The Red Rock/Ante Up Magazine Poker Challenge got started Monday, fully contained in the former Cherry nightclub at Red Rock Casino Resort Spa in Las Vegas, Nev.
Cherry offers an upscale feel to the event, with 14 tables spread throughout the club, which is adjacent to a private pool area and features enhanced lighting for the Ante Up Poker Tour event.
Events #1, #2 and #3 took place on Monday. Reynaldo Magayon was a two-time casher on the first day, taking fourth in Event #2 and then immediately registering for, and finishing fifth in, Event #3. Ante Up publisher Scott Long finished fifth in Event #2.
The Red Rock/Ante Up Magazine Poker Challenge continues with three events Tuesday, and eight more through Sunday, including the $1,100 main event, which begins on Friday. All events qualify for Ante Up’s Player of the Year race.
Monday’s results:
EVENT #1
$220 no-limit hold’em – 70 players
1. James Pete, $3,225
2. Jan Maskell, $3,225
3. Chris Felix, $1,745
4. Eric Estoque, $1,345
5. Leon Wheeler, $1,210
6. Ryan Biggas, $1,075
7. Lily Newhouse, $940
8. Mike Shindorf, $675
EVENT #2
$40 no-limit hold’em with rebuys – 30 players
1. Chris Westphal, $480
2. Jack Accard, $310
3. Edward Brown, $155
4. Reynaldo Magayon, $110
5. Scott Long, Safety Harbor, FL $50
EVENT #3
$100 no-limit hold’em with bounties – 60 players
1. Matt Schlesinger, $1,110
2. Ross Fabrizio, $670
3. Roger Alonzo, $440
4. Cleveland Welch, $350
5. Reynaldo Magayon, $250
6. Francesco Costa, $190
7. Andrew Holl, $160
