Side Events

There were two side events during the week leading up to the 1100 Main Event. The first was a $340 buy-in PLO event which drew 87 entrants and paid 9 spots. The tournament ended in a 5-way chop with Brian Wittig taking 1st and a slightly larger pay-out. Here are the full results:

1 Brian Wittig Philadelphia PA $5,000
2 Lam Nguyen Las Vegas NV $3,940
3 Kyungyoon Yoo North Wales PA $3,940
4 Chi Jeon $3,940
5 Alexander Zaverukha Newtown PA $3,939
6 Maximilian Schindler St. Louis MO $1,519
7 Naveen Chettipally Piscataway NJ $1,266
8 Daniel Popkave Narberth PA $1,013
9 Timothy Thomasson Metairie LA $760

Next up, the $1060 buy-in Purple Chip Bounty event which drew 107 entrants and paid out 11 spots. The event was won by David Zemel outright for just over $16k and a handful of bounties.

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David Zemel, Big Stax XXI Purple Chip Bounty Winner

Here are the final results:

1 DAVID ZEMEL AMBLER PA $16,010
2 JEFFREY HONG FLEMINGTON NJ $10,203
3 JERRY PELLAK JR DAYTON NJ $6,585
4 JAMES SPARACIO MOORESTOWN NJ $4,780
5 JAMES BOCCANFUSO BROOKLYN NY $3,612
6 ANIBAL SANTIAGO BENSALEM PA $2,792
7 KIM LEEMASTER NEW HOPE PA $2,102
8 MARK KRESTON AMBLER PA $1,655
9 JOSEPH KENT II BRIDGEPORT PA $1,458
10 JOEL GOLA PHILADELPHIA PA $1,349
11 THOMAS FLYNN RESTON VA $1,349