Derivatives Trader Hits a Full House for Charity Poker Crown
- Sanford Bernstein’s Walter Lamerton outlasts Sessa’s Jae Hong
- Einhorn misses final table after flying in from Las Vegas
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A full house -- twos over queens -- won the ninth annual Take ‘Em to School Poker Tournament early Thursday.
Walter Lamerton, a derivatives sales trader at Sanford C. Bernstein, beat Sessa Capital’s Jae Hong to take the crown. Both outlasted poker pro Erik Seidel, who finished third. Jordan Reed of Highline Capital placed fourth, David Key from Ionic Capital fifth.