Casino Regina's Harvest Poker Classic Awards Over $620,000
Anthony Charter
The 18th annual Harvest Poker Classic at Casino Regina finished up over the weekend with the final of four events. The festival estimated a $500,000 prize pool throughout the series running from the 11th of November until the 15th, and after the dust cleared, over $620,000 was handed out.
The Main Event featured a $1,100 buy-in, which maxed out with 210 entries and a prize pool of $210,000. There were 21 players who made the money with Jared Klimosko from Saskatoon grabbing the title and the first-place prize of $55,750. Here is how the final table stacked up:
| Finish | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jared Klimosko | $55,750 |
| 2 | Brad Heidt | $35,370 |
| 3 | Daniel Lamb | $23,679 |
| 4 | Steven Mager | $16,664 |
| 5 | Justin Lamb | $12,280 |
| 6 | Kristy Gaudry | $9,436 |
| 7 | Dale Garthus | $7,528 |
| 8 | Ron Piasetzki | $6,210 |
| 9 | Tanys Jones | $5,273 |
The first event of the series kicked off on Wednesday, November 12, with a $400 no-limit hold'em bounty tournament. The event drew 241 entries with Calgary’s Chad Riddell taking the lion’s share of the $84,350 prize pool. Here is a list of the final table competitors:
| Finish | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad Riddell — Calgary, AB | $20,338 |
| 2 | Garth Arnason — Winnipeg, MB | $13,321 |
| 3 | John Treso — Regina, SK | $9,296 |
| 4 | Mark Charles — Winnipeg, MB | $6,881 |
| 5 | Chris Comely — Edmonton, AB | $5,371 |
| 6 | Mike Barnett — Regina, SK | $4,392 |
| 7 | Arnold Moch — Medicine Hat, AB | $3,735 |
| 8 | Dean Arsenie — Regina, SK | $3,282 |
| 9 | Trerry Poulsen — Cartwright, ND | $2,959 |
Event #2 took place on Thursday, November 13. The second event saw 253 entries buy in for a $600 no-limit hold'em tournament. A total of 26 players were paid out of the $136,620 prize pool, and Justin Lamb of Regina took down the first-place prize of $35,950. His first of two cashes in the series, as he also final tabled the main event.
| Finish | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Lamb — Regina, SK | $35,950 |
| 2 | Barrie Bratt — White City, SK | $22,692 |
| 3 | Brian Friesen — Winnipeg, MB | $15,086 |
| 4 | Ferrel Rempel — Labrocherie, MB | $10,522 |
| 5 | Eric Johnson — Winnipeg, MB | $7,670 |
| 6 | Brian Ragasa — Winnipeg, MB | $5,819 |
| 7 | Len Lepke — Saskatoon, SK | $4,578 |
| 8 | Neil Bechdoldt — Winnipeg, MB | $3,721 |
| 9 | Emil Chomistek — Pittville, SK | $3,112 |
The third event took place on Friday, November 14, with an $800 no-limit hold'em bounty tournament. The most popular event of the series drew 269 entries. A prize pool of $193,680 was divided by the final 27 players and the winner was Fred Pynn of Regina who took home $43,825.
| Finish | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Pynn — Regina, SK | $43,825 |
| 2 | Jim Loudon — Sceptre, SK | $27,640 |
| 3 | Shawn Leis — Saskatoon, SK | $18,356 |
| 4 | Hansel DelaCruz — Winnipeg, MB | $12,785 |
| 5 | Robbie Perry — Naicam, SK | $9,302 |
| 6 | Chase Johnston — Regina, SK | $7,044 |
| 7 | Keith Stick — Onion Lake, SK | $5,529 |
| 8 | Cory Kirby — Estevan, SK | $4,482 |
| 9 | Doug Baumgartner — Montmartre, SK | $3,738 |
* Results and photo courtesy of the Harvest Poker Classic blog
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