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The 2017 rendition of the Harvest Poker Classic from the Show Lounge in Casino Regina in Saskatchewan has wrapped up crowning four new winners across four days taking place from November 8 to 11. The tournament series was an amazing success with nearly $700,000 in prizes being awarded across the four events.
Event #1 - $500 No-Limit Hold’em
The first event got underway with 237 entries to create a prize pool worth $106,650. While the top 24 finishers were guaranteed to walk away with at least $1,133, all players were eyeing the first-place prize of $24,953.
The final table was set and Buddy Little took the chip lead with him to the ten-seat with 545,000 while Chase Johnston was the short stack sitting on 64,000 while the blinds were at 6,000/12,000.
The tournament came down to Phil Riley and Buddy Little and, when both stacks got to virtually even, players decided to make a deal, locking up $21,000 while playing for the remaining $3,953 in the prize pool.
Phil Riley took the chip lead and never looked back, eliminating Little after Little shoved on a flop of holding . Riley snap-called holding for two pairs. The turn was the giving both players the same straight draw for a chop, but the river was the giving Riley a full house and the victory.
Here are the final table payouts:
Finish | Player | Prize |
---|---|---|
1 | Phil Riley | $24,953* |
2 | Buddy Little | $21,000* |
3 | Kyle Stronski | $11,864 |
4 | Cody Beach | $8,301 |
5 | Mitchell Heidt | $6,074 |
6 | Terry Shulko | $4,630 |
7 | Doug Baumgartner | $3,661 |
8 | Vong Kim | $2,992 |
9 | Chase Johnston | $2,516 |
10 | Dallas Larson | $2,170 |
*Denotes a heads-up deal made
Event #2 - $700 No-Limit Hold’em
The second event of the 2017 Harvest Poker Classic was a $700 No-Limit Hold’em event, which saw an amazing 246 players enter to create a prize pool of $154,980. This meant that 25 players would go home happy with at least $1,581 going back into their pockets.
Justin Skamanis took an early chip lead in the tournament and put those chips to good use as he headed to the final table as the chip leader with 758,000 chips while Steve Sterling was second with 369,000. Mike Braat started the final table as the short stack with 128,000. After Skamanis eliminated Brian Fiesen in third place for $17,174, he set himself up for a victory with an approximate two-to-one chip lead over Sheldon Birkeland. Skamanis made quick work of his opponent and ended up three-bet shoving to a preflop raise from Birkeland. Birkeland called and was in rough shape holding to the of Skamanis. The board ran out true for Skamanis and he eliminated Birkeland in second place for $25,802 while he picked up $40,839 for the victory to go along with a second Casino Regina ring to add to his fingers.
Here are the final table payouts for Event #2:
Finish | Player | Prize |
---|---|---|
1 | Justin Skamanis | $40,839 |
2 | Sheldon Birkeland | $25,802 |
3 | Brian Friesen | $17,174 |
4 | Steve Sterling | $11,997 |
5 | Mike Braat | $8,761 |
6 | Leo Leclerc | $6,662 |
7 | Dominick French | $5,255 |
8 | Chelsey Desjarlais | $4,282 |
9 | Paul Weenusk | $3,591 |
10 | Pat Kendel | $3,088 |
Event #3 - $900 No-Limit Hold’em Bounty
The penultimate event on the Harvest Poker Classic was the $900 bounty event, which saw $100 of the $900 buy-in go toward a player’s bounty. The tournament saw another impressive prize pool of $177,840 from the 247 entries. This meant that at least 25 players would be guaranteed to walk away with a min-cash of $1,814.
As the final table loomed, there were many well-known local players still in the hunt, including Event #1 winner Phil Riley. Riley made the final table and sat in third place. He was also joined by the Klimosko brothers, Derek and Jared. The later of which has his name on the Harvest Poker Classic banner for his 2014 Main Event victory.
Another Harvest Poker Classic Main Event Champion also joined the players in Pete Fylyma, who captured the 2016 crown for $63,087. Fylyma’s run came to an abrupt end though when Riley and Fylyma got into a preflop all-in confrontation with Riley holding against the of Fylyma. Fylyma couldn’t improve though and he exited in seventh place for $6,030 while Riley added a $100 chip into his pocket.
Riley, the Klimosko brothers, and Adrian Baran were the last four players, and the quartet decided to make a deal well into the wee hours of the next day. All four players were guaranteed to receive $25,000 while second would earn an extra $3,000 and the winner would get an extra $6,948 along with the Casino Regina champions ring.
Derek Klimosko was eliminated in fourth place when his flopped middle pair and a flush draw couldn’t improve to the top pair of Baran.
The chance of pulling off a double win came to an end for Phil Riley when he called off from the big blind with to the of Jared Klimosko. Riley couldn’t improve and exited in third place.
After Jared Klimosko doubled up and left Adrian Baran short stacked, Baran went on an insane run of cards, doubling up four times in a row including with pocket kings, pocket tens, and pocket twos to retake the chip lead. Baran then won the next hand as both players were all in blind and Klimosko’s were no match for the of Baran on a run out of and Baran made a straight to collect $31,948 and a Casino Regina Champions ring to go along with all the $100 bounties he earned throughout the tournament.
Here are the final results for Event #3:
Finish | Player | Prize |
---|---|---|
1 | Adrian Baran | $31,948* |
2 | Jared Klimosko | $28,000* |
3 | Phil Riley | $25,000* |
4 | Derek Klimosko | $25,000* |
5 | Curtis Vigoren | $10,054 |
6 | Kris Lee | $7,645 |
7 | Pete Fylyma | $6,030 |
8 | Ed Haraldson | $4,913 |
9 | Pavel Krumer | $4,120 |
10 | Lorne Gill | $3,543 |
*Donates four-way deal made
Event #4 - $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event
With some big fields in the first three events, the last event on the schedule was the $1,100 buy-in Main Event and the tournament did not disappoint. A total of 251 entries were made to create a total prize pool of $251,000. This meant that 26 players would be paid at least $2,462.
Recent Casino Regina Main Event winners Pete Fylyma (Reigning Harvest Poker Classic Champion, 23rd Place - $2,462) and Doug McGinnis (2017 Diamond Poker Classic Main Event Winner, 21st - $2,462) were amongst the first set of eliminations after the money bubble had burst.
After Afroz Popatia was eliminated in 11th place for $4,297 the final table was set. Jody Fayant held the share of the chip lead with Lyndon Knutson with 505,000 while Trevor Norlander clung to his tournament life as the short stack with 164,000. Event #1 winner and Event #3 third place finisher Phil Riley was having a Harvest Poker Classic to remember as he still had chips and made his third final table of the series and sat in fifth place with 455,000. Leo Leclerc had also made his second final table of the series coming off a sixth place finish in Event #2.
One of the co-chip leaders chipped up while the other one fell in the early goings of the final table. Knutson eliminated Paul Jain in tenth place for $4,903 and while Fayant had some good starting hands to start the final table, he seemed to catch a case of second best and was finally eliminated in ninth place for $5,717 when his couldn’t catch up to the of Tyler Warken.
Jaymie Holland was the next to be eliminated when Knutson added to his chip lead and crossed the 1 million chip plateau. Holland received $6,836 for his eighth place finish.
Leo Leclerc couldn’t improve upon his sixth place finish in Event #2 as he exited in seventh place for $8,412 when his pocket kings were no match for the pocket aces of Knutson.
Knutson’s run of premium hands continued when he rolled over against the of Tyler Warken. Warken’s day came to an end in sixth place for $10,692.
Chad Riddell stayed steady throughout the final table but ultimately was eliminated in fifth place for $14,091.
Trevor Norlander, who came into the final table as a short stack and always found a way to add chips to his stack then took out a short stacked Jason Jungle when his had the of Jungle dominated. Jungle received $19,332 for the fourth-place finish.
This set up a three-way battle between chip leader Lyndon Knutson (2,350,000), Trevor Norlander (700,000) and Phil Riley (700,000). Riley still had a shot at winning his second event of the series.
Unfortunately for Riley the dream came to an end when he shoved and was called by Knutson. Knutson held while Riley was way ahead with . The flop was torture for Riley though as Knutson flopped a pair of aces on the board. The dealer placed out the and to complete the board and push Knutson the pot. Phil Riley takes home another payday above $20,000 with $27,716 for the third place finish while Knutson moved over the 3 million chip mark for a commanding lead.
Trevor Norlander did end up doubling up to close the chip deficit to only two-to-one.
But after Knutson called a Norlander three bet on a flop of the dealer placed out the . Norlander shoved all in and Knutson called.
Norlander:
Knutson:
Knutson’s top pair was in the lead while Norlander had bottom pair with an open-ended straight draw. The river was a meaningless giving Knutson the pot along with $66,045, a shiny new Harvest Poker Classic Main Event ring, and his name added to the banner in the Showroom Lounge that gets hung during all Casino Regina poker events. Norlander’s valiant second place effort earned him $41,689.
Here is how the final table ended along with the payouts:
Finish | Player | Prize |
---|---|---|
1 | Lyndon Knutson | $66,045 |
2 | Trevor Norlander | $41,689 |
3 | Phil Riley | $27,716 |
4 | Jason Jungle | $19,332 |
5 | Chad Riddell | $14,091 |
6 | Tyler Warken | $10,692 |
7 | Leo Leclerc | $8,412 |
8 | Jaymie Holland | $6,836 |
9 | Jody Fayant | $5,717 |
10 | Paul Jain | $4,903 |
Even with the end of the 2017 Harvest Poker Classic, the biggest buzz and chatter in the room was about Phil Riley. After a win in opening event, and two third-place finishes on back-to-back nights in Event #3 and the Main Event, Riley amassed over $77,000 across the four days, a dominating performance to say the least.
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The 14th Annual Western Canadian Music Awards Show Award Winners
Regina, SK: BreakOut West is excited to announce the full list of Western Canadian Music Award winners, celebrating the best of artistic and music industry talent in western Canada. The 14th annual event saw attendees and delegates flock to Regina for the conference, festival and awards show, from across the western provinces, as well as the rest of Canada, the US, UK, Poland, Germany, Austria and even Estonia.
On Thursday at the Western Canadian Music Awards Show at Casino Regina, winners were honoured for several award categories as well as Hall of Fame Inductee Colin James, presented by FACTOR. Throughout Friday and Saturday night the balance of award winners were announced in front of fans and enthusiastic crowds at festival showcases across the city of Regina. On Saturday morning the Industry Award winners were announced and honoured with a brunch hosted at the DoubleTree by Hilton.
Here is the full list of award winners for both Artistic and Industry-based Western Canadian Music Awards:
2016 Western Canadian Music Award Winners
Aboriginal Artist of the Year
William Prince
Blues Artist of the Year
Romi Mayes
BreakOut Artist of the Year presented by Sawchyn Guitars Ltd.
The Bros. Landreth
Children’s Artist of the Year presented by SaskTel
Nadia Gaudet & Jason Burnstick
Classical Artist/Ensemble of the Year presented by Canadian Music Centre
Couloir
Classical Composition of the Year
Along the King’s Road – Jason Cullimore
Country Artist of the Year presented by CCMA
Brett Kissel
Electronic/Dance Artist of the Year
Delhi 2 Dublin
Francophone Artist of the Year
Jocelyne Baribeau
Instrumental Artist of the Year
Pugs and Crows
Jazz Artist of the Year
Curtis Nowosad Quintet
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Metal/Hard Music Artist of the Year
Striker
Pop Artist of the Year
Lexi Strate
Producer of the Year presented by Nimbus School of Recording & Media
Colin Stewart
Rap/Hip Hop Artist of the Year
SonReal
Recording of the Year presented by Stingray Music
Yukon Blonde
Rock Artist of the Year presented by Radio Starmaker
The Wet Secrets
Roots Duo/Group of the Year presented by Musicians’ Rights Organization Canada (MROC)
Northern Beauties
Roots Solo Artist of the Year presented by Big Rock Brewery
Frazey Ford
Songwriter(s) of the Year presented by SOCAN
Pharis Romero – A Wanderer I’ll Stay “Pharis & Jason Romero – A Wanderer I’ll Stay”
Spiritual Artist of the Year
Yvonne St. Germaine
Urban Artist of the Year
David Morin
Video Director of the Yearpresented by MuchFACT
Ft. Langley (for Aidan Knight “All Clear”)
Visual Media Composer of the Year presented by Green Sky Labs Inc.
Alec Harrison
World Artist of the Year
Tasman Jude
2016 Western Canadian Music Industry Award Winners
Audio Engineering Award
Nygel Asselin
Community Excellence Award presented by Casino Regina
West End Cultural Centre
Excellence in Visual Design
Roberta Hansen
Impact in Artist Development
Paquin Artists Agency
Impact in Live Music presented by Music Canada Live
Rawk Entertainment Group Inc.
Impact in Music Marketing
Live Nation Canada
2016 Heritage Award
John Arcand
2016 Kevin Walters Industry Builder Award presented by Live Nation
Derek Bachman (posthumously)
BreakOut West would like to thank FACTOR, the Government of Canada, and Canada’s private radio broadcasters, the 6 member industry associations that make up the Western Canadian Music Alliance and their funding bodies, and all 2016 award and event sponsors for making the 14th annual BreakOut West a great success. BreakOut West also wishes to acknowledge the support of Creative Saskatchewan, the City of Regina / Tourism Regina, Tourism Saskatchewan, The Regina Hotel Association and SaskMusic in bringing BreakOut West to Regina.
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