JP Kolb wins Event #6: $400 Monster for $43,742
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team is at Florida��s Seminole Coconut Creek to live report action from both the $2,200 High Roller and $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 #6: $400 Monster Stack a massive turnout of 711 entries created a $234,630 prize pool. Coming out on top was 46-year-old JP Kolb of Youngsville, Lousiana, who took home $43,742 and his first gold ring.
��I feel pretty good. I��ve had a lot of seconds and thirds,�� he said after the win. ��Everything except for the win so it felt really good to get the win. All my friends tell me that I��m the best player they know without jewelry. Now I finally have jewelry so I don��t have to listen to that anymore.��
He continued: ��I didn��t have a big run at the final table. I played rather conservative and won some decent pots here and there just to actually stay. Even when there were three of us left, I only had 3 million. It was an uphill battle.��
The five-figure score was the biggest of Kolb��s burgeoning poker career.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JP Kolb | Youngsville, Louisiana | $43,742 |
| 2 | Matthew Yorra | Miami, Florida | $27,034 |
| 3 | Scott Baumstein | New York, New York | $19,527 |
| 4 | Jonathan Shapiro | Boca Raton, Florida | $14,315 |
| 5 | Joseph Cox | Pfafftown, North Carolina | $10,654 |
| 6 | Bryce Mcvay | Tampa, Florida | $8,050 |
| 7 | Mark Dube | Newburyport, Massachusetts | $6,178 |
| 8 | Jerry Wong | Davie, Florida | $4,817 |
| 9 | Frederic White | N/A | $3,816 |