Tuesday, February 28, 2012

WSOPC PALM BEACH: SNOWBIRD HARNDEN SWOOPS VICTORY AT PALM BEACH

SOURCE: WSOP.com

A Canadian snowbird flew to Palm Beach and picked up the win at the World Series of Poker Circuit event at the Palm Beach Kennel Club in Florida.

Ontario native James Harnden (2011 PTPR Rank: NR) defeated a large 778-player field in order to win the first live tournament of his career. Harnden finished fifth in the Five Star World Poker Classic Seniors Event last May.

Drazen Ilich (2011 PTPR Rank: 658th) who posted scores at WSOPC Choctaw and WSOPC Hammond last season, David Stefanski (2011 PTPR Rank: 465th) who had deep runs at NAPT Mohegan Sun and the Borgata Spring Open and Chris Parsons (2011 PTPR Rank: 2397th) all earned Top 9 finishes in the event.



FINAL TABLE PAYOUTS (USD)
1st James Harnden $226,395
2nd Robert Williamson $139,574
3rd Matthew O'Brien $102,898
4th Roman Valerstein $76,692
5th Jamil Wakil $57,924
6th Drazen Ilich $44,317
7th David Stefanski $34,333
8th Sterling Savill $26,930
9th Chris Parsons $21,383

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DEFENDING CHAMPION
John Riordan
2011 PTPR Ranking: 189th

PTPR TIER 3 EVENT
World Series of Poker Circuit Palm Beach
WSOP Palm Beach NLH Main Event
February 25-27, 2012

Palm Beach Kennel Club | Florida
Buy-in: $1,600 | Prizepool: $1,131,990
Entries: 778

PTPR POINTS DISTRIBUTION
JAMES HARNDEN 107
ROB WILLIAMSON 67
MATTHEW OBRIEN 42
ROMAN VALERSTEIN 32
JAMIL WAKIL 25
DRAZEN ILICH 17
DAVID STEFANSKI 15
STERLING SAVILL 12
CHRIS PARSONS 12

NEXT TOUR STOP
WSOPC Caesars Atlantic City
2011 Champion: Brian Ali

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