Jeremy Jacobs Captures First Gold Ring in Event #12: $400 No-Limit Hold��em One-Day
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team is in Milwaukee to live report action the $1,700 Main Event, but is just one of a dozen gold ring events at the stop. As such, we thought we��d profile some of the preliminary tournaments and those who struck it big.
In Event #12: $400 No-Limit Hold��em One-Day, 130 entrants created a $42,900 prize pool.
That was paid out to the top 20 finishers, and among those to make the money but fall short of the final table were Todd Sladek (10th - $970), Brett Apter (11th - $815), Josh Reichard (14th - $706), Dan Dombrowski (19th - $582), and Nick Reynolds (20th - $555).
Coming out on top was 41-year-old contractor Jeremy Jacobs from Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Prior to the win, which was good for $11,529 and his first gold ring, Jacobs had just $1,436 in live tournament winnings.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Jacobs | Manitowoc, Wisconsin | $11,529 |
| 2 | Songjie Zhou | Palatine, Illinois | $7,124 |
| 3 | Kevin Ewald | Hartland, Wisconsin | $4,955 |
| 4 | Frank Maggio | Calumet City, Illinois | $3,534 |
| 5 | Stanislav Angelov | Chicago, Illinois | $2,585 |
| 6 | Steven Rozinski | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | $1,942 |
| 7 | Josias Santos | Kissimmee, Florida | $1,498 |
| 8 | Marc Taxman | Highland Park, Illinois | $1,188 |
| 9 | Thomas Jacobson | Palatine, Illinois | $970 |