Jeff Sauer Lays Claim to First WSOPC Gold Ring in Event #4: $400 NLH 6-Handed
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 #4: $400 NLH 6-Handed, 142 runners generated a $46,860 prize pool that was paid out to the top 23 finishers. Among those to get a piece of it were Kurt Taphorn (3rd - $5,167), Greg Radosh (8th - $1,387), Brad Albrinck (10th - $1,086), Rodney Spriggs (13th - $743), Jerod Smith (16th - $743), and Event #1 champ Charlie Dawson (17th - $651).
In the end, Jeff Sauer bested Adam Elfazzani in heads-up play to win the title for $12,566 and his first gold ring.
“I made one big call with bottom pair and that really increased my chip lead,” Sauer explained. “I won all of my races; it was a lot of fun.”
The 47-year-old continued: “Some of us have to work, not all of us are as good as these professionals … It’s going to be nice this weekend so I will be out with the boys practicing baseball and golf.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Sauer | St. Louis, Missouri | $12,566 |
| 2 | Adam Elfazzani | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | $7,767 |
| 3 | Kurt Taphorn | Wildwood, Missouri | $5,167 |
| 4 | John Gallaher | Lebanon, Tennessee | $3,544 |
| 5 | Matthew Koch | Byrnes Mill, Missouri | $2,508 |
| 6 | Jake Ortiz | O Fallon, Illinois | $1,834 |
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