Event 9 of the TonyBet Winter Festival has its champion: Tania Marie Stephan has won the event!
Champion of Event 9: Tania Marie Stephan, $3,471.00
Last hand of play:
Event 9 – Results & Payouts
Event 9 in the TonyBet Winter Festival was a $200 + $20 NL Hold’em Deepstack Turbo event that began on February 7th. There were a total of 73 entries in the tournament which added up to a prize pool of $14,162.00.
Note there was a deal made at 10 players remaining that expanded the prize pool from 8 players to 10 players, awarding each of the first two eliminated from the final table a new min-cash of $220.00.
| Rank | Pos | First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Prize | Bourse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tania Marie | Stephan | $3,471.00 |
| 2 | Jean Pierre | Noel | $3,171.00 |
| 3 | Bruno | Desjarlais | $2,210.00 |
| 4 | Paolo | Lombardo | $1,630.00 |
| 5 | David Alfonso | Martinez | $1,210.00 |
| 6 | Duff | Charette | $890.00 |
| 7 | Karyn | Gemmill | $660.00 |
| 8 | Pierre | Leonard | $480.00 |
| 9 | Michael | Tessier-Strasbourg | $220.00 |
| 10 | Ben | Menache | $220.00 |
Jean-Pierre Noel: runner up
Jean-Pierre Noel has finished as the runner up out of 73 players in the tournament. Jean-Pierre was in survival mode since two tables remained, and managed to survive orbit after orbit to finish in 2nd place.
The heads-up duel lasted about 10 minutes after the players agreed to an even chop. The players reserved $300 plus the Champion’s trophy for the winner and evenly divided the rest of the prize pool, meaning that 2nd place received $3,171 while the winner received $3,471 plus the trophy.
2nd place: Jean-Pierre Noel, $3,171.00
3rd place: Bruno Desjarlais
An all-in and call preflop pitted Bruno Desjarlais and his 
against Tania Marie Stephan’s 
– and Tania came from behind to win the hand as a Queen came on the flop.
3rd place: Bruno Desjarlais, $2,210.00
Paolo Lombardo – 4th place
The tournament is down to its final 3 players as Paolo Lombardo has finished in 4th place. Jean-Pierre Noel was in the bb and Paolo on the button when they went all in:
Jean-Pierre Noel: 
Paolo Lombardo: 
The community cards kept the status quo and Paolo was eliminated.
4th place: Paolo Lombardo, $1,630.00
David Alfonso Martinez: 5th place
David Alfonso Martinez has finished the tournament in 5th place. The always infamous river card gave Bruno Desjarlais the flush, eliminating David who was ahead when the chips hit the middle of the felt.
David Alfonso Martinez: 
Bruno Desjarlais: 
Board: 
5th place: David Alfonso Martinez, $1,210.00
Duff Charette finishes in 6th place
Duff Charette has finished in 6th position in the Deepstack Turbo event in the TonyBet Winter Festival.
6th place: Duff Charette, $890.00
Karyn Gemmill out in 7th place
Karyn “good luck all in” Gemmill could have used some luck of her own after she shoved holding 
Against 
, the board offered no relief: 
.
7th place: Karyn Gemmill, $660.00
3rd elimination from the final table
Pierre Léonard went all-in utg holding – but found himself facing 
Community cards: 
8th place: Pierre Léonard, $660.00
9th place
Michael Tessier-Strasbourg shoved holding a small pair and was instantly called by Tania Marie Stephan holding a pair of Queens. The community cards couldn’t save him and he was eliminated in 9th place.
9th place: Michael Tessier-Strasbourg, $220.00
