Nelsy Jean-Baptiste ($82,306) Wins PBKC Main Event; Manny Minaya ($57,896) Finishes Second
2025 Moneymaker Tour
Palm Beach Kennel Club
West Palm Beach, FL
Event #17
$1,500 Moneymaker Main Event NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 278
Prize Pool: $371,130
Event 17 of the 2025 Moneymaker Tour at Palm Beach Kennel Club was the $1,500 Buy-in NLH Main Event. The event drew 278 entries over four starting days creating a prize pool of $371,130 surpassing the posted $300,000 guarantee.
In the end, South Florida resident, Nelsy Jean-Baptiste won the event outright receiving $82,306, the dealer button from his final table, a custom Moneymaker Tour painting, and his first Moneymaker trophy!
This series concludes the first of three stops scheduled in West Palm Beach for the 2025 season. The next time we will be back here is April 30 thru May 13. Our next stop takes us a little further south down I-95 to The Casino at Dania Beach. This series features four one day trophy events with $150,000 in total guarantees. To view the schedule, click the link here.
We look forward to seeing you there!
| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize Amount |
| 1 | Nesly | Jean-Baptiste | $82,306 |
| 2 | Manelic | Minaya | $57,896 |
| 3 | Yevhenii | Cherniak | $37,313 |
| 4 | Craig | Pollak | $23,103 |
| 5 | Ken | O'Donnell | $17,833 |
| 6 | Darryll | Fish | $14,711 |
| 7 | Ovenson | Benoit | $12,414 |
| 8 | David | Singh | $10,299 |
| 9 | Raminder | Singh | $8,232 |
| 10 | Brett | Sheets | $6,940 |
| 11 | Jessica | Cai | $6,940 |
| 12 | Steven | Friefeld | $6,940 |
| 13 | Andres | Morales | $5,901 |
| 14 | Ryan | Hogan | $5,901 |
| 15 | David | Paces | $5,901 |
| 16 | Randy | Wagnon | $4,932 |
| 17 | Steven | Karp | $4,932 |
| 18 | Michael | Casellas | $4,932 |
| 19 | Dyanna | Lopez | $4,045 |
| 20 | Bryce | McVay | $4,045 |
| 21 | Damian | Richardson | $4,045 |
| 22 | David | Adam-Castrillo | $3,240 |
| 23 | Eric | Firestone | $3,240 |
| 24 | Jeffery | Miller | $3,240 |
| 25 | Alfredo | Rodriguez | $2,869 |
| 26 | Shamica | Lamar | $2,869 |
| 27 | Matt | Glantz | $2,869 |
| 28 | Austin | Srur | $2,576 |
| 29 | Ricardo | Eyzaqierre | $2,576 |
| 30 | Justin | Bogeajis | $2,576 |
| 31 | Ben | Zamani | $2,576 |
| 32 | Ernest | Bush | $2,576 |
| 33 | Maurice | Roy | $2,576 |
| 34 | Harrison | Gimbel | $2,576 |
| 35 | Steve | Dunker | $2,576 |
| 36 | Thomas | James | $2,576 |