Steven Silverman Wins First Ever Alpha8 $100k Event

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Steven Silverman has won the inaugural Alpha8 $100,000 event and the grand prize of $891,660.

Silverman has been on a huge roll of late, recently winning the 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final back in May and the $1,112,322 cash prize.  The poker pro has accumulated just over $3 million in live tournaments, including this week’s Alpha8 win.

JC Tran finished 2nd at the Seminole Hard Rock event.

Seminole Hard Rock Alpha8 Payouts

Place

Player

Prize

1st

Steven Silverman

$891,660

2nd

JC Tran

$526,890

3rd

Jeff Gross

$364,770

4th

Matt Glantz

$243,180

- Ace King, Gambling911.com

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