Global Casino Championship Profile: Horseshoe Tunica Main Event Winner Blake Whittington
Back in May, the World Series of Poker Circuit wrapped its penultimate stop of the season at Horseshoe Tunica. The stop minted some big-time winners including Maurice Hawkins winning his record-setting 13 gold ring.
The stop culminated with the $1,700 buy-in Main Event, a tournament that attracted 466 entries and generated a $705,990 prize pool. Coming fresh off winning Event #9: $400 No-Limit Hold'em for $23,883, Blake Whittington went back-to-back to win the Main Event for $151,789, his fifth gold ring, and a seat into this 2019 Global Casino Championship.
“I'm elated. The week has just been unbelievable," he said at the time. "I just caught heat in the middle of the week. I had some deep runs, and I gained some confidence. It was crazy after I won the ring in the turbo [Event #9]."
WSOPC Horseshoe Tunica Main Event Final Table Results
| Position | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blake Whittington | Jacksonville, Florida | $151,789 |
| 2 | Asaf Ben Shushan | Knoxville, Tennessee | $93,847 |
| 3 | Michael Rossitto | Brooklyn, New York | $68,559 |
| 4 | Roger Foley | Thayer, Missouri | $50,824 |
| 5 | Jesse Jones | Springfield, Missouri | $38,222 |
| 6 | Tim Burt | Diberville, Mississippi | $29,157 |
| 7 | Taylor Deane | Columbia, South Carolina | $22,556 |
| 8 | Schuyler Thornton | Corpus Christi, Texas | $17,699 |
| 9 | Nelson Bernal | Memphis, Tennessee | $14,085 |
and Nuwwarah checked to Harvell who continued with a bet. Nuwwarah check-raised enough to put Harvell all in and he made the call for around 15,000 chips.
on the turn gave Harvell even more outs with the larger flush draw but the 
on the river bricked off to send the pot to Nuwwarah.
and the big blind checked to Lee who continued for 1,600. Peters called and the big blind quickly folded.
on the river. Lee checked again and Peters flicked in a bet of 4,500. Lee peeked back at his cards and then slid them to the muck, allowing Peters to pull in the pot.
and the big blind check-called another bet of 5,000 from Lowery.
and the big blind checked once more. Lowery tossed in a bet of 11,000 and his opponent called. Lowery tabled 
for a flopped straight and his opponent conceded the pot.
was spread across the table and the action was on Hawkins who bet 15,000 into a pot of just over 10,000. His opponent thought for a couple of minutes before asking for the pot to be spread.
for top two pair. His opponent nodded in approval as he claimed to also have aces up.
