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DAVID SINGONTIKO TAKES HOME THE GOLD IN FIRST-EVER WSOP TOURNAMENT
Jul 02 2011 10:01 PM EST
With just seven WSOP gold bracelet events left before the start of the WSOP Main Event on July 7, poker players everywhere are hard at work trying to capture their WSOP jewelry before the game's richest poker tournament concludes.
The latest player to become a WSOP champion is David Singontiko who captured the $1500 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split 8 or Better championship.
Singontiko bested a starting field of 946 hopefuls who descended on the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino two days ago to attempt their quest at fame and fortune.
Singontiko is a 21-year-old college student studying Business Administration from Chatsworth, CA. Incredibly, this was the first WSOP Event that the young amateur had ever played in.
With his victory, Singontiko captures his first WSOP gold bracelet along with the $268,235 first place prize.
The total prize pool for this event amounted to $1,277,100.
The runner-up was Michael Yee who walked away with a nice consolation prize amounting to $165,346.
A complete official report from this tournament will be available shortly. In the interim, please visit the tournament portal page HERE for the particulars from Event #51.
