Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
PokerNews is in town to live report the Main Event here at the World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee, but that is just one of the gold ring events that will have played out by the end of the series.
One of them was the first $250 buy-in Seniors Event, which attracted a robust 1,006 runners. That meant the $201,200 prize pool was paid out to the top 151 entries including Kayla Pursley (10th - $2,804), Eddie Rayl (20th - $1,541), Paul Koenig (28th - $929), Alan Barefoot (36th - $699), Jimmy McQueen (46th - $549), Martin Poole (51st - $549), Gary Woods (65th - $451), Ricky Milton (74th - $416), and Seung Yang (79th - $416).
In the end, Carol Porter of Knoxville, Tennessee beat Doug Hutcheson in heads-up play to win the ring and a healthy $34,534 first-place prize.
Final Table Results
Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Carol Porter | Knoxville, Tennessee | $34,534 |
2 | Douglas Hutcheson | Council Bluffs, Iowa | $21,343 |
3 | Eric Couchman | Fayetteville, North Carolina | $16,018 |
4 | John Thorsen | Charlotte, North Carolina | $12,134 |
5 | Danny Wilson | Gastonia, North Carolina | $9,279 |
6 | Robert Hatton | Monroe, Georgia | $7,164 |
7 | Timothy Stone | Lawrenceville, Georgia | $5,584 |
8 | Troy Cunningham | N/A | $4,395 |
9 | Dale Menghe | Peoria, Arizona | $3,493 |
The board read when Matthew Rightnour shoved his stack of about 63,000 into a pot of close to 40,000.
David Moses talked it out trying to asses his opponent for a while.
After close to a minute Moses laid it down and Rghtnour was able to take it the pot to leave Moses wondering.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
David Moses |
125,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
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Matthew Rightnour
|
103,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
Maurice Hawkins was seen collected a decent size pot on a board of after the action went check-check on the river. The record-setting circuit ring winner has had a splendid day thus far as he looks to close amongst the big stacks.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Maurice Hawkins |
320,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
Charles Jones |
215,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
Aaron Massey |
140,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
Leo Chen |
125,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Brett Feder |
87,000
-61,000
|
-61,000 |
Leif Force |
52,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
The board was fully displayed reading . A chunky pot of at least 70,000 was in the middle. David Prociak applied maximum pressure to his opponent by putting out a full stack of big chips for a bet of 100,000.
His opponent stewed over the decision for several moments before pitching his cards into the muck and Prociak collected a nice boon to his huge stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
David Prociak |
390,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
The board read and Leo Chen bet 9,000 after a check from his opponent, who called quickly.
Chen turned over the for top pair with top kicker and it was enough to pull in the pot as his opponent mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Leo Chen |
130,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Action was retold after the hand was completed.
Multiple limpers entered the pot to a player who raised to 17,000, he gold one caller who matched the 17,000 bet. The shortest stack then jammed his stack of about 40,000. Randall Rothwell then jammed his larger stack of over 100,000 and was snap called by the last player to act.
Rothwell was in trouble with the against the of his opponent who had him covered. The shortest stack all in had .
The flop sent Rothwell into the lead though as it came to give him two-pair. The turn was a and the river a and Rothwell collected the huge pot, eliminating one player and greatly wounding the player who had held aces.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Randall Rothwell |
380,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Spencer Champlin called a bet of 4,500 from his opponent on a flop of . The turn came the . His opponent led out for a bet of 17,500 which Champlin called swiftly.
The river came the . The first player to act thought a long time and eventually had to have the clock called on him before checking and Champlin quickly checked back.
Champlin turned over the winning hand with the and collected the chips into his big stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Spencer Champlin |
330,000
257,000
|
257,000 |