Hobson Wins Massive Re-Entry Event for First Ring
Re-entry events tend to be big, and Event #4 $365 No-Limit Hold'em Re-entry at the Harrah’s New Orleans was no exception. The tournament, which was scheduled for two days but had to add a third due to the large field size, attracted 800 players and created a prize pool of $240,000. Of them, 117 survived to Day 2, and then five returned for the impromptu Day 3.
One of those players was 56-year-old Machining and Coding business owner David Hobson, who actually entered the final table eighth in chips. The part-time poker player from Leeds, Alabama managed to make quads in two hands within five minutes to put him back in contention, and he rode that momentum all the way to victory.
It marked Hobson’s first gold ring, with his only previous WSOP Circuit cash coming at last year’s IP Biloxi stop where he finished in 46th place. Needless to say, this performance and the accompanying $48,000 prize blew that out of the water.
Other notables who made the money included Paul Sokoloff, Phillip Hui, Joshua Evans, Joshua Pender, Aaron Massey, Ylon Schwartz, Adam Teasedale, Robert Panitch, Tripp Kirk and Quan Nguyen.
WSOP Circuit Harrah’s New Orleans Ring Event #4 No-Limit Hold’em Re-Entry
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $300+$65 | 800 | $240,000 |
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Hobson | Leeds, AL | $48,000 |
| 2 | Jeremy Dunn | Birmingham, AL | $29,592 |
| 3 | Joey Wideman | Calera, AL | $21,816 |
| 4 | Christopher Dupuy | Baton Rouge, LA | $16,260 |
| 5 | Eric Weston | Saint Charles, MO | $12,281 |
| 6 | Adam Laskey | Fargo, ND | $9,396 |
| 7 | Barron Whipple | Houma, LA | $7,279 |
| 8 | Andrew Moon | Vidalia, LA | $5,710 |
| 9 | Vincent Fucillo | Merced, CA | $4,534 |
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for a bricked flush draw, which Massey had beat with 
for a pair of jacks. Massey now sits with around 80,000 chips, while Bokor dropped down to 20,000.
turn missed McColgan, as did the 
river, and Niyatim's pair of deuces earned him a double.
, giving both players a flush draw, but Kessler's was higher. Kessler needed a fourth club to come or even an ace once the 
turned, giving Fisher a pair of queens, but the 
. Massey responded by moving all in for over 60,000 and McColgan made the call. Massey was a heavy favorite, but a 
on the flop hit McColgan. Massey was unable to regain the lead and that was all she wrote for his Day 1a here at Harrah's New Orleans.
