Marshall White held the 
with a chance to bust his opponent who was all in preflop holding the 
.
The flop came the 
and the turn effectively sewed it up for White as it came the 
. The river was the 
for White to bust his opponent and gain some needed chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
Robert Barca was all in preflop with his full stack at stake holding the 
. He was up against the 
of the shortest-stacked opponent and the 
of Carlos Guerrero, who had a chance to kill two birds with one stone.
The flop came 
to keep Guerrero ahead, but the turn was the to send Barca into the lead.
The river was the 
and Barca secured a triple up while the short-stacked player was sent packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
87,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
36,000
-39,000
|
-39,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000 | |
|
165,000 | |
|
|
125,000 | |
|
105,000 | |
|
105,000 | |
|
105,000 | |
|
101,000 | |
|
|
72,000 | |
|
70,000 | |
|
67,000 | |
|
||
|
42,000 | |
|
37,000 | |
|
||
|
|
30,000 | |
|
28,000 | |
|
27,000 | |
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.
Event #5: $400 NLH 6-Handed saw 107 entries create a $25,310 prize pool, which was paid out to the top 17 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Daniel Boylen (10th - $912), Burnie Burns (13th - $650), and Todd Bartlett (16th - $650).
In the end, Canada’s Robert Cheung, a WSOP bracelet winner, beat Pricilla Giroir in heads-up play to win the tournament for $9,921 and his third career ring.
“I feel good. I love it here. The people and the players here are nice and friendly and the casino is very nice,” said Cheung. “I’m very impressed with the tournament area. Everyone was laughing, making jokes…having fun is more important than winning a tournament.”
The Canadian businessman added: “I have my business in Vancouver and whenever I can, I love to travel. Since the WSOP in summer this Vegas, I haven’t played any tournament. Everything went very smooth today. Everything has to go smooth to win a tournament.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Cheung | Vancouver, BC, Canada | $9,921 |
| 2 | Priscilla Giroir | Lafayette, Louisiana | $6,134 |
| 3 | Hanh Nguyen | Biloxi, Mississippi | $4,100 |
| 4 | Colby Hufman | Kansas | $2,831 |
| 5 | Jerry Giroir | Lafayette, Louisiana | $2,021 |
| 6 | BJ McBrayer | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | $1,495 |
After a bet and call, the turn was dealt to make the board read 
.
David "Bama" Walters checked and his opponent piled all in quickly. Walters sat in contemplation while the dealer counted out the shove, which was for about 40,000. After 20 seconds Walters called.
Walters had the 
which was beating the 
of his opponent.
The river came the and Walters gathered in his opponent's stack and surged his own toward the top.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
River action was in progress as the board read 
. The action was retold as Maurice Hawkins making it 9,000 preflop and finding one caller in Joan Hartwell.
On the flop, Hawkins bet 4,000 and was called. On the turn, he fired again for 12,000 and was called once again. On the river, a bet of 35,000 was facing Hartwell as Hawkins had again fired.
After a few seconds, Hartwell folded and Hawkins took down the decent-sized pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
115,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
103,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
The board read 
. Stephen Bierman bet 10,000 into his opponent, who called pretty quickly.
Bierman revealed top pair with the while his opponent could only muck. Bierman collected the pot to remain among the top of the counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
245,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Players are now on another 15-minute break. Registration for today will end once the break is over.