Isai Scheinberg is a UKIPT champion
PokerStars founder tops small High Roller field at UKIPT Isle of Man.
PokerStars founder Isai Scheinberg has topped a field of 15 players to win the £2,200 buy-in UKIPT Isle of Man High Roller event.
The Canadian billionaire, who hasn't been photographed publicly for years, claimed the title along with £13,850 in prize money on the island that he developed into the home of PokerStars.
I've witnessed many great poker moments. Isai Scheinberg winning the #UKIPTIoM HR in front of scores of @PokerStars staff ranks pretty high.
— James Hartigan (@J_Hartigan) October 04, 2014
Scheinberg's last recorded live tournament cash was back in 2008 at EPT Monte Carlo, and he also has a WSOP cash on his resume after a deep run in the 1996 series.
Elsewhere at the festival, Englishman Josh Hart emerged victorious from a field of 402 runners in the £770 main event to claim a £57,484 pay day. He staved off challenges from former UKIPT champions Ludovic Geilich and Fintan Gavin at the final table.
Lisandro hits WSOP for six
On the other side of the globe in Melbourne, three events have already played down to a winner at this year's WSOP Asia-Pacific series.
Australian Luke Brabin shipped the festival's opening event, before Junzhong Loo became the first ever Malaysian player to win a WSOP bracelet when he took down Event 2.
The big story thus far however, is that Australian maverick Jeffrey Lisandro has captured his sixth gold bracelet in Event 3 - a A$1,650 PLO tournament. Lisandro now joins Daniel Negreanu on the exclusive list of players to have won bracelets on three separate continents.
Meanwhile, in the race between George Danzer and Brandon Shack-Harris for this year's WSOP Player of the Year title, Shack-Harris has re-taken the lead having made the money in Event 4 - a A$1,650 NLH Terminator tournament. He also knocked Danzer out himself before the bubble.
Event 4 will resume today, and Shack-Harris is short stacked but still in the running. Can he stretch his lead any further? We'll keep you updated on all the big stories from down under.
