Robert James checked an 
flop from the big blind, and Yoon Kim bet 2,500 into a pot of 4,000 from early position. James called.
The 
fell on the turn, and James checked again. Kim bet 5,400, and James didn't take long to release his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
147,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
||
|
40,500
18,000
|
18,000 |
WSOP Bracelet winner Alex Ziskin raised to 1,800 from under the gun, and Kenton New called in middle position. Ernest "Smitty" Smith three-bet shoved for 7,500 from the cutoff, and the button called off his last 800 in chips. Ziskin called, as did New.
Action checked through the entire 
board, and the button tabled 
for an unimproved Big Slick. New tabled 
for a pair of threes, Ziskin mucked, and Smith could only muster 
, earning New a double knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
172,000
60,900
|
60,900 |
|
170,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
158,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
||
|
115,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
105,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
100,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
Busted | |
Players are off on a one-hour dinner break.
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
155,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
130,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
70,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
56,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
51,300
5,300
|
5,300 |
|
|
36,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
32,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
22,100
14,400
|
14,400 |
|
|
17,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
11,100
103,900
|
103,900 |
|
|
11,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
||
Three players saw the turn of a 
board, and the small blind led out for 2,800. Ryan Van Sanford raised to 8,000 from the big blind, and after the button folded, the small blind called.
The small blind shoved for his last 21,000 when the 
fell on the river, and Van Sanford thought for a few moments before making the call, tabling 
for a straight. His opponent turned over 
for a busted draw, then hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
115,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
93,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
82,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
46,000
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
36,700 | |
|
31,200
14,800
|
14,800 |
|
31,000 | |
|
||
|
21,200
8,800
|
8,800 |
|
|
||
|
|
21,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
18,300
33,700
|
33,700 |
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team is at the Horseshoe Southern Indiana in the Louisville area to live report the $1,700 Main Event; however, that is just one of more than a dozen gold ring events that have taken place over the past week. As such, we thought we’d profile some of the preliminary tournaments and those who struck it big.
Event #5: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Freezeout had 63 players create a $32,445 prize pool that was paid out to the top 10 players. After Ryan Dersch exited in 10th place for $860, the final table was set.
Eventually, the title came down to Matt Sterling and Charlie Dawson, with the former ultimately coming out on top to the tune of $10,578. It marked his second career gold ring.
“I definitely felt like I had a decent chance to win, only five of us left and I had more than an average stack,” said Sterling, a real estate investor. “I am actually heading to Las Vegas tomorrow to watch a golf tournament, so I won’t be playing in any other events this series.”
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Sterling | Brownstown, Indiana | $10,578 |
| 2 | Charlie Dawson | Owensboro, Kentucky | $6,538 |
| 3 | Calvin Simpson | Nashville, Indiana | $4,347 |
| 4 | Robert Danaher | Lexington, Kentucky | $3,009 |
| 5 | Andy Wantye | N/A | $2,172 |
| 6 | Carl Johnson | Louisville, Kentucky | $1,639 |
| 7 | Joshua Snodgrass | Catlettsburg, Kentucky | $1,294 |
| 8 | John Covert | Louisville, Kentucky | $1,073 |
| 9 | Charles Sickmeir | Evansville, Indiana | $935 |
