As such, Savage noted that the extra twist tested players’ mental toughness: “Players should know that missing a hand in a tournament is not the end of the world and that many successful tournament players take unscheduled breaks away from the table. When you signed up for the Ironman, there was no guesswork.”īathroom breaks and other reasons to stand up from the table meant missed hands in the Ironman tournament. The Ironman concept was the brainchild of veteran tournament director Matt Savage, who told Poker News Daily, “The Ironman is an idea that I came up with in response to players always asking, ‘When is the break?’ and others asking why the breaks are so long. The Commerce Casino added $10,000 to the prize pool, which came in at $103,000. A total of 64 players bought in for $1,600 each and three meals were served at the table given the no break structure. Radin defeated Chris “Trips” Tyrba in the Ironman tournament, which ran for 19 hours and 21 minutes. There’s a new Ironman in town! Brett Radin scooped $51,000 for taking down the Commerce Casino’s first ever Ironman event, a no-break poker tournament.

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