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Event #1
No-Limit Hold’em Re-Entry
Buy-In: $350
Total Entries: 3,092
Prize Pool: $970,000
April 29-May 3, 2014
Sixth annual Chicago Poker Classic kicks off with 3,092-entry field. Park Ridge, Ill. resident Chris Karambinis breaks through for six-figure score and third career victory.
$5,000 double qualifier bonus paid 11 times. Matt Kirby forfeits the most chips to earn $10,000 WSOP seat and $2,000 cash.
After 12 hours of fun at the felt, the play has stopped for Day 1 of Event #40: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha.Many players took their chance and many hit the rail but exactly 200 of the 1,216 total players still remain and they'll return for Day 2 on Tuesday, 18th June looking to make the money. RETURN TO WSOP COVERAGE HUB PlayerChips James Henson316,100 Mike McDonald306,300 Joshua Ray304,200 Robert Kokoska285,000 Mohamed Mamouni284,000 Barry Donovan280,100 Robert Layne280,000 Dylan Meier277,700 Yervand Boyadjian277,400 Tom Cannuli275,000 Jerry Odeen274,900 Kahle Burns269,600. 8th Chris Karambinis $11,835 9th Stan Barshak $9,769. Mark Brazis has won the biggest poker tournament in Michigan state history after besting a field of 1,287 runners over four days at the.
Chris Karambinis' poker tournament results and rankings. The Poker Ranking Authority. Players: 643,664. Screened events: 266,786. Tournament Results of Chris.
Hammond, Ind. (May 4, 2014) — Chicago area pro Chris Karambinis earned his third career tournament victory early Sunday morning at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Ind. The win came at the hands of a massive 3,092-entry field in Event 1 of the sixth annual Chicago Poker Classic, a $350 no-limit hold’em re-entry event. Karambinis outlasted the likes of Austin Buchanan (89th), Aaron Massey (47th), Zal Irani (25th) Ralph Massey (19th) and Nick Jivkov (9th) to earn the $168,039 first prize.
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The opening event of the 10-tournament series featured eight starting flights and doled out a $5,000 bonus to players for each Day 2 they advanced to after their first. Those who moved on from multiple flights assumed their largest stack on Day 2 and the player who forfeited the most chips via double qualifying was awarded a $10,000 WSOP Main Event seat as well as $2,000 cash. The $5,000 bonus was paid out a total of 11 times with Minnesota resident Matthew Kirby forfeiting the most chips to earn the $10,000 seat in addition to $2,000 cash.
The more than 3,000-entry field amassed a prize pool of $927,600. In order to meet the $1,000,000 guarantee, Hammond staff added an additional $50,400 in prizes on top of the 22,000 in double qualifier promotional dollars. This made for more than $72,000 in added value.
Flight-by-flight entry and double qualifier breakdown:
| Flight | Entries | Advanced | x2 Qualifiers |
| A | 466 | 19 | — |
| B | 229 | 9 | 0 |
| C | 343 | 14 | 0 |
| D | 246 | 10 | 0 |
| E | 426 | 17 | 4 |
| F | 337 | 13 | 1 |
| G | 587 | 23 | 5 |
| H | 458 | 18 | 1 |
| Total | 3,092 | 123 | 11 |
Keeping in mind the 11 stacks forfeited due to the double qualifier bonus, Day 2 began Saturday at 2 p.m. with 112 players remaining and Jacob Baumgartner leading the way. Baumgartner rode his chip lead deep into the tournament, finishing 13th, but Karambinis (who began Day 2 second in chips) did a few steps better, earning a final table berth before defeating Oleg Badmayev heads-up to win the event and record his first his victory in his homestate.
Karambinis’ poker resume now boasts three victories including two WSOP Circuit wins. His total reported earnings nearly doubled following Event 1 at the Chicago Poker Classic, skyrocketing past the $350,000-mark.
The Chicago Poker Classic is recognized as the largest non-branded poker tournament series in the United States. In its six-year history, the event has been headlined most notably by last year’s 5,165-entry opener – one of the largest tournaments ever to take place outside the confines of Las Vegas and the World Series if Poker.
This year’s series began April 29 and runs through May 12 with the $1,500 Main Event beginning May 9. More information is available on the blog at chicagopokerclassic.wordpress.com.
Event 1 final table results:
1st: Chris Karambinis – $168,039
2nd: Oleg Badmayev – $103,104
3rd: Igor Hot – $66,895
4th: Jared Palmer – $46,208
5th: Shawn Rice – $32,806
6th: Javier Figueroa – $24,114
7th: Ryne Johnson – $17,723
8th: Aaron Garrison – $14,512
9th: Nick Jivkov – $11,882
2014 Chicago Poker Classic results:
Event 1: $350 NLH Re-Entry – Chris Karambinis defeated 3,092 entries for $168,039
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2014 Chicago Poker Classic upcoming events:
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Event 2: $500 NLH – Saturday/Sunday, May 3-4, 12 p.m.
Event 3: $400 PLO – Sunday, May 4, 5 p.m.
Event 4: $350 NLH Six-Handed – Monday, May 5, 1 p.m.
Event 5: $600 NLH – Tuesday, May 6, 12 p.m.
Event 6: $500 HORSE – Wednesday, May 7, 12 p.m.
Event 7: $350 NLH – Thursday, May 8, 12 p.m.
Event 8: $1,500 Main Event – Friday/Saturday, May 9-10, 12 p.m.
Event 9: $250 NLH Re-Entry – Saturday/Sunday, May 10-11, 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7 p.m.
Event 10: $350 NLH Turbo – Monday, May 12, 12 p.m.