GPI Tournament Report: WPT Fallsview, UKPC, APT Cebu, LAPC Prelim + More

We take you to Niagara Falls, Nottingham, Cebu, Los Angeles, Switzerland, Pittsburgh and Baton Rouge in this week’s GPI Tournament Report:

WPT FALLSVIEW POKER CLASSIC

Canadian Matthew Lapossie (GPI#-) used his home-ice advantage to take down the WPT Fallsview Poker Classic Main Event in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Lapossie, a former EPT Barcelona final table participant, also cashed earlier in the series at Fallsview, earning his first two cashes on the live tournament circuit in almost five years.

Dylan Wilkerson (GPI#669) worked very hard for his runner-up finish and earn the biggest score of his career on the live tournament circuit.

Shawn Cunix, Michael Watson, Peter Jetten, Mark Radoja, Fallsview 1K prelim event winner Mike Leah and Curt Kohlberg all cashed in the event.

WPT Fallsview Poker Classic Main Event
Feb 22-24, 2014  |  Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort  |  Niagara Falls, ON, CAN
$2,500 CAD Buy-In  |  383 Entries  |  $1,729,510 CAD Prize Pool

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Feels great to run super hot when it counted! And I really appreciate all the messages of support. Thanks team!

— Dylan Wilkerson (@DylanWilkerson) February 25, 2014

WPT FALLSVIEW CLASSIC PRELIMS

There were also some big winners in prelim events at the Fallsview Poker Classic. In the $2,500 prelim, American pro Pratyush Buddiga (GPI#215) held off the Canadian charge in order to earn, surprisingly, the first victory of his career on the live tournament circuit. Recent WSOP November Niner Marc Etienne McLaughlin (GPI#801) was amongst the players who cashed in the event.

In the 1K prelim, Mike Leah (GPI#161) would end taking it down, earning his second six-figure score – and second victory – so far in the 2014 poker season. Former Fallsview Poker Classic prelim event winner Nicky Evans and back-to-back WPT Montreal final table participant Sylvain Siebert also cashed in the event. Siebert also finished 6th in the 2,500 event.

WPT Fallsview Poker Classic 2,500 NLH Prelim Event
Feb 20-22, 2014  |  Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort  |  Niagara Falls, ON, CAN
$2,500 CAD Buy-In  |  578 Entries  |  $1,226,846 CAD Prize Pool

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We win! @WPT Fallsview Event #1 #shippitydoooodah 2nd 6 figure score of 2014; 1 in Jan, 1 in Feb….Can't wait till March!

— Mike Leah (@GoLeafsGoEh) February 20, 2014

SKY UK POKER CHAMPIONSHIPS

The United Kingdom’s Alex Spencer (GPI#5532) won £125,000 defeating countryman Danny Blair (GPI#2263) to win the Sky Poker UK Poker Championships at the Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham.

Popular pro Charles Chattha final tabled the event while the Flying Dutchman Marcel Luske, John Kabbaj and Barny Boatman all scored Top 20 finishes in the event.

Sky Poker UK Poker Championship Main Event
Feb 19-23, 2014  |  Dusk Till Dawn  |  Notthingham, UK
£1,100 Buy-In  |  621 Entries  |  £621,000 Prize Pool

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Please join us in congratulating our first ever Sky Poker UK Poker Champion, Alex Spencer from Doncaster! #UKPC pic.twitter.com/KQ6cRGZGA1

— Sky Poker (@SkyPoker) February 24, 2014

APT CEBU

Make it a second victory on the live tournament circuit for New Zealand’s Paul Hockin (GPI#10981). The former ANZPT Melbourne Champion took home the bacon at APT Cebu, earning 3.23M PHP for the big victory in the Philippines.

Australia’s Ivan Zalac (GPI#627) was third in the event, collecting points in two events at APT Cebu. Other players to cash in the Main Event included WPT Champions Club member Hoyt Corkins and former Asian Player of the Year Sam Razavi.

Asian Poker Tour Cebu Main Event 
Feb 15-19, 2014  |  All In Poker Club  |  Cebu, PHI
50,000 PHP Buy-In  | 299 Entries  |  13,341,000 PHP Prize Pool

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Satisfaction. Great Start to the Year. http://t.co/96OeN6y1aU

— Paul Hockin (@PaulieHockin) February 25, 2014

LAPC PLAYBOY POKER TOURNAMENT

Playboy Bunnies and a Million dollar prize pool awaited the participants in the $1,600 prelim Playboy event at the L.A. Poker Classic in Los Angeles.

Adam Weinraub (GPI#3847) got the best of Nipun Java (GPI#2262) heads-up to take down the title.

GPI300 members David ODB Baker (GPI#167) and Kyle Bowker (GPI#252) and former member Amit Makhija (GPI#641) all final tabled the event.

L.A. Poker Classic Playboy Poker Tournament
Feb 20-23, 2014  |  Commerce Casino  |  Los Angeles, CA, USA
$1,600 USD Buy-In  |  666 Entries  |  $1,000,000 USD Prize Pool

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Just wrapping up $1,600 @Playboy @LAPC event at 6:25am. At least I don't have to fight traffic like @SkinnyTD and winner Adam Weinraub.

— Matt Savage (@SavagePoker) February 24, 2014

BPT MONTREUX

Swiss player Nathan Keck (GPI#65115) won the Barriere Poker Tour event in Montreux, Switzerland, defeating Patrick Lienard (GPI#-) heads-up.

Claude Metais (GPI#1461) was amongst the final table participants.

Barriere Poker Tour Montreux
Feb 21-23, 2014  |  Casino Barriere Montreux  |  Montreux, SUI
770 CHF Buy-In  |  457 Entries  |  319,900 CHF Prize Pool

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MSPT BATON ROUGE

Shawn Schoreck (GPI#110093) won the latest event on the Mid-States Poker Tour at the Belle of Baton Rouge Casino in Louisiana. Schoreck defeated successful Minnesota tournament pro Kou Vang (GPI#587) heads-up for the title.

GPI300 member Allen Kessler (GPI#137) and Will Souther, a 12-time winner on the live tournament circuit, also final tabled the Louisiana event.

Mid-States Poker Tour Belle of Baton Rouge
Feb 21-23, 2014  |  Belle of Baton Rouge Casino  |  Baton Rouge, LA, USA
$1,110 USD Buy-In  |  118 Entries  |  $100,000 USD Prize Pool

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Shawn Schoreck defeats @killatyven to win the 2014 @msptpoker Belle of @theBelleofBR for $34,105… http://t.co/MNOdQWzgEv

— MidStatesPokerTour (@msptpoker) February 24, 2014

THREE RIVERS CHALLENGE

The Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh played host to the Three Rivers Challenge over the weekend where Sammy Shaban (GPI#1) got the best of Robert Haynes (GPI#5710) heads-up for the Main Event title.

Three Rivers Poker Challenge
Feb 22-23, 2014  |  Rivers Casino  |  Pittsburgh, PA, USA
$1,000 USD Buy-In  |  147 Entries  |  $128,331 USD Prize Pool

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