Jon Aldalur Wins First Ring In Event #3: $600 No-Limit Hold'em
While PokerNews is here offering live updates from the Main Event and High Roller, we’d be remiss if we didn’t tell you about the full schedule of side events that have been playing out over the past week at the World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's Las Vegas.
In Event #3: $600 NLH, 188 runners created a $100,000 prize pool that was paid out to the top 29 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were David Larson (11th - $1,705), Benjamin Craig (15th- $1,449), Mark Liedtke (21st - $1,198), Joshua Turner (24th - $1,062), and Ryan Dodd (25th - $977).
In the end, it was United Kingdom native Jon Aldalur who collected every chip in play to capture his first ring along with a $24,298 payday.
Aldalur hails from Spain. He and his girlfriend are in the midst of an extended vacation to New York, and Aldalur took a few days to come to Las Vegas to play the WSOP Circuit for his birthday. Coming here on his own took a little convincing – “She was doubting,” he admitted with a slight smile.
“I’m in shock,” a joyful Aldalur said after securing his victory.
Aldalur is a recreational player who works in commercial auto sales. But he’s a fairly serious amateur. “I play a lot of tournaments,” he said. “I just like to play poker.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Aldalur | Tolosa, Spain | $24,298 |
| 2 | Steven Potashnick | San Diego, California | $15,010 |
| 3 | Alex Dickson | Keizer, Oregon | $10,573 |
| 4 | Ansel Smith | Plano, Texas | $7,599 |
| 5 | Barbara Visher | - | $5,585 |
| 6 | Rizzloe Jones | Roeland Park, Kansas | $4,199 |
| 7 | Michael Souza | San Diego, California | $3,232 |
| 8 | Peter Dailey | Oakland, California | $2,548 |
| 9 | Isaiah Black | Mililani, Hawaii | $2,058 |