WSOPC Lake Tahoe

Event #18: $400 Double Stack Closer champion Lee Markholt

In a triumph 15 years in the making, a fixture here in Lake Tahoe, Lee Markholt has won Event #18: $400 Double Stack Closer for his first Hendon Mob-recognized win since 2010.

The Reno-Tahoe area is special to Markholt, whose largest-ever win for just under $500,000 came in Reno in 2008. 

His first-ever Hendon recognized tournament win actually came here in Lake Tahoe at an event called the "King of the Hill" in a $250 Limit Hold 'em event when he defeated a player known only as "Omaha Bob" heads-up for $5,440.

So the question had to be asked: Who the hell is Omaha Bob? 

Unfortunately, while who he beat heads-up almost 35 years ago wasn't something Markholt could recall, he did have stories and jokes about that time.

(Laughing) "You know, I don't even remember. I remember I was here for that tournament, and they had a team event. A friend of mine created a team from some of us back home, and he asked me to be on the team, and I said, 'Yeah, yeah, I'll do that.' 

Continuing, Markholt said, "It's been so long ago. I did have some wins before that, though. That was probably my first first-place win, but I know I had some cashes prior to that, so I predate The Hendon Mob."

He may not remember "Omaha Bob," but hopefully Markholt will have fond memories of his first Circuit ring here tonight when he beat "Alaska Jordan" (not his actual nickname that we know of, but we're going with it tonight), a fellow ring winner from here in Lake Tahoe last year.

Event #18: $400 Double Stack Closer final table results:

1. Lee Markholt - $12,330
2. Jordan Ramirez - $7,896
3. Dale Giva - $5,242
4. Shahin Shojaeyan - $3,611
5. Henry Wong - $2,585
6. Lamar McMechan - $1,927
7. Stuart Pfeifer - $1,497
8. Sok Chean - $1,215
9. Jesse Kertland - $1,033
10. Jed Hoffman - $920

The last three players at WSOPC Lake Tahoe 2025

The final event of the series is down to its last three players, with Jordan Ramirez, Lee Markholt, and Dale Giva in a near-even three-way battle for the last ring here in Lake Tahoe.

Here's a look at the results up to this point:

Event #18: $400 Double Stack Closer final table results:

1. TBD - $12,330
   
2. TBD - $7,896
3. TBD - $5,242
4. Shahin Shojaeyan - $3,611
5. Henry Wong - $2,585
6. Lamar McMechan - $1,927
7. Stuart Pfeifer - $1,497
8. Sok Chean - $1,215
9. Jesse Kertland - $1,033
10. Jed Hoffman - $920