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10/22/2009
Grand Sierra Resort and Casino Awards More Than $750,000 During Winter Pot of Gold Poker Tournament
Grand Sierra Resort and Casino awarded more than $250,000 in prize money to first place winners during the Winter Pot of Gold Poker Tournament held Oct. 1 – 18. A prize pool of $750,000 was awarded throughout 50 events which included No Limit, Limit Hold’em, H.O.R.S.E, Omaha Eight-or-better, Seven-card Stud Eight-or-better, Pot Limit Omaha Poker and Mega Satellite Poker.
A complete list of winners and prize amounts is below:
Leonard Wright, of Fallon, Nev. won $4,463 in No Limit Hold’em Poker.
Scott Gould, of Red Bluff, Calif., was awarded $7,442 in No Limit Hold’em Poker.
Frank Bakarich, of Sacramento, Calif., left Grand Sierra Resort $4,718 richer after winning H.O.R.S.E Poker.
Cliff Clark, of Union City, Calif., was awarded $3,879 after winning No Limit Hold’em Poker.
Toan Nyugen, of Elk Grove, Calif., was awarded $12,570 when he won No Limit Hold’em Poker.
Jerry Buss, of Playa del Rey, Calif., won $6,966 in Omaha High Low Poker.
Timothy Davey, of Morgan Hill, Calif., received $5,774 for winning No Limit Hold’em Poker.
Russell McClean, of Kentfield, Calif. won $8,481 in No Limit Hold’em Poker.
Emmett McGill, of Santa Rosa, Calif., was awarded $4,938 in Pot Limit Omaha High Low Poker.
Larry Stockton, of Roseburg, Ore., won $2,887 in No Limit Hold’em Poker.
Rogelio Salinas III, of San Antonio, Tex., won $10,253 in No Limit Hold’em Poker.
Bill Rizzuto, of Reno, is $2,513 richer after winning 7 Stud High Low Poker.
Steve Schwartz, of Walla Walla, Wash., was awarded $4,103 in No Limit Hold’em Poker.
Daniel Burdette, of Sonora, Calif., received $2,522 in winnings in Limit Hold’em Poker.
Rick Vogelsang, of Sacramento, Calif., won $2,512 in No Limit Hold’em Poker.
Adam Bishop, of Reno won $4,571 in No Limit Hold’em Poker.
Joe Spinali, of San Francisco, Calif., received $5,238 in winnings from P.L.O $100 Rebuy Poker.
Kevin Brantner, of Reno, was awarded $2,576 in No Limit Hold’em Poker.
Jim Stephens, of McKinleyville, Calif., won $7,520 in No Limit Hold’em Poker.
Alec Martin, of Tracy, Calif., won $4,057 in Omaha High Low Poker.
Skip Ferguson, of Dayton, Calif., was awarded $3,666 in No Limit Hold’em Poker.
Adrian Dresel-Velasquez, of Sacramento, Calif., left Grand Sierra Resort $7,232 richer after winning No Limit Hold’em Poker.
Darcy Christensen, of Williams LK, Canada, was awarded $5,092 after winning Pot Limit Omaha High Low Poker.
Steven Schwartz, of Folsom, Calif., was awarded $5,045 in No Limit Hold’em Poker.
Vu Quang Le, of Sacramento, Calif., won $13,069 in No Limit Hold’em Poker.
Daneil Casetta, of Los Gatos, Calif., received $4,533 for winning 6 Handed No Limit Hold’em Poker.
Ken Russell, of Sandpoint, Idaho, won $4,105 in No Limit Hold’em Poker.
Barry Raymos, of Fairfield, Calif., was awarded $5,714 in No Limit Hold’em Poker.
Jenifer Lindsay, of Reno, collected $2,396 in No Limit Hold’em Poker.
John Rose, of Reno., received $4,718 in No Limit Hold’em Poker.
Ken Knop, of Sparks, was awarded $2,479 in No Limit Hold’em Poker.
Thomas Galusha, of Lake Tahoe, Nev., won $4,645 in No Limit Hold’em Poker.
Jason Howell, of Placerville, Calif., won $2,411 in No Limit Hold’em Poker.
Jack Evans, of Orland, Calif., collected $5,339 in No Limit Hold’em Poker.
David Mayo, of Jacksonville, Fla., won $2,944 in No Limi Hold’em Poker.
Shawn Roberts, of Roseville, Calif., is $7,729 rivher after winning No Limit Hold’em Poker.
Derek Dowdell, of Fresno, Calif., won $4,583 in No Limit Hold’em Poker.
David Worster, of Alameda, Calif., left Grand Sierra Resort $13,037 richer after winning No Limit Hold’em Poker.
Maher Nijem, of Brisbane, Calif., won $3,142 in No Limit Hold’em Poker.
*High-res image and list of winners available upon request.
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