Previewing the 2012-2013 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana

The 2012-2013 World Series of Poker Circuit presented by Southern Comfort 100 Proof continued this past week with the third of 20 stops — the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana. The stop, which will feature 12 ring events, culminates this weekend with the $1,675 Main Event.

One of the most exciting stories from the stop came in Event #6: $365 No-Limit Hold’em, which attracted 225 and created a prize pool $67,500. The final table of that event, which was reached after just one day of play, featured a couple of recognizable players. The first was three-time ring winner and Las Vegas pro Ari Engel, who began the final table tied for the chip lead with Craig Jackson, while the other was Jonathan Taylor, the National Championship points leader after winning rings at the first two stops of the season (Biloxi and Bossier City).

Unfortunately, Taylor was denied his third piece of gold after beginning the final table short-stacked and falling in fifth place; however, he did extend his lead on the National Leaderboard by 25 points. On the other hand, Engel managed to make it all the way down to heads-up play against James Sloat, a 45-year-old pro from Fort Meade, Maryland. The two began the heads-up battle essentially even in chips, but ultimately, Sloat bested his foe and collected his first gold ring and accompanying $16,538 first-place prize.

Here's a look at the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana events completed thus far:

WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana Ring Event #1: $300+$65 No-Limit Hold’em

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$300+$65	265	$79,500

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Justin Cox	Morning View, KY	$19,147
2	Justin Rice	Commerce Township, MI	$11,831
3	Saad Ghanem	Laurel, MD	$8,548
4	Barbra Walston	Cincinnati, OH	$6,291
5	Michael Crump	Maryville, TN	$4,713
6	Timothy McCarthy	Munster, TN	$3,591
7	Kyle Fleishmann	Louisville, KY	$2,783
8	Rodney Crawford	Louisville, KY	$2,191
9	Brandon Karnes	Wahiaiwa, HI	$1,753

WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana Event #2: $300+$65 No-Limit Hold'em Re-entry

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$300+$65	768	$229,050

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Patricia Till	Avon, IN	$45,810
2	Austin Buchanan	Winter Park, FL	$28,242
3	Michael Meyers	Shelby Township, MI	$20,821
4	Sandeep Sikand	Indianapolis, IN	$15,519
5	Ernest Smith	Shepherdsville, KY	$11,721
6	Robert Brandl	Clinton, TN	$8,968
7	Philip Sparta	Fairfax, VA	$6,948
8	Delbert Campbell	Lost Creek, KY	$5,450
9	Brian Paulus	New Hope AL	$4,327

WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana Event #3: $500+$80 No-Limit Hold’em

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$500+$80	149	$74,500

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	John Gallaher	Lebanon, TN	$20,482
2	Gary Emberton	Morgantown, IN	$12,660
3	Ryan Clark	Hurricane, WV	$9,138
4	Dean Schultz	Stow, OH	$6,715
5	Landon Long	Greenfield, IN	$5,020
6	Robert Osborne	Owensboro, KY	$3,817
7	Lance Paulsen	Calhoun, KY	$2,951
8	Scott Carroll	Pekin, IL	$2,318
9	Bruce Sturgeon	Bedford, IN	$1,850

WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana Ring Event #4: $300+$65 NLHE Six-Handed

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$300+$65	207	$62,100

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Chris Karambinis	Park Ridge, IL	$15,795
2	Sean Pramuk	West Chester, OH	$9,758
3	Michael Vallone	Hilliard, OH	$7,046
4	Doug “Rico” Carli	Alliance, OH	$5,175
5	James Tedrow	Youngwood, PA	$3,866
6	Aaron Steury	Fort Wayne, IN	$2,938
7	Miguel Ortiz	Somerset, KY	$2,270

WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana Ring Event #5: $300+$65 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$300+$65	123	$36,900

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Scott Carroll	Pekin, IL	$9,954
2	Reyna Binkley	Greenbrier, TN	$6,153
3	Daniel Gilmer	Ashland, OH	$4,441
4	Kenneth Vranek	Batavia, IL	$3,264
5	Rocky Menard	Murray, KY	$2,440
6	William Arbaugh	Evansville, IN	$1,855
7	Kevin Davis	Shepherdsville, KY	$1,434
8	Stephen Binkley	Orlinda, TN	$1,127
9	David Walsh	Hickory, NC	$900

WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana Ring Event #6: $300+$65 No-Limit Hold’em

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$300+$65	225	$67,500

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	James Sloat	Fort Meade, MD	$16,538
2	Ari Engel	Las Vegas, NV	$10,222
3	Craig Jackson	Camden, OH	$7,440
4	Kristopher Bradshaw	Scottville, MI	$5,502
5	Jonathan Taylor	Phil Campbell, AL	$4,133
6	Chris Newcomb	Nashville, TN	$3,153
7	Byron Tipton	Cabot, AR	$2,441
8	Hong Nguyen	Evansville, IN	$1,919
9	Thomas Munson	Indianapolis, IN	$1,531

WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana Ring Event #7: $300+$65 Pot-Limit Omaha

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$300+$65	106	$30,450

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Cory Zbinden	Hinckley, IL	$9,135
2	Adam Foster	Portland, IN	$5,647
3	Delbert Campbell	Lost Creek, KY	$4,021
4	Bryan Dillon	Prospect, KY	$2,921
5	Richard Johnson	Des Peres, MO	$2,164
6	Allan Sturms	Lewis Center, OH	$1,634
7	Christopher Bibb	O Fallon, MO	$1,257
8	Dustin Mounts	Lexington, KY	$984
9	Jonathan Cary	Frankfort, KY	$785

WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana Ring Event #8: $300+$65 No-Limit Hold’em

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$300+$65	246	$72,450

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	John Taitt	Littleton, CO	$17,751
2	Bryan Schultz	Carpentersville, IL	$10,968
3	Hong Nguyen	Evansville, IN	$7,924
4	David Leonard	Gahanna, OH	$5,832
5	Wesley Buckner	Cleveland, TN	$4,369
6	Eric West	Austin, TX	$3,330
7	Scot Obryan	Louisville, KY	$2,580
8	Chad Eveslage	Ramsey, IN	$2,031
9	Zachary Estes	Alton, IL	$1,625

WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana Ring Event #9 No-Limit Hold’em

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$500+$80	175	$86,150

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Michael Reed	Terre Haute, IN	$23,261
2	Darryl Ronconi	Naperville, IL	$14,375
3	Steven Gurney-Goldman	New York, NY	$10,348
4	Andrew Dakoski	Stow, OH	$7,584
5	Brian Pilkington	Lapel, IN	$5,657
6	Rex Clinkscales	Las Vegas, NV	$4,293
7	Dennis Solomon	Burlington, KY	$3,314
8	Kristopher Bradshaw	Scottville, MI	$2,600
9	Christopher Underwood	Mooresville, IN	$2,073

WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana Ring Event #10 Turbo No-Limit Hold’em

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$300+$65	196	$58,800

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Aaron Massey	Chicago, IL	$15,288
2	Nancy Birnbaum	Atlanta, GA	$9,444
3	Trent Goertz	Bastrop, TX	$6,820
4	Tyler Vinyard	Springfield, IL	$5,008
5	Drennon Rackley	Ringgold, GA	$3,742
6	Ilias Kellikidis	Norridge, IL	$2,843
7	Cecil White	Columbia, MO	$2,197
8	Christopher Bartley	Bardstown, KY	$1,725
9	Freddie Ardoin	Lacassine, LA	$1,376

With several events yet to be determined, the race for the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana Casino Champion is undetermined. Whoever captures that title, along with the eventual winner of the Main Event, will automatically qualify for the Second Annual $1 Million National Championship. Here's a look at the players who have qualified:

2012-2013 WSOPC National Championship Qualifiers

Player	Qualified
Quan Nguyen	Bossier City Casino Champion
Jeff Gibralter	Bossier City Main Event Champion
Kyle Cartwright	IP Biloxi Main Event Winner
Cory Wood	IP Biloxi Casino Champion

In addition to the qualifiers, players who earn enough points on the National Leaderboard will be able to buy-in to the National Championship:

WSOPC National Leaderboard Top Ten*

Player	Points	Rings	Cashed	Earnings
Jonathan Taylor	140	2	5	$37,141
Caufman Talley	107.5	2	4	$79,544
Charles “Woody” Moore	105	0	6	$30,275
John Dolan	100	1	4	$63,916
Austin Buchanan	0	5	$40,964
Rex Clinkscales	87.5	0	3	$24,581
Ashly Butler	87.5	1	2	$21,534
Chris Conrad	85	0	3	$16,077
Somphone Sengsouvanh	77.5	0	3	$13,042
Benjamin Reason	72.5	1	2	$17,214

*Leading up to the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana stop.

Here's a look at the remaining schedule for the 2012-13 WSOP Circuit:

Date	Event Location
Oct. 11-22, 2012	Horseshoe Hammond (Chicago)
Oct. 27 - Nov. 7, 2012	River Rock (Vancouver, Canada)
Nov. 8-19, 2012	Harveys Lake Tahoe
Nov. 29 - Dec. 10, 2012	Harrah’s Atlantic City
Dec. 6-17, 2012	Harrah’s Rincon
Jan. 3-14, 2013	The Bicycle Casino (Los Angeles)
Jan. 10-21, 2013	Choctaw Durant (Dallas/Oklahoma)
Jan. 24 - Feb. 4, 2013	Harrah’s Tunica (Mississippi)
Feb. 7-18, 2013	Caesars Palace (Las Vegas)
Feb. 14-25, 2013	Palm Beach Kennel Club (Florida)
Feb. 28 - March 11, 2013	Caesars Atlantic City
March 14-25, 2013	Horseshoe Cleveland
March 27 - April 8, 2013	Foxwoods (Connecticut)
April 4-15, 2012	Harrah’s Cherokee (North Carolina)
April 11-April 22, 2013	Horseshoe Council Bluffs (Iowa)
April 25 - May 6, 2013	Harrah’s Philadelphia
May 9 - May 20, 2013	Harrah’s New Orleans
May 21-23, 2013	Harrah’s New Orleans (National Championship)

For more information on the 2012-13 WSOP Circuit season, visit WSOP.com.

*Photos courtesy of WSOP Circuit Blog.

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