Matthew Waxman, the poker pro from Parkland, Fla., captured the $2,200 Isle Poker Classic at the Isle Casino at Pompano Park, Fla. He recently won the WSOP circuit main event at Harrah’s in New Jersey as well. This victory paid him $86K for besting nearly 170 players.
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Isle Poker Classic
Buy-in: $2200
169 Players
1st $86,078, Matthew Waxman, Parkland, FL
2nd $76,500, Phillip Gurian, Boca Raton, FL
3rd $39,208, Sami Allen, Boca Raton, FL
4th $25,350, Cesar Fuentes, Deerfield Beach, Fl
5th $18,590, Ali Shiraaz, Boca Raton, FL
6th $15,210, Richard Zipes, Ft. Lauderdale. FL
7th $11,154, Harvey Freedman, Plantation, FL
8th $8,112, Darryl Fish, Hallendale Bch, FL
9th $7,774, Julio Fernandez, Miami, FL
10th $7,436, Farhan Madhani, Miramar, FL
11th $7,098, Anthony Ruberto Jr., Hallendale Bch, FL
12th $6,760, Roy Key, Aspen, CO
13th $6,422, Kevin Deng, Coral Springs, FL
14th $6,084, Harry Thomas, Hamilton, OH
15th $5,746, Matt Ezrol, Coconut Creek, FL
16th $5,408, David Felger, Lantana, FL
17th $5,070, Greg Marcus, Miami Beach, FL
Event #1 • $550 NLHE
Players: 430 • Prize pool: $215K
1. Mark Miller, Sunrise, $42,727
2. Michael Goldfarb, Coral Springs, $42,726
3. Barry Hutter, Bradenton, $20,432
4. Bobby Bradley, Wellington, $13,002
5. Armando Fernandez, Miami, $9,287
6. Steven Komarc, Miramar, $8,358
7. Dave Henry, Pompano Beach, $6,129
8. Derek Updegraff, Hollywood, $4,272
9. Edward Rappa, Arlington, VA, $4,179
Event #2 $1,600 NLHE
Players: 121 • Prize pool: $121K
1. Ebony Kenney, Miami, $23,878
2. Randy Zane, Montreal, $21,000
3. Rob McLaughlin, Washington, $21,000
4. T.J. Shulman, Jackson, GA, $21,000
5. Herode Sinterce, W. Palm Beach, $7,623
6. Tristan Wade, Boynton Beach, $5,929
7. Robert Perry, Highland Beach, $4,477
8. Nigel Murray, Miami Gardens, $3,388
9. Nagui Yassa, Deerfield Beach, $2,783
Event #3 • $230 NLHE
Players: 221 • Prize pool: $44,200
1. Anthony Ruberto, Hallandale, $8,500
2. Nigel Murray, Miami Gardens, $7,000
3. Mark Kropf, Pembroke Pines, $4,010
4. Larry Davis, Boca Raton, $4,009
5. Juan Garcia, Doral, $4,000
6. Jason Johnson, Coral Springs, $4,000
7. George Lukawski, Parkland, $1,419
8. Raminder Singh, Delray, $1,032
9. Jerry Feldman, Pompano, $989
Event #4 • $200 PLO w/rebuys
Players: 93 • Prize pool: $32,875
1. Barry Hutter, Bradenton, $9,200
2. John McCaffrey, Lake Worth, $6,900
3. Barry Rith, Margate, $5,400
4. Robert Rosengarten, Aventura, $3,123
5. Nick Gelsino, Margate, $2,334
6. Harry Thomas, Ft. Lauderdale, $1,775
7. Anita Perl, Coral Springs, $1,381
8. Kevin Spires, West Palm Beach, $1,118
9. Avi Levy, Coral Springs, $888
