Break Time
Level 6
: 200/400, 400 ante
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2019 World Series of Poker Circuit IP Biloxi
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1a
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Shawn Quillin Captures Second Gold Ring with Monster Stack Victory
Level 7
: 300/500, 500 ante
PokerNews is in town to live report the $1,700 Main Event here at the World Series of Poker Circuit IP Biloxi, but that is just one of the gold ring events that will have played out by the end of the series.
In Event #8: $400 Monster Stack, 332 entries created a $109,560 prize pool that was paid out to the top 50 players. Among those to cash were Bradley Hicks (10th - $1,653), Jay Frederickson (15th - $1,358), Maurice Hawkins (21st - $969), Robert Cheung (29th - $676), and Hank Sitton (45th - $567).
In the end, 55-year-old radiologist Shawn Quillin beat Sang Kim in heads-up play to win the title and $24,264 first-place prize, which was his second career gold ring.
“I’m ecstatic. I do not get to play that often, and when I do, I’m very fortunate. I’ve had some good runs, but nothing like this. To win a tournament, on the Circuit, against all the best players,” Quillin said after his win.
He continued: “I had lot of chips early. “It kind of slowed down late yesterday, and then I came in third today. It was very slow for me early, but I got a couple of double ups late when we were four-handed and that repelled me to my position.”
As for his heads-up opponent, Quillin added: “The heads-up match was a tough battle. I had chips, he had chips, and we went back and forth. In the end, I thought his aggression would do him in and it did. I called him when I thought he didn’t have anything, and I was fortunate to be right.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shawn Quillin | Charlotte, North Carolina | $24,264 |
| 2 | Sang Kim | Alexandria, Virginia | $14,992 |
| 3 | William Pollard | N/A | $10,733 |
| 4 | Kip Jones | Denham Springs, Louisiana | $7,809 |
| 5 | Desmond Scott | Lake Charles, Louisiana | $5,776 |
| 6 | James Payne | Carriere, Mississippi | $4,344 |
| 7 | Matthew Demarsh | Madison, Alabama | $3,323 |
| 8 | Chris Dietsch | Georgia | $2,587 |
| 9 | Morton Davis | Pensacola, Florida | $2,049 |
Ramsdell Hits River Flush to Double
Level 7
: 300/500, 500 ante
Action was picked up on the turn with the board reading 
. Stephen Bierman bet 8,000 into a pot of about 17,000.
Ryan Ramsdell raised by shoving all in for 22,200. Bierman thought for about 15 seconds before calling.
Bierman was ahead holding the 
for an overpair while Ramsdell was looking for a diamond as he held the 
.
The river was indeed a diamond as the dealer revealed the 
to give Ramsdell the double up and send Bierman back close to starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
Cartwright Gains Some
Level 7
: 300/500, 500 ante
The board read 
. Kyle Cartwright bet 6,000 and was called by Zachary Mullennix.
The river was the 
. Both players checked fairly quickly and Cartwright turned over the 
which was good enough to take down the pot as Mullinex mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
22,000 | |
|
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Level 7
: 300/500, 500 ante
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Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Smith Busts Singh
Level 8
: 300/600, 600 ante
Melisa Singh moved all in on a flop of 
with two hearts. She was quickly called by Jason Smith who turned over the 
for trips while Singh had a flush draw with the 
.
The turn and river would not provide a heart for Singh and she was left without any chips while Smith surged up toward the chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
Busted |
Day 1a Action Shots
Top 10 in Points on the WSOPC National Leaderboard
Level 8
: 300/600, 600 ante
Remember, players can qualify for the 2019/20 Global Casino Championship in one of several ways.
- Win a Circuit Main Event at any domestic or international stop
- Win a "Casino Championship," which is defined as the player at each stop who accumulates the most points throughout the 12-event gold ring schedule at any domestic or international stop
- Be one of the top 50 cumulative point earners over the entire season who hasn't otherwise qualified (Domestic tour only). Each of these projected 128 players will receive a "freeroll" seat into the culminating event.
Here's a look at the top 10 on the National Leaderboard, which you can view in full by clicking here:
| Place | Name | Points | Rings | Cashes | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vincent Moscati | 232.5 pts | 0 | 16 | $198,835 |
| 2 | Andrew Kelsall | 210 pts | 2 | 11 | $118,308 |
| 3 | Christopher Underwood | 205 pts | 0 | 19 | $37,056 |
| 4 | John Gallaher | 195 pts | 1 | 9 | $129,145 |
| 5 | Robert Keeling | 192.5 pts | 2 | 12 | $66,343 |
| 6 | Jeffrey Trudeau Jr. | 187.5 pts | 2 | 6 | $106,719 |
| 7 | Nick Pupillo | 182.5 pts | 1 | 7 | $97,957 |
| 8 | Maurice Hawkins | 180 pts | 0 | 13 | $127,908 |
| 9 | Carlos Loving | 167.5 pts | 1 | 17 | $90,278 |
| 10 | Brett Apter | 165 pts | 0 | 13 | $64,977 |