Brad Bocke Makes Comeback to Win Event #2: $400 NLH

PokerNews is in town to live report the $1,700 Main Event here at the World Series of Poker Circuit Ameristar St. Charles, but that is just on gold ring event that will have played out by the end of the series.

In Event #2: $400 NLH, 612 runners competed over three starting flights. The $201,960 prize pool was paid out to the top 92 players including Zach Mullennix (6th - $6,576), Henry Tran (9th - $3,205), Maurice Hawkins (16th - $1,894), John Nowak (27th - $1,374), Michael Slezak (40th - $981), and Vernon Light (54th - $787).

In the end, 47-year-old Brad Bocke bested Rodney Spriggs in heads-up play to win the title for $36,662 and his first gold ring. He did so by coming back from an extreme short stack.

“Wow, it was a hell of a comeback heads up. He had me dominated,” said Bocke. “I don’t know how I came back.”

He added: “I try to play about seven times a month … First, I need to catch up on some sleep, but I will play the Main Event for sure.”

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Brad Bocke	Quincy, Illinois	$36,662
2	Rodney Spriggs	Joplin, Missouri	$23,481
3	Joe Rathert	N/A	$16,160
4	Blake Jakel	Highland, Illinois	$11,745
5	Stephen Green	Wright City, Missouri	$8,702
6	Zachary Mullennix	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	$6,576
7	Gary Bland	Edwardsville, Illinois	$5,070
8	Gloryve Phelps	Poplar Bluff	$3,989
9	Henry Tran	Evansville, Indiana	$3,205