Alan Carlson Takes Down Event #2: $250 PLO
Level 7
: 400/800, 800 ante
While PokerNews is here offering live updates from the $1,100 Main Event, we’d be remiss if we didn’t tell you about some of the side events that have taken place out over the past week during the Winter Poker Classic.
In Event #2: $250 PLO, 186 runners created a $36,429 that was paid out to the top 21 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Blake Anderson (20th - $446), Thai Dinh (18th - $484), George Veazey (15th - $558), Brandon Mead (13th - $707), and John Corrigan (10th - $707).
In the end, it was Minnesota native Alan Carlson who collected every chip in play to capture the first-place $5,868 payday.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Carlson | $5,868 |
| 2 | Jonathan Mackey | $5,192 |
| 3 | Lisa Seamans | $4,438 |
| 4 | Scott Schoonmaker | $4,415 |
| 5 | John Johnson | $3,912 |
| 6 | Wayne Borgatzki | $3,479 |
| 7 | Kou Yang | $1,376 |
| 8 | Michael Hiatt | $1,079 |
| 9 | Nick Welu | $856 |