Pateychuk Wins Merit Poker Winterfest Main Event; Isle Poker Classic Main Event Concludes
Earlier this week, the 2014 Merit Poker Winterfest and the 2014 Isle Poker Classic concluded, crowning two winners for nearly $150,000 each.
The Isle Poker Classic $1,090 Main Event took place at the Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park in Pompano Beach, Florida and boasted a guarantee of $300,000. There were 566 total entrants in the event, generating a prize pool of over $500,000.
Heading into Day 3 of the event, 40 players remained with Peter Striano leading the way. The top 54 spots earned a cash, meaning players were well into the money. Striano went on to finish the event in sixth place and earn $21,791.
Emerging victorious on the additional Day 4 was Miami, Florida's Farid Jattin. For the victory, Jattin earned $147,160. He defeated long-time poker player Manny Minaya, who earned $86,598 for second place.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farid Jattin | $147,160 |
| 2 | Manny Minaya | $86,598 |
| 3 | Yaroslav Nakonechnyy | $56,034 |
| 4 | Raymond Roberty | $38,205 |
| 5 | David Hass | $27,168 |
| 6 | Peter Striano | $21,791 |
| 7 | Scott Wyler | $16,697 |
| 8 | Ben Zamani | $11,886 |
| 9 | Even Teitelbaum | $8,490 |
Other notables to finish in the money were Ebony Kenney (24th - $3,679), Lily Kiletto (33rd - $3,113), and Matt Waxman (35th - $3,113).
The other big event to wrap up was the Merit Poker Winterfest $3,300 Main Event, surpassing the $500,000 guarantee with 191 entries and 33 reentries.
Coming out on top to earn the $145,472 first-place prize was former European Poker Tour and World Poker Tour champion Andrey Pateychuk. Pateychuk bested Omar Lakhdari in heads-up play to earn the title, which proved to be his first six-figure score since winning WPT Prague in 2011. Lakhdari earned $102,071.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrey Pateychuk | $145,472 |
| 2 | Omar Lakhdari | $102,071 |
| 3 | Ilan Amilov | $65,657 |
| 4 | Gil Atzlan | $48,594 |
| 5 | Uladzimir Zakharau | $36,476 |
| 6 | Kiryl Radzivonau | $29,181 |
| 7 | Evagoras Evagorou | $24,235 |
| 8 | Muhammed Bufalah | $19,413 |
| 9 | Khalil Tawil | $14,529 |
Pateychuk also cashed two other events at the Merit Poker Winterfest, winning the $660 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Deepstack for $9,894 and taking 10th in the $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Deepstack for $2,421.
Atanas Gueorguiev, who currently sits second on Bulgaria's all-time money list, finished in 20th place for $6,492.
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