Tunica Ring Winners Heading Into the Main Event
There have been nine ring events leading up to today's Main Event. Here were the big winner of those tournaments:
Event #5 ($345 NLHE/1,032 players)- William Wellman ($54,747)
Event #8 ($345 NLHE/448 players)- Bradley Clay ($28,090)
Event #14 ($345 Omaha 8 or better/155 players)- Jessie Bryant ($11,687)
Event #17 ($555 6-Handed NLHE/213 players)- Tripp Kirk ($25,220)
Event #20 ($345 NLHE/tbd)- Kyle Cartwright ($25,678)
Event #26 ($555 NLHE/404 players)- Marshall Ruddle ($42,367)
Event #29 ($345 H.O.R.S.E./76 players)- Jim Mink ($6,983)
Event #41 ($555 NLHE/284 players)- La Sengphet ($32,394)
Event #44 ($345 NLHE/508 players)- Kyle Cartwright ($31,111)
As you can see, Kyle Cartwright has had quite the WSOPC, taking home two gold rings. Barring some amazing performance in the Main Event by another player, Cartwright will emerge as the "Casino Champion" and earn himself a spot in the National Championship.
flop, and he promptly bet 275. Tryba and the under-the-gun player called while a middle position player got out of the way. Three players then watched as the dealer burned and turned the 
. Once again action checked to the button, who bet 425. Tryba was the only player to call and it was heads-up to the river, which came the 
. "Ace high," Tryba said after it went check-check. Unfortunately for him, the button flipped over 
for a rivered pair of threes to take down the small pot.
and action checked to Brown in the cutoff. She bet 400, Merwick raised to 1,000 from the button, Seat 8 called, and Brown called the remaining 600. When the 
hit the turn, action really took off after action checked to Merwick and he bet 2,300 only to have Seat 8 respond with an all-in check-raise to 17,875. Brown was clearly perplexed but eventually moved all in herself for 19,100. Merwick was perhaps the most flabbergasted as he reluctantly folded.
, Mark "Pegasus" Smith bet 175 and inspired a bevy of folds from his opponents with the exception of the player in Seat 5. Both players proceeded to check the 
turn and Smith checked the 
river. Seat 5 took the opportunity to bet 800 and Smith quickly folded as he flashed the 
. Seat 5 reciprocated by showing the 
as he took down the small pot.