The B.C. Poker Championship ended earlier this week with a $2,700 main event that attracted 643 players to the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, B.C., Canada. The prize pool amounted to $1.61 million, and Daniel Idema took the top prize of $402,500.
The following are the top 10 finishers:
- Daniel Idema — $402,500
- Jason Dong — $250,355
- Bradley Birarda — $156,170
- Robert Marwood — $112,700
- Zachary Fellows — $88,550
- Richard Prokopetz — $70,840
- Michael Brigante — $57,960
- Tam Tang — $45,080
- Robert Miruci — $34,615
- Richard Kosterman — $25,760
The main event was preceded by three preliminary events. The first was a $550 buy-in no-limit hold'em ladies-only event. A total of 201 women fought for a $100,000 prize pool. Paula Stregger won the first-place prize of $30,000. The $1,100 buy-in no-limit open event saw a field of 592 entrants. In the end, Brian Joslin won the title along with $148,000. The last preliminary event was the $1,100 buy-in pot-limit hold'em tournament. It had a turnout of 241 entrants, and Scott Craig won $63,500 for first.
For more results on the B.C. Poker Championship, click here.
