Woernle a Winner in Event #7
Level 10
: 400/800, 100 ante
Event #7, a $555 NLHE tournament, drew 276 players and drew a familiar face at the final table in Las Vegas pro Ari Engel, who went on to finish third. In the end, it was Keith Woernle who prevailed and claimed the $31,477 prize and his first WSOP-C gold ring. Woernle made an impressive comeback in heads-up play, down 5-1 to opponent Joel Shulruf, in a battle that lasted over two hours. On the final hand, both players were all in on a board reading 
with Shulruf, the player at risk, holding 
for a set, but behind the 
flush of Woernle. The 
river blanked and that was that.
WSOP Circuit St. Louis Ring Event #7 NLHE
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $500+$55 | 276 | $131,171 |
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keith Woernle | Montgomery, AL | $31,477 |
| 2 | Joel Shulruf | Buffalo Grove, IL | $19,455 |
| 3 | Ari Engel | Las Vegas, NV | $14,117 |
| 4 | Gary Welch | Perryville, MO | $10,415 |
| 5 | Don Norman | Marion, IL | $7,811 |
| 6 | Shawn Arnold | Tulsa, OK | $5,953 |
| 7 | Noah Nodine | Oklahoma City, OK | $4,607 |
| 8 | Jovan Sudar | Omaha, NE | $3,620 |
| 9 | Darren Dwyer | Salem, IL | $2,888 |