Steven Filipovic Claims Win the Button Title
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team is focused on five events at the RIU Reno VIII, but there are plenty of side events throughout including last night’s $125 Win the Button NLH, a tournament played like traditional no-limit hold’em but awards the button to the winner of each pot.
The tournament attracted 175 runners and surpassed its $15,000 guarantee by generating a $16,975 prize pool. That was paid out among the top 28 players including Paul Sampson (5th - $900), Jamie Kerstetter (9th - $390), Andrew Neeme (12th - $310), Chad Holloway (14th - $250), Frank Lagodich (15th - $250), Andy Camou (21st - $200), and Arlid Orsleie (28th - $200).
In the end, Steven Filipovic of Cambridge, Ontario, Canada defeated Indiana’s Jason Pease in heads-up play to win the title and $4,125 first-place prize.
Win the Button Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Filipovic | Cambridge, ON | $4,125 |
| 2 | Jason Pease | La Porte, IN | $2,525 |
| 3 | John Scott | Pleasanton, CA | $1,650 |
| 4 | Aoin Cota | Port Coquitlam, BC | $1,180 |
| 5 | Paul Sampson | Fernley, NV | $900 |
| 6 | Andrew Cadregari | Reno, NV | $720 |
| 7 | Cory Tardy | Las Vegas, NV | $590 |
| 8 | Nayef Salem | Klamath Falls, OR | $485 |