Casino Regina hosted their Annual Station Poker Classic between March 19th and March 23rd. The popular poker tournament series showcased four great tournaments. $1,100 NO LIMIT HOLD ’EM FREEZE OUT. Bernardo Elevado, Swift Current SK. SATURDAY, MARCH 23,2019. Casino Regina will be hosting the Station Poker Classic that will be held on the 19 th till 23 rd March, 2019. The tournament will feature NLH Freezeout events including the NLH Freezeout Knockout event. Justin Skamanis' poker tournament results and rankings. The Poker Ranking Authority. Players: 643,664. Screened events. Nov 7, 2018 Casino Regina: C$450 + 50: 1. At about 1 a.m., the tournament came to an end with Chase Johnston winning the Casino Regina trophy ring and the $15,617 top prize. Action got started at noon in the Show Lounge — the casino’s theatre which has been converted into a large poker room for the week — and entries came to a total of 104 by the time registration closed a couple.
2019 Diamond Poker Classic
June 11 - June 15
Registration Opens April 23, 2019.
Make sure you register early as space is limited!
Saturday June 15: $1000+$100 No Limit Hold’em Freeze out (20,000 Starting Chips/30 min levels). Tournament start time is 12:00pm. Download the Saturday structure sheet.
Approximately 10% of the field will be paid for all Diamond Poker Classic events. Buy-in and registration must be paid in full to secure a seat in all events.
Single table satellites are available for all major freeze out events
- Single Table Satellite $350+50 = $50 buy-in (First place receives a buy-in + registration for the $350+$50 freeze out.
- Single Table Satellite $540+$60 = $70 buy- in First place receives a buy-in + registration for the $540+$60 freeze out.
- Single Table Satellite $720+$80 = $90 buy- in First place receives a buy-in + registration for the $720+$80 freeze out.
- Single Table Satellite $1000+ $100 =$120 buy- in First place receives a buy-in + registration for the $1000+$100 freeze out.
- Extreme satellites will also be offered upon request for all freeze out events.
- Players may register with cash/casino chips or credit card up to the day prior to the event. Day of players must use cash or casino chips.
- Players must show valid government ID when purchasing/picking up tickets.
Management reserves the right to alter this format.
$225 NO LIMIT HOLD ’EM FREEZE OUT TURBO SATELLITE
TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2019
1st | Curtis Krushelniskim, Weyburn SK | $5,730 |
2nd | Kristy Gaudry, Regina SK | $3,729 |
3rd | Dave Galon, Regina SK | $2,583 |
4th | Trevor James, Regina SK | $1,894 |
5th | Rick Gorzalcynski, Regina SK | $1,464 |
6th | Sheldon Birkeland, Regina SK | $1,185 |
7th | Joey Deane, Regina SK | $998 |
8th | Justin Skamanis, Regina SK | $869 |
9th | Anthony Dickinson, Emerald Park SK | $777 |
10th | Grant Roesch, Regina SK | $710 |
11th | Shannon Brass, Regina SK | $661 |
Total Prize Pool: $20,600 Entrants - 103
$400 NO LIMIT HOLD ’EM FREEZE OUT
WEDNESDAY JUNE 12, 2019
1st | Chris Bowers, Swift Current SK | $10,898 |
2nd | Michael Marwick, Pense SK | $7,060 |
3rd | Trevor James, Regina SK | $4,859 |
4th | Russ Meilunas, Winnipeg MB | $3,538 |
5th | Robin Benz, Weyburn SK | $2,712 |
6th | Chad Zipchan, Regina SK | $2,176 |
7th | Donald Buttinger, Humboldt SK | $1,817 |
8th | Hui Zhou, Regina SK | $1,569 |
9th | Richard Kirby, Regina SK | $1,392 |
10th | Kenneth Hood, Oxbow SK | $1,264 |
11th | Derek Klimosko, Saskatoon SK | $1,169 |
12th | Thomas Taylor, Medicine Hat AB | $1,096 |
Total Prize Pool: $39,550 Entrants - 113
$600 NO LIMIT HOLD ’EM FREEZE OUT
THURSDAY JUNE 13, 2019
1st | Bob Mullen, Regina SK | $13,566 |
2nd | Paul Weenusk, Oxford House MB | $8,954 |
3rd | Hui Zhou, Regina SK | $6,309 |
4th | Donald Buttinger, Humboldt SK | $4,722 |
5th | Brian Anderson, North Battleford SK | $3,729 |
6th | Bret Haacke, Regina SK | $3,086 |
7th | Chris Bowers, Swift Current SK | $2,654 |
8th | Rick Junior, Regina SK | $2,356 |
9th | Hiroaki Harada, Mount Royal QC | $2,144 |
Total Prize Pool: $47,520 Entrants - 88
$800 NO LIMIT HOLD ’EM FREEZE OUT
FRIDAY JUNE 14th, 2019
1st | John Hashem, Regina SK | $21,225 |
2nd | Curtis Vigoren, Saskatoon SK | $13,817 |
3rd | Shawn Leis, Saskatoon SK | $9,568 |
4th | Pavel Krumer, Regina SK | $7,019 |
5th | Skylar Kingdon, Stoughton SK | $5,425 |
6th | Charles Rinn, Langruth MB | $4,392 |
7th | Michael Cartwright, Saskatoon SK | $3,698 |
8th | Wes Gelowitz, Regina SK | $3,219 |
9th | Roger Isla, Winnipeg MB | $2,879 |
10th | Pete Fylyma, Saskatoon SK | $2,631 |
11th | Hui Zhou, Regina Sk | $2,447 |
Total Prize Pool: $76,320 Entrants – 106
$1,100 NO LIMIT HOLD ’EM FREEZE OUT
SATURDAY JUNE 15th, 2019
1st | Franko Savino, Saskatoon SK | $37,520 |
2nd | Roger Isla, Winnipeg MB | $24,128 |
3rd | Neil Anderson, Saskatoon SK | $16,445 |
4th | Mike Kirby, Regina SK | $11,835 |
5th | Trinity Acoose, Regina SK | $8,954 |
6th | Paul Weenusk, Oxford House MB | $7,085 |
7th | Kris Nyhus, Weyburn SK | $5,832 |
8th | Justin Skamanis, Regina SK | $4,965 |
9th | Kyle Turner, Saskatoon SK | $4,350 |
10th | Stuart Linnen, Wynyard SK | $3,902 |
11th | Matthew Britton, Regina SK | $3,570 |
12th | Richard Rex, Regina SK | $3,318 |
13th | Georgios Broumas, Edmonton AB | $3,124 |
14th | Michael Fenrich, Leader SK | $2,972 |
Total Prize Pool: $138,000 Entrants - 138
HOTEL BOOKING INFORMATION
1. Delta Hotel Regina
Last Day to Book: Friday, May 10, 2019
$140 CAD per night
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2. Wingate By Wyndham
1700 Broad Street, across the street from Casino Regina
$109 CAD per night
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One of the Canadian prairie's most popular recurring poker series hosted hundreds of poker players this past week in Regina, Saskatchewan. The 2015 Station Poker Classic was the 19th annual rendition of the event — the first of two yearly series hosted at Casino Regina.
There were four no-limit hold'em tournaments on offer with buy-ins escalating daily from $400 on kickoff day Wednesday to $1,100 on Saturday. The final and highest priced event saw 219 entries take to the tables, paying out 22 people a piece of the $219,000 prizepool.
The player to win the most was a man easily recognized from the Calgary, Alberta poker scene. Jazz Brar earned an impressive $57,224 for his win, defeating Joe Gallo heads-up for more than a $20,000 pay difference. Gallo is from the hosting province and has been cashing tournaments in Saskatchewan and Manitoba for the last dozen years.
Station Poker Classic $1,100 Results
| Finish | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jazz Brar | $57,224 |
| 2 | Joe Gallo | $36,261 |
| 3 | Justin Skamanis | $24,236 |
| 4 | Adrian Baran | $17,021 |
| 5 | Manh Dong | $12,511 |
| 6 | John Hachem | $9,586 |
| 7 | Chelsea Desjarlais | $7,624 |
| 8 | Phil Riley | $6,268 |
| 9 | Garth Arnason | $5,305 |
| 10 | Dave Spencer | $4,604 |
The series got under way on March 25 when Casino Regina opened the doors for a $400 bounty tournament. Interestingly, the structure was set to pay the final table of 10 players, regardless of number of entrants. With the room at capacity, 217 entries created a prizepool of $65,100 plus $10,850 in bounties for a total of $75,950 at stake. With the unique payout format, the 10th-place min-cash was worth $2,453 — more than six times the buy-in.
When the lights went out, Dustin Hockley was headed home with the largest prize. The local earned $18,313, not including the bounty chips he accumulated on his way to victory. The final table also saw an appearance by the likes of Trevor Norlander (fourth — $6,196) and Ryan Smith (seventh — $3,363), who are two of the best players Saskatoon, Saskatchewan can claim as their own.
Station Poker Classic $400 Results
| Finish | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Hockley | $18,313 |
| 2 | Kevin Arnold | $11,994 |
| 3 | Bruce Anderson | $8,370 |
| 4 | Trevor Norlander | $6,196 |
| 5 | Aljay Henheffer | $4,836 |
| 6 | Justin Laroche | $3,955 |
| 7 | Ryan Smith | $3,363 |
| 8 | Ramon Darapiza | $2,955 |
| 9 | Mike Thompson | $2,665 |
| 10 | Jeff Fechter | $2,453 |
When players returned on Thursday they were welcomed by a $600 tournament. The room was still capped at 210 players at a time, but with reentry, 230 entries created a prizepool of $124,200 and 23 of them were set to collect a payout.
Among those to make their way into the money included another of Saskatoon's best, Mike Smith (17th — $1,482), World Series of Poker bracelet-winner Tyler Bonkowski (12th — $2,059), and 2014 Canadian Poker Tour Player of the Year Ryan Cairns, who settled for second in the heads-up match for $20,788, giving local Terry Menezes the win for $32,842.
Station Poker Classic $600 Results
| Finish | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terry Menezes | $32,842 |
| 2 | Ryan Cairns | $20,788 |
| 3 | Darin Oremba | $13,873 |
| 4 | Senad Selimanovic | $9,725 |
| 5 | Gerry Lee | $7,131 |
| 6 | Brandon Hodgkin | $5,449 |
| 7 | Steve Mager | $4,321 |
| 8 | Jimmy Paulenko | $3,541 |
| 9 | Brian Ragasa | $2,988 |
| 10 | Rick Gorzalczynski | $2,585 |
Friday had the $800 bounty tournament on the schedule and the event attracted the most entries of all at 264. With a total of $163,680 to play for between the bounties and general prizepool, there were some great prizes awarded for a three-figure buy-in.
Tyler Bonkowski earned his second cash of the series when he came out in 19th for $1,546, and 2013 World Series of Poker Ladies Event final-tablist Cindy Kerslake also made it in the money, finishing 16th to earn $1,777. Francois Lincourt also found a deep run, who you may remember for having multiple second-place finishes at Deerfoot Inn & Casino's Winter Super Stack in February. He managed a fifth-place finish and cashed in for $9,129. Ryan Smith returned to beat his result in the first event by coming third for $18,014.
That left Calgarian David Lee and Glen Adams from Lethbridge, Alberta playing heads-up for all the chips. Having won the culminating $1,100 tournament at this series in 2012, Adams was in a familiar position as the two Albertans played heads up for all the chips. However, it was Lee who rose to the top to collect the better prize of $43,012 while Adams was consoled with $27,127.
Station Poker Classic $800 Results
| Finish | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Lee | $43,012 |
| 2 | Glen Adams | $27,127 |
| 3 | Ryan Smith | $18,014 |
| 4 | Lenard Sepke | $12,547 |
| 5 | Francois Lincourt | $9,129 |
| 6 | Pete Fylyma | $6,913 |
| 7 | Mike Cartwright | $5,426 |
| 8 | James Linnell | $4,398 |
| 9 | Matt Britton | $3,667 |
| 10 | Dwayne Mohammed | $3,138 |
That closes out another Station Poker Classic at Casino Regina with over $580,000 in prizes awarded. The second of the city's two annual poker series is the Harvest Poker Classic and can be expected this fall.
* Results and lead photo courtesy of Casino Regina's Station Poker Classic blog.
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