In addition to the qualifiers previously listed, 34 spots will be awarded to the corresponding point-earners on the National Leaderboard at the end of the season. Here is a look at that leaderboard:
WSOP-C National Leaderboard Top Ten*
Player
Points
Rings
Cashed
Earnings
Brett Schwertley
175
2
7
$114,652
Kevin Calenzo
170
0
8
$94,586
Jeremy Schwartz
162.5
1
4
$75,238
Shiva Dudani
152.5
1
5
$73,799
Mark Sykes
120
0
4
$68,967
Will Souther
120
1
4
$64,312
Drazen Ilich
115
1
3
$66,646
Tom Franklin
112.5
0
5
$29,818
Nick Jivkov
110
1
3
$88,305
Dennis Summers
110
1
3
$39,317
*Points entering the WSOP-Circuit Harrah’s St. Louis stop.
Six players saw a flop of and action checked to Grant Hinkle on the button. He bet 400, the under-the-gun-player raised all in for 5,800, and action folded back to Hinkle. He thought for a moment, flashed the , and then folded. He is still sitting pretty with 29,000.
Paul Harris, co-host of "The Final Table" radio show with Dennis Phillips, has been eliminated from the tournament after running into on a board. Harris joked about his elimination by tweeting, "Total hands won: 1. Total number of people who saw me leaving and asked 'are you out?' 17."
Four players saw a flop of and action checked to Dennis Phillips in the cutoff. He bet 500, the small blind called, and the other two players got out of the way. The small blind then checked the turn, Phillips bet 1,100, and the small blind called.
When the hit the river, the small blind check-called Phillips' 2,100 bet and was left shaking his head after Phillips turned over for a flopped flush. Phillips is up to 55,000.
Keith Woernle, who won Event #7 here at the WSOP-C Harrah's St. Louis to claim his first ring, raised to 600 only to be reraised to 1,600 by Aaron Massey. Woernle popped it to 4,300, Massey called, and the two watched the flop come down .
Woernle was first to act and led out for 4,200, which Massey snap-raised to 8,500. The bet was enough to force Woernle off the hand as he dropped to 11,500. Meanwhile, Massey is up to 48,000.
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Mark "Pegasus" Smith raised to 850 from middle position and received a call from a player in late position. It was heads up to the flop and Smith led out for 1,200, which his opponent called.
The dealer proceeded to burn and turn the and this time Smith checked, prompting the late-position player to bet 6,000. Smith snap-called and then checked the river. His opponent moved all in for 9,600 and Smith made the call holding . It was good and Smith clapped his hands and let loose a celebratory "Yeah" as he collected the pot and increased his stack to 50,000.
Jean "Prince" Gaspard raised preflop and received calls from two players. He proceeded to bet 2,000 in the flop and received just one caller. Surprisingly, Gaspard checked the turn in the dark, which ended up being the . His opponent moved all in for 12,600, Gaspard thought for awhile before declaring he thought his opponent had tens, and made the call.
Gaspard:
Opponent:
Gaspard let out a excited shout when the river blanked and he sent his opponent to the rail. The man known as "Prince" is up to 54,000.