Lowery Gets Long-Awaited First Gold Ring in Event #6 $365 NLHE

Daniel Lowery, who finished second in chips on Day 1a, is a regular on the tournament circuit, but up until a few days ago a victory had eluded him. That all changed Tuesday night when he emerged victorious over a 325-player field in Event #6 No-Limit Hold’em to capture a $22,912 first-place prize and his long overdue first gold ring.

Lowery, a 39-year-old owner of a sawmill from Peter Pender, Arkansas, had previously made three WSOP Circuit final tables, including a fourth-place finish in the New Orleans Main Event last year and second in the 2011/2012 WSOP Circuit Choctaw Main Event. He was no doubt worried about falling short once again, but Lowery managed to ride his final table chip lead to plow through the final table, which included tough players like circuit regular Preston Derden, two-time gold ring winner James Henson and Charles “Woody” Moore, who has 24 WSOP Circuit cashes for $412,272.

Other ring winners that cashed in the event included Joshua Pender, “Captain” Tom Franklin, Paul Sokoloff and Kat Bowen.

WSOP Circuit Harrah’s New Orleans Ring Event #6 No-Limit Hold’em

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$300+$65	325	$97,500

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Daniel Lowery	Peter Pender, AR	$22,912
2	Michael Horchoff	River Ridge, LA	$14,167
3	Thomas Tyra	Bossier City, LA	$10,289
4	Eric Sampa	New York, NY	$7,600
5	James Henson	Lake Jackson, TX	$5,706
6	Charles “Woody” Moore	Las Vegas, NV	$4,351
7	Mark Nichols	Birmingham, AL	$3,371
8	Davidson Matthew	Las Vegas, NV	$2,650
9	Preston Derden	Houston, TX	$2,115