Level: 5
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Mike Thompson was in second position and had an opponent on his right all in preflop for about 7,300. Thompson's dominated , and the board gave him a flush to boot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mike Thompson | 39,000 |
There was about 15,000 in the middle on the river and two players checked to the button. The player there bet 6,200 with in the middle. One player folded and Hamid Izadi seemed distressed in the hijack. He called eventually but was shown for a flush.
Izadi flashed a set of fours before mucking.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Hamid Izadi |
17,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jake Bazeley | 38,000 | |
Greg Jennings | 30,500 | |
Mike Shin | 30,000 | |
Allen Kessler | 30,000 |
Jacob Phillips got it in with a large draw holding on a flop of , but he was up against for the nuts after the two players' raising war ended with an all-in wager. The board ran , and Phillips sent over 28,800 most of his own stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jacob Phillips |
3,300
-30,100
|
-30,100 |
Ryan Anderson was already into six figures when he busted another player. On a flop of , Anderson bet 5,000 into 9,000 from the small blind and faced a shove by the player on his right. He got a count of 19,200 more and thought about 30 seconds before announcing a call.
His was good against , and the turn and river kept him best.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ryan Anderson |
135,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
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 #6: $400 NLH Bounty, 136 runners created a $31,280 prize pool that was distributed amongst the top 21 players including Heather Alcorn (5th - $1,839), Melissa Bryne (8th - $842), Maurice Hawkins (10th - $581), Jeff Steele (17th - $456), Daniel Lowery (20th - $424), and Brian Nguyen (21st - $424).
In the end, St. Louis grinder Craig Welko beat Michael Lech in heads-up play to win the title for $8,336 and his first gold ring. By doing so he denied Lech his ninth ring.
“I have been waiting for this for a long time,” said Welko. “I am part of a group of friends that pretty much all have rings. I feel like I am one of the last ones to get it, so I feel like I can join that elite club. It definitely feels good.”
He added: “I felt like as long as I played my A-game and I got some cards I had a good chance, but I wasn’t exactly expecting to win even though I knew I was capable. That was one of the toughest final tables I have ever played.”
Final Table Results
Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Craig Welko | St. Louis, Missouri | $8,336 |
2 | Michael Lech | Alma, Arkansas | $5,152 |
3 | Neil Patel | St. Louis, Missouri | $3,559 |
4 | Kelly Wolfe | Cincinnati, Ohio | $2,524 |
5 | Heather Alcorn | Ozark, Missouri | $1,839 |
6 | Laurence Weinberg | St. Louis, Missouri | $1,377 |
7 | Nicholas Query | Winslow, Indiana | $1,061 |
8 | Melissa Bryne | Hutto, Texas | $842 |
9 | Charlie Dawson | Owensboro, Kentucky | $689 |
Jake Bazeley opened in middle position for 800 and Greg Wood made it 2,200 on the button. Bazeley four-bet to 6,000 and Wood came along for the flop. Bazeley bet 7,000 and Wood called. The turn brought a and 12,000 from Bazeley. Wood tanked a couple of minutes and folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Greg Wood |
74,400
-18,600
|
-18,600 |
Jake Bazeley |
68,000
30,000
|
30,000 |