Regional Championship
Day 4 Started
Regional Championship
Day 4 Started
We've got just one day left before the World Series of Poker Circuit heads home to Las Vegas for the National Championship. Today is the final table of the Southern Regional Championship at Harrah's New Orleans, the last of the four $10,000 big-ticket events. Here's how our table looks this afternoon.
Seat | Player | Chips |
---|---|---|
1 | Allie Prescott | 353,000 |
2 | Harry Cullen | 164,500 |
3 | Allen Kessler | 85,000 |
4 | Jeremy Gaubert | 121,500 |
5 | Gary Friedlander | 469,000 |
6 | Kunal Patel | 160,000 |
7 | Matt Waxman | 171,000 |
8 | AJ Jejelowo | 489,000 |
9 | Scott Lipshutz | 237,500 |
Eight of those players have won entry into the National Championship by virtue of their appearance at this final table. One of them didn't need it. Matt Waxman won the $1,600 Main Event in Atlantic City back in December to get his qualification out of the way early on. Allen Kessler has been trying all season to earn his golden ticket, and he's finally done so here on his final chance. Perhaps nobody is more deservedly here than Allie Prescott, though. On Day 2, Prescott was crippled all the way down to just 1,300 chips (2 big blinds) during the first level of the day. He doubled and tripled his way back into contention, though, and two days of grinding later, he finds himself at the final table with enough chips to wage warfare.
Everyone's chasing AJ Jejelowo, he and Gary Friedlander each holding more than 20% of the chips in play. It figures to be an entertaining day of poker with a good mix of newcomers and established pros.
The final table gets rolling in just about twenty minutes, and we'll be back from the rail as soon as the cards go live.
The start of play has been pushed back while the TV crew makes final preparations.
The prizepool has been adjusted as per the players' request. Ninth place will pay out $12,000 instead of zero now, and $1,500 was taken from each of the top eight spots to facilitate the save.
The players are being introduced as we speak.
While you wait, check it out. With this final table set, the list of the 100 National Championship qualifiers is set. These 100 players were the top performers on the Circuit this season, and they'll be rewarded with a $1 million freeroll at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas from May 27th-29th.
Player | Qualification | Points | Rings | Cashes | Winnings |
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James Anderson | Midwest Regional Champion | 500 | 1 | 1 | $525,449 |
Chris Bell | Eastern Regional Champion | 500 | 1 | 1 | $358,295 |
Ali Eslami | Western Regional Champion | 500 | 1 | 1 | $282,242 |
Chris Klodnicki | Eastern Regional Final Table | 475 | 0 | 2 | $253,757 |
Gabe Patgorski | Midwest Regional Final Table | 375 | 0 | 1 | $324,770 |
Tim West | Western Regional Final Table | 375 | 0 | 1 | $174,443 |
Bernard Lee | Midwest Regional Final Table | 320 | 0 | 2 | $242,950 |
Ketan Pandya | Eastern Regional Final Table | 300 | 0 | 1 | $159,851 |
Duane Blanchard | Western Regional Final Table | 300 | 0 | 1 | $124,204 |
Curt Kohlberg | Midwest Regional Final Table | 275 | 0 | 1 | $174,807 |
Micah Raskin | Eastern Regional Final Table | 275 | 0 | 1 | $117,457 |
Steve Brecher | Western Regional Final Table | 275 | 0 | 1 | $90,223 |
Dwyte Pilgrim | Western Regional Final Table | 275 | 0 | 4 | $86,015 |
Dave Sands | Midwest Regional Final Table | 250 | 0 | 1 | $131,299 |
Todd Terry | Eastern Regional Final Table | 250 | 0 | 1 | $87,808 |
David Peters (CA) | Western Regional Final Table | 250 | 0 | 1 | $66,834 |
Kurt Jewell | Hammond Main Event Champion | 242.5 | 2 | 6 | $285,378 |
Matthew Waxman | Harrah's Atlantic City Main Event Champion | 235 | 1 | 3 | $158,353 |
Shannon Shorr | Midwest Regional Final Table | 235 | 0 | 2 | $101,171 |
Miller Dao | Western Regional Final Table | 230 | 1 | 3 | $88,734 |
Kyle Cartwright | Tunica Casino Champion | 227.5 | 3 | 5 | $207,205 |
Andy Frankenberger | Eastern Regional Final Table | 225 | 0 | 1 | $66,758 |
Dana Kellstrom | Western Regional Final Table | 225 | 0 | 1 | $50,455 |
Charles "Woody" Moore | S. Indiana Main Event Champion | 210 | 1 | 7 | $145,027 |
Brandon Adams | Midwest Regional Final Table | 200 | 0 | 1 | $77,556 |
Jason Burt | Eastern Regional Final Table | 200 | 0 | 1 | $51,607 |
Huy Nguyen | Choctaw Main Event Champion | 190 | 2 | 4 | $271,536 |
Tony Hartmann | Midwest Regional Final Table | 180 | 0 | 2 | $63,695 |
Nicholas Mitchell | Eastern Regional Final Table | 175 | 0 | 1 | $40,538 |
Dylan Wilkerson | Western Regional Final Table | 175 | 0 | 1 | $30,397 |
Mstr Lynch | Rincon Casino Champion | 170 | 2 | 4 | $157,227 |
Mark Owens | Midwest Regional Final Table | 150 | 0 | 1 | $48,615 |
Seth Fischer | Eastern Regional Final Table | 150 | 0 | 1 | $32,362 |
Seneca Easley | Rincon Main Event Champion | 135 | 1 | 5 | $81,413 |
Samuel Barnhart | Tunica Main Event Champion | 132.5 | 1 | 4 | $154,357 |
Ian Wiley | Hammond Casino Champion | 132.5 | 1 | 4 | $64,360 |
Brian Ali | Caesars Atlantic City Main Event Champion | 130 | 1 | 2 | $158,911 |
Bobbie Talbot | IP Biloxi Casino Champion | 125 | 0 | 6 | $63,444 |
Brian Walsingham | New Orleans Casino Champion | 120 | 2 | 4 | $111,144 |
Christopher Johnson | Caesars Palace Main Event Champion | 110 | 1 | 2 | $157,426 |
Travis Lutes | IP Biloxi Main Event Champion | 110 | 1 | 2 | $96,855 |
Stanley Quinn | Lake Tahoe Main Event Champion | 110 | 1 | 2 | $88,438 |
Robert Georato | Council Bluffs Casino Champion | 107.5 | 1 | 6 | $33,696 |
Jonathon Poche | New Orleans Main Event Champion | 100 | 1 | 1 | $121,017 |
Kenny Nguyen | Chester Main Event Champion | 100 | 1 | 1 | $94,901 |
Blair Hinkle | Council Bluffs Main Event Champion | 100 | 1 | 1 | $88,555 |
Jesus Cabrera | Harrah's Atlantic City Casino Champion | 95 | 0 | 2 | $77,440 |
Adam Hui | Caesars Palace Casino Champion | 95 | 0 | 3 | $60,860 |
Andrew Barber | Lake Tahoe Casino Champion | 95 | 0 | 4 | $20,744 |
Robert Scott | Chester Casino Champion | 92.5 | 0 | 3 | $61,369 |
Mun Nguyen | Caesars Atlantic City Casino Champion | 87.5 | 1 | 2 | $33,831 |
Kevin Manley | S. Indiana Casino Champion | 87.5 | 1 | 2 | $25,498 |
Phil Stelzer | St. Louis Casino Champion | 82.5 | 0 | 2 | $63,703 |
Traci Brown | Choctaw Casino Champion | 75 | 0 | 1 | $143,462 |
Mike Morton | Palm Beach Casino Champion | 75 | 0 | 1 | $130,057 |
Harry Cullen | Southern Regional Final Table | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Allie Prescott | Southern Regional Final Table | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
A.J. Jejelowd | Southern Regional Final Table | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Kunal Patel | Southern Regional Final Table | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Gary Friedlander | Southern Regional Final Table | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Jeremy Gaubert | Southern Regional Final Table | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler | Southern Regional Final Table | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Scott Lipshutz | Southern Regional Final Table | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Captain Tom Franklin | At-large | 197.5 | 1 | 8 | $74,929 |
Brett Schwertley | At-large | 187.5 | 2 | 10 | $120,420 |
Kevin Calenzo | At-large | 170 | 0 | 8 | $94,586 |
Roland Israelashvili | At-large | 170 | 1 | 6 | $64,433 |
Nick Jivkov | At-large | 165 | 1 | 5 | $105,202 |
Tuan Bui Le | At-large | 165 | 2 | 7 | $56,001 |
Jeremy Schwartz | At-large | 162.5 | 1 | 4 | $75,238 |
La Sengphet | At-large | 155 | 2 | 7 | $67,094 |
Shiva Dudani | At-large | 152.5 | 1 | 5 | $73,799 |
Joshua Evans | At-large | 140 | 0 | 7 | $85,142 |
Drazen Ilich | At-large | 135 | 1 | 4 | $70,272 |
Joel Merwick | At-large | 135 | 0 | 7 | $43,516 |
Justin Kruger | At-large | 132.5 | 1 | 6 | $41,113 |
Mark Sykes | At-large | 130 | 0 | 5 | $69,952 |
Matt Lawrence | At-large | 130 | 0 | 10 | $52,781 |
Peter Ippolito | At-large | 130 | 1 | 5 | $40,962 |
Trevor Deeter | At-large | 125 | 0 | 9 | $30,398 |
Jessie Bryant | At-large | 125 | 2 | 5 | $29,770 |
Brent Keller | At-large | 125 | 2 | 3 | $25,207 |
Will Souther | At-large | 120 | 1 | 4 | $64,312 |
Bruce Hoyt | At-large | 117.5 | 1 | 6 | $16,665 |
David Clark | At-large | 112.5 | 1 | 9 | $59,525 |
Steve Zolotow | At-large | 112.5 | 0 | 3 | $43,034 |
Michael Foster | At-large | 112.5 | 0 | 7 | $42,893 |
John Holley | At-large | 112.5 | 1 | 4 | $31,436 |
Peter Mavro | At-large | 112.5 | 0 | 11 | $16,200 |
Dennis Summers | At-large | 110 | 1 | 3 | $39,317 |
Scott Clark | At-large | 110 | 1 | 4 | $18,233 |
Michael Traylor | At-large | 107.5 | 0 | 7 | $54,941 |
Matthew Lope | At-large | 107.5 | 1 | 4 | $50,807 |
Nadir Babck | At-large | 105 | 1 | 7 | $26,835 |
Brett Richey | At-large | 105 | 0 | 2 | $25,574 |
Casey Hayes | At-large | 102.5 | 0 | 4 | $35,158 |
Doug Carli | At-large | 102.5 | 0 | 8 | $16,839 |
Stephen Kats | At-large | 100 | 0 | 7 | $43,522 |
David Paredes | At-large | 100 | 0 | 1 | $39,346 |
Dan Perper | At-large | 100 | 0 | 1 | $39,346 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Level: 19
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Jeremy Gaubert raised to 12,000 from the hijack and Kunal Patel popped it to 29,000 from the button. Action folded around to Gaubert and he shoved for about 100,000. Patel called immediately, but that's where the drama ended.
Gaubert:
Patel:
The board ran out for a chopped pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kunal Patel | 183,000 | 23,000 |
Jeremy Gaubert
|
108,000 | -13,500 |
Gary Friendlander raised to 12,500 in middle position and Allie Prescott called from the small blind.
The flop came down and Prescott led 14,500 at the pot. Friedlander raised to 42,000, but that did not deter Prescott who re-popped it to 110,000. After about two minutes, Friedlander kicked in his hand and gave up the pot to Prescott.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Allie Prescott | 430,000 | 67,000 |
Gary Friedlander | 402,000 | -77,000 |
AJ Jejelowo raised to 12,000 from middle position. Scott Lipshutz called one seat over and Gary Friendlander called from the big blind, landing a flop.
Action checked to Lipshutz and he bet 22,000 with only Jejelowo coming along to see the turn. Jejelowo check-called another 22,000 from Lipshutz, leading to the river. A third check from Jejelowo led to an all-in shove from Lipshutz for 127,000. Jejelowo gave it up after about a minute in the tank.
Lipshutz upped his stack to about 247,000, while Jejelowo slipped to roughly 430,000.