Carlos Loving Captures 3rd Gold Ring After Event #1: $400 NLH Double Stack Victory
PokerNews is on site at the Ameristar St. Charles for the latest World Series of Poker Circuit stop, and while we’re only doing live updates from the $1,700 Main Event, it’s not the only tournament that’s been playing out inside the casino.
For the past week, a slew of side events has taken place and awarded gold rings to the lucky winners. One such tournament was Event #1: $400 NLH Double Stack (1 Day), which drew 206 entrants and created a $67,980 prize pool.
The top 31 players got paid includingLaura Curry (11th - $1,120), Zachary Cramer (15th - $940), Greg Wood (19th - $713), Elie Williams (24th - $646), Ryan Burcham (26th - $600), and Steven Klasek (31st - $562).
In the end, it was 42-year-old poker pro Carlos Loving of Tampa, Florida coming out on top to win $16,622 and his third gold ring.
“I was playing in Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker and my friend told me to come to Choctaw with him for the first Circuit event,” Loving said after the win. “So, I drove with him to Choctaw and I did well, and I figured I might as well keep playing to try to accumulate points to try to qualify for the Global.”
He now has 72.5 points and is in great shape to earn a 2020 Global Casino Championship.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Loving | Tampa, Florida | $16,622 |
| 2 | Larry King | St. Libory, Illinois | $10,271 |
| 3 | Lonny Weitzel | Texarkana, Texas | $7,226 |
| 4 | Susan Sutton | St. Louis, Missouri | $5,188 |
| 5 | Charlie Dawson | Owensboro, Kentucky | $3,804 |
| 6 | Roger Bennett | Trenton, Missouri | $2,849 |
| 7 | Michael Sumner | Franklin, Tennessee | $2,181 |
| 8 | Aaron Corson | St. Louis, Missouri | $1,707 |
| 9 | Nina Hall | Lake Saint Louis, Missouri | $1,367 |