Daniel Schreiber Wins WPTDS San Diego Main Event

Daniel Schreiber topped a field of 379 players to win the WPTDS San Diego Main Event title on Monday at Ocean’s Eleven Casino in Oceanside, California. He took home $65,447 in prize money and the WPTDS custom trophy. He also receives a seat in the WPTDS Championship Event that takes place in Calgary in December. The heads-up final was decided by a chip-chop after the final two players were locked in a stalemate and still nearly even in chips, Jon McGowan was the runner-up and he took home $64,746. The final table was a short one, with play starting at 2 p.m. and things wrapped up just after 5 p.m. Here is a look at the final table results.

1: Daniel Schreiber – $65,447
2: Jon McGowan – $64,746
3: Richard Metcalfe – $34,457
4: Steven Silverstein – $25,524
5:  Michael Zucchet – $19,143
6: Peter Hengsakul – $15,314
7: Huy Nguyen – $12,762
8: Jason Singleton – $10,209

In addition to the final-table contestants, some familiar faces also cashed in the event. Chief among them was WPTDS Player of the Year contender Tristan Wade, who cashed in 12th place for $5,578. Other notables that cashed were Bobby Suer (11th place), David Miscikowski (15th place), Shaun Davis (21st place), Patrick Ray (23rd place), Christian Harder (33rd place), and Gavin Griffin (36th place).

That concludes our coverage from the WPTDS San Diego Main Event. Thanks to Ocean’s Eleven Casino for hosting another great event. The next stop on the WPTDS tour takes us to Northern California, where the Win-River Casino and Resort will host its first WPTDS Main Event from November 20-23. The WPTDS live reporting team will be there to bring you all of the action in live updates, chip counts, photos, and videos.