CAD$880 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2019 SIGA Poker Championship
CAD$880 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2019 SIGA Poker Championship
Buy-in
880 CAD
Prize Pool
263,800 CAD
Entries
346
Level
35
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
240,000
Entries
97
Players Left
1
John Hashem is the 2019 SIGA Poker Champion
Level 35
: 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante
The final hand of the 2019 SIGA Poker Championship has been played, and all the chips are in a single stack. That stack belonged to Regina's John Hashem after he made his way through a field of 346 entries to claim the first place prize of $45,769.
As usual, it was a well attended affair right from the start. Day 1a saw a total of 146 entries, which was 13 more than the same flight the year before. A total of 40 players bagged stacks after Day 1a, with Josh Hopkins bagging the biggest stack at 272,000. The Day 1a field then took the day off while a new field hit the felt Saturday for Day 1b.
Day 1b saw a total of 200 entries try their hand. The tournament room was capped at a full 170 players for most of the late registration period, and there were fewer rebuys than expected leading to a lower total turnout for the second starting flight than in 2018, but that still put 346 total entries into the prize pool.
A total of 57 players bagged chips at the end of the second starting flight, with Dallas Larson ending in the lead with a massive stack of well over 400,000. That meant there were 97 players returning on Sunday for Day 2, and they'd be fighting for one of 51 shares of the $263,800 prize pool.
Day 2 started off at a rocket's pace, with just 80 players remaining after the first level of play. Hand for hand play started at the end of the fourth level of the day, and they were in the money before the end of that level. Angus McLeod was the unlucky bubble player after his kings were cracked by ace-five, and he was the last player to exit before the money.
Two former champions managed to make Day 2 of this year's field. 2017 Champion Trevor Norlander came into the second day with a short stack and couldn't quite manage to get into the money. 2018 champ Daniel Lefebvre had better luck, making it all the way to 23rd place for a score of $2,638.
A few other notables to make the money included M.A. Jeffery who managed a min-cash, and Skylar Kingdon, Ming Ashing, and Clint Cockburn who cashed for $1,979. Cashing at the $2,638 level were, in addition to Lefebvre, Harley Hudson, Connor Joinson and Caren Pfeif, while Adrian Baran and Kyle Woloshyn cashed for $4,089.
The ten handed final table was set before 8 p.m.
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Hallett | 980000 |
| 2 | Josh Hopkins | 570000 |
| 3 | Lyndon Knutson | 2325000 |
| 4 | Jason Topp | 1055000 |
| 5 | Kyle Stronski | 910000 |
| 6 | Bin Xu | 880000 |
| 7 | Dallas Larson | 660000 |
| 8 | Todd Derdall | 975000 |
| 9 | Warren McCallum | 1015000 |
| 10 | John Hashem | 990000 |
Bin Xu was the first to exit the final table when he ran jacks into John Hashem's kings. Next Todd Derdall got his money in with king-ten only to run into Warren McCallum's kings. Hashem continued his run with a double knockout when he called the smaller stack shoves of Dallas Larson and Jason Topp with pocket tens and held to bring the game six handed.
Ray Hallett was the next player to run into a John Hashem pocket pair and bust. This time, Hashem had fives and held against the suited gapper over cards of Hallett. Stronski was the next to fall when he shoved a suited king-jack but got called by the suited ace-four of Lyndon Knutson and couldn't find any help on the board.
That brought the game to a four-handed battle between Prince Albert and Regina, with Josh Hopkins and Warren McCallum representing Prince Albert, and Hashem and Knutson representing Regina. Josh Hopkins got the nickname "The Cat" after surviving through doubles multiple times four handed. He eventually ended his run in fourth though after he finally got it in bad with a suited king-queen against the suited ace-jack of McCallum and failed to get there.
Warren McCallum was the next to exit when he shoved with jack-ten into the big slick of Hashem. Hashem held to get heads-up against his fellow Regina friend Lyndon Knutson. The heads up match only lasted a couple of hands until Knutson shoved with an ace and Hashem woke up with jacks and held for the win.
Full Payout List:
| Player | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Roi Perran | $1,253.00 |
| 50 | Darryl McKay | $1,253.00 |
| 49 | Tony Kowalczyc | $1,253.00 |
| 48 | Carlos Prevost | $1,253.00 |
| 47 | Sheldon Birkeland | $1,253.00 |
| 46 | Cody Baragar | $1,253.00 |
| 45 | Mike Smith | $1,583.00 |
| 44 | M.A. Jeffery | $1,583.00 |
| 43 | Rose Ann Iron | $1,583.00 |
| 42 | Jim Loudon | $1,583.00 |
| 41 | Rob Deslauriers | $1,583.00 |
| 40 | Francis Iron | $1,583.00 |
| 39 | Lee Symak | $1,583.00 |
| 38 | Dale Wasko | $1,583.00 |
| 37 | Blaine Holdner | $1,583.00 |
| 36 | Clint Cockburn | $1,979.00 |
| 35 | Jason Linklater | $1,979.00 |
| 34 | Wes Gelowitz | $1,979.00 |
| 33 | Skylar Kingdon | $1,979.00 |
| 32 | Ming Ashing | $1,979.00 |
| 31 | Debra Sanderson | $1,979.00 |
| 30 | Lawrence Keshane | $1,979.00 |
| 29 | Allan Lebiszczak | $1,979.00 |
| 28 | Wayne Blyth | $1,979.00 |
| 27 | Caren Pfeif | $2,638.00 |
| 26 | Justin Keller | $2,638.00 |
| 25 | Joseph Dumas | $2,638.00 |
| 24 | Vaughn Lafontaine | $2,638.00 |
| 23 | Daniel Lefevbre | $2,638.00 |
| 22 | James Hart | $2,638.00 |
| 21 | Mike Fenrich | $2,638.00 |
| 20 | Connor Joinson | $2,638.00 |
| 19 | Harley Hudson | $2,638.00 |
| 18 | Cal Scott | $3,298.00 |
| 17 | Mike Karpinka | $3,298.00 |
| 16 | Larry Iron | $3,298.00 |
| 15 | Kyle Woloshyn | $4,089.00 |
| 14 | Adrian Baran | $4,089.00 |
| 13 | David Templeton | $4,089.00 |
| 12 | Tony Meredith | $4,880.00 |
| 11 | Travis Williams | $4,880.00 |
| 10 | Bin Xu | $4,880.00 |
| 9 | Todd Derdall | $6,199.00 |
| 8 | Jason Topp | $7,782.00 |
| 7 | Dallas Larson | $9,629.00 |
| 6 | Ray Hallett | $11,739.00 |
| 5 | Kyle Stronski | $14,113.00 |
| 4 | Josh Hopkins | $16,751.00 |
| 3 | Warren McCallum | $20,708.00 |
| 2 | Lyndon Knutson | $30,997.00 |
| 1 | John Hashem | $45,769.00 |
That's a wrap for the 2019 SIGA Poker Championship. Stay tuned to PokerNews Canada for all your news from the Canadian poker scene.
Lyndon Knutson Eliminated in 2nd Place ($30,997)
Level 35
: 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante
Heads up play only lasted for a few hands, and it was a pretty friendly affair as both the final two players are friends from Regina. In the final hand, Lyndon Knutson got it in with an ace, but John Hashem woke up with jacks, and there was nothing on the board to help Knutson.
Knutson took second place for a score of $30,997. That brings the 2019 SIGA Poker Championship to a close. A full recap will be posted shortly.
Warren McCallum Eliminated in 3rd Place ($20,708)
Level 35
: 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante
Warren McCallum shoved from the button and John Hashem snap-called from the small blind. Hashem was way ahead with 
against the 
of McCallum. The board ran clean for Hashem and McCallum was headed for the door $20,708 richer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Hashem Doubles through McCallum
Level 35
: 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante
The pot was limped pre-flop between blinds, and action checked around on the 
flop. McCallum led out for 500,000 on the 
turn, and Hashem smooth-called behind.
The 
river drew a bet of 1,000,000 from McCallum, followed by a shove from Hashem. McCallum called with 
for a pair of aces, but Hashem was playing a flush with 
and took the huge pot.
However, the very next hand McCallum was all in against Lyndon Knutson, and managed to double with 
versus 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,400,000 | 1,400,000 |
|
|
2,600,000 | 300,000 |
Level: 35
Blinds: 120,000/240,000
Ante: 240,000
One More Break
Level 34
: 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
The final three players are off on another break. It'll be Level 35 with blinds at 120,000/240,000/240,000 when they return to the felt again.
McCallum Takes One on the Turn
Level 34
: 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
John Hashem opened the betting from the button with a raise to 400,000. Warren McCallum called from the big blind.
McCallum check-called a 300,000 bet from Hashem on the 
flop to see 
on the turn. McCallum again checked, but when Hashem bet 400,000, McCallum shoved all in. Hashem quickly released his hand.
Level: 34
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Josh Hopkins Eliminated in 4th Place ($16,751)
Level 33
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Josh Hopkins has found used his final life as he was eliminated in fourth place. He shoved for 1,320,000 from the button, and Warren McCallum called from the big blind. McCallum had the best of it with 
against 
. Hopkins couldn't find anything on the board, and he was off to the cage to collect $16,751.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |