The winner of the Main Event of the Ante Up World Championship at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, Calif., declined to be identified or photographed.
The player earned $124,950 for winning the $1,650 buy-in no-limit hold’em event, which drew 414 entries.
Look for more details on this event in the next issue of Ante Up.
ANTE UP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Thunder Valley Casino Resort – Lincoln, Calif.
Event #16 – No-Limit Hold’em Main Event
Buy-in: $1,650
Entries: 414
Prize pool:$608,550
1 DNR $124,940
2 Jaime Haletky Walnut Creek, CA $87,636
3 Alan Snow Lynnwood, WA $56,355
4 Phil Rhodes Cottonwood, CA $37,489
5 Cherie Wallace San Francisco, CA $28,847
6 Duy Ho Honolulu, HI $23,917
7 Kyle Kitagawa Sacramento, CA $20,083
8 Michael Pearson San Francisco, CA $16,310
9 Kenneth Fitzgerald Roseville, CA $12,537
10 Adam Duong San Jose, CA $10,528
11 Craig Dixon Pine Grove, CA $10,528
12 Ying Vang Sacramento, CA $10,528
13 Eugene Castro Henderson, NV $8,824
14 Jacob Lipton n/a $8,824
15 Raul Bravo Vernon, CA $8,824
16 Karthegharan Nagarajan Mountain View, CA $7,242
17 Steven Jackson Chicago Park, CA $7,242
18 Eyyal Alter Walnut Creek, CA $7,242
19 Andrew Dean Feeding Hills, MA $6,025
20 Desmond Haynes Las Vegas, NV $6,025
21 Steve Kim Santa Clara, CA $6,025
22 Todd Graham Chico, CA $5,051
23 Tuan Mai San Jose, CA $5,051
24 Justo Avalos Elk Grove, CA $5,051
25 Jorge Trejodamian Ukiah, CA $4,260
26 Anton Dimagiba Sacramento, CA $4,260
27 Sean Drake Citrus Heights, CA $4,260
28 Duke Lee San Francisco, CA $3,469
29 James Phomsopha Elk Grove, CA $3,469
30 Vincent Chung Turlock, CA $3,469
31 Daniel Cristiani Redwood City, CA $3,469
32 Gregory Wagner Redding, CA $3,469
33 Nabil Zumout Stockton, CA $3,469
34 Paul Brown Auburn, CA $3,469
35 Mike Jacob Hollister, CA $3,469
36 Richard Elson Tracy, CA $3,469
37 Timothy McDermott Santa Rosa, CA $3,043
38 Kao Saevang Sacramento, CA $3,043
39 Antonio Gutierrez Lincoln, CA $3,043
40 Albert Ng Cupertino, CA $3,043
41 Frederic Soria Roseville, CA $3,043
42 Allen Kessler Las Vegas, NV $3,043
43 Darrell Cain Fair Oaks, CA $3,043
44 Anthony Cardenas Chico, CA $3,043
45 Justin ‘JC’ Tran Sacramento, CA $3,043
46 Tri Huynh San Jose, CA $2,678
47 David Lucchesi Walnut Creek, Ca $2,678
48 Matthew Kramer Rancho Cordova, CA $2,678
49 Randy Gil Milpitas, CA $2,678
50 Huan Cung Elk Grove, CA $2,678
51 Iris Kuzu Kelseyville, CA $2,678
