The flop came 
and Joan Hartwell was facing a small bet from her opponent.
She decided to raise to 7,500 which forced her opponent to quickly fold his hand to give Hartwell the chips.
She climbed slightly above 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
102,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
The board read 
and there was a pot of about 25,000 in the middle.
Blake Barousse was in the small blind and made a bet of 19,000 over to Andrew Barfield on the button.
Barfield went into the tank and thought it out for about 30 seconds before laying it down to give Barousse the nice pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
108,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Greg Whitworth had a decision on his hands with the board reading 
.
Robert Donald had moved all in for his remaining 19,000 into a pot of roughly the same amount. Whitworth played with his chips and thought it over for close to a minute before tossing in a call.
Whitworth turned over the 
and Donald showed the 
. Both players shared a laugh and chopped up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
137,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
Luther Tran was seen collecting all of Christopher Stevens's chips as his winning 
was showing on a board of 
for trips
His hand had beaten the 
of Stevens who could only get up and walk away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
123,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
123,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
|
75,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
45,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
||
|
42,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
24,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
21,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
||
|
18,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
|
||
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.
In Event #3: $250 NLH, 147 entrants created a $29,400 prize pool that was paid out to the top 23 players. Among those to cash but fail to make the final table were Shawn Calvit (10th - $515), Ryan Laporte (13th - $440), and Jerry Giroir (22nd - $330), just to name a few.
Coming out on top was Charles Brady, who won $7,791 in his first recorded tournament cash.
“I’ve played satellites in Vegas, but never anything like this. I feel incredible, I’ve won a bunch of cash, and that ring, sure is beautiful,” said Brady, who won his first gold ring.
He added: “I was down to one chip twice. I was down to 1,400 at Level 7 and I got down to about 2,000 at Level 11. At the final table, I was down to a big blind when there were seven of us left, and now I’m holding the ring.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Brady | Norwood, Louisiana | $7,791 |
| 2 | Gregory James | Vicksburg, Mississippi | $4,816 |
| 3 | Theresa Williams | Pensacola, Florida | $3,332 |
| 4 | BJ McBrayer | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | $2,361 |
| 5 | James Cooper | Elberta, Alabama | $1,715 |
| 6 | Martin Esposito | N/A | $1,278 |
| 7 | Joshua Claus | N/A | $977 |
| 8 | Joshua Lewis | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | $768 |
| 9 | Mary Fowler | Magnolia, Arkansas | $620 |
Players are now on their 60-minute dinner break. They will return to play at level 10.
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
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.
In Event #4: $400 NLH One-Day, 90 runners competed for a $29,700 prize pool. Among those to get a piece of the pie but fall short of making the final table were Jerry Giroir (10th - $626), Maury Barrett (11th - $626), Michael Rack (12th - $626), Clinton Gatlin (13th - $555), and Sang Kim (14th - $555).
In the end, 38-year-old inventory control manager Russell Boyette beat Rebekah Crosby in heads-up play to win the title, $8,815 in prize money, and his first gold ring.
“I feel good, I felt good all day. After the first event, I just decided last minute to get in this one, it ended up working out good. I’ve cashed fourteen out of the last eighteen tournaments I’ve played. It’s been a good run,” said Boyette.
On what helped propel him to victory, Boyette explained: “I had ace-king preflop and one of my opponents made an all-in call with king-jack, that pretty much made me chip leader.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell Boyette | Brandon, Mississippi | $8,815 |
| 2 | Rebekah Crosby | Covington, Louisiana | $5,447 |
| 3 | BJ McBrayer | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | $3,735 |
| 4 | Judy Leblanc | New Iberia, Louisiana | $2,635 |
| 5 | Blake Purvis | Montgomery, Alabama | $1,916 |
| 6 | John Sruk | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | $1,435 |
| 7 | James Duke | Houston, Texas | $1,110 |
| 8 | Andrew Barfield | Mt. Sterlin, Illinois | $887 |
| 9 | Mark Steele | San Antonio, Texas | $732 |