Isle Poker Classic results: Karp makes the big catch
Steven Karp of North Miami Beach won the $900 event in the Isle Winter Classic poker series.
Karp took home $55,854. Raj Vohra of Lake Worth was second, earning $32,742.
Isle Classic $900
1 Steven Karp N Miami Beach $55,854.00
2 Raj Vohra Lake Worth $32,742.00
3 Daniel Shiff Aventura $21,186.00
4 Terry McKerchie Davie $13,482.00
5 Farhan Madhani Miramar $9,630.00
6 Nigel Murray Miami Gardens $8,282.00
7 Omar McFarlane Lake Worth $6,356.00
8 Larry Kusch Plantation $4,622.00
9 Soren Morales Miami $4,430.00
10 Bobby Binsky Halandale Beach $4,237.00
11 Peter Striano III Parkland $4,045.00
12 Uri Kadosh Davie $3,852.00
13 Charles Bury Boca Raton $3,659.00
14 Steven Dockswell Lake Worth $3,467.00
15 Bradford Borrelli Margate $3,274.00
16 Jose Ricardo Coral Springs $3,082.00
17 Robert Perry Hightland Beach $2,889.00
18 Josh Heiman Boynton Beach $2,696.00
19 Srinivasa Yarlagadda Sarasota $2,504.00
20 Scott Zakheim Davie $2,311.00
Marcy Levy of Boynton Beach won the $550 event, and $10,504.
Marc Levy Boynton $10,506.00
Howard Becks Plantation $9,000.00
Keith Ingham Boca Raton $9,000.00
John Mccafery Lake Worth $9,000.00
Danie Genachte Deerfield $9,000.00
Randy Zane Ft Lauderdale $2,925.00
Russ Marco Pompano $2,282.00
Mike Favor New Jersey $1,697.00
Jerry Kielian Ft Lauderdale $1,404.00
Ory Hen Cooper City $1,287.00
Lou Rosen Boca Raton $1,229.00
Bill Ryan Palm Beach $1,170.00
Linda Lipkins and Moises Natanael, both of Boca Raton, split the first prize in the $150 bounty tournament, each winning $1,955 in the $150 bounty
1 Linda Lipkins Boca Raton $1,955.00
2 Moises Natanel Boca Raton $1,955.00
3 Martin Baybutt Boca Raton $1,100.00
4 Keith Ingram Boca Raton $1,100.00
5 Alex Fusco Sunny Isle $1,100.00
6 John Amrhein Coral Springs $1,100.00
7 David Albertson Margate $800.00
8 Jeff Balsewich Boynton Beach $500.00
9 Rick Semander Pembroke Pines $257.00
10 Eric Andrews Lake Worth $246.00
11 Mauro Negerada Sao Paulo, Brazil $235.00
12 Neal Freeman Boca Raton $224.00
13 Noris Barcimanto Coral Springs $212.00
14 Bob Binski Hallandale $201.00
15 Trevor Samuels Miami $190.00
Robert Transue of North Lauderdale, Thomas Cuce of Boca Raton and Devon Shalmi of Boca Raton shared first in the $230 event, each earning $6,241.
1 Robert Transue N Lauderdale $6,241.00
2 Thomas Cuce Boca Raton $6,241.00
3 Devon Shalmi Boca Raton $6,241.00
4 Jeff Morrison Parkland $2,418.00
5 Ruth Gaskins Greenacres $1,860.00
6 Daniel Genachte Deerfield Beach $1,395.00
7 Hubert Ganter Tamarac $1,023.00
8 James Hamilton United Kingdom $744.00
9 Farhan Madhani Miramar $713.00
10 Bob Panetta Jupiter $682.00
11 Paul Shafran Boca Raton $651.00
12 Joe "Mojo" Conti Boynton Beach $620.00
13 Dave Henry Coral Springs $589.00
14 Georgia Felger Lantana $558.00
15 Karin Powsner Ft Lauderdale $527.00
16 Roland Garcia Pembroke Pines $496.00
The $330 bounty tournament went to Danny Heimbender of Boynton Beach. He earned $6,504.
Danny Heimbender Boynton Beach $6,504.00
James Hamburger Delray Beach $5,400.00
George Colli III Suffield, CT $5,400.00
Shimon Mordechai Boca Raton $5,400.00
Cinda Goodale Ft Lauderdale $1,823.00
David Albertson Margate $1,548.00
Amir Ashmawy Boca Raton $1,135.00
Keith Ingham Boca Raton $826.00
Hosney Boutros Ft Lauderdale $791.00
Larry Kusch Miami $757.00
Barry Chazen Fort Lauderdale $722.00
Jason Seaton Pembroke Pines $688.00
Sonia Sanchez Hallandale $654.00
Paula Holder Pompano Beach $619.00
David Evans Fort Lauderdale $585.00
Ira Silverman Boca Raton $550.00
Jay Sinterce Coconut Creek $516.00
Martin Jorgensen Pompano Beach $482.00
And Mohammad Masoud of Homestead and Raymond Millard of Boca Raton shared the "seven-deuce" event first prize, each getting $9,879.
1 Mohammad Masoud Homestead $9,879.00
2 Raymond Millard Boca Raton $9,879.00
3 Gil Nagar Cooper City $7,879.00
4 Eric Riley Lake Worth $4,082.00
5 Chaim Halpern Hallandale Beach $2,980.00
6 Bobby Binsky Homestead $2,286.00
7 Daniel Kolchkov Ft. Lauderdale $1,837.00
7 Nicos Ktori Miami Beach $1,024.00
8 Howard Appledorf Pembroke Pines $744.00
9 Andrew Touchette Boca Raton $713.00
10 Rick Ledger Lighthouse Point $682.00
11 Sheila Semander Pembroke Pines $651.00
12 Stan Weiss Nashville, TN $620.00
13 Ilia Lekach Golden Beach $589.00
14 Joe Haight Sarasota $558.00
15 Anthony Bertuccio Coral Springs $527.00
Martin Luther King Day tournament
1 Joey Smith Plantation $5,854.00
2 Richard Kirsch Pompano $5,854.00
3 Mark Kerness Delray $5,854.00
4 Erik Skylar Boca $4,000.00
5 Bill Campbell Jupiter $1,892.00
6 Pattaraporn Vocbeck Talla. $1,458.00
NICK SORTAL began playing 3-card "gut" and "Indian poker" on high school band trips, moved on to "night baseball" and "pass the trash" during a Dr. Pepper-infused midnight game in the 1980s at the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, and now play in a regular neighborhood Hold 'Em game in Plantation. I have been given the assignment of writing about the gambling life in South Florida casinos for the Sun-Sentinel...which means sitting around watching poker on TV now counts as research.
