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Peppermill Spring Poker Tournament

No Limit Hold'em

March 3, 2007 at 12:00 PM
Peppermill Hotel Casino
Tournament Schedule

Buy-In	$300 + $30
Prize Pool	$54,300
Entries	181
Report Available

Ninh Chew

Place	Name	Prize
1	Ninh Chew (Eldorado Hills, CA, USA)	$18,565
2	Mike Girard (Roseville, CA, USA)	$10,540
3	Dan Stir (Sacramento, CA, USA)	$6,410
4	Fred Nachtigal (Hillsboro, OR, USA)	$4,150
5	Mark Edwards (Kentfield, CA, USA)	$2,845
6	Robert Ching (San Jose, CA, USA)	$2,055
7	Suresh Vadhva (Gold River, CA, USA)	$1,555
8	Tom Lawre (Vancouver, WA, USA)	$1,225
9	Mike Marjanovich (El Dorado Hills, CA, USA)	$1,000
10	Derek Cheng (San Jose, CA, USA)	$840
11	Wen E Eightar (Bend, OR, USA)	$725
12	John Pecharch (Incline Village, NV, USA)	$645
13	Mike Hubbard (Windsor, CA, USA)	$580
14	Glen Chileski AKA "Glen or GC" (Grass Valley, CA, USA)	$530
15	Patricia Pfeil (Durham, NC, USA)	$495
16	Reo Cutler (Lake Tahoe, NV, USA)	$465
17	Thomas Daniels (Reno, NV, USA)	$440
18	Nai Saetern AKA "wease" (Gresham, OR, USA)	$425
19	Scott McCollum (Reno, NV, USA)	$405
20	Michael Junker (Rio Linda, CA, USA)	$405

Tournament Report

'Spring Poker Tournament' Concludes to Crowds

Reno, NV- With improved with conditions, the numbers continue to climb at the Peppermill 'Spring Poker Tournament'. The main event Saturday, a $330 No-Limit Hold'em competition, attracted 181 players and $54,300 in prize money.
Ninh Chew, of Eldorado Hills, CA, overcame Mike Girard, of Roseville, CA. to win the 1st Place trophy and $18,565. Girard received $10,540 as consolation for 2nd Place.
'I hate to see it end,' Ninh Chew said. 'It has been a good tournament in a beautiful hotel/casino.'
The evening 'second chance' $225 No-Limit Hold'em event had a 136 players vying for $27,200 in prize money. It was won by Jimmy G. McCord, of Sacramento. He received $9,375 for 1st Place.
'I think that with that with the better weather we're seeing much bigger numbers than last weekend. So, I think we'll see that trend continue right through the Championship event,' Poker Manager Mike Gainey predicted.
The 'Spring Poker Tournament' concludes Sunday, March 4, with a $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em event. In addition to a lot of prize money, the victor will be presented a handsome gold Champion's bracelet to commemorate the victory.