (2011 PTPR Rank: 2090th) managed a fifth place finish in the event, moving him to 3rd overall on the 2012 PTPR Tournament Player of the Year Leaderboard.
PAYOUTS (USD) VANESSA SELBST, $140,295* JONATHAN DUHAMEL, $121,115* JOSH BRIKIS, $61,790 STEPHEN CHIDWICK, $42,780 FARAZ JAKA, $33,270 YURI SINIAK, $26,140 MATT STOUT, $21,390 MCLEAN KARR, $16,640 JONATHAN POCHE, $11,880 *Two-way deal for first RELATED POSTS >> ALL-STAR CAST AT LAPC >> EDALAT WINS KICKOFF >> DORFMAN WINS PRELIM >> SELBST GOES BACK-TO-BACK >> DUHAMEL DOMINATES SIDE ACTION >> JAKA EARNS SCORE #2 | PTPR TIER 3 EVENT Los Angeles Poker Classic LAPC NLH 5K Prelim February 22-23, 2012 Commerce Casino | California Buy-in: $5,100 | Prizepool: $475,300 Entries: 98 PTPR POINTS DISTRIBUTION VANESSA SELBST 100 JONATHAN DUHAMEL 60 JOSH BRIKIS 35 STEPHEN CHIDWICK 25 FARAZ JAKA 18 YURI SINIAK 10 MATT STOUT 8 MACLEAN KARR 5 JONATHAN POCHE 5 DEFENDING CHAMPION Randy Dorfman 2011 PTPR Ranking: 50th |
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