There were a total of 420 entrants creating a prize pool of $223,440. The tournament will pay 45 places with a minimum cash being worth $920. First place will take home $44,757 and the top four places will also receive a $5,000 Aruba package. Full payouts are listed below:
There were 105 entrants for the final flight of the $200,000 Guaranteed Main Event meaning they will play until there are 16 players remaining. This will bring the total number of players that will return on Sunday at 3 p.m. to 64. With only 45 getting paid, the tournament will have to lose 19 players early tomorrow to hit the money.
Among the 75 or so remaining players is none other than Michael Laake, a Florida resident approaching nearly half a million in lifetime tournament winnings. When Laake makes it deep in a tournament he knows how to close it out. He's won an incredible six times with scores of $114,975, $78,784 and $52,828 being among those wins. He's also finished third of better another four times.
Laake is here at the PPC $200,000 Guaranteed Championship Event looking to make it win number seven. He's currently sitting with 14,500 in chips.
When it comes to top poker destinations, there aren't many places in the world that rate as high as Aruba, and for the third year running the PPC Poker Tour will return to the beautiful island for the PPC Aruba World Championship.
Taking place this year from October 15-21 at the Radisson Aruba, the series will feature nine events highlighted by a $200,000 guaranteed Main Event with a buy-in of $2,200. The Main Event will begin on Saturday, October 18, feature two starting days, and allow for reentry.
In 2012, Joe Serock won the event for $40,574 after he and Jesse Chinni chopped up first- and second-place prize money. Then in 2013, it was Germany's [Removed:65] taking the top prize of $59,139 after a heads-up deal with Joe Ebanks. Remarkably, Serock placed third in that event for $26,000 in an impressive back-to-back performance.
Handfuls of players have already won a package to Aruba through various PPC Poker Tour events, and there's still plenty of time for you to do the same, or simply book a trip for the event.
To book your trip now, you may contact Bridget Stein at (561) 883-3523 or email [email protected]. To view information about upcoming PPC Poker Tour stops, please click here.
Mike Shammos is the first player to eclipse the 100,000 chip mark as he currently sits with 103,200. Fabrice Bervas looks as if he is currently in second in Day 1d with 85,000.
It was folded to the player in the small blind who opened for 1,600. Jeff Trudeau was in the big blind and made it 3,700 to go. His opponent went deep into thought for about 30 seconds and then moved all in for approximately 20,000. Trudeau wasted little time in making the call with his and he was ahead as his opponent had been making a move with . The board ran out safe for Trudeau and he delivered the knock out and added to his already impressive stack. He was sitting with 96,000 at the completion of the hand.
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and he was ahead as his opponent had been making a move with 
. The board ran out safe for Trudeau and he delivered the knock out and added to his already impressive stack. He was sitting with 96,000 at the completion of the hand.