Tournament Report: Senior Tour launched, Nutsinho’s 1st live win, and more

Senior Poker Tour Announced

The Professional Poker Tour failed, the Epic Poker League failed, and the LIPS tour is still struggling to gain traction in the poker world, so you wouldn’t think another niche poker tour would pique much interest, but that hasn’t been the case at all with the recently announced Senior Poker Tour.

Here are the details: Senior Poker Tour Press Release

Jared Jaffee Triumphs in Jacksonville

The 2013 WPT bestbet Jacksonville Fall Poker Scramble (is anyone else getting annoyed with the names for these tournaments? I thought the Doyle Brunson Five Diamond Poker Classic was pretty bad, but this is starting to get a bit ridiculous) saw Jared Jaffee win his first live tournament title (a recurring theme this week) pocketing over $250k to boot.

1. Jared Jaffee – $252,749
2. Blake Purvis – $166,139
3. Michael Horchoff – $106,904
4. Margo Costa – $79,114
5. Corrie Wunstel – $59,335
6. Johnny Price – $47,468

Nutsinho Adds HPT Title to his Resume

Held at the Stratosphere in Las Vegas, the latest stop on the Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) had a few more big names in the field that the typical event, and in the end it was online poker pro Richard “nutsinho” Lyndacker who took the top spot, outlasting the 353 player field, and capturing his first live tournament title in the process.

1. Richard Lyndaker – $122,548
2. Steven Patch – $74,346
3. Cory Waaland – $49,785
4. Shaun Suller – $34,722
5. Tim West – $20,041
6. Tony Cuppone – $20,425
7. Ed Liu – $17,259
8. Dan Alspach – $14,297
9. Dylan Hortin – $12,255

Himmelbrand Wins Event #1 at the Borgata Fall Poker Open

A $500 buy-in and a $1 million guarantee will always attract a big field, and that’s exactly what happened in Event #1 of the Borgata Fall Poker Open, with 2,899 entrants creating a near $1.5 million prize-pool.

1. Greg Himmelbrand – $243,630
2. Luis Diaz – $157,983
3. Simon Lam – $103,457
4. Edward Jacobs – $87,952
5. Frank Nelson – $72,966
6. Brian Rosengarten – $58,120
7. George Alberto – $43,413
8. Patrick Chan – $29,406
9. Chad Jackson – $21,009

Noah Boeken Wins the 2013 Masters Classic in Amsterdam

One of the bigger and older independent tournaments in the world is the Masters Classic in Amsterdam, and frankly this event doesn’t get the publicity it deserves. This year 298 players entered the €4,400 buy-in Main Event and it was Dutchman Noah Boeken who came away with the trophy and over $400k.

1. Noah Boeken – $412,012
2. Simon Persson – $245,623
3. Clyde Terlaan – $141,034
4. Luuk Gieles – $112,511
5. Andrew Chen – $96,664
6. Charlie Combes – $72,933
7. Johan Verhagen – $63,386
8. Rob Hollink – $47,541
9. Dmitry Nemirovsky – $31,694

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