San Diego Syndicate

Congratulations to Diamond Dave Bernatz, who, after 83 tournaments spanning parts of seven seasons over 14 years, has finally captured his first Syndicate event victory!

Keithy claimed 2nd place, marking his seventh straight score. Steve P followed in 3rd with his best finish since his Event 8 victory this season. The venerable Dr. John secured fourth — his top result of the year — while Dave Readman and Don Bisco completed the payout positions in fifth and sixth.

Final Table:
1. David Bernatz
2. Keithy
3. Steve P
4. Dr. John
5. Dave Readman
6. Don B
7. Jon Towers
8. Andi
9. Farid
10. Gary B

The Leaderboard Despite not scoring this week, Matt G held on to the top spot. Keithy now sits in 2nd place after recording his second consecutive top-three finish, pushing Scott N. down to third and Gonzalo to fourth. Tom L and Farid are each within one win of breaking into the “blue zone,” while Robert, TIK, Steve P, and Jonkey remain in the “green” but will need a combination of strong results in the final two events to move up.

Remember, Syndicators, we are now awarding three guaranteed Main Event seats, with a fourth to be awarded at our Bonus Main Event Tournament. This single-table tournament will include our Guaranteed $1,500 seat winners along with the top finishers from the Playoff Event. Anyone who qualifies for the playoffs still has a chance to win a $10,000 seat to the WSOP Main Event.

Next Up Our next event is Saturday, March 28th at 3:15 pm. This will be a Big Stacks event with a 250k starting stack with blinds beginning at 1000/2000/2000.

The Season 20 full results and information can be found  HERE

Congratulations to Matt Gawel on his second win in the last three events. Along with five other final table finishes, this result moves him to the top of the leaderboard.

Mary Anne returned from semi-syndicate-retirement to finish 2nd, her best Syndicate result to date.

In 3rd place was Keithy, who has now cashed in six consecutive tournaments.

Gonzalo finished 4th, recording his fourth top-five result of the season, including two wins.

Rounding out the money winners were Farid (5th), Susan F (6th), and Mona (7th).

Final Table:
1. Matt G
2. Mary Anne
3. Keithy
4. Gonzalo
5. Farid
6. Susan F
7. Mona
8. Don B
9. Chris Blakes
10. Jonkey

The Leaderboard There was significant movement on the leaderboard this week. Matt Gawel moved into 1st place, bumping Scott down to 2nd. Gonzalo climbed from 4th to 3rd, which moves Tom Luu out of the third Main Event seat. Keith also gained a couple of spots and now sits in 4th place.

Remember, Syndicators, we are now awarding three guaranteed Main Event seats, with a fourth to be awarded at our Bonus Main Event Tournament.

This single-table tournament will include our Guaranteed $1,500 seat winners along with the top finishers from the Playoff Event. Anyone who qualifies for the playoffs still has a chance to win a $10,000 seat to the WSOP Main Event.

Next Up Our next event is Saturday, March 14th at 3:15 pm. This will be a regular deep-stack event with a 40k starting stack.

The Season 20 full results and information can be found  HERE

Congratulations to Gonzalo on not only his second Syndicate victory, but his second win of the season. Gonzalo survived a huge scare five-handed when he went all-in and got called by John Borges, who had him slightly covered. Gonzalo tabled A3, while John revealed AJ. But a 3 landed on the flop and that double up ultimately propelled Gonzalo to the win.

In 2nd place, with his second runners up finish this season, was Farid.

Greg B came in 3rd place (and outlasted Lena by about seven hours!) This was Greg’s best result in the four Syndicate events that he’s played.

In 4th place was TK, with his fifth final table finish of the season.

Rounding out the money winners were John B in 5th, and Matt G in 6th.

Final Table:
1. Gonzalo
2. Farid
3. Greg B
4. TK
5. John B
6. Matt G
7. Tom B
8. Greg F
9. Scott N
10. Dana Wizard

The Leaderboard With four events remaining, we can confidently project that the Syndicate will be sending FOUR winners to the Main Event this summer.

While it won’t be officially official until we confirm attendance for the final event, we are currently exceeding the threshold needed to fund a fourth $10,000 seat.

Currently, the players “in the blue” are Scott N, Matt G, and Tom L.

Right behind them, “in the green,” are Robert, Gonzalo, TK, Keithy, Alan, Susan M, and Farid.

The number of guaranteed $1,500 seats could still change as we move closer to the end of the season, but this reflects the current pace we’re on.

And remember, a final Main Event seat will be awarded at our Bonus Tournament on May 3rd. With four events left, there’s still plenty of time for anyone on the leaderboard to make their move – and plenty to play for!

Next Up Our next event is Saturday, February 28th at 3:15 pm. This will be a re-entry event with a 30k starting stack.

The Season 20 full results and information can be found  HERE

Congratulations to Paul Hopkins on winning Event 11! Paul secured the victory after a tough – and relatively long – heads-up battle against Susan Millstone.

Susan was a juggernaut at the final two tables, eliminating nearly half the remaining field. After already amassing a big stack, her run included knocking out Kevin in 11th place with a brutal one-outer on the river, followed shortly by Tom L in 10th when her pocket tens cracked his pocket aces. She went from a big stack, to a huge stack to a massive one!

By the time play reached heads-up, Susan still held a commanding chip advantage of nearly 3-to-1. For about 20 minutes, the two traded small pots as Paul worked to gain traction. The turning point came with blinds at 250k/500k and Susan still holding about a 2-to-1 lead. Paul opened to 1 million on the button, Susan raised to 2 million, and Paul called. The flop came X-3-3, and the stacks went in. Susan revealed KK, but Paul tabled 9♣3♣ for trips, completing the massive swing and flipping the stacks.

After several more hands, Paul managed to extend his lead some before Susan found a timely double-up, making a flush with just one diamond in her hand to beat Paul’s turned trips. That pot brought the match back to near even, with Paul barely covering Susan.

At the new blind level of 500k/1M (11 BB total!), Paul shoved with K-5, and Susan quickly called with A-4. The flop delivered a five, sealing the victory for Paul at 2:05 a.m.

This marks Paul’s seventh Syndicate victory, and his first since winning Event 10 in Season 17 – on his way to a first-place overall finish that season.

Anders finished in 3rd place, returning from his dancing travels just in time to post another top score – adding to his victory from way back in Event 5. 4th place went to Keithy “The Tilted Swami” Morgan, whose strong showing moved him up into the guaranteed seats with this finish. In 5th place, Gary Bousquet finally broke through a season-long drought, earning his first points of the season. In 6th place was Anthony, with his fourth final table of the season.

Final Table:
1. Paul H
2. Susan M
3. Anders
4. Keithy
5. Gary B
6. Anthony
7. Jon T
8. Chris O!
9. Robert
10. Tom L

The Leaderboard: The top two spots remained unchanged, with Scott N and Tom L holding steady in 1st and 2nd place, respectively.

Further down the standings, Keith and Susan moved ahead of Alan and Jonkey to claim spots in the guaranteed seats. Meanwhile, Paul H and Anders climbed into the final two positions in that section, tightening the race as the season continues.

WSOP Projections: While nothing is certain yet, the season is currently on pace to potentially award four WSOP Main Event seats. After the next event, we should have a clearer picture of where things stand and may adjust the leaderboard accordingly to reflect this possibility.

Next Up: Our next regular season event is Saturday, February 21st at 3:15. This will be a Major event with a 50k starting stack.

The Season 20 full results and information can be found  HERE

Thanks to Paul Hopkins for putting together this video commemorating 20 years of the San Diego Syndicate. And thank you to all the players that have been a part of this club for over two decades now. Let’s keep this rolling!

Here’s a link to the 20th Anniversary Video.

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The tourney ended at 1AM with a final table ICM chop with Don Bisco earning the victory with the biggest share. Congratulations also to Syndi OG’s Jake Tilley and Keith Clarke for their final table finishes!

Here’s what the final table draw looked like:

Congratulations to Matt Gawel on his first Syndicate victory since joining the club late last season. This was Matt’s 5th final table and 6th cash in just eight events, and the win moves him into a tie for 2nd place on the leaderboard.

Matt can add this (imaginary) trophy to the shelf alongside the real hardware from his four MSPT and RunGood wins over the past couple of years. 🏆

In 2nd place was Scotty “All or Nothing” Najjar, who continues to top the leaderboard after posting his third top-2 finish of the season.

Finishing in 3rd place was TK, earning his second third-place finish and fourth final table overall. Tom Luu came in 4th place and John Borges and Paul Hopkins came in 5th and 6th to round out our money winners.

Final Table:
1. Matt G
2. Scotty N
3. TK
4. Tom L
5. John B
6. Paul H
7. Wayne
8. Paul R
9. Christopher
10. Charles

The Leaderboard: With his 2nd-place finish this tournament, Scott not only maintained his lead but extended it over the field.

We now have two new players right behind him, as Tom L and Matt G are now tied for 2nd place on the leaderboard. Their move up drops Robert, Alan, and Jonkey two spots each, into 4th through 6th place.

TK also made a significant move this week and now sits in 7th place following his finish.

Next Up: Our 20th Anniversary Event is Saturday, January 24th at 3pm. This event features a 50k starting stack with rebuys allowed for the first six levels. Here are all the details.

After That: Our next regular season event is Saturday, February 7th at 3:15. This will be a Big Stacks event with a 250k starting stack. The evite will go out after the 20th Anniversary event.

The Season 20 full results and information can be found  HERE

Congratulations to Gonzalo on his first Syndicate victory! Gonzalo played seven events with us back in Season 10, then disappeared for the next six seasons. He resurfaced for a few events in Seasons 18 and 19, and now – in his fourth tournament of Season 20 – he’s picked up the win.

In second place was Keithy, who had Gonzalo on the ropes a couple of times during heads-up play. Each time, Gonzalo found a way to connect with the board and stay alive. It finally went in with A-8 versus A-7. Keithy was looking for a 7 or a high board for a chop, but Gonzalo’s 8 played.

In 3rd place was Greg Francisco, earning his best finish in the five events he’s played. Ranjit finished 4th for his second top-four result of the season. Right behind him was Jonkey in 5th place with his third top-five finish. Alan came in 6th, marking his fifth final table appearance. Matt G and Susan M finished 7th and 8th to round out our money winners.

Final Table:
1. Gonzalo
2. Keithy
3. Greg F
4. Ranjit
5. Jonkey
6. Alan
7. Matt G
8. Susan M
9. Anthony
10. Mona

The Leaderboard With his two wins in the first quarter of the season, Scotty N continues to hold on to first place. Robert sits in 2nd and moved a little closer after earning 15 points in Event 9. Alan and Jonkey are next in 3rd and 4th place, both climbing the leaderboard with strong finishes this week. Their rise bumped Tom L, Steve P, and Bob W down one spot each. Keithy also joined the guaranteed seat section with his 2nd-place finish in this event.

Next Up Our next event is Saturday, January 17th at 3:15 pm. This will be a regular deep-stack event with a 40k starting stack.

The Season 20 full results and information can be found  HERE

Congratulations to Steve for taking down the Season 20 Super-Major Holiday Hold’em Tournament! This season we increased the starting stack for this event to 75,000 chips, giving us a true ultra-deep stack tournament. This was Steve’s fourth victory since joining the Syndicate back in Season 10, with his last win coming in event 4 of Season 15.

Three-handed play began with Steve, Tombie and Jonkey all sitting behind comparable stacks. Jonkey was the first to exit when his A6 lost to Steve’s KQ. After that, everything seemed to go Steve’s way as his stack steadily grew while Tombie’s dwindled. The end came when Tombie was forced all-in holding 9♦4♦, only to find himself dominated by Steve’s 9♠5♣. The flop and turn came 10♦ 2♦ 7♦ K♥, giving Tombie hope as he rooted for a 4, a diamond, or a high card to chop – but the 5♠ on the river sealed the victory for Steve. 🏆

In 4th place, her second of the season, was Susan M. She was followed by Tom Czzz and Dana the Wizard in 5th and 6th places to round out our money winners.

Final Table:
1. Steve P
2. Tombie
3. Jonkey
4. Susan M
5. Tom Czzz
6. Dana “Dad” Wizard
7. Danny
8. Dr. Bob W
9. Jon Towers
10. Scotty N

Holiday Hold’em In recent years, Holiday Hold’em has been a standalone event, but this season – due to a rescheduled date – we combined it with Event #8, making for an extra-special night.

A huge thank-you to Patsy and Farid for serving up a wonderful holiday feast, and to all of our players for their generosity in helping raise $430 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

This 20th season of the club is dedicated to one of our founders, Mark Antis, and Make-A-Wish was his favorite charity. Thanks, Syndicators! 🎄❤️

The Leaderboard Scotty N extended his lead at the top, adding 20 points with a 10th-place finish this week. Robert and Tom L held steady in 2nd and 3rd place, respectively.

With his victory, Steve P move up to 4th place. Alan now sits in 5th, while Bob W and Jonkey climbed into 6th and 7th after their strong finishes this week.

Next Up: Our next event is Saturday, January 3rd at 3:15 pm. This will be a re-entry tournament with a 30k starting stack. Re-entries will be open until the start of level 7 (after the dinner break).

The Season 20 results and information can be found  HERE

Congratulations to Charles for his first Syndicate victory! Charles outlasted 49 other players, including the ever-formidable Jim H, who came in second place. This was Charles’ fifth Syndicate event and so far he has three scores, including two final tables and now a victory!

In 3rd place was the Syndi’s favorite clothes horse, Jon Towers. with his first score of the season. In 4th place was John B, followed by Jonkey’s nemesis, Dana the wizard, in 5th place. Amy came in 6th place to round out our money winners.

Final Table:
1. Charles
2. Jim H
3. Jon T
4. John B
5. Dana Wizard
6. Amy
7. Tom E
8. Jack
9. Bob the Builder
10. Anthony

The Leaderboard: The top four spots remained the same with Scotty N, Robert, Tom L and Alan holding on to 1st through 4th. Jim and Charles are now in 5th and 6th place respectively, knocking everyone else down a couple of places.

Coming Up: Our next event is Sunday, December 14th at 1pm. This will be a Super Major tournament with a 75k starting stack. This tournament will also serve as this season’s Holiday Hold’em event. The buy-in will be $180 and includes a full holiday dinner plus a $10 donation per entry to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

The Season 20 results and information can be found  HERE

Congratulations to Doctor Bob for winning his second Syndicate event with his first final table appearance of the season. He beat out an always spirited, some might even say vivacious, Mark Ross, who knocked out most of the final table. But when Bob busted TK out in third place the two were about even in chips. The lead changed several times until they finally got it all in and Bob’s 77 > Mark’s 44.

As mentioned, TK came in 3rd place with his third final table appearance in a row. Kevin and Andi came in 4th and 5th place respectively to round out our money winners.

Final Table:
1. Bob W
2. Mark Ross
3. TK
4. Kevin
5. Andi
6. Jim H
7. Jack
8. Alan
9. Julie
10. Don B

The Leaderboard: Scotty Najjar stays atop the rankings with two wins already this season. Scott is clearly being a good sport by tanking in two out of every three events so that he doesn’t run away with the lead. Robert remains in 2nd position after earning 10 points this event. Tom L hung on to his 3rd place spot, while Alan moved up to take over 4th place overall.

Coming Up: Our next event is Sunday, December 7th at 2pm. This will be a Big Stacks tournament with a 250k starting stack. We plan to end around midnight

The Season 20 results and information can be found  HERE

Here is a workbook called Syndi Winners with all of the Syndicate winners’ stats.

• The first tab, ALL WINS, has every player that has ever won a syndicate event listed from most to least.
• The second tab, WIN RATE, ranks all players’ win rate % that have a minimum of 50 events played.

SYNDI PLAYERS has the Syndicate player data from the first season through the current season.

There are four tabs:

• PLAYER LIST shows every player in Syndicate history, which seasons they played and who referred them. Players are divided into three groups: current/active players; occasional and/or Tiki players; and retired players.
• EVENTS PLAYED shows how many events each player played per season as well as their total number of tournaments.
• RANKED by EVENTS has the EVENTS PLAYED page sorted by most to least number of events.
• Finally there is a tab called BY THE NUMBERS. So far there have been 336 regular season events over 19.31 seasons. There have been a total 456 unique players and 12,361 entries.

Here is the Syndicate MoneyMinder, a workbook that we use to track the funds being saved for our WSOP endeavors and the money that we spend along the way. The first page is called EVENT $$ and it tracks the money coming in and out for each tournament; the second page is THE VAULT and it shows our vault balance (in green) , expenses outside of the tournaments, and the funds available for WSOP prize packages (in red); the third page is VAULT PROJECTIONS and it gives us a running estimate of how much money we will have at the end of the season for WSOP prizes. The numbers on this page will become more meaningful the deeper we go into the season. The final page is the WSOP CALCULATOR and it shows how many prizes we can award based upon the available funds.

Anders began his Syndicate career way back in event 10 of Season 8, finishing in 19th place out of 50 and having such a good time that he came right back… three seasons later! Anders returned for season 11, playing in 15 events, and has been a regular ever since. Since then he’s played in 129 Syndicate events and made a lot of deep runs, but the one thing he hadn’t done – was win a tournament!

Well that changed on Saturday!

In a 49 player field (with 22 re-entries), Anders claimed his first Syndicate title. As usual there were a lot of memorable hands that no one remembers, but the final hand of the night was fun! With the blinds at 50k/100k, Anders held the chip lead over Farid. Farid called from the button. Anders checked, and they saw a flop of 10♦ 7♣ A♠.

Anders bet.
Farid raised.
Anders shoved.
Farid snap-called, almost beating Anders into the pot.
Anders said “uh oh” and turned over the mighty 7♥ 4♣, while Farid proudly tabled A♥ 2♣,

The turn brought the innocuous Q♥.
The river delivered Anders’ new favorite card: the 4♥.

Only then did Anders remind the crowd (of Jonkey, Farid and Patsy) that this was his first Syndicate victory, prompting congratulatory hugs all around!

Here’s a picture of Farid congratulating Anders…

In 3rd place was Tom Luu, with his third final table of the season. Steve A followed in 4th, also with his third final table finish. Gonzalo grabbed 5th for his first points of the season, and Paul R, Matt G, and Charles finished 6th through 8th to round out the money winners.

Final Table:
1. Anders
2. Farid
3. Tom L
4. Steve A
5. Gonzalo
6. Paul R
7. Matt G
8. Charles
9. Alan
10. TK

The Leaderboard: Scotty “All or Nothing” Najjar stays atop the rankings with two wins already this season. Robert remains in 2nd position after his 11th place finish this week. Tom L moved into 3rd, followed by Steve A and Anders tied for 4th – all due to their strong finishes this week.

Coming Up: Our next event is Saturday, November 22nd at 3pm. This will be a regular tournament with a 40k starting stack.

The Season 20 results and information can be found  HERE

Another win for Scott N! With his second victory of the season, Scott now has two 1st-place finishes, two 2nd-place finishes, and an impressive ten final tables in just twenty Syndicate events.

In 2nd place was Mona, who came close to her first regular-season Syndicate win – until she rivered a flush, only to run into Scott’s higher flush on the same street!

Kelly took 3rd for his second final table and best finish of the season so far. Susan came in 4th, followed by Jonkey, Lena, and Tamer to round out our money winners.

Final Table:

1. Scott N
2. Mona
3. Kelly
4. Susan M
5. Jonkey
6. Lena
7. Tamer
8. Christopher
9. Robert
10. Matt G

The Leaderboard: With his second victory of the season, Scott N has taken over the top spot, bumping Robert- who made his third final table of the year – down to second place. Gaby now sits in third, while Lena moves up into a tie for fourth with Don and Tom L. Kelly jumps all the way to seventh following his strong third-place finish this week. Rounding out the current top ten and final guaranteed spots are Alan, Anthony, and Mona.

Coming Up: Our next event is Saturday, November 8th at 3pm. This will be a re-entry tournament with a 30k starting stack. Re-entries will be open through the end of Level 6.

The Season 20 results and information can be found  HERE

Congratulations to Don Bisco for taking down Event 3 — our first Big Stacks tournament of the season!

When heads-up play began, Dana Mendel held a commanding 3-to-1 chip lead, but Don chipped away until the two finally got it all in on this hand:

After a flop of 2♠K♥10♥, both players checked. The 2♦ hit the turn, Dana checked again, Don bet, and Dana called. The river brought the J♣, and this time Dana shoved. Don snap-called and announced, “I have a boat,” as he tabled J♠ 2♣. Dana showed 3♦ 2♥, for trips.

This marks Don’s first victory since Event 7 of Season 18 and his fourth overall. For Dana, it’s her best finish since joining the Syndicate at the start of Season 18.

In 3rd place was Ranjit, earning his first cash of the season. Tom Luu finished 4th, marking his second top-five in just three events. Steve A and Paul R rounded out the money spots in 5th and 6th place, respectively.

The Final Table:

1. Don B
2. Dana M
3. Ranjit
4. Tom L
5. Steve A
6. Paul R
7. Alan
8. Kelly
9. Dana Wizard
10. Gaby

The Leaderboard: The top three on the leaderboard remain unchanged, with Robert, Gaby, and Scott N holding their positions. Don Bisco moves up to fourth place following his victory.

Next Up: We play again this Saturday, October 25th at 3pm. This will be our first major of the season, featuring a 50k starting stack.

The Season 20 results and information can be found  HERE

Congratulations to Gaby on her second Syndicate win! Gaby outlasted a tough field of 51 players in one of our largest events in several years. With so many entrants and chips in play, the action ran deep – and by the time the infamous “level of death” arrived at 1:15 a.m., four players were still in the mix. At the 50,000/100,000/100,000 level, there were only 21 big blinds total in play!

It didn’t last long, though. The chip leader heading into four-handed play, Alan, doubled up Robert and was eliminated shortly after in 4th place. Lena followed in 3rd, setting up a quick heads-up battle between Robert and Gaby that wrapped up in just a few hands.

This marks Gaby’s second Syndicate victory, with her first coming back in Event 4 of Season 18. Rounding out the money finishers were Farid (5th), Tom L (6th), and Matt G (7th).

The Final Table:

1. Gaby
2. Robert D
3. Lena
4. Alan
5. Farid
6. Tom L
7. Matt G
8. Susan F
9. Kevin
10. Trinky

The Leaderboard: Robert Dean is off to a strong start this season with back-to-back top-3 finishes – 3rd in the opener and 2nd in the most recent event. He’s followed by our two event winners, Scott N. in 2nd place and Gaby in 3rd.

Next Up: Event 3 – Saturday, October 18 at 3:00 PM
Get ready for our first official Big Stacks Tournament! Players will start with a 250,000 chip stack, and blinds will kick off at 1,000 / 2,000 / 2,000.

The Season 20 results and information can be found  HERE

We were unable to use the studio on September 20 for the originally scheduled Event 2. So the entire first half of the schedule has been pushed forward and we will use the makeup date on December 14th for Event 8.

From the Comish:
On Saturday, we kicked off our 20th Season with a fantastic turnout as 50 players joined us for the first event!

As I mentioned before the tournament, this club began 20 years ago when Mark Antis and Chris Gregg convinced a bunch of their friends – mostly from the beach volleyball community – to start a poker series, with the winner representing the group in the WSOP Main Event. For the first five seasons, the club (which didn’t even have a name until its third season) sent just one player to the Main Event each year. These days, we typically send three players to Las Vegas for the Main Event, along with another dozen to compete in the $1,500 events.

Over the past two decades, the Syndicate has welcomed just over 500 unique players. Some only played a tournament or two, others stuck around for a couple of seasons, and each season we’ve gained players that are still with us today. While the Syndicate has certainly evolved over the years, there is also a continuity as our current membership includes players from all stages of our history, tying the very beginning to the present day.

So let’s keep this going and see how far we can go!

Season 20 • Event 1 Results

In first place, after crushing the final table, was Scott Najjar. Scott had such a commanding chip lead that the final four wrapped up in just about seven minutes. Anthony battled his way to 2nd place, with Robert and Lisa taking 3rd and 4th. Rounding out the money were Steve P, Keithy, Wendi, and Steve A.

Final Table:

1. Scott N
2. Anthony
3. Robert
4. Lisa
5. Steve P
6. Keithy
7. Wendi
8. Steve A
9. Anders
10. John B

Next Up: Event 2 is a regular tournament with a 40k starting stack on Sept 20 at 3:15pm

Season 20 at a Glance  The Season 20 results/info can be found  HERE

Head over to our merch page for all the details…

The Syndicate schedule has been updated. It includes the upcoming Season 20, several special events and even the opener for Season 21!

Here are some changes/highlights to look for in Season 20:

• Most tourneys will start at 100/200/200 – we are no longer playing the 100/100/100 level.
• Starting stacks increased to 30k for re-entries; 40k for regulars; 50k for majors; and 75k for super-majors
• We are introducing the Big Stack events with 250k starting stacks beginning at the 1000/2000/2000 level. This will be similar to the events we ran in our Monster Tune-up tourneys.
• As always we have two Makeup Dates on the schedule. These will be utilized if we need to re-schedule an event.

Upcoming Special Events:

• The Tiki Tourney is coming up on Aug. 2 at 2pm at CaliFino in Carlsbad
• The Summer Fun tourney is on Aug. 24 at 2pm. At Joey’s studio 
• Holiday Hold’em is on Dec. 13 – location TBD

20th Anniversary Tourney

• The Syndicate turns 20 years old in January! [the first season had only 10 events beginning in January of 2006] So we’re going to have a big Reunion Tourney/Party on January 24th, 2026 at CaliFino in Carlsbad.  Along with all of our current players we’ll be inviting players from the first few seasons and from throughout our history.

The Schedule Looking Forward

• All Season 20 post-season events are already scheduled
• The Season 21 pre-season events (The Tiki and Summer Fun) are scheduled
• The Season Opener for Season 21 is scheduled.

Main Event Players:

1. Keithy
2. Scott New Guy
3. Alan

$1,500 Players

1. Farid
2. Andi
3. Robert
4. Ranjit
5. Wendi
6. Maryanne
7. Christopher
8. Mark Ross
9. Dana Wizard
10. Pat H
11. Jonkey
12. Anthony

Mini Syndi:

1. Don Bisco

Good luck to all of our Syndicate winners and players this summer at the WSOP!

Congratulations to Alan Ho for winning our third Main Event seat. Alan was the fifth seed at the start of the tournament and he held on until finally matching up with Ranjit heads-up with a 1.2m to 700k chip advantage. The two traded pots for about 30 minutes until the final hand happened with Alan’s 68hh besting Ranjit’s QQ on a 56T64 runout. This will be Alan’s third time playing the Main Event for the Syndicate!

Congratulations to our playoff winners! Mark, Dana, Pat, Jonkey and Anthony all earned $1500 WSOP seats and will play for the Syndicate in Las Vegas the Summer. Additionally, Mark and Dana advanced to play in our Bonus Main Event Final Table Tourney the next day.

Also, Don won the highly coveted Mini-Syndi seat for coming in 6th place!

The lineup & starting stacks for the Bonus Main Event tournament

The tournament starts at 2pm and will play down to a victor who will win the third Syndicate WSOP Main Event seat and represent the Syndi in Las Vegas.

We also have a side tournament, the Sunday Funday Tourney, starting at 3pm. This will be a full payout $100 buyin tourney with rebuys through level 6.