The Lodge closed its doors on Christmas Day, giving its staff and players a day to stay home and enjoy the holidays with family and friends.
Plenty of poker players came out to the best card club in Texas in the six days preceding December 25, however.
Here’s a look at all of the big winners from Round Rock, TX this week:
Tuesday $15K Guaranteed Freeroll (December 19)
The Tuesday $15K Guaranteed Freeroll saw 168 players compete for $25,600 in prize money. The final seven players agreed to an ICM deal.
The top finishers included Shadi Farraj (1st – $4,282), Billy Casey (2nd – $3,843), Arasb Rahmani (3rd – $2,900) and William Cieply (4th – $3,000).
Sunday $15K Single Re-Entry Deep Stack (December 24)
Sunday’s weekly $15K Guaranteed Deep Stack drew 93 players and a $19,344 prize pool. The tournament finished with a four-way ICM chop.
The top four included Yicheng Ding (1st – $4,507), Clyde Johnson (2nd – $3,328), Cody Martinez (3rd – $2,905) and Usman Khan (4th – $2,855).
Monday $2K Guaranteed Bounty (December 18)
The Monday Bounty event drew 50 players, and ended with a three-way ICM chop.
The top finishers included Chester Williams (1st – $795), Daniel Allen (2nd – $673) and Jean Marsh (3rd – $565).
Monday $3.5K Guaranteed Big-O (December 18)
The Monday Big-O drew played to a five-way ICM chop.
The top five included Andrew Timm (1st – $1,666), Nick Netti (2nd – $1,334), Bonnie Coleman (3rd – $1,163), James Eargle (4th – $1,010) and Yong Jo (5th – $953).
Tuesday $1K Guaranteed NLH (December 19)
The Tuesday $1K Guaranteed NLH event played to a heads-up ICM chop.
Matthew Rabb (1st – $922) and Richard Walker (2nd – $825) took down the top two money spots.
Wednesday $1K Guaranteed Freezeout (December 20)
The Wednesday $1K Guaranteed Freezeout drew 47 players and played to a three-way ICM chop.
The top finishers included Erik Le (1st – $854), Timothy Lownsdale (2nd – $754), and Juan Samano Reyes (3rd – $654).
Wednesday $5K Guaranteed PLO Texas Freeroll (December 20)
The Wednesday Texas PLO Freeroll ended in a five-way ICM chop.
James Sombathy (1st – $2,000) took down the first-place prize. Aaron Anders, Jason Burruss, R. Tawareguci, and Victoria Luna each took home $1,237 for places 2-5 per the terms of the deal.
Thursday $7.5K Guaranteed “The Dirty Thirty Freeroll” (December 21)
The Dirty Thirty Texas Freeroll played down to a heads-up ICM deal.
Clyde Johnson (1st – $3,739) and Ryan Shaw (2nd – $2,569) took the top two payout spots. R. Emmons (3rd – $1,700) and James Sombathy (4th – $1,233) rounded out the top four.
Friday $2K Guaranteed Bounty (December 22)
Friday’s weekly $2K Guaranteed Bounty event saw 67 entries compete for $3,417 in prize money. The tournament played to a three-way ICM deal.
The top finishers included Sathyamurthy Durairajan (1st – $972), Vishwanath Pinnoju (2nd – $848), and Daren Snowden (3rd – $602).
Friday $4K Guaranteed Freezeout (December 22)
Friday’s $4K Guaranteed Freezeout drew 100 players and a $9,400 prize pool.
The top finishers included Jamie Paul (1st – $2,122), Judith Coover (2nd – $1,915), and Kristin Brotherton (3rd – $1,671).
