The first event of The Grand Slam of Poker wrapped up last night, and it was Gene O’Leary (pictured above) that took down the first trophy of the series! O’Leary best 293 other players to take home the first place prize of $16,300. Read below for a full list of the players who cashed in the event, and good luck to everyone today as we get Event #2 $200,000 Guaranteed kicked off at 1 PM!
1. Gene O’Leary- $16,300
2. Paul Friedrich- $9,000
3. Eric Garcia- $5,150
4. Adam Chen- $3,500
5. James Pilpa- $2,750
6. Alan Hoang- $2,275
7. John Walts- $1,825
8. Khang Nguyen- $1,425
9. Joel Geffen- $1,050
10. Hogul Lee- $800
11. Antonio Machado- $800
12. Martin Kirsten- $800
13. Susan Geffen- $655
14. James Yap- $655
15. Marc Robinson- $655
16. Brian Anderson- $550
17. Steven Goldman- $550
18. Abdul Ardekani- $550
19. Jymmi Briggs- $450
20. John Cann- $450
21. Ronald Sweet- $450
22. Tatjana Zelenina- $450
23. Rocco Iati- $450
24. Josh Siegel- $450
25. Jason Olson- $400
26. Xay Xiong- $400
27. Aazam Yashari- $400
28. Julian Bach- $400
29. Robert Schiller- $400
30. Gerald Varon- $400