Southern Poker Open

Main Event
Day: 1bc
Event Info

Southern Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
$47,734
Event Info
Buy-in
$420
Entries
1,138
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000

Meet Captain Agave

Greg Stanley
Greg Stanley

Meet Greg Stanley of Minden, Louisiana, better known in the Bossier City poker room as Captain Agave. Chad Disante didn't provide the backstory, so we asked Stanley to elaborate.

"You know the old saying, 'You can't beat a lucky drunk'?" Stanley explains, "Well, I've won a few tournaments by just calling everything and catching everything.

"But how I got the nickname was, one time I was playing cash with this guy called Joker. I was drinking tequila and winning and he goes, 'A guy as lucky as you ought to be buying rounds for the table.' So I said, 'I'm ready, how about you?' And the two of us went about thirteen rounds.

"By the end of it, Chad was like, 'If you can't walk out of here, I can't help you.'"

Stanley whiffed in Flight A but is back for another...shot...at a bag.

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Maxwell, Like the Coffee

Brian Maxwell says he's only won one hand today so he was a bit nervous while he was scooping in a pot after making a flush on the river.

He was in a five-way hand when the flop came {a-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{2-Spades} and he was the second player to check. Then a player bet 1,400 and Maxwell was one of two players to call.

The turn was the {6-Hearts} and Maxwell was first to act. He checked. Both his opponents checked as well.

The river was the {10-Spades} and Maxwell checked again. The next player bet 2,400 and the player on the button folded. Maxwell called.

The bettor showed {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} and Maxwell turned over {q-Spades}{4-Spades} for a flush.

"That's the first hand I've won all day," he said.

Maxwell has one recorded tournament cash for $2,705 when he finished 14th in the Horseshoe Bossier City RunGood Poker Series main event in March 2018.

Player Chips Progress
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Brian Maxwell
16,700

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Two Hands, Two Eliminations for Zozimo Cardenas

Zozimo Cardenas just added to his stack and sent two players to the rail in the process.

The first hand, after a limp Cardenas raised to 1,800. He got one caller.

The flop was {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{2-Clubs} and Cardenas checked. His opponent moved all-in for about 9,500 and Cardenas called.

He tabled {k-Spades}{q-Spades} and was ahead of the {q-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} of his opponent.

He held to eliminate his opponent.

On the very next hand, two players limped before Cardenas raised, again to 1,800. The action folded back to the second limper and he shoved for 4,000. Cardenas called with {a-}{k-}.

He was against {9-}{9-}.

Cardenas flopped an ace and held to eliminate another player.

Cardenas owns a landscaping company that allows him to spend his free time playing poker. He is from Ft. Worth, TX and has been playing poker for about ten years.

Player Chips Progress
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Zozimo Cardenas
50,000
50,000
50,000

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Updated Chip Counts Heading to Break

With the first break just moments away, here are some updated chip counts.

Player Chips Progress
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Wes Gauthier
69,000
2,000
2,000
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Lonnie White
65,500
37,500
37,500
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Rusty Ferrin
57,400
57,400
57,400
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Richard Couron
53,800
53,800
53,800
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Josh Emory
52,300
52,300
52,300
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Steven Brooks
48,200
48,200
48,200
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Babo Taylor
45,500
45,500
45,500
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Raymond Kilpatrick
42,200
22,200
22,200
Profile photo of Jonell Whitstine us
Jonell Whitstine
41,800
41,800
41,800
Profile photo of Mark Spivey us
Mark Spivey
36,700
16,700
16,700
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Kat Bowen
36,500
16,500
16,500
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Terry Griffith
36,000
36,000
36,000
Profile photo of Thad Dilday us
Thad Dilday
29,000
9,000
9,000
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Regina Koenig
26,200
6,200
6,200
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Jeff Grimes
24,000
4,000
4,000
Profile photo of Gary Burks us
Gary Burks
23,800
3,800
3,800
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Trace Holder
19,000
19,000
19,000
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Judy LeBlanc
13,500
-6,500
-6,500

First Break

Jeaux Honey
Jeaux Honey

The players are enjoying the first scheduled 15-minute break of the day. When they return, Level 5 will begin with blinds of 200/400 with a 400 big blind ante.

Dealers are standing by to run $50 flips for seats in the Southern Poker Open.

Quads Are Good

Jeff Grimes
Jeff Grimes

Jeff Grimes just busted an opponent when he made quad sixes on the turn.

"And I made the straight," his opponent said heading to the rail.

"Quads are good," Grimes said while scooping in the pot.

Grimes made the trip to the Southern Poker Open from Missouri. He has $115,834 in career tournament winnings and is looking find a bag in his second flight here. He arrived yesterday in time to register and play the opening flight but was unable to make it through to Day 2. So far his second attempt is going well as he is sitting with a little more than double the starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Jeff Grimes
41,000
17,000
17,000

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McCalman Spikes the Turn

James McCalman
James McCalman

Two players limped and James McCalman made it 2,000 to go from the small blind. Only the player on the button called.

The flop came {q-Spades}{10-Clubs}{3-Clubs}. McCalman continued for 3,000 and the button called.

The {j-Diamonds} came on the turn, and McCalman lead out for 5,000. Without hesitation, the button called.

The board completed with the {5-Clubs}, completing a potential flush draw. This time, McCalman checked. His opponent quickly moved all-in for around 8,000 and McCalman called off his last 6,200 chips.

McCalman tabled {a-Spades}{k-Clubs} for the broadway straight. His opponent flashed a {10-} and mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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James McCalman
33,200
33,200
33,200

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Hart in Uniform

Grant Hart
Grant Hart

Conway, Arkansas, resident Grant Hart showed up yesterday unrecognizable, in a t-shirt and hatless; but today the professional rodeo cowboy turned real estate investor is back in uniform. Hart has taken a seat in a $125 sit-n-go for a seat into the Southern Poker Open.

Hart has $58,148 in lifetime tournament winnings and is a regular at RGPS stops with three cashes and one final table from that tour. He's fresh off a couple cashes at the WSOPC stop in Durant in July.

Gallo Sends One to the Rail

Richard Gallo
Richard Gallo

A middle position player limped and the small blind raised to 2,500. Richard Gallo called from the big blind and the middle position player came along.

Three players saw a flop of {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}, and all three checked. The turn brought the {j-Diamonds} to the board, and the small blind bet 2,000. Gallo called and the middle position player folded.

The {9-Diamonds} came on the river, bringing in the potential backdoor flush. The small blind immediately shoved for his last 14,000 and Gallo snap called, tabling {k-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} for the second nuts. His opponent turned over {k-Hearts}{10-Spades} for the broadway straight and headed to the registration booth to reenter.

Player Chips Progress
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Richard Gallo
40,400
40,400
40,400

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