Los Angeles poker player wins Pala River Card No Limit Hold'em tournament

(PRESS RELEASE) -- Donnie Sitic, a poker player from Los Angeles, CA, won $14,027 and the championship of the Pala River Card No Limit Hold'em tournament after an agreement to a three-way chop Sunday, May 29, at Pala Casino Spa and Resort. Sitic, David Weyrick of Mission Viejo, CA, and Ranjit Randhawa of San Diego, CA, held the most chips after 11 days of poker action. They agreed to chop and played on more hand to determine the champ. Sitic won and earned one more dollar. Weyrick and Randhawa earned $14,026 each.

A total of 427 players vied for the $81,130 prize pool and all 48 finalists cashed in the twelve-day event that started play on Saturday, May 14.

All 48 winners included:
1. Donnie Sitic, Los Angeles, CA, $14,027 and the River Card trophy
2. David Weyrick, Mission Viejo, CA, $14,026
3. Ranjit Randhawa, San Diego, CA, $14,026
4. Erwin Dinsay, Rancho Cucamunga, CA, $4,872
5. Caesar Osnaya, Colton, CA, $4,192
6. John Hernandez, Descanso, CA, $3,663
7. Nick Mowl, Great Britain, $3,129
8. Ori Kossonogi, San Diego, CA, $2,596
9. Josh Van Duyn, Napa, CA, $2,062
10. Rip Fritzer, El Cajon, CA, $1,529
11. Raymond Wiley, San Diego, CA, $782
12. John Coon, San Diego, CA, $782
13. Korvin Styles, Escondido, CA, $640
14. Rick Collins, Vista, CA, $640
15. Rex Mendoza, San Diego, CA, $640
16. David Grimes, Valley Center, CA, $497
17. Jimmy Duh, San Diego, CA, $497
18. Vance Hughes, Carlsbad, CA, $497
19. William Chevrie, Poway, CA, $497
20. Jay Hong, Riverside, CA, $497
21. Scott Gnau, Rancho Santa Fe, CA, $497
22. DeAngela Nava, Imperial, CA, $497
23. Michael Kaplita, San Diego, CA, $497
24. William Richard, Carlsbad, CA, $497
25. Debra Allen, Lakewood, CA, $497
26. Alan Ho, San Diego, CA, $426
27. Gregory Heslip, Poway, CA, $426
28. Allen Connelly, San Diego, CA, $426
29. Scott Subak, San Diego, CA, $426
30. Millard Sowers, Yuma, AZ, $426
31. Lisa Meier, San Diego, CA, $376
32. Doug Steven, Chula Vista, CA, $376
33. Richard Hand, Lake Elsinore, CA, $376
34. Craig Fouts, Carlsbad, CA, $376
35. Charles Tepitz, Poway, CA, $376
36. Douglas Takeuchi, San Marcos, CA, $376
37. Mark Burry, Lakeside, CA, $376
38. Andrew Cook, San Diego, CA, $376
39. Nelson Sheff, Wildomar, CA, $376
40. Cheong Poon, San Diego, CA, $376
41. Taylor Bell, San Diego, CA, $333
42. Erick Sakamoto, Laguna Hills, CA, $333
43. Gregory Stein, San Diego, CA, $333
44. Christopher McCarthy, San Pedro, CA, $333
45. Robert Morales, Vista, CA, $333
46. Nicholas Martucci, Riverside, CA, $333
47. David Bernatz, Encinitas, CA, $333
48. Danny Ho, San Diego, CA, $333