Idema wins British Columbia Poker Championship
December 10, 2007
Daniel Idema from Tsawwassen, British Columbia managed to overcome 643 players to win the BC Poker Championship last night. The 23 year old walked away from the tournement at the River Rock Casino in Britsh Columbia with over $400,000 in his back pocket and a huge smile across his face.
“I caught some major breaks in this tournament and I was fortunate enough to win,” said Idema, who ended up with pocket kings as his winning hand. “It’s been a great experience. I never expected to make it this far.”
2007 was the third consecutive year that the BC tournament had been held and although not as many competitors turned out as in previous years, 1,700 players still arrived to fight over the impressive $2.4million cash pool: an amount that caught the attention of professional players Steve Billirakis and Greg Mueller.
In addition to the main even won by Idema, the BC Poker Championship also hosted a women’s No Limit Hold’Em tournament which was eventually won by Paula Stregger of Vancouver. She took home a cheque for $300,000. Other first place finishers included Brian Joslin (No limit) and Scott Craig of Vancouver (pot limit).
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