Joe Christman has won Event #9 of the Ante Up World Championship at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, Calif.
Christman of Pacifica, Calif., earned $42,200 and a $1,650 seat in the Main Event for winning the $425 buy-in no-limit hold’em event, which drew 767 entries. Christman and runner-up Rafael Gonzalez had reached a deal heads-up that gave Gonzalez more money but the two played it out for the title and the Main Event seat.
For more information on the Ante Up World Championship, which runs through Aug. 7, can be found on our event webpage.
ANTE UP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Thunder Valley Casino Resort – Lincoln, Calif.
Event #9 – No-Limit Hold’em
Buy-in: $425
Entries: 767
Prize pool:$284,557
1 Joe Christman* Pacifica, CA $42,200
2 Rafael Gonzalez Los Angeles, CA $45,000
3 Amber Chatwin Kelseyville, CA $22,600
4 Walter Robertson San Jose, CA $16,860
5 Vikram Bhatia Sunnyvale, CA $12,947
6 Chuck Davy Diamond Springs, CA $10,440
7 Anne Jones Shingle Springs, CA $8,500
8 Checg Xiong Sacramento, CA $6,700
9 Don Deeds n/a $5,000
10 Danna Deatherage Turlock, CA $3,670
11 Kao Saevang n/a $3,670
12 Vincent Chung Turlock, CA $3,670
13 Humberto Covarrubias Dublin, CA $3,150
14 Michael Harvey San Freancisco, CA $3,150
15 Clive Berkman Irvine, CA $3,150
16 Jean Houle Visalia, CA $2,700
17 Darrell Cain Fair Oaks, CA $2,700
18 Eduardo Gonzalez lincoln, CA $2,700
19 Randy Gil Milpitas, CA $2,300
20 Jim Pak San Jose, CA $2,300
21 Tawfiq Salman Sacramento, CA $2,300
22 Jonathan Carlson n/a $2,000
23 Duane Jarrett Pollock Pines, CA $2,000
24 Stephen Goldstein Modesto, CA $2,000
25 Felipe Leme belmont, CA $1,750
26 Stuart Tuvey San Jose, CA $1,750
27 Sylvia Day Hillsboro, OR $1,750
28 Nicholas Colvin Vacaville, CA $1,500
29 Kevin Coughran Roseville, CA $1,500
30 Hector Ramos Hayward, CA $1,500
31 Steven Jackson Chicago Park, CA $1,500
32 Robert Vance Medford, OR $1,500
33 Fred Anthony Oroville, CA $1,500
34 Kulwant Singh Fremont, CA $1,500
35 Matthew Gouge Sacramento, CA $1,500
36 Chris Conkright Icampo, CA $1,500
37 Tony Bracy W. Sacramento, CA $1,300
38 Don Gresser Elverta, CA $1,300
39 Gregory Cadger El Dorado Hills, CA $1,300
40 Erle Mankin Sacramento, CA $1,300
41 Anesti Hashwa Fair Oaks, CA $1,300
42 Hoang Nguyen Elk Grove, CA $1,300
43 Nikolaus Harkness Sausalito, CA $1,300
44 Robert Young Oakland, CA $1,300
45 Jeff Khodmari Turlock, CA $1,300
46 Harlan Karnofsky Sacramento, CA $1,150
47 Toan Nguyen Sacramento, CA $1,150
48 Matthew Kramer Rancho Cordova, CA $1,150
49 Thomas West Mountain View, CA $1,150
50 De Huu Huynh Elk Grove, CA $1,150
51 Ron Dedios n/a $1,150
52 Joe Fernandez Turlock, CA $1,150
53 Jacob Lipton Rocklin, CA $1,150
54 Craig Gold Belmont, CA $1,150
55 David Delvecchio Sunnyvale, CA $1,000
56 Bradley Johnson Alameda, CA $1,000
57 Glenn Larson Olympia, WA $1,000
58 Jon Turowitz Granite Bay, CA $1,000
59 Candida Ross-Powers Sacramento, CA $1,000
60 Ronald Dechance San Jose, CA $1,000
61 Sean Drake Citrus Heights, Ca $1,000
62 Adam Bishop Reno, NV $1,000
63 Rafay Memon Sacramento, CA $1,000
64 Yolanda MacDonald Grass Valley, CA $850
65 Masoud Shojei El Dorado Hills, CA $850
66 Richard Peterson Oakdale, CA $850
67 Marco Garcia Richmond, CA $850
68 Hieu Le Elk Grove, CA $850
69 Sharon Sanchez Penryn, CA $850
70 Frederic Soria Roseville, CA $850
71 Jeff Sardella Auburn, CA $850
72 Edmund Barna Pittsburg, CA $850
73 DNR n/a $750
74 Phillip Phongsaiphonh Roseville, CA $750
75 Mario McClure Chico, CA $750
76 James Glenn Redding, CA $750
77 Jorge Lopez Ukiah, CA $750
78 Vien Chau Belmont, CA $750
79 John Gonzalez Los Angeles, CA $717
79 James Duffy $717
79 Jasthi Kumar San Ramon, CA $716
81 Lance Donnell Reno, NV $650
81 Joseph Rothway $650
81 Eric Matulis $650
81 Daniel Stir Sacramento, CA $650
81 Robert Rawlinson $650
81 Brian Saso San Jose, CA $650
81 Daniel McGee Sacramento, CA $650
81 Timothy Trinh $650
81 Andrew Ling $650
81 Ricky Page Castro Valley, CA $650
81 Bojana Weimer Modesto, CA $650
81 Craig Gold Belmont, CA $650
81 Nabil Zumout $650
81 Sok Chean W. Sacramento, CA $650