Craig Welko Captures Wins Three Side Events at HPT St. Louis Stop
A series of side events played out leading up to the Main Event and amazingly Craig Welko managed to win three of them.
His heater began in Event #1: $350 No-Limit Hold’em, a tournament that drew a Missouri state record 1,283 entries. There was a six-way deal worked and Welko was not only deemed the champion, but took the most prize money with $37,402. It marked the biggest score of his aspiring career.
Then in Event #6: $200 NLH Bounty ($50 bounties), he bested a 191-entry field to win his second title. While he wasn’t able to get anything going in the Main Event, Welko closed out the stop strong by topping a 189-entry to win Event #12: $300 NLH Bounty ($100 bounties) for $5,200 after a three-way deal.
Prior to the HPT St. Louis, Welko had $164,612 in live tournament earnings including a prior career-best of $33,000 for finishing third in a $550 NLH event at last year’s Wynn summer Classic.