The television star, comedian and poker streamer Milonakis finished in 24th place, taking home the min cash of $300.Sylvia also added a $300 min cash payday to his resume of more than $7.4 million in tournament cashes, finishing in 19th place. Of the aforementioned group, only Milonakis and Sylvia made it into the money. Some of the names showing up at the Peppermill Resort in Reno, Nevada, included Matt Stout, Andy Milonakis, Arlie Shaban, Priestley Leng, Ricky “ratedGTO” Guan, Brittney Barnes, Joe Stapleton and Jesse Sylvia.
The total prize pool ended up at $25,662, with another $25,662 distributed throughout the bounties. With every knockout, the player executing the knockout receives half of the player bounty, with the other half being added to their own bounty.Ī total of 273 entries registered in the unlimited re-entry tournament, easily surpassing the $20,000 guarantee. The progressive knockout system assigned $100 from each $235 buy-in to player bounties. With a fast blind structure and the bounties in play, the action was fast and aggressive, as expected. *John-Paul Portal won $3,800 in bounties in addition to the first-place prize. Choy takes home $5,111 for the runner-up finish. Portal got a nine on the flop and the pair held up, securing the championship. The final hand saw Choy go all in with ace-five offsuit, and Portal call with ten-eight of hearts. “I saw this tournament and I wanted to come out and play it,” Portal said. The win is just the second career cash for Portal, who hails from south Florida and plays poker as a hobby. Portal takes home a total payday of $8,911, with $5,111 coming as the first-place prize, along with $3,800 in progressive bounties. Portal outlasted a final table that included Timothy Guilford, last year’s defending champion in this event, and took the championship after besting second-place finisher Chris Choy in the heads-up battle from the Peppermill Resort in Reno, Nevada. John-Paul Portal scored the biggest tournament win of his career Monday night, taking down the $235 Progressive Knockout event at Run It Up Reno IX.
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