Here's a look at how things ended in this very event last year as written about in our recap of the tournament:
The final hand occurred when Kyle Cartwright raised to 110,000 on the button and Asheesh Boyapati moved all-in for around 1.6 million. Cartwright called and was in great shape.
Boyapati:
Cartwright:
The board ran out and Boyapati was eliminated as runner-up. Cartwright became the World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah’s St. Louis Main Event Champion, was awarded his third gold ring, and claimed the $142,290 first-place prize. In addition, given that Cartwright had previously qualified for the National Championship, the spot usually awarded to a Main Event winner will instead be applied to the National Leaderboard, meaning another point earner will be awarded a spot, courtesy of Cartwright.
We put it up before, but here it is again in case you missed it.
With several events yet to be determined, the race for the WSOP Circuit Harrah’s St. Louis Casino Champion is undecided. Whoever captures that title, along with the eventual winner of the Main Event, will automatically qualify for the Second Annual $1 Million National Championship. Here's a look at the players who have qualified:
Kyle Cartwright after winning the Harrah's Tunica Main Event last year.
Throughout the day, we've periodically brought you some updates from Event #10 $1,090 NLHE, the final table of which was happening right in front of us. During the break, that event concluded and a familiar face ended up with all the chips . . . Kyle Cartwright.
For those who don't know, that's the young man who won the Harrah's St. Louis Main Event last year. Not only that, he had previously won two other rings during last year's circuit at Harrah's Tunica, meaning his most recent win gave him his forth ring. That's one behind all-time ring winner Mark "Pegasus" Smith.
What's more, Cartwright's traveling roommate, AP Phahurat, finished as the runner up. Throw in the fact that their other roommate, Tripp Kirk, finished in 12th place, and you have a legitimate "Circuit Crew" here in St. Louis.
In the final hand, Phahurat got his shorter stack all in preflop holding and was dominated by the of Cartwright. The board ran out an uninspiring and it was all over.
Both players are currently being paid out and have already told us they'll be entering tonight's field.
and Boyapati was eliminated as runner-up. Cartwright became the World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah’s St. Louis Main Event Champion, was awarded his third gold ring, and claimed the $142,290 first-place prize. In addition, given that Cartwright had previously qualified for the National Championship, the spot usually awarded to a Main Event winner will instead be applied to the National Leaderboard, meaning another point earner will be awarded a spot, courtesy of Cartwright.![[user196975]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
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and it was all over.
